Exhibitors' Quarterly, a publication of the American Rose Society (not to be confused with Rose Exhibitors' Quarterly, the publication of the American Rose Exhibitors Society) has debuted under the editorship of Louise Coleman with the Fall 2010 issue. The welcome message from Louise describing her plans is below. Click here to download a copy of the issue
WELCOME!
I have been around for a long time and many of you know me, but for the rest of you, let me introduce myself.
I joined ARS way back in the late 60s. I served on the Board of Directors, served as Chairman of Judges, and Chairman of Consulting Rosarians, and was honored with the ARS Gold Medal. I have been writing about roses all along the way.
My husband, Tom, and I learned to exhibit by competing with the best – Frank
Benardella, Ed Ward, and Dale Martin, just to name a few. We exhibited as a team in local, district and national shows for 25 years. We learned as we went and did well. We have many national trophies to our credit and even won a national Queen of Show. We earned more than 50 Queens over the years.
Seventeen years ago, Tom died and I have done my best to exhibit alone. It is difficult but I have had some success. I even accumulated a few more Queens.
In 1985, I edited the first issue of the Exhibitors Quarterly. The publication then
evolved into the Rose Exhibitors’ Forum (REF). Recently, there was no editor for
some time. Jeff Wyckoff, ARS President, asked me to edit the publication again. I
gave it some thought and it was hard to say “no”. It was like my long lost baby was back. So I said “yes”.
This decision is so recent that I am going to use this edition mainly as an introduction to what is planned and an opportunity for all of you to send me your ideas. You are welcome to share your exhibiting and growing knowledge along with show experiences. (even funny stories)
I’m sure you all have noticed how small our rose shows are getting with a lack of exhibitors. Rose shows are our very best advertisement to attract membership in ARS and our local societies. I want to help and encourage new exhibitors with a “Beginners Corner”.
I hope to bring you interesting and informative articles from some of the most
successful exhibitors. We can all share new ideas and opinions on new roses. I will try to bring you information on new roses, new solutions to insect and disease problems and new solutions to exhibitors’ problems.
Let me hear from you – roseylou@aol.com