jwash,
You must have some spectacular roses to win all those awards! Congratulations!
If you weren't so far away, I would beg to come and see them.
I am relatively new to rose gardening and have started out without using sprays. I don 't anticipate entering any rose shows. "Roses without chemicals" by Peter Kukielski is my tutor for now, although I just joined the American Rose Society, so I'm sure I will learn a lot through that resource too. I am also learning a lot from the NGA rosarians.
