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Help Me Find Roses
The best search engine for roses. It's a membership site but the general membership has most of what you need and that's free. It's also participatory in that you are able to upload photos of the roses you grow to help others. Really the best source of identifying roses there is.
CA Integrated Pest Management
It's part of the University of California program to disseminate scientific information regarding the control of garden pests and diseases. The website has lots of easy to understand information.
Northern California Nevada Hawaii
It's the Regional Rose Group of the American Rose Society to which we belong. It covers a catch-all of climate zones and distances. It's usefulness is the mostly reasonable proximity of like-size rose societies. There's lots of rose expertise in our NCNH region both of the academic, research, commercial, horticulture, and down 'n' dirty persuasion.
American Rose Society
ARS is one of the oldest and largest horticultural societies in America and has been publishing useful information on roses for decades. It has a registration arm for new rose introductions and a participatory component (RIR - Roses in Review) which allows rose growers, both professional and amateur, to rank new introductions. It's services are useful and its perspective is often of a scope unattainable elsewhere. It's gone through several iterations over the years and is focussed on using the best of technology to support its members. It sets standards for consulting rosarians, show judges, and awards individuals and local societies for their efforts. It is based in Shreveport, Louisiana and maintains a very large garden of roses.
World Federation of Rose Societies
The World Federation of Rose Societies (WFRS) was founded in 1968 in London, England by representatives from the rose societies of Australia, Belgium, Israel, New Zealand, Romania, South Africa, Great Britain and the United States of America. Its stated purpose was to hold international rose conferences and act as a clearing house for rose research.
UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
Our closest botanical gardens with exemplary gardens featuring our Mediterranean Climate including plants from Australia, South Africa, and Peru. It also boast a large area devoted to California natives from our coastal region. Many events, plants for sale and a great place to be.
Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
One of the most thorough sites to help you identify an immense variety of garden, species, and exotic plants. Also, good information on many diseases and cultivation practices.
The best search engine for roses. It's a membership site but the general membership has most of what you need and that's free. It's also participatory in that you are able to upload photos of the roses you grow to help others. Really the best source of identifying roses there is.
CA Integrated Pest Management
It's part of the University of California program to disseminate scientific information regarding the control of garden pests and diseases. The website has lots of easy to understand information.
Northern California Nevada Hawaii
It's the Regional Rose Group of the American Rose Society to which we belong. It covers a catch-all of climate zones and distances. It's usefulness is the mostly reasonable proximity of like-size rose societies. There's lots of rose expertise in our NCNH region both of the academic, research, commercial, horticulture, and down 'n' dirty persuasion.
American Rose Society
ARS is one of the oldest and largest horticultural societies in America and has been publishing useful information on roses for decades. It has a registration arm for new rose introductions and a participatory component (RIR - Roses in Review) which allows rose growers, both professional and amateur, to rank new introductions. It's services are useful and its perspective is often of a scope unattainable elsewhere. It's gone through several iterations over the years and is focussed on using the best of technology to support its members. It sets standards for consulting rosarians, show judges, and awards individuals and local societies for their efforts. It is based in Shreveport, Louisiana and maintains a very large garden of roses.
World Federation of Rose Societies
The World Federation of Rose Societies (WFRS) was founded in 1968 in London, England by representatives from the rose societies of Australia, Belgium, Israel, New Zealand, Romania, South Africa, Great Britain and the United States of America. Its stated purpose was to hold international rose conferences and act as a clearing house for rose research.
UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
Our closest botanical gardens with exemplary gardens featuring our Mediterranean Climate including plants from Australia, South Africa, and Peru. It also boast a large area devoted to California natives from our coastal region. Many events, plants for sale and a great place to be.
Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
One of the most thorough sites to help you identify an immense variety of garden, species, and exotic plants. Also, good information on many diseases and cultivation practices.