<<2008_EarthKind_Rose_Symposium_brochure.pdf>>
Hello South Central District Rose Society Presidents (Arkansas & Oklahoma),
In response to growing demand for more information about EarthKind™ roses http://earthkindroses.tamu.edu/, Johnson
County Kansas State University Research and Extension is partnering with the Johnson County Rose Society and Texas
A&M University Extension to present an all-day symposium on EarthKind™ roses for the Kansas City/Zone 5-6 region,
Saturday, October 4, to be held at the Johnson County Extension office in Olathe, KS. (Map available on the Johnson
County Extension website at www.johnson.ksu.edu)
We would like to invite you and your members to our Symposium. Attached is a program brochure and registration order
form for distribution to your Society members.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Adele L. Wilcoxen, President,
Johnson County (Kansas) Rose Society http://www.rosesocietyjoco.org/
alwilcoxen03@yahoo.com
Adele L. Wilcoxen
Public Information Coordinator
Johnson County K-State Research and Extension
11811 S. Sunset Drive, Suite 1500
Olathe, KS 66061
Phone: 913-715-7000
Office hours: Monday – Wednesday,
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Featured speakers will be:
• Dr. Steven W. George, Associate Professor and Horticulture Extension Specialist, Texas A&M Research and Extension
Center, Dallas
• Gaye Hammond, President, Houston Rose Society
• Steve Chaney, County Extension Agent - Home Horticulture, Texas AgriLIFE Extension in Tarrant County, Fort Worth,
Texas
• Claude Graves, America Rose Society Master Consulting Rosarian, South Central Chapter
• Garey Wylie, Johnson County (Texas) Master Gardener
• Laura Dickinson, Johnson County Extension Master Gardener Coordinator, American Rose Society Consulting Rosarian
and EarthKind™ Rose Brigade Member
Each registration includes the following:
• All symposium sessions
• EarthKind™ course materials
• Access to the experts!
• Lunch, morning and afternoon refreshments
• Demonstrations and Tour
• Container-grown EarthKind™ rose
Hello South Central District Rose Society Presidents (Arkansas & Oklahoma),
In response to growing demand for more information about EarthKind™ roses http://earthkindroses.tamu.edu/, Johnson
County Kansas State University Research and Extension is partnering with the Johnson County Rose Society and Texas
A&M University Extension to present an all-day symposium on EarthKind™ roses for the Kansas City/Zone 5-6 region,
Saturday, October 4, to be held at the Johnson County Extension office in Olathe, KS. (Map available on the Johnson
County Extension website at www.johnson.ksu.edu)
We would like to invite you and your members to our Symposium. Attached is a program brochure and registration order
form for distribution to your Society members.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Adele L. Wilcoxen, President,
Johnson County (Kansas) Rose Society http://www.rosesocietyjoco.org/
alwilcoxen03@yahoo.com
Adele L. Wilcoxen
Public Information Coordinator
Johnson County K-State Research and Extension
11811 S. Sunset Drive, Suite 1500
Olathe, KS 66061
Phone: 913-715-7000
Office hours: Monday – Wednesday,
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Featured speakers will be:
• Dr. Steven W. George, Associate Professor and Horticulture Extension Specialist, Texas A&M Research and Extension
Center, Dallas
• Gaye Hammond, President, Houston Rose Society
• Steve Chaney, County Extension Agent - Home Horticulture, Texas AgriLIFE Extension in Tarrant County, Fort Worth,
Texas
• Claude Graves, America Rose Society Master Consulting Rosarian, South Central Chapter
• Garey Wylie, Johnson County (Texas) Master Gardener
• Laura Dickinson, Johnson County Extension Master Gardener Coordinator, American Rose Society Consulting Rosarian
and EarthKind™ Rose Brigade Member
Each registration includes the following:
• All symposium sessions
• EarthKind™ course materials
• Access to the experts!
• Lunch, morning and afternoon refreshments
• Demonstrations and Tour
• Container-grown EarthKind™ rose
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