The Yankee District Convention, hosted by the New England Rose Society and chaired by Audrey Osborn, will be held at the Publick House ( 277 Main St, Sturbridge, MA 01566 ) March 6 – 8.
*Full program in PDF with presenter bios and convention schedule
List of probable roses for auction
There will be a Friday afternoon judging school for new and recertifying horticultural judges
Go to our EVENT page for more info
*Our keynote speaker will be the renowned Ping Lim.
*Der Rosenmeister expert Leon Ginenthal will speak on all aspects of growing ramblers
*Kerri Richardson will speak on “Organic Plant Magic”
*We will have an interactive panel “From Auction Table to Show Table” discussion by rosarians Jason Capote, Irwin Ehrenreich, and Regan Duffee moderated by Lauren Duffee
The very low registration fee of $80 is all inclusive of a Friday evening meal, Saturday lunch and Saturday night banquet!
We want it to be affordable for as many people as possible , especially since we have well over 200 roses in our silent and Saturday night auction!