The Great Rosarians of the World Lecture Series 2009 - East Coast - sponsored by Organic Plant Health, will be a full day event, presented on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
11:00 - 12 Noon - Panel discussion on "Grow Easy Roses". The panel will consist of Pat Henry, co-owner of Roses Unlimited Nursery; Peter Kukielski, Rockefeller Curator of Roses, The Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, The New York Botanical Garden; Clair Martin, Shannon Curator of Rose & Perennial Gardens, The Huntington Botanical Garden, San Marino, CA; William J. Radler, 2008 Great Rosarians of the World Honoree and hybridizer of the ‘Knock Out' family of roses; and Jeff Wyckoff, Incoming President of the American Rose Society. The discussion will be moderated by Sarah Owens, Curator of the Cranford Rose Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
12:00 - 1:30 - Lunch on your own and time to visit The Cranford Rose Garden.
1:30 - 3:30pm - Lectures by Marilyn Wellan - "In the Company of Great Roses and Great Rosarians" and Stephen Scanniello - "Why roses?" Marilyn Wellan, Immediate Past President of the American Rose Society and Stephen Scanniello, Author, former Curator of the Cranford Rose Garden and President of the Heritage Rose Foundation are the 2009 Great Rosarians of the World Honorees. These two outstanding rosarians are being honored for helping bridge the gap between two major factions in the hobby, Modern Roses and Old Garden Roses.
Immediately following the lectures is a reception in the Rotunda.
Registration required. $89 BBG member, $99 non-BBG member.
Online registration: http://www.bbg.org/edu/adult/index.html#GreatRosariansoftheWorld
Or call the lecture hotline at 718-623-7230.
For more information on rose culture, visit:
http://www.ars.org/Membership/joinars.html
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Rosalinda, What a pretty rose! I need to learn to grow roses...mine never seem to do well but I think it's too far away for me to attend. I hope you have a full attendance. Thanks for stopping by my life jacket post.
Judi - Thanks for stopping by. The lecture at Brooklyn Botanic Garden was a huge success. The line up of outstanding speakers was a great draw. Visit the American Rose Society website - www.ars.org if you need help with your roses or you can email me with your rose problem.