Photo courtesy of of Marcia McIntyre

Join our November Speaker Series and expand your knowledge of the “Queen of Flowers,” the rose, as fellow OSU Master Gardener, Kimberly Bown presents, answering why Portland is the “City of Roses”, along with covering the history that shaped the city’s legacy. Kimberly will share the fame and role of Portland’s public rose gardens and highlight rose horticulture – how and when modern roses were created, the varieties available today, and the elements for successful rose care to grow roses that thrive and are disease resistant.

Photo courtesy of Kimberly Bown

Kimberly Bown graduated from UC Berkeley with a Forestry B.S. and had a 30-year career with the US Forest Service managing our public lands, where she served as Regional Director for various resource programs in the Pacific NW and Alaska Regions, and as a District Ranger in California. As President of the Portland Rose Society (PRS), she is devoted to the encouragement, education, and development of rose culture. PRS assists the City of Portland in maintaining its position as the “City of Roses.” Kimberly also keeps busy as an OSU-certified Master Gardener and as President of the Friends of the International Rose Test Garden, coordinating hundreds of volunteers, deadheading, and leading tours. She is a member of Portland’s Royal Rosarians, an all-volunteer organization serving as the official greeters and ambassadors of goodwill for the city of Portland since 1912. Kimberly served as the Prime Minister in 2020 and was knighted under the rose “Love & Peace.”

Register HERE in advance.

Free event. All are welcome.