Marin Rose Society

The Challenges of Owning a Rose Business
2025-09-09 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, CA, 94904, United States
Join the Marin Rose Society for a special evening with renowned rosarian Burling Leong, owner of Burlington Rose Nursery in Visalia, California. With decades of hands-on experience, Burling has become a respected figure in the rose world, known for her passion, dedication, and deep knowledge of both heritage and modern roses.
In this engaging program, Burling will share the behind-the-scenes reality of what it takes to run a rose nursery—from propagation and plant care to navigating the unique challenges of running a small business in today’s horticultural industry. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener, a rose enthusiast, or simply curious about the business of blooms, you’ll gain fascinating insights into the rewards and hurdles of turning a love for roses into a thriving enterprise.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the most inspiring voices in the rose community!
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Designing a Garden for Rose Collectors. The Normal Rules Don’t Apply!
2025-09-27 09:00 - 11:00 | ARS Webinar
Speaker: Paul Zimmerman, Owner, Paul Zimmerman Roses Consulting and Design
Join us for an engaging webinar as Paul Zimmerman presents the following about his program. “As passionate rose growers we are always adding new roses to our gardens. This makes it hard to be able to design a garden using traditional means like color grouping, growth habit etc. This webinar gives you some tips from my own gardens on how to create a good looking garden while still allowing roses to come and go”
About Paul: “I started Paul Zimmerman Roses Consulting and Design around one simple message. Roses are nothing more than flowering shrubs and that’s how you should use, and treat them. Through consulting, design, writing, lectures and workshops my goal is to make roses less intimidating.”
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International World Peace Rose Gardens
2025-10-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, Ross, CA, 94904, United States
TJ David, International World Peace Rose Gardens: International World Peace Rose Gardens (IWPRG) is a catalyst for peace in diverse communities around the world. The nonprofit organization was incorporated in 1988 for the purpose of creating beautiful rose gardens for peace on public, accessible sites. This evening’s presentation will be about the history and milestones of the organization and how anyone can get involved.
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What’s New with Jackson & Perkins
2025-10-25 09:00 - 11:00 | ARS Webinar
Speaker: Wes Harvell, Rose Category Manager & Rosarian for Jackson Perkins Park Acquisitions Inc.

Join us as Wes Harvell a Horticulture graduate from Kansas State University who has spent the last 35 years in the rose industry, focusing on sales, marketing, and promotion of roses. Jackson & Perkins is at the forefront of rose development and breeding since 1872, Jackson & Perkins is thrilled to announce the Library of Roses. Continuing the tradition and storied history of J&P, this curated collection encompasses exclusive new introductions, revered heritage roses, beloved customer favorites, and unique specimens from across the globe. Today, Jackson & Perkins is a modern full-service nursery brand known for expertise in rose cultivation and an ever-evolving product line of perennials, trees, shrubs, ground covers, bulbs, decorative garden gifts, tools, garden accessories, plant care products and, of course roses. While our heritage is in bare root roses, our growing practices now span multiple climates and regions to ensure peak plant performance and the highest-quality offerings for home gardeners.

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What’s New with Kordes Roses
2025-11-22 09:00 - 11:00 | ARS Webinar
Speaker: Thomas Proll, Chief Hybridizer, Kordes Roses
Join us for a webinar presentation by Thomas Proll, Chief Hybridizer of Kordes Roses as he tells us a little history on the KORDES nursery / family, continuing to explain major goals of their breeding program without going too much into technical details, focusing on rose varieties that have been released during his active time working for KORDES, that will be 30 years next year. Thomas will cover roses we are quite familiar with, introduced in cooperation with their former agency NEW FLORA and out current STAR ROSES & PLANTS, but he will also touch newer assortments that have met limited interest for in North America, like the Kordes NectarGarden-Collection of insect friendly roses, their SEE YOU-Collection of Persica hybrids or the SILUETTA-Collection of re-blooming Ramblers – not to tease you, but to give you an idea what kind of trends take place in the old part of the world.
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