The American Rose Society exists to promote the culture, preservation and appreciation of the Rose, and to improve its standard of excellence for all people, through education and research.
GoToMeeting Resources
Speakers & Resources
Program Category | Program Title | Speaker | Program Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Soil & Water | Soil & Water for CRs | Laura Dickinson | lkdickinson09@gmail.com | |
Rose Classes | Romantic Rambling Roses | Jolene Adams | The Ramblers - their classification, their families, their differences from climbers | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Rose Classes | Miniature Roses | Jolene Adams | The Miniatures and Minifloras - Where did they come from, what are they, photos | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Rose Nutrition | Rose Nutrition | Jolene Adams | Approved by the NCNH District - several times - for CR School use | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Several Presentations | Steve Campbell | steve@teamameritest.com | ||
Several Presentations | Lois Ann Helgeson | helg006@umn.edu | ||
Soil & Water | Soil & Water (eligible for CR credit) | Jolene Adams | Approved by ARS and the NCNH District - several times - for CR School use | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Winter Protection | Winterizing Roses | Diana Kilmer | originalsbydiana42@verizon.net | |
Winter Protection | The Whys and Hows of Winter Protection | Diane Sommers | Review of various techniques used in Zone 5 and Zone 6 gardens of the midwest | |
Youth and Roses | Sue Bennett | sue_c_bennett@att.net | ||
Youth and Roses | David Bassani | greenscapesbybassani@gmail.com | ||
Arranging with Roses | Arranager Wannabe | Linda Kimmel | lovroses@comcast.net | |
Arranging with Roses | Oriental Arrangments | Deb Bagley | dlb0319@msn.com | |
Chemical Safety | Using Pesticides Safely | Don Myers | rokirose@nc.rr.com | |
Chemical Safety | Chemical Safety | Jolene Adams | Approved by the NCNH District - several times - for CR School use | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Composting | From Awful Offal to Awesome Eats | Jolene Adams | The basics of composting - how to and why | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Exhibiting Roses | Shrubs that Show | Bob Martin | A program on showing shrub roses that perform well on the show tables, as cut flowers for the kitchen table and in the garden. Varieties emphasized include the best of the David Austin roses and others in the style of his "English Roses', The program is accompanied by beautiful photographs, many by Dona Martin. It concludes with an update of the Great Garden Restoration at America's Rose Garden in Shreveport, Louisiana. | petrose@aol.com |
Exhibiting Roses | It Gets Late Early Out There | Bob Martin | A program that recounts some valuable lessons I have learned in 30 years of showing roses, many through making mistakes. It features the humor of Yogi Berra and photographs of winning entries taken by Dona Martin. | petrose@aol.com |
Exhibiting Roses | Roses Anyone Can Show | Bob Martin | An educational program detailing the best of show roses from all classifications that can be grown in anyone's garden. | petrose@aol.com |
Exhibiting Roses | When in Rome … Show as the Romans Do | Bob Martin | A program that shows the diversity of classes at rose shows with a lot of humor mixed in. It encourages show planners to consider different classes and the exhibitor to enter them. | petrose@aol.com |
Exhibiting Roses | Competing in the Challenge Classes | Diane Sommers | A simple approach to successful exhibiting in the Challenge Classes including what the judges are looking for | |
Garden Design | Landscaping With Roses | David Bassani | greenscapesbybassani@gmail.com | |
Gardens | Josephine's Garden at Malmaison | Gerry Mahoney | xrose3@cox.net | |
Gardens | Sangerhausen Rose Garden | Jim Anderson | JAMES.ANDERSON@asu.edu | |
Gardens | The Golden Gate Park Rose Garden | Jolene Adams | 30 minute introduction to the GGPRG | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Gardens | Famous Faces | Jolene Adams | Roses named for 'famous' people - in the garden | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Gardens | The Wet, The Wild, The Chelsea | Jolene Adams | The 2003 Chelsea Flower Show - with friends | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Gardens | Gardens of France | Jolene Adams | The ARS Tour Group for the Lyon Convention tour the gardens | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Gardens | Moving and Grooving - New Zealand | Jolene Adams | The ARS Tour Group for the NZ Regional and the gardens | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Gardens | A Rosy Trip to Slovenia | Jolene Adams | The Slovenia Regional Conference and Gardens | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Gardens | South Africa | Jolene Adams | The WFRS Conference in So. Africa - and gardens | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Gardens | Scotichs castles and gardens | Jim Anderson | JAMES.ANDERSON@asu.edu | |
Gardens | Japanese tea gardens | Jim Anderson | JAMES.ANDERSON@asu.edu | |
Growing Roses | If You're Not Having Fun, You're Doing Something Wrong | Bob Martin | A program that promotes the pleasure in growing unusual and diverse roses, and the importance of preserving beautiful roses for future generations. It features the humor of Groucho Marx and photographs of roses grown in our garden by Dona Martin. | petrose@aol.com |
Growing Roses | Oh, the Roses You'll Grow | Bob Martin | An educational program primarily for newer rose growers, garden clubs and CRs on picking the right rose for their area, where to plant it and basic care. It highlights common mistakes in deciding where to plant roses. It features the whimsy of Dr. Seuss and beautiful photographs of outstanding garden roses, mostly by Dona Martin | petrose@aol.com |
Growing Roses | Tools (for roses)You Never Knew You Needed | Bob Martin | A program describing tools needed for growing good roses and many unusual tools discovered through experimentation and proved through personal experience. | petrose@aol.com |
Growing Roses | Things (about roses) I Didn't Learn in Kindergarten | Bob Martin | A program that recounts some valuable lessons I have learned about growing roses, many through making mistakes, in more than 40 years of rose growing at seven different houses in Southern California and Arizona. | petrose@aol.com |
Growing Roses | Duane DeDene | roseprez@att.net | ||
Horticulture | Growing Roses in Containers | Jolene Adams | Pots - Why, how to, nutrition and growing conditions | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Horticulture | Stems | Jolene Adams | Why roses have stems and what those stems do for the rose (used for Youth Groups) | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Horticulture | A Bit About Botany | Jolene Adams | Covers the basics of stems, leaves, flowers, seeds, fruits, roots, etc. (for beginners) | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Horticulture | Sex - and the "single" Rose | Jolene Adams | Growing Roses from Seed (originally for Master Gardeners) | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Horticulture | Drought | Jolene Adams | What happens to the roses and why during a drought - what to do about it | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Horticulture | Rose Care in Hot Climates | Jolene Adams | How to grow and care for roses in a hot climate (also a lot about water and why) | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Horticulture | Landscaping With Roses | Jolene Adams | The Basics of garden planning | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Horticulture | Roses for Beginners | Jolene Adams | How to select, plant, feed, water, enjoy garden roses | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Horticulture | Hips … and Why | Jolene Adams | About hips, why hips, how to harvest, what to make with them, photos of hips | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Horticulture | The Pathology of Diseases on Rose Leaves | Jolene Adams | Descriptions, signs, symptoms - developed fopr Master Rosarians | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Horticulture | War of the Worlds | Jolene Adams | The basics - Own Root or Budded - the reasons why we choose | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
Horticulture | Spotted Lantern Fly | Ray Shipley | navybng@atlanticbb.net | |
Membership | Local Rose Society Benefits | Lucy Medvec | lucy@rose.org | |
Membership | How to Grow your Rose Society | Lucy Medvec | lucy@rose.org | |
Photography | Curtis Aumiller | americanrosephoto@yahoo.com | ||
Photography | Phone Photography | Deb Bagley | dlb0319@msn.com | |
Rose Classes | Polyantha Roses | Bob Martin | An educational program on a class of roses that deserve more respect, featuring the humor of Rodney Dangerfield. It details the history of the polyantha, its use in the landscape and newer polyanthas worth growing. The program features photographs of polyanthas from our garden and those shown in rose shows. | petrose@aol.com |
Rose Classes | Chinas and Teas | Bob Martin | A program describing the history of China and Tea Roses and their contributuion to the develoment of modern roses. | petrose@aol.com |
Rose Classes | Floribundas | Linda Kimmel | lovroses@comcast.net | |
Rose Classes | Rose Rugosa and Large Flowering Climbers | Linda Kimmel | lovroses@comcast.net | |
Rose Classes | Old Garden Roses | Roger Brueckman | rroseyacres@gmail.com | |
Rose Classes | Old Garden Roses | Lois Ann Helgeson | helg006@umn.edu | |
Rose Classes | Classic Shrubs | Jolene Adams | The four classes of Classic Shrubs, stats for rose shows, adapted for NCNH District | jolene_adams@sonic.net |
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ARS Community Licenses
The American Rose Society has four Community GoToMeeting license, one for each time zone. This license can be used for free however, please understand that this is on a first come, first serve basis. Furthermore, only one meeting can be scheduled at a time in each time zone. To get access to the ARS Community License please contact lucy@rose.org for further information. Finally, we request that you please contact her at least 10 business days before your first scheduled meeting to give plenty of time to set up your access.