英国 历史玫瑰小组Historic Roses Group – 志愿者运营的国际性玫瑰爱好者组织

小组背景

英国历史玫瑰小组（Historic Roses Group / HRG）成立于 1990 年，由英国皇家园艺学会玫瑰协会（Royal National Rose Society，RNRS）的几位成员发起，专门关注有历史意义的老玫瑰，包括原生（野生）玫瑰及其杂交品种、稀有或非主流商业栽培的玫瑰，以及那些在过去英国花园里曾经很常见、但今天已经不容易买到的古典玫瑰。HRG 至今仍是一个由志愿者运营的国际性玫瑰爱好者组织，会员遍布世界各地，全部经费来自会员的会费订阅，不依赖任何机构赞助。这种「会员自治 + 老玫瑰专一主题」的小型社团模式，让 HRG 在英语老玫瑰圈里长期保持高互动与高专业度。

小组宗旨与活动

HRG 的核心宗旨是「保育、栽培与推广历史玫瑰」：促进历史重要或不再广泛种植的玫瑰的保育与流通；通过出版、会议、研讨会、园艺展览等形式增进公众对老玫瑰的认识；探索老玫瑰的历史与进一步研究；为历史花园与文化景观的保护、修复、重建提供老玫瑰品种与栽培建议；并与英国及海外类似组织保持联系。HRG 现任赞助人是英国国王陛下（HM the Queen），象征着 HRG 在英国园艺界的官方地位。小组每年组织一系列会员专属活动：英国境内的日游参观专业花园、学习课程与实践研讨会、英国与国际玫瑰园周游（过去几年曾去意大利、德国、法国、比利时、丹麦等地），并在伦敦汉普顿宫花展等大型展览上设立展台。

出版与会员福利

HRG 每年出版两期《Historic Rose Journal》（历史玫瑰杂志），主要发表老玫瑰的历史、栽培、优点与最新研究信息，并书评、汇报小组活动、预告未来节目。小组还与多位专业作者合作编撰了一系列配图丰富的老玫瑰专题小册子，覆盖不同时代与类别的玫瑰品种。会员除收到杂志与不定期小册子外，还能参加小组组织的日游、周游、研讨会与学习课程，提交自己的玫瑰问题获得量身定制的栽培建议，并在会员内部交流经验、交换稀有种苗。会员可以通过 HRG 网站直接在线加入，订阅档位包括年付、五年付与终身付三种形式，适合不同深度的爱好者。

对外联络与展示

HRG 日常维护的网站以「老玫瑰资源中心」形式运行：除了协会与会员的基本信息，还提供「Top 10 starter roses」入门推荐、Chairman 历年的「Top 10」推荐、英国境内可见历史玫瑰的花园清单、老玫瑰简史等栏目，方便新会员与一般公众进入老玫瑰的世界。HRG 的 Hampton Court 展览展台、英国境内月度的会员日游、夏季的海外玫瑰园周游是协会最具特色的公众与会员活动。整体上，HRG 是英国与国际老玫瑰爱好者圈里一个低调但专业的核心社团——没有热门商业品种那么显眼，但在保育真正的历史玫瑰这件事上是「隐形冠军」。

为什么 HRG 对园艺爱好者有意义

历史玫瑰（historic roses 或 old garden roses）是欧洲老花园的核心植物群之一，但商业苗圃常因销路与开花期不如现代杂交玫瑰而忽视它们。HRG 在英国与国际老玫瑰保育、品种辨认、栽培建议、稀有母本供应、花园历史研究等领域扮演了一个「小而专」的核心节点：会员不仅能持续获得《Historic Rose Journal》与老玫瑰专题资料，也能在协会组织的实地活动中亲身走访老玫瑰园、与同行直接交流。对任何想在自己花园里尝试几株真正的「老玫瑰」、或在英国找一个可信的玫瑰爱好者社群的爱好者，HRG 都是一个值得加入的组织。

About the Group

The Historic Roses Group (HRG) is an international rose society founded in 1990 by members of the UK’s Royal National Rose Society (RNRS). It focuses on old garden roses: species (wild) roses and their hybrids, rare or unusual roses, and heritage cultivars that are no longer in general commercial cultivation but still deserve a place in today’s gardens. HRG remains a small, volunteer-run, member-funded group with subscribers all over the world, which keeps it focused on real historic-rose conservation rather than the latest commercial rose releases.

Aims and Activities

The group’s stated aims are: to promote the conservation, cultivation and distribution of old garden roses, heritage cultivars, species and species hybrids, and rare or unusual roses; to advance public knowledge of historic roses through publications, meetings, seminars and shows; to explore the history of old roses and encourage further research; to advise on the suitability of historic roses for use in the conservation, restoration and reconstruction of historic gardens and cultural landscapes; and to maintain links with similar groups in the UK and abroad. The group’s Patron is His Majesty The King (previously Her Majesty The Queen). HRG runs an annual programme of day-visits to specialist gardens in different parts of the country, learning courses and practical workshops, a week-long annual tour to UK and overseas rose gardens (recent tours have included the Loire Valley, Italy with a stop at Ninfa, and a planned 2026 visit to the Sangerhausen Rosarium in Germany), and an annual stand at major shows such as the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show.

Publications and Member Benefits

HRG publishes the Historic Rose Journal twice a year, with feature articles on old-rose history, cultivation and current research, book reviews, and reports on the group’s activities. The society also commissions a series of illustrated booklets by specialist writers, covering different historical rose groups and themes. Members receive the journal and the relevant booklets as they appear, and are entitled to take part in day visits, week-long tours, workshops and learning courses; to submit rose-care questions and receive tailor-made advice from experienced members; to swap rare cuttings and rootstock with other enthusiasts; and to take part in the annual general meeting and other society events. New members can join online with annual, five-year or life subscriptions.

Public Presence and Outreach

The HRG website works as a small historic-rose information hub: alongside the society’s own pages it carries “Top 10 starter roses” recommendations, the Chairman’s personal Top 10 each year, a list of UK gardens where visitors can see historic roses in the flesh, and a short history of the old-rose groups. The Hampton Court show stand, the UK day-visits and the annual overseas tour are the three most public-facing activities through which most non-members first encounter HRG. All in all, HRG is a quietly distinctive cornerstone of the UK and international historic-rose conservation world: not as visible as the big commercial rose brands, but absolutely central to keeping true old roses alive in real gardens.

Why HRG Matters to Gardeners

Historic (or “old garden”) roses are the backbone of many European heritage gardens, but commercial nurseries often overlook them in favour of more modern repeat-flowering hybrids. HRG plays a small, specialist role in keeping the conservation, identification, cultivation advice and rare-stock supply chain for these older roses going, and its journal and meetings are an entry point for anyone wanting to add real old roses to their own garden. For readers who are interested in trying a few genuine old roses, or simply in finding a reliable UK-based community of historic-rose enthusiasts, HRG is well worth a closer look.

Official Site: https://historicroses.org/

For more on international historic-rose societies, see the Royal Horticultural Society garden resources.

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