The American Rose Society's spring conference is being held in Winston-Salem, NC this weekend - the city where I was born and raised, and where my parents reside. So I flew down yesterday and am attending the next two days of exhibitions and workshops with my mother, who has become a knowledgeable "octogenerian rosarian" in her own right, after starting a rose garden last year (she now has about 40 varieties). Here's our itinerary for the next two days:
Friday, June 3
* 10:00am session: Garden Design for Mixed Roses, by David Pike of Witherspoon Rose Culture
* 11:00am session: Garden Structures – Arbors, Trellises and Pathys, by Ken Novak
* 1:00pm exhibit: Judged Photography Show
* 2:00pm session: Rose Photography workshop
* 3:00pm session: Rose Photography Show Critique
Saturday, June 4
* 1:00pm session: Best Roses to Grow in Three Regions: East, West, and Central
* 2:00pm session: Top Minis and Mini-Floras for 2011
* 3:00 pm exhibit: Judged Rose Show
* 4:00 pm session: Klima Lecture
We aren't bothering to go on the tours of local gardens, because we know them all too well, having been to them plenty of times in the past, so we're focusing on the exhibits and workshops instead. Should be fun!