Choose the RIGHT ROSE…
EVERY TIME!
If shovel pruning has become standard practice, and you’re tired of investing time and energy into roses that NEVER perform, then mark your calendar for Sunday October 20 at 2:00 pm, when PRS will welcome back via Zoom our good friend, former American Rose Society President and the Chairperson of the The American Garden Rose Selections™ Executive Board, Pat Shanley.
As we all know, growing roses in the hot and humid MidAtlantic region has many challenges, and plant selection is THE critical factor in determining whether or not your rose garden dreams will come true. The AGRS™ designation takes the guesswork out of selecting roses, using a rigorous trial process which evaluates the performance of rose varieties in gardens all over the United States.
During her presentation, Pat will explain the AGRS™ Program, how and where roses are selected and trialed, and how that translates into fulfillment of your rose garden dreams. Pat will also introduce us to recent winners of the AGRS™ Award, AND she has agreed to give us another peek into her personal rose paradise, where she grows approximately 250 roses in her no-spray, sustainable garden in Glen Cove, NY.
Attendance for this program is limited to 100, so be sure to REGISTER TODAY! (Registration opens on Wednesday, September 25!)
Zoom links will be distributed to registrants closer to the date.
Pat Shanley is the founding and current Chairman of American Garden Rose Selections™ (AGRS™) - the national testing program for new rose varieties. She is also Past President of the American Rose Society (2015-2018), the founding and Immediate Past President of the Manhattan Rose Society; Founding Chairman of the New York Metropolitan Rose Council (2009-2016); and Founding Chairman of the Great Rosarians of the World™ East (GROW™) Award Lectureship (2009-2016). Pat is an ARS Horticultural Judge; ARS Arrangement Judge; ARS Master Rosarian; Recipient of the ARS New York District Silver Honor Medal, Outstanding Judge and Outstanding Consulting Rosarian Awards, as well as Past Vice Chairman of Queens Botanical Garden Board of Trustees and the recipient of their highest award, the 2020 Rose Gala Award.
Pat is the co-editor and a contributing author of “The Sustainable Rose Garden - A Reader in Rose Culture” 2010, published by Newbury books, (an imprint of Casemate Publishers) which received the World Federation of Rose Societies Literary Award for 2012 and was accepted into the Library of Congress in July, 2017. She was also the Guest Editor of the 2012 ARS Annual and Guest Co-editor of the 2018 ARS Annual.
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ARS Consulting Rosarians will earn one credit towards recertification for attending this program.
Banner photo of 2024 AGRS™ award winning rose Sweet Mademoiselle™ courtesy of Star ™ Roses & Plants
