The 2003 School
will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at the Lake Wylie Public Library, Lake
Wylie, SC., beginning at 8:00 a.m. with a continental breakfast followed by the
educational program and the required test for CR candidates.
Faculty
for this CR School are District Director, Blake Robinson, with a warm welcome;
Frances Ballentine on the CR Program and Mission; Bill Patterson of Roses
Unlimited on Soil and Water; Drs. Gary Rankin and Monica Valentovic on Garden
Chemicals, Safety, and IPM; and the combined faculty on Diagnosing Pests and
Diseases in the Garden.
CR
Candidates will take the open book test beginning at 3:15. When all are
finished, the tests will be graded and new CRs certified! The School should end
by 5 p.m.
The
cost of the school is $20.00 per person and includes a continental breakfast,
lunch, and school materials; $25.00 if an ARS Certificate is requested. Checks
should be made payable to the Carolina District and submitted with the
application for the CR School.
The
School is open to anyone interested in roses, to CR candidates and CRs wanting
recertification as CRs.
Applications
are available from Frances G. Ballentine, 2496 State Road, Summerville, SC
29483; tel 843-688-5696; or E-mail: franballent@aol.com.
Qualifications for CR Candidates are:
1. ARS membership for three years prior to the School
2. Rose growing experience for five years prior to the
School
3. Three letters of recommendation from CRs endorsing
the candidate’s qualifications
4. A willingness to assist and advise others on rose
culture and to share this knowledge with others.
5. Taking and passing the CR open-book test.
The deadline for submitting applications is June
30, 2003, as credentials must be checked with ARS prior to the school.