The Pikes Peak Rose Society is an affiliate of the American Rose Society (www.ARS.org). Made with Xara Web Designer Ensure your Roses are Accurately Named The American Rose Society makes available to the public their Handbook for Selecting Roses,     A Guide to Buying Roses This handy guide is derived from the Roses in Review program and the Triennial Survey, which gather information on recently introduced roses, evaluating them in a number of different categories. This is “A Rose-Buying Guide to More Than 3,000 Varieties” and covers aspects such as the national Garden performance rating and also data on classification, color, number of petals, and date of introduction. Get this book for your use in the garden and to help ensure you list the correct name for your rose when entering it in the show.  The guide sells for $5 at www.ARS.org .  You can also get the guide when you join the ARS. Copyright ©2004-2010 - Pikes Peak Rose Society