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ARS Pacific Southwest District Horticulture Judging School, Fall Meeting and Rose Show, and Celebration of California Coastal Rose Society's 25th Annual Rare Rose Auction


October 25-26, 2025

El Corazon Oceanside Senior Center
3302 Senior Center Drive
Oceanside, CA 92054

Cost for registration for this event is $68 per person. If you’d like to volunteer at the event, please contact us, and you can register at a discounted rate of $48.

We thank all those who generously contribute gifts of Effort, Donations or Sponsorship. All amateurs are invited to exhibit their roses.

The exhibit hall will be open to the public upon completion of judging, estimated to be 1:00pm Saturday, and will remain open until 5:00pm.
Rose Show Chairperson, Linda Clark. Admission is free to view the roses in the rose show and participate in the Rare Rose Auction.

Click here to download the information for exhibiting roses

Schedule

Saturday, October 25
Before 7:00 a.m. Supply show properties. Coffee and light breakfast.

7:00—10:00 a.m. Entry of roses

8:30 a.m. Judging school welcome/logistics (Linda Clark)

9:00 a.m.—10:00 a.m. Judging school presentation: Ethics and disqualifications (Tom Cooney)

10:15 a.m. Judges Meeting: Introductions, instructions and updates for current horticultural judges (no exam required) (Linda Clark)

10:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m. Judging of rose show entries

12:15 p.m.—1:00 p.m. Lunch (Sandwiches, chips and fruit provided by SDRS); all registered attendees are welcome (not open to the public)

1:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Rose Show opens

1:00 p.m. CCRS Silent Auction opens

1:30 p.m. CCRS Speakers

1:00 p.m.—2:00 p.m. Judging School Presentation: Shrubs, Polyanthas and OGR (Suzanne Horn)

2:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m. Judging School Presentation: Challenge Classes (Ray Martin)

3:00 p.m.—3:30 p.m. Judging School Presentation: Point Scoring (Gerry Mahoney)

3:30 p.m.—4:15 p.m. Judging School Presentation: Exhibition form/exhibition stage, Decorative form, Guideline updates (Linda Clark)

4:30—6:30 p.m. District Meeting and Awards ceremony (fruit, nuts and cheese)

Sunday, October 26

8:30—9:00 a.m. Judging School Presentation: Photography (Dave Mahoney)

9:00 a.m.—9:30 a.m. Judging School Presentation: Review/Reflection Panel (Ruth Tiffany, Tom Cooney, Ray Martin); for school candidates only

9:30 a.m.—10:00 a.m. Judging School Presentation: Test Preparation/Parts of a Rose (Gerry Mahoney); for school candidates only

10:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m. Judging School Exam; for school candidates only

12:00 p.m. CCRS Silent Auction closes

1:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m. CCRS Live Auction

4:00 p.m. Exit venue

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