moved to St Albans, where it was refashioned into a different, updated rose show. Along with the rose exhibition, the two-day festival included live musical performances, craft fairs and trade stands. The show attracted 25,000 attendees and afterwards, the RNRS rose gardens were known as the Gardens of the Rose. Beginning in the 1990s, the public's interest in roses declined and membership numbers gradually fell, with fewer people attending the Gardens of the Rose. The society's Trustees made the decision to close the gardens and develop a new garden in 2005. The old garden was dismantled and a renovated garden was opened to the public in June, 2007. The new design included 20,000 rose cultivars with new companion plantings. The RNRS continued to struggle financially and finally dissolved the organization in May, 2017. The gardens were permanently closed. See also World Federation of Rose Societies International Rose Test Garden Georgiana Burton Pittock References Horticultural organisations based in the United Kingdom Royal charities of the United Kingdom Organizations established in 1876 1876 establishments in the United Kingdom Organisations based in Hertfordshire Rose societies 2017 disestablishments in the United Kingdom