2026 Webinars

The American Rose Society offers numerous educational opportunities including monthly webinars on a variety of topics. The American Rose Center Team, has put together an exciting line up with speakers from around the world. These webinars are provided free of charge for all American Rose Society members.

These webinars are provided free of charge for all.

For questions, please contact Allison, membership@rose.org or call 318-553-5941

Save the Date:

• January 24, 2026. 11:00am – 2:00pm: Roundtable Discussion Seasonal Care of Roses: Mid – Winter Activities, Preparing for Spring, Spring and Transition for the Next Season
  • Join us as Highly Acclaimed Master Rosarians Dr. Satish Prabhu, Ray Guillebeau, Lou Pavlovich and Linda Clark discuss the Mid-Winter Activities, Spring Seasonal Care of Roses from the beginning to the end in a Roundtable Discussion from the perspective of the southern region of the United States.
    Their Roundtable Discussion will begin with the major activity for roses during this time and the spring, then guidance of activities preparing for moving into spring, activities during spring and ending with the transition preparing for the summer season.
    The Roundtable Discussion will include tips for making the Spring Season Care of Roses a success!
    
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• January 31, 2026. 11:00am – 2:00pm: Roundtable Discussion Seasonal Care of Roses: Mid -Winter Activities, Preparing for Spring, Spring and Transition for the Next Season
  • January 31, 2026. 11:00am CT – 3:00pm CT: ARS Members’ Meeting & Roundtable Discussion Seasonal Care of Roses: Mid -Winter Activities, Preparing for Spring, Spring and Transition for the Next Season
  • Join us Join us for a two-part ARS Webinar in Part 1 – ARS President Craig Dorschel discusses the state of ARS and transitioning to the future; in Part 2 – Highly Acclaimed Master Rosarians Bill Kozemchak, Ken Borrmann, Paula Grabowski and Steve Jones discuss the Mid-Winter Activities, Spring Seasonal Care of Roses from the beginning to the end in a Roundtable Discussion from the perspective of the southern region of the United States.
  • Their Roundtable Discussion will begin with the major activity for roses during this time and the spring, then guidance of activities preparing for moving into spring, activities during spring and ending with the transition preparing for the summer season.
  • The ARS Members’ Meeting will include a question-and-answer session with President Dorschel.
    The Roundtable Discussion will include tips for making the Spring Season Care of Roses a success!
    
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• February 7, 2026. 1:00pm – 4:00pm: ARS Photography Judge’s School
  • ARS Photography Judge’s join as ARS National Photography Chair Pam Powers and Team educate and provide updates for judging photographs.
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• February 21, 2026, 11:00am – 12:00pm: ARS Arrangement Judge’s School
  • Join us as ARS National Arrangement Chair Bruce Marr provides an on-line review of the latest Guidelines to learn how this impacts your schedule writing as well as your judging. This will be a great time to ask questions and to share your concerns.
  • Video of the recent Arrangement Judge’s School and go over and explain the changes to the Arrangement Guidelines.
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• February 24, 2026, 8:00pm – 10:00pm: ARS Arrangement Judge’s School
  • Join us as ARS National Arrangement Chair Bruce Marr provides an on-line review of the latest Guidelines to learn how this impacts your schedule writing as well as your judging. This will be a great time to ask questions and to share your concerns.
  • Video of the recent Arrangement Judge’s School and go over and explain the changes to the Arrangement Guidelines.
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• March, 2026, TIME TBA –Navigating the ARS Online Applications.
  • Join us as American Rose Center members Emily Hamann and Allison Richardson
  • demonstrates how to successfully navigate the various ARS Online Applications.
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• March 7, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00pm: Fun with Photography
  • Join us as National Photography Chair Pam Powers and Team will give us ideas on how to have Photo Fun! in our rose gardens!
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• March 14, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00pm: Insects & Diseases of Roses
  • Join us as Past President of the Sierra Foothills Rose Society, Master Rosarian, Retire Etymologist of the California Department Food and Agriculture, recipient of the California Garden Club, Inc Man of the Year, American Rose Society Gold Honor Medal Baldo Villegas aka “the Bug Man” discusses the various insects and diseases that impact roses, how to eliminate them and steps to take to prevent them.
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• March 28, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00pm: Magic Gardner a Biofungicide
  • Join us as Blair Busenbark of Mycorrhizal Applications will discuss his company’s product Magic Gardener a biofungicide product that is used for controlling black spot and powdery mildew and alternative to chemical usage for dealing with black spot and powdery mildew.
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• April 4, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00pm: Coming Up Roses – The High Country Story
  • Join us as Matt Douglas discusses Roses have been a way life for the Douglas-Campbell family since 1970 when Dr William Campbell first started High Country Roses. Matt Douglas represents the third generation of family leadership for the nursery. High Country Roses has had two guiding tenants since its inception. First, is a dedication to preserving and keeping old garden roses in commerce. Second is a desire to provide cold hardy own-root roses for customers in difficult climates. Today, the nursery produces about 40,000 own-root roses each year from our location in suburban Denver.
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• April 11, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00pm: David Austin Roses Breeding for Excellence; Past, Present & Future
  • Join us as Rebecca Koraytem, US Sales Executive and Liam Beddall, Head Rosarian of David Austin Roses talk about most sought-after roses worldwide for their fragrance, charm, repeat bloom, and disease resistance. They also will share the commitment to excellence started by Mr. Austin and explore the legacy that lives on.
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•  May 2, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00pm Roundtable Discussion Seasonal Care of Roses, Preparing for Summer, Summer and Transition for the Next Season
• Join us as Highly Acclaimed Master Rosarians Dr. Satish Prabhu, Ray Guillebeau, Lou Pavlovich and Linda Clark discuss the Summer Seasonal Care of Roses from the beginning to the end of the season in a Roundtable Discussion from the perspective of the southern region of the United States.
• Their Roundtable Discussion will begin with the major activity for roses during the summer, then guidance of activities preparing for moving into fall, activities during summer and ending with the transition preparing for the fall season.
• The Roundtable Discussion will include tips for making the Summer Seasonal Care of Roses a success!Their Roundtable Discussion will begin with the major activity for roses during this time and the spring, then guidance of activities preparing for moving into spring, activities during spring and ending with the transition preparing for the summer season.
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• May 9, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00pm: 00pm Roundtable Discussion Seasonal Care of Roses, Preparing for Summer, Summer and Transition for the Next Season
• Join us as Highly Acclaimed Master Rosarians Bill Kozemchak, Ken Borrmann, Paula Grabowski and Steve Jones discuss the Summer Seasonal Care of Roses from the beginning to the end of the season in a Roundtable Discussion from the perspective of the southern region of the United States.
• Their Roundtable Discussion will begin with the major activity for roses during the summer, then guidance of activities preparing for moving into fall, activities during summer and ending with the transition preparing for the fall season.
• The Roundtable Discussion will include tips for making the Summer Seasonal Care of Roses a success!Their Roundtable Discussion will begin with the major activity for roses during this time and the spring, then guidance of activities preparing for moving into spring, activities during spring and ending with the transition preparing for the summer season.
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• May 23, 2026, 11:0am – 2:00pm: Blooming Ramblers from Shreveport, LA.
• Join us as Claude Graves who heads the ARS “Save the Rambers Initiative” shows photographs of the Ramblers in bloom at the American Rose Center in Shreveport, LA.
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• June 27, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00pm: Honoring the Rose
• Join us as Ruth Tiffany present a program that honor the rose, our national flower.
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• July 11, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00pm: Making History of Roses!
• Join us as Ping Lim Director of Ornamental Plant Research, Altman Plants, Whose lifelong mission is to create stunning roses that can be grown by anyone, anywhere, without harmful chemicals. The intent behind True Bloom Roses is to combine the best traits of hybrid tea roses with disease-resistant shrub roses. The roses are bred to thrive in all climates for easy care and excellent disease resistance while maintaining the beauty of a traditional rose flower — bigger, continuously blooming flowers featuring multiple layers of petals and fragrance with the healthy, vigorous, compact growth habit of a plant that grows on its own roots.
• Discusses his journey Making History of Roses.
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• July 25, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00-pm: Roundtable Discussion Seasonal Care of Roses, Preparing for Fall, Fall and Transition for the Next Season
• Join us as Highly Acclaimed Master Rosarians Bill Kozemchak, Ken Borrmann, Paula Grabowski and Steve Jones discuss the Fall Seasonal Care of Roses from the beginning to the end of the season in a Roundtable Discussion from the perspective of the northern region of the United States.
• Their Roundtable Discussion will begin with the major activity for roses during the fall then guidance of activities preparing for moving into winter, activities during Fall and ending with the transition preparing for the winter season.
• The Roundtable Discussion will include tips for making the Fall Seasonal Care of Roses a success! Their Roundtable Discussion will begin with the major activity for roses during this time and the fall, then guidance of activities preparing for moving into winter, activities during fall and ending with the transition preparing for the winter season.
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• Registration link TBA

• August 1, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00pm: Roundtable Discussion Seasonal Care of Roses, Preparing for Fall, Fall and Transition for the Next Season
• Join us as Highly Acclaimed Master Rosarians Dr. Satish Prabhu, Ray Guillebeau, Lou Pavlovich and Linda Clark discuss the Summer Seasonal Care of Roses from the beginning to the end of the season in a Roundtable Discussion from the perspective of the southern region of the United States.
• Their Roundtable Discussion will begin with the major activity for roses during the summer, then guidance of activities preparing for moving into fall, activities during summer and ending with the transition preparing for the fall season.
• The Roundtable Discussion will include tips for making the Summer Seasonal Care of Roses a success!Their Roundtable Discussion will begin with the major activity for roses during this time and the spring, then guidance of activities preparing for moving into spring, activities during spring and ending with the transition preparing for the summer season.
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• September 26, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00pm: “The 2026 edition of New Horizon Roses by Suzanne Horn”
• Join us as Suzanne Horn’s program will feature a brief history of Horizon Roses and the people who have made it possible. It will also feature beautiful photos and selected reviews of many of the top new show roses of all types in the country along with sneak previews of many new highly anticipated introductions coming from some top hybridizers. The 2026 edition of New Horizon Roses has recently been released. A PDF version of the publication is available on the ARS Website for $9.99. It is also available on Amazon.com as either a PDF for Kindle at $9.99 or as a large, beautiful glossy 8 ½ x 11” book for about $34.95. You won’t want to buy any roses this Fall without consulting the findings of our trusty New Horizon Roses reporters. Join us for Suzanne’s beautiful program on what’s new and exciting in exhibition roses!
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• October 10, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00pm: E.B. Stone Soil Health & Fertilization; Gardening Relieves Stress
• Located in Solano County, E.B. Stone is one of the nation’s oldest organic fertilizer producers. Founded in 1916 in San Jose, E.B. Stone the company was named for a local farmer, E.B. Stone. He created a fertilizer for his fruit trees that produced bigger and better crops. His fertilizers and amendments became so popular, he turned his attention to his self-named company full time, eventually moving to the Salinas Valley and broadening beyond fruit.
• When Stone retired in 1979, he sold the business to the Crandall family, who continue with the same dedication to organic gardening and farming. The business is now based in Suisun City, less than an hour from Sacramento, CA.

• Gardening all starts with the soil; healthier soil means healthier plants. Ross Noonan will explain and show how we can help nature work. He’ll offer rose-specific tips, too.
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• November 7, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00pm: My 60 years in Roses and Beyond
• Join us as Tom Carruth tells us about his time in the world of roses.
• Tom Carruth is one of the greats of modern rose breeding – the winner of 11 All-America Rose Selections (AARS) and creator of more than 150 cultivars.  When he finished up his graduate work in plant breeding, he was just in the right spot at the right time. Tom started working with Jackson and Perkins, which is a huge name in the US, and which was at its full monster size at that point, too.”
• After about three and a half years his breakthrough into breeding came with a job as a rose breeder at Armstrong Nurseries. That was in 1979. He was to breed roses for another 33 years – first at Armstrong and then for 25 years at another famous home, Weeks Roses.  Carruth left Weeks in 2012 to curate the Rose Collection at the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California. But his roses have continued to be released.
• Does he miss the breeding? He says: “I miss seeing the babies, because that was always an exciting time – when they were starting to open and you never knew what they were going to be. Do I miss the corporate stuff? No. At the Huntington I’m out with plants every day in a garden setting. I’m learning new things from a horticultural point of view, and that’s always exciting.”

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• November 14, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00-pm: Roundtable Discussion Seasonal Care of Roses, Preparing for Winter, Winter and Transition for the Next Season
• Join us as Highly Acclaimed Master Rosarians Bill Kozemchak, Ken Borrmann, Paula Grabowski and Steve Jones discuss the Winter Seasonal Care of Roses from the beginning to the end of the season in a Roundtable Discussion from the perspective of the northern region of the United States.
• Their Roundtable Discussion will begin with the major activity for roses during the winter then guidance of activities preparing for moving into spring activities during Winter and ending with the transition preparing for the spring season.
• The Roundtable Discussion will include tips for making the Winter Seasonal Care of Roses a success! Their Roundtable Discussion will begin with the major activity for roses during this time and the winter, then guidance of activities preparing for moving into winter, activities during winter and ending with the transition preparing for the spring season.
• CR CREDIT APPROVED
• Registration link TBA

• November 21, 2026, 11:00am – 2:00pm: Roundtable Discussion Seasonal Care of Roses, Preparing for Fall, Fall and Transition for the Next Season
• Join us as Highly Acclaimed Master Rosarians Dr. Satish Prabhu, Ray Guillebeau, Lou Pavlovich and Linda Clark discuss the Winter Seasonal Care of Roses from the beginning to the end of the season in a Roundtable Discussion from the perspective of the southern region of the United States.
• Their Roundtable Discussion will begin with the major activity for roses during the winter, then guidance of activities preparing for moving into spring, activities during winterand ending with the transition preparing for the spring season.
• The Roundtable Discussion will include tips for making the Winter Seasonal Care of Roses a success! Their Roundtable Discussion will begin with the major activity for roses during this time and the winter, then guidance of activities preparing for moving into winter, activities during winter and ending with the transition preparing for the spring season.
• CR CREDIT APPROVED
• Registration link TBA

About the American Rose Society: The American Rose Society is a non-profit, educational organization founded in 1892 to promote the culture, preservation and ap- preciation of the rose and to improve its standard of excellence for all people through education and research. Its headquarters is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, at the American Rose Center, home of “America’s Rose Garden.”

About the American Rose Center: The American Rose Center was established in 1974 and serves as the national headquarters site for the American Rose Society. “America’s Rose Garden” is the largest public garden in the United States dedicated to roses.