Awards are presented as follows:

These awards are presented in the name of ‘The National Rose Society of Australia’.

The rose with the highest mark becomes ‘Australia's Rose of the Year’ and receives the ‘Marion de Boehme Memorial Award’ for the ‘Best Rose in the Trial’.

OTHER AWARDS

Legh Davis Award - for the best Australian bred rose.
Jamie Irwin Award - for the most pest and disease tolerant rose
The Gifu Award (Japanese) - for the most fragrant rose
The Hamilton Award (New Zealand) - for the best hybrid tea rose
The Rose Hills Trophy (California) - for the best Floribunda rose
The Gerald Meylan Perpetual Trophy - for the best shrub or ground cover rose

Award Ceremonies are held in October of each year where the award winning roses are displayed and released to the media and public.

Progress judging results of the cultivars are forwarded twice yearly to those who submitted the roses for trial - the final results are then forwarded within 8 weeks of the final assessment.