Hello Rose Lovers!
Melissa Boerman here, from the great white north in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (Houghton) along the shores of majestic Lake Superior. I moved back here in 2021 & am adjusting my 30 years of rose growing & gardening to my new 5b zone. It has been a challenge, but so much fun!
I have a smaller garden, but am expanding it this summer, from 25 roses currently, & building to 50 roses, God willing. For the 1st time, I grew 2 tree roses in 2023 & had fun connecting with other rosarians in zones 4 & 5 who had success growing tree roses.
I am starting a local Rose Society here. I volunteer in our city’s beautification gardens & our group sponsors a small rose garden in the center of town.
I am excited to encourage anyone who wants to grow roses & especially dispel myths that roses are hard to grow, especially in cold & snowy climates.
I am excited to be a part of this forum & get to know everyone better!
Hi! I am Steve Jones, Past President of ARS and WFRS. I am a hort and arrangement judge, a Master Rosarian (in first class), author, photographer, hybridizer, and just about everything roses. I grow about 500 roses of all types, but have a lot of old garden roses and ramblers.
Hi this is Jane English from the shore of Lake Erie. I am a CR and belong to 3 rose societies in north eastern Ohio. I grow over 300 roses here at Meadow View Farm but the DA’s and OGR’s are my favorites 
Gabrielle Miglis here in Hampton Virginia. I am past President of the Omaha Rose Society, Don Swanson is my mentor extraordinaire! I had over 250 roses of all classes in Omaha, moved to San Antonio and took 120 with me and unfortunately had to leave 150. Last May we moved to Hampton Virginia to take care of my Mum and I am steadily growing my garden of all classes. I am a member of the Richmond Rose Society because the Peninsula Rose Society is closed to new members. Grateful for this forum, excited to grow in my lovely sandy loam soil! I am also a Master Gardener, I am excited with the changes and progress being made to advance this wonderful society!
Welcome Justin! With our community of consulting rosarians and successful rose growers I am sure you will find a lot of value in our Forum. It starts by posting a topic or follow up question to a topic. Enjoy!
Welcome Gabrielle! Sounds like you have experience growing roses in a variety of climates! We are glad. you have joined our community and look forward to your insight in growing roses!
Welcome Jane! David Austin’s are my favorite too!
Welcome Steve - so glad you joined our community! We welcome your insight!
I’m Elisabeth Castro and have been growing roses for over 35 years mainly in Texas. I’m also a Texas Master Gardener and volunteer at AgriLife Extension in the Greenhouse where a propagate Roses and other plants. I live in Magnolia, Texas and besides the challenges of drought and extreme heat also do battle with deer and other wildlife.
Welcome Elisabeth to the Forum! There is an ARS webinar this coming Saturday on growing roses in draught conditions that you may find of interest!
Thank you, I am so excited about this forum!
HI! Thank you for inviting me to join this forum. My name is Cyndy Scalf and I live in Nashville NC by way of NJ. I own a small old rose nursery, and am a casual Homesteader. I grow all sorts of roses and lean towards organic principles. I am very interested to read what others post and see how they solve problems with their roses. Thanks again!
Welcome Teresa! With your participation we will grow this community. Thanks for being here.
Yes thank you. I signed up for it
Hello! My name is Donny Bechtle and I live in the Minneapolis/St Paul Minnesota area. I’ve been growing roses since I was 13. I am an active member and President of the Twin Cities Rose Club. My garden contains approximately 100 roses of all types. I’m a Consulting Rosarian and exhibit my roses throughout the North Central District of the ARS.
I look forward to sharing my knowledge and also continuing to learning more about all things roses.
Hi Donny - Thank you for joining the Forum! We look forward to your comments on growing roses and growing your local rose society - both that you do very well!
My name is Carolyn Elgar, and I am editor of the Orange County Rose Society newsletter, the Rose Gazette. I am a Master Rosarian; we have about 168 roses. Many are miniatures in pots. The weather in Southern California is perfect of roses - except when it’s hot in the late summer and early fall. As the years have passed, it has gotten hotter and hotter at that time of year. But in spring and early summer - wonderful blooms.
Hi, my name is Jeannie Cochell and I have been a CR since 2001 and a Master Rosarian since 2012. I’ve grown hundreds of roses in Phoenix, AZ.over the past 30 years but after moving to the southwestern MO Ozarks last year, I’m down to one lonely container rose right now. I’m currently a member of both the Phoenix (AZ) Rose Society and the Kansas City (MO) Rose Society. I’m looking forward to meeting other rosarians in my area as I start growing roses in a completely different climate.
Welcome to the forum.
Welcome to the rose forum