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

Annie ... thank you for the invite you posted on the Rose Forum. At this time, I have about 120 roses and a few companion plants. I haven't really researched how to incorporate companion plants into my weed patch/rose garden simply because I am working with such horrible soil, getting the roses sited properly and growing well has been my primary focus since I purchased my home. Therefore, I am new to this forum. My one experiment of moving some of the previous owner's stunted irises into a rose bed turned out to be a disaster for the rose. So, I decided to get the rose beds right and then work on planning the rest of the garden around them. About shovel pruning roses ... I can see why you would be put off, but the thing is that when roses are marketed, there is generally the concept that a given rose can be grown well in any climate or any type of soil, so many gardeners buy roses that are simply wrong for their gardens and, to me, it only makes sense to replace the plant with a more suitable rose that will be happy in my garden and won't require as much attention as the rose that doesn't perform well. However, I tend to look at roses differently than most gardeners as I work on a rose web site called HelpMeFind dot com. On that site, there is a lot of information about the individual roses, comments by people who have grown the rose and more. It helps me find the right roses for my current garden. If more gardeners researched their roses ... and other plants ... they wouldn't find themselves shovel pruning their roses. (I am afraid to tell you how many plants I've killed because they cannot survive this climate.) Smiles, Lyn

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