Links to Special
Rose-Related Web Sites
OTHER ROSE SOCIETIES
Pacific Rose Society Founded in 1937, this rose society meets at the The Arboretum in Los Angeles and hosts one of the largest rose shows each spring.
American Rose Exhibitors Society A non-profit educational organization embracing rose exhibitors and rose shows. Publishes rose show results throughout the United States, calendar of rose show dates, and statistics of top exhibition roses.
ROSE DISCUSSION FORUMS
Rosarian's Corner A friendly place for interactive rose talk, questions and answers on all types of topics, such as rose identification, rose exhibiting and judging, rose pests, rose breeding, and more.
GardenWeb Discussions about all types of roses, rose care, and rose identification.
GardenWeb/Rose Propagation This rose forum focuses on rose breeding and experienced rosarians will explain how to grow roses from seed or propagating roses by cuttings.
PUBLIC ROSE GARDENS
Descanso Gardens This botanical garden in LaCanada, CA features well-kept gardens of all types of flowers year round as well as an International Rosarium.
MORE ROSE INFORMATION
Help Me Find Roses Here's the best place to find info on most roses, includes ancestry, many color photos, and where to buy them.
Everyrose Another web site for searching for roses. Lots of rose info, links, etc.
Combined Rose List Annual guide to 20,000 roses available commercially throughout the world.
OLD GARDEN ROSES
SOURCES FOR ROSES & RELATED SUPPLIES
*SPONSORS ARE NOTED WITH AN ASTERISK
Crop Production Services (formerly Western Farm Service. This is where to get those large 50# sacks of Epsom Salts, Nitroform, and water soluble fertilizers.
Dramm Watering and irrigation tools and supplies.
*Green Thumb Nursery (Newhall) Lots of other locations too. The Newhall store, thanks to Bryan Payne, carries lots of stuff for the rosarian.
Grow More Manufacturer of a vast range of fertilizers and nutrients for the garden.
Heirloom Roses A great selection of own-root shrub roses and old garden roses. Color photos.
Hormex Propagation materials, rooting hormone.
Mastermark Lawn Edging, Also called terrace board, or plastic bender board. Available from various sources on the internet. If this link to Amazon is broken, best to do a Google search.
McConkey Containers and pots for the garden.
Preen A weed pre-emergent.
RooTone Rooting hormone for propagating roses.
Rosemania Neat supplies for the rose aficionado, especially the exhibitor.
UC Davis Source to buy virus-free rootstock for propagating roses.
Wisconsin Roses The place to order those hot new exhibition hybrid teas on Rosa multiflora.
JUST FOR FUN
LOCAL LINKS OF INTEREST
The Signal Our hometown newspaper. They generously feature rose care and rose society events.
Traffic Alerts Updates and advisories for our rosarians who commute out of the valley.
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