By Jeri Jennings, Ventura County Rose Society I said: “HEY! See you next weekend at the rose show!” You replied: “Rose show? Oh, no! I don’t go to rose shows. I’m not interested.” Not interested? You’re a member of a rose society, and you’re “not interested” in rose shows? I don’t understand how that can [...]

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Photos and the winners list for the arrangements section of the 2011 Spokane Rose Show.

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How’s this for a pretty rose? Purple Splash was introduced in 2010. It’s a small climber, reaching to maybe 6′ in our zone 5 area, but will likely get bigger elsewhere. One comment says 7 – 9′ in one season, but that’s in S. California. It doesn’t have much fragrance, darn, but blooms in clusters [...]

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Well… We received a question about growing roses that will bloom in the spring in zone 5. If you’re talking late spring, then Ok. Here’s the answer that our expert Rosarian, Lynn, gave: Looking at this spring, even our maples are not budding out very quickly, so that would give you some indication that Spokane [...]

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Why? Because a rose show is filled with roses! All sizes and varieties! Such a sight to behold. It is fun to walk through the aisles, looking at the roses that you’ve only seen…

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Here are some photos of the winners from the June 2009 Spokane, WA Rose Show

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The American Rose Society sponsors a series of local Rose Shows. Check out their schedule for the year and see if there is a show near you.

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One of the American Rose Society (ARS) classes for rose arranging is “Design in the Oriental Manner.” If this is something you’d like…

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Some pictures from previous Spokane Rose Shows.

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Three pics from previous Rose Shows in Spokane, Wa. The next one is coming up on the 27th, in Spokane, WA, of course.

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