ILLINOIS INDIANA ROSE DISTRICT MEETING COME SOON!
ILLINOIS INDIANA SPRING DISTRICT MEETING
FRI/SAT, MARCH 20-21, 2026
EFFINGHAM, IL
FAIRFIELD INN / 217-540-5454
As of March 13: DON’T send in registration or check… just bring with you to the meeting.
⭐️Two of our favorite speakers are coming — Dr. Mark Windham and Ron Daniels. This will be a special event. It’s a 2 hour drive to Effingham … so you can come for Saturday only if that is better for you.
AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY WEBINARS
🌹SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 12 pm EDT
MAGIC GARDENER: BIOFUNGICIDE
REGISTER HERE.
🌹THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 7 pm EDT
NAVIGATING THE ARS ONLINE APPLICATIONS
🌹SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 12 pm EDT
COMING UP ROSES: The High Country Story
REGISTER HERE.
🌹SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 12 PM EDT
DAVID AUSTIN ROSES… Breeding for Excellence: Past, Present, & Future
Rebecca Koraytum and Liam Beddell
REGISTER HERE.
APRIL MEETING
TUES, APR 14 / 6:30 PM EST
Sullivan Munce Cultural Center
225 W Hawthorne St, Zionsville, IN
ROSE PICK UP DAY
If you ordered roses they will be at available for pickup at Sullivan Munce. Stay for the program and learn how to get your roses off to a great start.
PROGRAM:
TIPS AND TRICKS ON GROWING GREAT ROSES
John Hefner
For over 50 years John and Donna Hefner have grown the most beautiful, award winning roses as well as bringing great leadership and inspiration to our society. As a retired educator, John is a natural born teacher and will share some of his best tips and tricks for growing beautiful roses.
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION:
At each meeting we have a round table discussion. Bring your questions and comments about what’s going on in your garden! Together we will celebrate success and deal with issues!
MAY MEETING
TUES, MAY 12 / 6:30 PM / EST
Sullivan Munce Cultural Center
225 W Hawthorne St, Zionsville, IN
MY WORK WITH ROSES
Dr. Malcolm Manners, Retired Professor at Florida Southern College
PROGRAM:
Malcolm will give us his introduction to Florida Southern College and how he became interested in roses, his work with rose mosaic virus disease and the redevelopment of the original garden into the Jane Elizabeth Jenkins Rose Garden and the development of Ruth’s Rose Garden.
We are excited to learn from one of the world leading authorities on roses who was the recipient of the 2013 Great Rosarian of the World award for his extensive research in treating rose viruses and maintaining older rose varieties. And, who just happens to now be a member of our rose society.
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION:
At each meeting we have a round table discussion. Bring your questions and comments about what’s going on in your garden! Together we will celebrate success and deal with issues!
JUNE MEETING
TUES, JUNE 9 / 6:30 PM EST
Sullivan Munce Cultural Center
225 W Hawthorne St, Zionsville, IN
FLOWER ARRANGING WORKSHOP
Details TBD
We don’t have all the details worked out yet but it will be epic! Mark your calendar!
MARCH MEETING … a wonderful group and a fantastic program!
Indianapolis Rose Society 