Qualifications
of a Consulting Rosarian
Master Rosarian Nomination
Form and Qualifications
Consulting Rosarian Application Forms (Adobe PDF format)
ARS Consulting Rosarian Candidate Form | ARS
Consulting Rosarian School Application | ARS Letter of Recommendation
Any member of the American Rose Society may qualify as a Consulting
Rosarian by doing the following:
- Must be a member, (regular or joint member) of the American Rose Society
for three consecutive years.
- Must be an active member of a local rose society.
- Must have grown roses of various types for at least five years and should
be knowledgeable in all equipment and materials related to rose culture.
- Must provide letters of recommendation from any three Consulting Rosarians,
on the form provided by their District Consulting Rosarian Chairman.
- Must attend an ARS school/workshop for Consulting Rosarians and complete
an open book examination based on the material contained in the Consulting
Rosarian manual. Once you pass the exam, you do not have to take it again.
- Must know and be willing to live up to the Consulting Rosarian Guidelines.
- Must be willing to attend no less than one Consulting Rosarian School
in every four-year period.
- Must submit a completed individual annual report form to the District
Chairman of Consulting Rosarians. If no report is submitted in a three-year
period the CR will be dropped from the program. A warning letter will be
issued after two years of non-compliance.
- Must submit a Roses in Review Report to the RIR District Coordinator each
year.
- Must exhibit a continuing willingness to share knowledge and an enthusiasm
for the rose and the American Rose Society.
