ALL RIGHT. WELL, YOU MAY
NOT SEE THE A TYPICAL CROWDED
ROSE FESTIVAL EVENTS AROUND
TOWN THIS YEAR. BUT THAT DOES
NOT MEAN THAT WE ARE NOT
CELEBRATING THE ROYAL ROSE
AREA AND STILL HAVE TONS OF
FUN BLOOMING ALL ACROSS
PORTLAND.
INCLUDING AT THE 83RD
HAVE SOME ROYALTY JOINING US
LIVE RIGHT NOW. MARY GETTY IS
A ROYAL GARDNER WITH THAT.
ROSEMARY. AND GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
GARDNER WITH THE AREA. AND
WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE ILL
FROM CONTEST THIS MORNING ON
YOUR SHOW. SOME. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME. YEAH, I LOVE THIS.
SO TELL US ABOUT THE AT THE
ROSE GARDEN CONTEST. THIS IS A
FUN LITTLE TRADITION. IT IS A
FUN TRADITION AND IT'S BEEN
GOING ON, AS YOU SAID FOR 83
YEARS NOW WE DIDN'T HAVE LAST
YEAR WE HAD A MODIFIED VERSION
LAST YEAR. BUT THIS YEAR WE'RE
SO EXCITED TO BRING IT BACK.
SO WE WELCOME ANY ROSE GROWER
WITHIN 20 MILES FROM PORTLAND
COURTHOUSE SQUARE. AND IT'S A
MINIMUM NUMBER OF ROADS YOU
NEED IS 12 AND WE HAVE ALL
SORTS OF DIFFERENT DIVISIONS.
WE ENCOURAGE FIRST TIME ROSE
GROWER, GARDENERS AND WE'VE
BEEN A SPECIAL CONTEST
DIVISION FOR SO JUST A REALLY
FUN TRADITION FOR ANYBODY WHO
HAS A ROSE GARDEN OF ANY SIZE
AT LEAST SHOULD SAY AT LEAST
ONE. SO YOU SAY ME LIKE
BUSH'S. ROAD. YEAH, IT WAS OUR
12 ROSE AND I WAS THINKING,
SEPARATE BUSH IS NO YES. AND
THE APPLICATIONS DEADLINE IS
COMING UP IN 16 DAYS.
AND AS I SAID, IT'S FREE TO
JOIN. SO WE'RE REALLY HOPING
THAT IF YOU'RE AT ALL
INTERESTED THAT YOU GET YOUR
APPLICATION IN THERE AND YOU
CHECK OUR WEB SITE OUT.
BE LINKING THAT NEW PROGRAM
THAT IT'S WE ALSO HAVE SOME
HELP FROM THE PORTLAND ROW
SOCIETY. THERE TO HELP YOU IF
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AND IT'S
JUST A REALLY FUN TRADITION
FOR YEAH. I MEAN, WHAT WHAT OF
PREVIOUS WINNERS LOOKED LIKE
OF THE KINDS OF ROSE GARDENS
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR. WHAT DOES
IT TAKE TO BE A WINNER.
LIKE THE COMMON TYPICAL ROSE
AREA AND OR WHY SHE WAS THERE
IN PORTLAND OR TO APPLY. WE
WANT PEOPLE THAT JUST SOFT A
SIMPLE ROSE GARDEN TO APPLY.
WE WANT ANYBODY THAT HAS A
GARDEN THAT THEY WANT TO SHOW
UP TO APPLY. WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR ARE THERE'S
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND THE
JUDGES ARE LOOKING FOR
SPECIFICALLY SO OIL. WE'RE
LOOKING THE DESIGN AND LAYOUT
OF ROSES. WE WERE REALLY WANT
US TO KIND OF SEE THE
PERSONALITY OF THE ROSE GROWER
REFLECTED IN THEIR GARDENS.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR THE
MAINTENANCE OF THE GARDEN
ITSELF AND BLOOM QUALITY. THE
CANES OF THE ROSE AND THE
FOLIAGE OF THE ROSE. SO THERE
CATEGORIES THAT WE'RE LOOKING
FOR. WE HAVE TEAMS OF BETWEEN
2, 4, JUDGES. USUALLY THAT
SPANNED THE PORTLAND METRO
AREA WHICH INCLUDES VANCOUVER.
SO AS I SAID, IT'S 20 MILES
FROM COURTHOUSE SQUARE. SO WE
SEND THEM OUT ON JUDGING DAY
AND YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO BE
PRESENT. HAVE YOUR GARDEN
JUDGED AND THEN WE USE A
VARIETY OF KIND OF MARKERS TO
JUDGE THE GUARDS IN DIFFERENT
WAYS AND THEN YOU GET THE
COVETED PRIZE FOR EVERY
DIVISION, WHICH IS A REALLY
LOVELY GARDEN STATE THAT IS
GIVES YOU A GREAT BRAGGING
RIGHTS AS BUT AS A ROSE GROWER
IN PORTLAND. YEAH, THAT'S
AWESOME. I I LOVE THIS TIME OF
YEAR WHEN I TAKE THE DOG FOR A
WALKING AROUND THE
EVERYTHING IS IN BLOOM.
ALL THE ROSE BUSHES ARE
STARTING TO BLOOM.
DO YOU YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE
FOR ANY OF OUR GARDENERS OUT
THERE TO REALLY SPRUCE UP
THEIR ROSES IN TIME FOR THIS
CONTEST.
WELL, I THINK JUST GOING
ONLINE AND YOU CAN YOU CAN GO
ONLINE OUR WEB SITE AND SEE
SOME TIPS IN THERE. AND AS I
SAID, WE'VE GOT THE ROW
SOCIETY, FOLKS ENTER AT YOUR
BECK AND CALL. THERE'S A WHOLE
LIST OF THEIR NAMES AND PHONE
NUMBERS AND THEY'RE THERE TO
I THINK JUST PUTTING SOME
DOWN AND GETTING RID OF THE
DEAD LEAVES AND MAKING IT LOOK
GOOD OR ARE ALL.
GREAT THINGS TO DO. I KNOW
A LABRADOR. THAT MEANS A LOT
OF WATCHING AND I HAVE A
NEIGHBOR THAT I DON'T KNOW. I
DIDN'T NOTICE IT BEFORE, BUT
ON THE WALK I STOPPED AND
RIGHT TO THE LEFT OF HER
DRIVEWAY. SHE HAS AN EYE
SOUTHERN COUNTED. SHE HAS 15
ROSE BUSHES. AND SO HOME AND I
GOT ONE OF MY LITTLE FLYERS
AND I WROTE A PERSONAL NOTE ON
THERE'S A DIVISION FOR FIRST
TIME ENTRANCE. AND THERE'S
ALSO YOU KNOW, VISIBLE FROM
THE STREET CATEGORY. SO WE'RE
LOOKING FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS
TO SHOP THE ROSES AND IT'S
JUST IT'S A IT'S A GREAT
EXPERIENCE. I THINK FOR FOR
PORTLANDERS AND SOMETHING 9
AND CELEBRATE. WHY I KNOW OURS
HAVE THOSE BLACK SPOTS ALL
OVER OUR ROSES. SO NOW I WOULD
NOT BE SUBMITTING MAYBE NEXT
TIME TURN FOR NEXT YEAR. I BY
WHAT IT IS. IT'S A TOUGH AND
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SO WE CAN
DO IT SAFELY HERE IN THE
PANDEMIC. I'M SO GLAD YOU GUYS
ARE GONNA BRING IT BACK THIS
YEAR.
RIGHETTI ROYAL GARDNER WITH
THE ROYAL RASPBERRY AND THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US THIS
MORNING. 8 OR HAVING A SON,
PLEASE GET THOSE APPLICATIONS
AND WE WANT TO SEE MORE
GARDENS.
ABSOLUTELY. WELL, IF YOU OR
SOMEONE YOU KNOW WOULD LIKE TO
ENTER IN THIS YEAR'S ROSE
GARDEN CONTEST. WE WILL HAVE A
LINK TO THE APPLICATION AND
ALL THAT INFO YOU NEED ON
KOIN, DOT COM. AND AS MARY
MENTIONED, DEADLINE TO ENTER
IS FRIDAY. MAY 28TH VERY YEAH.
LOVE WALKING THROUGH THE START
IN 2. YEAH.
YEAH. I MEAN, THE WHOLE
METRO AREA IT IS GROWTH AND
AMAZING THINGS BEAUTIFUL IN
THE SPRING. WHAT DO YOU LOVE