5 - 7 June 2019

Pre-tour

Main Tour

8 - 12 June 2019

13 - 14 June 2019

Post-tour

Main Tour
From June 5 to June 9, 2023- Brussels and Region

Main hotel is near the park of Brussels, the Royal Palace and the meeting venues: Hotel*** Motel One

Monday, June 5

06:00pm Opening ceremony - Meet and Greet of the 15th Rose Heritage Conference, Palais des Academies, Brussels

Tuesday, June 6

Morning: Lectures at Cercle Gaulois, Brussels

07:30-08:30 Registration open

08:30-08:40 Welcome by Henrianne de Briey, President WFRS

08:40-09:20 " François Crepin and the Heritage Roses in Meise botanical garden ", Piet Stoffelen and Ivan Hoste, Belgium

09:20-10:00 " Hybrid Musk Roses from Lambert Pemberton to Lens ", Rudy and Anne Velle for Lens roses, Belgium

10:00-10:40 " The conservation of Heritage Roses: problems and solutions ", Charles Quest Ritson, United Kingdom

10:40-11:20 Networking break

11:20-12:00 " A great taxonomist and the world's largest rose- a magical interaction", Viru and Girija Vivararaghavan, India

12:00-12:40 " On the origin of the Bourbon Roses ", Pascal Heitzler, France

12:40-12:50 Conclusion

Moderator: Behcet Ciragan, President Swiss Rose Friends, Swiss

12:50-13:00 Recommandations for the afternoon

13:15 Departure for HEX castle by bus from le Cercle Gaulois

Afternoon: HEX castle and his magnificient rose gardens, lunch and visit

16:30 Departure for :

Option 1: ALDENBIESEN abbaye, visit

Option 2: WIDOOIE private estate and rose garden, visit

19:00 Return to Brussels

Free evening in Brussels

(on invitation only- registration via Derek Lawrence)

19:30 WFRS Friends dinner, Betho castle- Tongeren

Wednesday, June 7

Morning: Lectures at Cercle Gaulois, Brussels

07:30-08:30 Registration open

08:30-09:20 " Historical Roses in the Europa Rosarium Sangenhausen", Hella Brummer and Eilike Vemmer, Germany

09:20-10:00 " Rescue and preservation of varieties of interest", Paul Lefèbvre and Guillaume Le Texier, France

10:00-10:40 " André Dupont's rose herbarium (pre 1814) or the striy of a discovery", Vincent Derkenne, France

10:40-11:20 Networking break

11:20-12:00 " Roses in Bhutan", Prakash Sushil, India

12:00-12:40 " Project rescue- Saving the Heritage Roses of Aotearoa", Radka Murray, New Zealand

12:40-12:50 Conclusion

Moderator: Brigid Quest Ritson, UK

12:50-13:00 Recommandations for the afternoon

13:15 Departure for Meise by bus from le Cercle Gaulois

Afternoon: MEISE botanical garden * WESPELAER arboretum and garden * CASTEELS rose nursery * dinner at VRIJBROEK domain

Thursday, June 8

Morning: Lectures at Cercle Gaulois, Brussels

07:00 Registration open

07:30-09:15 Conservation & Heritage Committee meeting

09:15-09:20 Welcome to the conference

09:20-10:00 " Unique collection of Old Roses for the warm climate in Italy", Sergio Scudu, Italy

10:00-10:40 " The conservation of Heritage Roses", Michael Marriott, United Kingdom

10:40-11:00 " Rosedal Juana de Ibarbourou, Mondevideo's historic rose gardens '", Inés Diaz de Licandro, Uruguay

11:00-11:30 Networking break

11:30-12:10 " The unique beauty of old chines roses", Zhengzi Jian, China

12:10-12:50 " Rose social legacy", Lukasz Rojewski, Poland

12:50-13:20 Presentation of the WRC 2021

13:20-13:25 Conclusions and Recommandations for the afternoon

13:25-14:25 Lunch at Cercle Gaulois

14:30 Departure for Le Roeulx by bus from Cercle Gaulois

Afternoon: LE ROEULX rose collection * Enghien city of Parmentier * free evening

Friday, June 9

Morning:

08:00-09:30 (for those concerned) WFRS Executive Committee meeting

09:30 (for all) Departure by bus from the hotel Motel One

COLOMA rose garden visit and light lunch

Afternoon:

Option 1: Private gardens * Argentueil and short stop in Waterloo

Option 2: Brussels historical center * monuments

20:00 the 15th Rose Heritage Conference Closing Dinner at Cercle Gaulois, Brussels

Main tour participation fee (excluding hotel) is 520€/ Euros as Regular per person

Closing dinner is 65€ / Euros per person

What’s Included

Two dinners
Four lunches
All sightseeing, entrance fees and gratuities
The transportation for the visits
The support of the organization team, FCSS and ARDHJB

The Hotel is not included in the participation fee. To be booked individually via the page "Hotels"

More information: rosabelgica2023@gmail.com

Ancre 1

Ancre 2

Pre-tour /
From June 2 to June 5, 2023

Optional Pre-tour in the North of the country

Friday, June 2

Arrivals in Brussels* check in at hotel * free evening

Saturday, June 3 (start 08:30am)

On the way to Bruges: day starts at 08:30am with a departure form Brussels' hotel for the visit of LENS rose producers in Oudenburg who grow more than 800 different varieties of roses * lunch at Ter Doest * garden of OOSTKERKE castle* guided walk in Bruges from Beguinhof to Adornes domain owned by Count and Countess de Limburg Stirum * dinner in the private owned castle of LOPPEM hosted by the family van Caloen* overnight at hotel in Gent

Sunday, June 4

In the city of Ghent: visit of St Bavon cathedral and the Mystic Lamb paint by van Eyck with an art historian “flowers and plants in art” * the rose garden at House Beaucarme * visit of KORTRIJK rose garden * dinner at hotel Falligan - one of the most beautiful houses in Ghent* boat tour on the canals * overnight at hotel in Gent

Monday, June 5 (end 05:00pm)
The beautiful landscapes of the rivers Lys and

Schelde * OOIDONK castle *park and castle of BEERVELDE * lunch at LAARNE castle * rose producers Van Sante * return to Brussels to be on time for the Opening ceremony - Meet and Greet.

Pre-tour participation fee (excluding hotel) is 650€/ Euros per person.

What’s Included