June 18 to the 24th. ARS Spring National Convention - 2009 ~~~ Vancouver, BC~~~ Roses in the Landscape, Discover Vancouver! AN INVITATION FROM THE WORLD FEDERATION OF ROSE SOCIETIES: Welcome! Canada, a country of stunning beauty and striking contrasts, stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean with its majestic snow-capped mountains and wonderful gardens, its inhabitants attached to traditions with their lilting accent either in French or English, will welcome delegates to the 15th World Rose Convention of the WFRS for the second time since 1985. The Canadian Rose Society, along with the Vancouver Rose Society, has been working for many months under the leadership of Brenda Viney and Darlene Sanders. A comprehensive educational program featuring first-rate lecturers and guest speakers from around the world has been prepared by the organizing committee. During the daytime, delegates will also have the opportunity to view a spectacular Rose Show and a Rose Festival which will feature our favourite flower in an abundance of rose and garden displays. In addition, tours will be offered enabling delegates to discover Beautiful British Columbia. Ample time will be included for visitors to gather together and deepen the ties of friendship that bind all rosarians together. The American Rose Society has decided to hold its spring convention in Vancouver during our world convention. I am overjoyed with this decision and it is my pleasure to extend our warmest greetings to all participants from the USA. On behalf of the World Federation of Rose Societies, I am honoured to invite delegates from our 38 member countries to join us in Vancouver for the 15th World Rose Convention and I look forward to sharing many unforgettable moments together, thus contributing to the richness of our Federation. Dr Gald Meylan Président Registration: (IN CANADIAN DOLLARS) Feb 1, 2009 to Onsite Seven Day Convention Pass $349 $399 $449 Three Day Convention Pass $249 $299 $349 Travel: Air The Vancouver International Airport has consistently been rated as a top North American airport providing easy access from all over the world. The Vancouver International Airport is approximately 11 miles from downtown. Transfer service is readily available by the Airporter bus, taxi, limousine or car rental companies. An efficient airport transfer service, the Airporter transports delegates from the airport to all the downtown hotels at a cost of approximately $12.00 each way or $18.00 return. Taxi fares are roughly $27.00 and private limousine service is $34.00 one way + gratuity. All of these services accept credit cards. (All fees are approximate and are 2008 prices, Canadian.) Car Vancouver is also easily accessible by car from other parts of Canada via the Trans-Canada Highway and from the United States via the I-5 Freeway which connects Vancouver with the entire West Coast of the United States. In fact, many American visitors make the easy drive to Vancouver just to spend the day (Vancouver is only a 3 hour drive from Seattle)! Visit the Canada Border Services Agency for official border information. A handy website describing border crossing information is borderlineups.com. Rail Vancouver is served by two main railways  VIA Rail Canada, which provides passenger service to other Canadian cities and Amtrak which accesses the US market. Located downtown, the Pacific Central Station is served by taxis and Translink, operator of local city buses, the Skytrain (a mono rail that makes convenient downtown stops), and the Seabus (linking Vancouver to North and West Vancouver). Exhibiting Roses at the Rose Show Exhibiting roses at the WFRS and ARS Rose Show is open to everyone! Cut flowers/roses from all countries do not require an import permit or phytosanitary certificate. However, they are subject to inspection at the first port of entry (any port of entry to Canada) and must be free of pests and soil. If you are shipping cut flowers or require assistance shipping cut flowers from the port of entry to the venue, then please contact Theresa Smith via email at tsmith@eventsonthemove.com. If you are bringing cut flowers with you, once you have cleared customs at the port of entry, then you simply bring the cut flowers to the venue. The Rose Show takes place during the Rose Festival at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre. Details such as loading and unloading in preparation for the Rose Show will be provided upon registration as a Rose Show Exhibitor. Customs Information Events on the Move, the official Custom Broker for the World Rose Convention 2009, will assist everyone who will be crossing borders with roses. Simply contact Events on the Move and a representative will walk you through the process. Events on the Move is applying to Canada Customs to ensure the Convention is recognized to receive all the privileges to which this event is entitled, all in an effort to streamline the shipping process for you into Vancouver, BC, Canada. Additional Customs information will be coming soon. Canadian Food Inspection Agency Information For information about transporting roses and plants across the border into Canada, please review the Canadian Food Inspection Agency website under Plant and Plant Product Imports. For More Information Contact Peter Robichaud Sales Manager  Events on the Move Customs Brokerage and Shipping for the Meeting and Convention Industry 605  1125 Howe Street, Vancouver BC, Canada V6Z 2K8 Tel: 604-647-0130 Fax: 604-647-0136 Toll Free: 1-877-355-1116 Here is a link that might be useful: Convention webpage

Amazing the things you learn on the perennials forum!!! I don't think I ever thought of the literal meaning of that term. Lovely photo!! Well thank you everyone for your input. I guess I will keep them and mulch them well overwinter. Plantmaven, what a beautiful shot. I have seen these shrubs in Toronto, but have never seen one this beautiful - perhaps yours is a double bloom. Thanks for the suggestion of bringing one plant indoors, but I don't have room and I have been trying to avoid bringing anything in that grows because I always get an infestation of something on my houseplants. What I may do is pot one up and sink it in the ground overwinter. That may give it better protection. It's already getting cold up here so lots to do in the next week or two. Thanks again. Northerner.

Oooops hit the wrong key so here goes again LOL. Yes you would need a phyto to bring plants back with you, the darn border thing rearing it's head again :(. Another garden to visit is the Dr. Sun Yat Sen chinese garden in downtown Vancouver. Southlands is one of my favorite garden centers when I'm over on the mainland but the cream of the crop for me is Phoenix Perennials which started up mail order this year but unfortunately only within Canada for now. It's well worth a look see tho'. I've put a link below to their website, go to nursery at the top of the page for more information. Hope you have a great time while you're up here. Annette Here is a link that might be useful: Phoenix Perennials

I ordered roses from Hortico many years ago, and they were great then. I started ordering roses from them again last couple of years. Last year their reliability had become quite hopeless. I suspect their business is in some transition (hopefully not to disappear like so many other speciety suppliers). Since there are so few rose suppliers for Canadian, I started looking at sources outside Canada that would ship here. Here are a few possibilities that I have come across so far but I have not tried them yet. Any feedback from Canadians who have tried will be appreciated: 1. David Austin Roses (https://www.davidaustinroses.com/american/advanced.asp?PageId=2224) 2. Peter Beales (http://www.classicroses.co.uk/products/roses/) (I am very tempted to source Blomfield Courage and Rambling Rector from them this year to try) 3.Regan Nursery http://www.regannursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/home.home/index.htm