John Mattia holding ‘Dona Martin’  and his American Rose Magazine cover feature ‘Veterans Honor’ winner of the Digital Photography Hybrid Tea Award Winning ‘Veterans Honor’

John Mattia | holding and his American Rose Magazine cover feature 'Veterans Honor' winner of the Digital Photography Hybrid Tea Award Winning 'Veterans Honor'
John Mattia | Holding ‘Moonstone’ and his American Rose Magazine cover feature ‘Veterans Honor’ winner of the Digital Photography Hybrid Tea Award Winning ‘Veterans Honor’

The American Rose Society National Convention is September 10-13, Syracuse, NY at the Holiday Inn, Syracuse

Photography Panelist Sally Long | Award Winning ‘Dick Clark’

Sally Long | 2015 American Rose Society Convention Photography Panelist |Her Double Delight Preview
Sally Long | 2015 American Rose Society Convention Photography Panelist |Her Double Delight Preview

Photography Moderator and American Rose Society National Chair of Photography

Curtis Aumiller and his award winning ‘Sally Holmes’

Curtis AumillerModerator and ARS National Chair of Photography | 'Sally Holmes'
Curtis AumillerModerator and ARS National Chair of Photography | ‘Sally Holmes’

Photography Panelist Bill Kozemchak | Award Winning Bev Parish’

Bill Kozemchak Photographer | 'Bev Parish' Winning Master Class Arrangement Class photo from 2013
Bill Kozemchak Photographer | ‘Bev Parish’ Winning Master Class Arrangement Class photo from 2013

Susan Fox and her award winning ‘Neil Diamond’

Susan Fox | 'Neil Diamond' 2nd Place Hybrid Tea Award Winner in 2014 American Rose Society Photography Contest Novice Class
Susan Fox | ‘Neil Diamond’ 2nd Place Hybrid Tea Award Winner in 2014 American Rose Society Photography Contest Novice Class

 Y’all come see us!

IMG_0545Chris Van Cleave of Rosechat Radio| Susan Fox | Teresa Byington of A Garden Diary

The American Rose Society leadership invited the worlds leading authorities on roses to come and they’re all coming. That’s just a fact. Simply stated the most famous hybridizers and rose authorities in the world will be there: Michael Marriott, David Austin Roses of the UK.

'Munstead Wood' David Austin Rose voted a Biltmore Rose Trial Most Fragrant Rose of the 2014 #BiltmoreRoseTrials
‘Munstead Wood’ David Austin Rose voted Most Fragrant Rose at the 2014 International #BiltmoreRoseTrials

Will Radler, creator of the original Knock Out® Rose who changed the world’s landscape forever introduced by The Conard-Pyle Co./Star® Roses Company;

'Radrazz' Double KnockOut Rose
‘Radrazz’ Double KnockOut Rose

Alain Meilland from Meilland International, whose family “got into roses” around 1850, creator of the worlds most famous rose, ‘Peace’; and roses that continue to make an impact across the world.

'Peace' by Meilland Roses, the most popular rose in the world
‘Peace’ by Meilland Roses, the most popular rose in the world

Thomas Proll, Lead Breeder of Kordes Roses, Germany; Steve Hutton, President and CEO of Conard-Pyle Co./Star® Roses; Dr. Dave Byrne, AgriLife Research Horticulturist of Texas A&M; and Dr. Jim Sproul, General Director, Rose Hybridizers Assoc., Bakersfield, CA. This meeting will include the swearing in of the new American Rose Society president Ms. Pat Shanley and the newly elected Vice President Mr. Robert Martin, who will also be doing a presentation on showing roses. And we will thank Ms. Jolene Adams and current officers for their service. If you can come to this convention I can truly say this is the most outstanding line-up of speakers I have ever seen at a convention. Come join us whether you are interested in roses, gardening, learning or socializing there’s lots for you to do. And we would love to meet you. The dates are September 10-13, 2015, Syracuse, New York at the Holiday Inn, Syracuse. If the hotel is booked they have an adjoining hotel and many others in the area. Or plan a day trip. Call ARS if you need any details or contact me via this post.

The name of the photography presentation that I am so honored to have been asked to be a part of is:

Getting That Award-Winning Rose PHOTO

American Rose Society Fall Convention: Friday, September 11, 2015: 1:15-2:15 Syracuse, NY, Holiday Inn, Syracuse

Corona Tools, is sponsoring a special surprise for attendees to the photography session

'Julia Child' by Weeks Roses featured this shot of 'Julia Child' in The American Rose Society 2014 Calendar
‘Julia Child’ by Weeks Roses featured this shot of ‘Julia Child’ in The American Rose Society 2014 Calendar

The moderator of our photography presentation will be Curtis Aumiller, ARS National Chair of Photography from Camp Hill , PA. The panelists are Bill Kozemchak, Levittown, PA; Sally Long, El Cajon, CA; and John Mattia, Orange, CA., I was asked to be part of this panel and I am ecstatic about it.

Corona Tools Needle Nose Pruners
Corona Tools Needle Nose Pruners

My Rosechat friends Teresa Byington and Chris VanCleave are the Rose Show Award Presentation Master of Ceremonies as well so we will be doing a live twitter feed that night promoting the event via Rosechat and twitter. Especially if you live anywhere close so that you can make this a week-end or a day trip just check out the schedule below. I guarantee you will make friends for life.

American Rose Society Convention Schedule-At-A-Glance

Pat Shanley To Be sworn in as New ARS President

Susan Fox | Pat Shanley at The Biltmore Rose Trials
Susan Fox | Pat Shanley at The Biltmore Rose Trials

2015 Star® Roses and Plants/Conard-Pyle collection of roses featured at The Chicago Flower & Garden Show

Star Roses on Parade
Star Roses on Parade

Our new Executive Director of the American Rose Society Laura ‘Sees’ Roses Seabaugh, and John Beaty, of Beaty Fertilizer Company, maker of Mills Magic Rose Mix fertilizer sponsor of the Chicago Flower and Garden Show.

Susan Fox | John Beaty | Laura Seabaugh
Susan Fox | John Beaty | Laura Seabaugh

 ‘Elle’ A Meilland Rose

'Elle' featured for the month of April, 2015 with a quote from Alain Meilland, Meilland Roses International,
‘Elle’ featured for the month of April, 2015 with a quote from Alain Meilland, Meilland Roses International,

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