Rose Chat Podcast

A Visit To The American Rose Center - Spirit Of America Tour

Join Lisa Smith and Nancy Reid of Big Blend Radio on the Spirit of America Tour as they explore the American Rose Center, Shreveport Louisiana. Headquarters of the American Rose Society, Lisa & Nancy chat with Amanda Figlio about the gardens, the history of the American Rose Society and about roses in general. 
The spectacular Gardens of the American Rose Center are located on a 118-acre wooded tract near Shreveport, Louisiana. The gardens
are home to the national headquarters of the American Rose Society. We are the nation’s largest park dedicated to roses. The gardens were dedicated in 1974, when the American Rose Society headquarters moved to Shreveport, Louisiana from Columbus, Ohio. Today, the American Rose Center features more than 65 individual rose gardens and 20,000 rosebushes, with a variety of companion plants, sculptures and fountains, including the beautiful Dudley
Watkins Reflection Pool. Visit www.Rose.org to learn more.
 

Karen Gardener - Overcoming Adversity To Bloom With The Roses

Karen Gardner joins us! Her nursery, Roses Inc. Green Country--is a business specializing in selling roses (more than 600 varieties!) as well as landscape design. Karen recently received the 2014 Green Profit Young Retailer Award. Don't miss her fascinating story from studying art in NYC to growing roses in Tulsa Oklahoma. A life changing event sent Karen's life into a tailspin. Little did she know how that one event would change her life forever. Hear this inspiring story as we chat with Karen about her nursery, rose care and about overcoming life's adversities. 
Roses, Inc.    Join us each week for the Rose Chat Podcast. The #1 Rose Gardening Podcast available via iTunes and Stitcher Radio apps. 
 

Michelle Endersby - Awakening Around Roses

Michelle Endersby - Awakening Around Roses
Growing up in Montmorency in the natural bushland beauty of the Eltham Shire where art and the environment were interconnected, Michelle developed at an early age a sense of wonder in the natural world and it is this that she wants to share through my art. She see's personality in individual plants and flowers which sometimes makes my florals or nature studies seem more like portraits than traditional florals.
Michelle wants her audience to get swept up by the magic that she see's, and feel emotion and intimacy towards her painting subjects. A lifelong interest and involvement with textiles drives her to explore the textural properties of her subjects be that the velvety petal of a rose or the meandering root systems of ancient Moreton Bay Fig Trees.
"A brush with death changed my life and strengthened my career as an artist. On awakening from a coma following emergency brain surgery to repair a ruptured blood vessel, I was presented with an inspirational vision. I found myself in a beautiful, light-filled rose garden and this vision hastened my recovery and illuminated my path forward. This incident has made me see the world through different eyes. I see beauty surrounding me and I want to share my vision with the world."
Join us for this fascinating conversation with Michelle Endersby  Learn More About Michelle's Art and her book 

Visit Tyler Texas - Rose Capital of the World - Holli Conley

Explore Tyler Texas with Holli Conley from the Tyler Texas Convention and Visitors Bureau. 
Tyler’s charming brick streets lead visitors to an array of family attractions, quaint antique shops and unique specialty stores. Outdoor buffs enjoy crystal-clear lakes, challenging golf courses and scenic campgrounds that offer fishing, picnicking, paddle-boating and hike and bike trails.
For those who prefer refined culture, Tyler’s exciting Broadway and ballet performances, symphony concerts, world-class art museums and wonderful cuisine are sure to please any palate!
And for rose lovers; well, Tyler Texas dedicates an entire month to celebrate roses with its annual Tyler Rose Festival and this year will host the American Rose Society Fall Nationals. Listen, then plan your next vacation getaway to Tyler Texas! VisitTyler.com 

Great Rosarians of the World - Danielle Hahn - Organically Grown Roses

Great Rosarians of the World Honoree 2014 - Danielle Hahn
This year's honoree is Danielle Hahn, owner of Rose Story Farms in Carpinteria, California. Mrs. Hahn and her family currently grow 25,000 rose bushes of 120 different varieties with a solid organic focus for the cut flower trade and the local Santa Barbara and Montecito market. 
She has successfully combined her passion for roses into a small business that combines her love of rose growing and her personal contacts in her upscale market. Dani has proven the viability of the small boutique rose nursery and small organic farm and provides a wonderful example for the future of the industry. She has managed to provide her clients with beautifully grown, fragrant, and colorful blooms while expanding to offer educational tours which help educate her audience with the knowledge to grow healthy roses successfully. 
Danielle Hahn is being honored as the 2014 Great Rosarian for her work developing a strong example for the small organic rose growing farm and her willingness to share her love of the rose with everyone she meets. 
Learn more about Great Rosarians of the World Visit Rose Story Farm Online  

Drought Tolerant Roses & Plants with Jacques Ferare - Star Roses & Plants

Jacques Ferare Summer is upon us and some are already struggling to keep their plants healthy in the heat. Internationally acclaimed rosarian and plantsman Jacques Ferare joins us to chat about plants and roses that can take the heat. He'll also offer tips on keeping your plants looking their best
ABOUT Star Roses & Plants
Over 75 years ago, Robert Pyle laid the foundation that still exists at Star® Roses and Plants today: A beautiful garden begins with exceptional plants. By establishing friendships with nurseries and hybridizers all over the world, Pyle expanded our horticultural palette. These friendships have allowed us to work with some of the world's most innovative nurseries to introduce plants that have passed the ultimate test — the rigorous and diverse American climate. We spend years evaluating, testing and caring for each plant before it even reaches you. We're confident that you'll love Star® Roses and Plants as much as we do.

2014 Biltmore International Rose Trials

Full coverage of the 2014 Biltmore International Rose Trials featuring interviews with some of the nations top rosarians including, Linda Cobb, Lynn Hunt and Rebecca Reed. We'll also chat with Ben Hanna from Heirloom roses and Brad Yoder from Star Roses and plants to get a perpective on the trials from those who have roses entered in the trials. Rose Trials coordinator Paul Zimmerman of Paul Zimmerman Roses talks about the winners!  
 

Growing & Showing Roses - Dan Keil

Growing & Show Roses with Dan Kiel Dan Kiel has been growing roses for 40 years and this week he'll be joining us to chat about this wealth of experience growing and also exhibiting roses in rose shows. Dan is a Master Rosarian, and a Master Gardener and is the Illinois-Indiana District Consulting Rosarian Chairman and serves as President of the Stephen Decatur Rose Society. He maintains a spectacular garden of 475 roses.   

Best Of Rose Chat | Jim Long | How To Eat A Rose

Roses have been used for centuries as herbs and many varieties are quite edible. Jim Long will be with us to discuss his book "How To Eat A Rose".
BIO:
Jim Long writes extensively and travels the world looking for interesting new herbs and vegetables. He's been a regular columnist for The Herb Companion and The Ozarks Mountaineer magazines since 1992. He has a regular column, “The Heirloom Herbalist” for The Heirloom Gardening magazine and writes for Small Farm Today, Edible Austin, State by State Gardening and Missouri Gardening magazines. His gardens have been featured in Southern Living (twice), several Better Homes & Gardens publications, and numerous other garden magazines. Hes appeared on Home & Garden TV and Discovery Channel programs as well as the P. Allen Smith Gardens show. Jim chaired the first Herb of the Year project in 1994 while on the Board of Directors of the International Herb Association, helping found the Herb of the Year project. To learn more about the Herb of the Year, visit his Herb of the Year blog: http://herboftheyear.blogspot.com

National Volunteer Week - Herb Grasshof - San Jose Municipal Rose Garden

lIt's National Volunteer Week
"National Volunteer Week, April 6-12, 2014, is about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities. It’s about demonstrating to the nation that by working together, we have the fortitude to meet our challenges and accomplish our goals." Points of Light
This week Herb Grasshof volunteer extrodinare at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden joins us to talk about his work at the garden and also how they recruit and train volunteers for projects at the garden. Herb has given over 1,300 hours of volunteer service working in this garden. We'll also be chatting about the roses planted there. 
"After working in the high tech industry as a Manufacturing Engineer I retired in 1995.  Volunteering in the community was one of the things I planned to do.  After searching for a suitable match that did not put time/ schedule restraints on me, I found the local garden where I can pursue a lifelong interest in nature." - Herb Grasshof
Friends Of The San Jose Municipal Rose Garden Website
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