United States of America
The American Rose Society
P.O. Box 30,000Shreveport, Louisiana 71130-0030
U.S.A.
Tel: +1 (318) 938-5402
Fax: +1 (318) 938-5405
Email: ars@ars-hq.org
http://www.ars.org
Executive Director - Jeffrey Ware
President - Jeff Wyckoff
Organized in 1892, the American Rose Society is the largest special plant society in the United States. We have more than 20,000 regular and affiliate members and over 350 affiliated local rose societies. Most ARS members are amateur gardeners who grow roses as a hobby for their own pleasure. Members are found in all 50 states.
The American Rose Society offers the following services to its members:
- The American Rose, a bi-monthly, full color magazine published 5 times a year
- The American Rose Annual, which has been published annually since 1916
- The Handbook for Selecting Roses, published annually - ratings of all roses commercially available, tabulated from hundreds of individual reports from across the country
- Cooperative research programs on rose problems at colleges and experimental stations
- Sponsors two National Rose Conventions and Rose Shows each year
- Maintains the rose registration system, and has been delegated by the International Horticultural Congress as the International Cultivar Registration Authority for Roses
- A Consulting Rosarian Program - a network of more than 2,200 expert amateur rose gardeners around the country who provide assistance and advice to novice rosarians
| Fees: | 1 Year | 2 Year | 3 Year | Lifetime |
| Individual | $ 49 | $ 95 | $140 | $1350 |
| Joint | $ 62 | $117 | $170 | |
| Senior | $ 46 | $ 89 | $132 | $ 675 |
| Senior Joint | $ 59 | $111 | $162 | |
| Trail Membership | (4 months) $ 10 |
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| Canadian | $ 54 | $105 | $155 | N/A |
| Canadian Joint | $ 67 | $127 | $185 | N/A |
| Associate (no magazine) | $ 13 | $ 22 | $ 30 | N/A |
| US/Canadian Youth | $ 10 | $ 20 | $ 30 | N/A |
| Foreign | $ 59 | $115 | $170 | N/A |
| Foreign Joint | $ 72 | $137 | $200 | N/A |
When the Roses Bloom
| Area & First Bloom Date | Main Bloom Date |
| Buckeye District | June 1 |
| Carolina District | May 1 |
| Central District | June 3 |
| Colonial District | May 1 |
| Deep South District (Florida) | March 12 |
| Deep South District (Georgia) | May 5 |
| Great Lakes District | June 15 |
| Gulf District | April 15 |
| Illinois-Indiana District | June 1 |
| North Central District | June 15 |
| New York District | June 7 |
| Northern California, Nevada & Hawaii District | April 30 |
| Pacific Northwest District | May 28 |
| Southern California | April 1 |
| Arizona & Los Angeles area | April 15 |
| New Mexico and El Paso, Texas | May 15 |
| Penn-Jersey District | June 1 |
| Rocky Mountain District | June 10 |
| South Central District | April 15 |
| Tenarky District | May 10 |
| Yankee District | June 7 |
Calendar of Rose Events - 2012
| C-convention F-festival L-lecture M-meeting R-rose show S-seminar T-trials |
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| January 22 | Huntington Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California |
L | Huntington Botanical Gardens | 2012 Great Rosarians of the World Lecture Series Speaker - Alain Meilland Contact: Clair Martin Website: www.greatrosarians.com |
| June 1-3 | New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx, New York |
L | New York Botanical Gardens | 2012 Great Rosarians of the World Lecture Series Speaker - Alain Meilland Website: www.greatrosarians.com |
| July 27-29 | Columbus, Ohio | C R |
American Rose Society | 2012 All-Miniature Rose Conference & Rose Show Contact:Brian Burley |
| September 27-30 | San Ramon, California | C R |
American Rose Society | 2012 Fall National Convention & Rose Show Contact: Thomas Bolden |
| November 23 - December 23 (Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays only) |
American Rose Center | F | American Rose Center | Annual Christmas in Roseland Email: maria@ars-hq.org |