It is official! The 2026 ARS National Convention and Rose Show will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, the weekend of October 2-5, 2026. The show will be held at the Sheraton Music City Nashville Airport Hotel. The hotel is conveniently located to the airport, downtown Nashville, and Opryland (which includes Opry Mills and the Grand Ole Opry).
The weekend is being planned, as we speak, to include nationally recognized exhibitors, speakers and vendors. We would appreciate if you would help us spread the word! You will find links to our current marketing media on this page. If you have are rose society, flower club, florist, or just a lover of roses, please download these files and share on your social media.
Help us spread the word! if you have are rose society, flower club, florist, or just a lover of roses, download the the Save the Date flyer or the 2026 ARS Convention logo and post on your site! Click here for our marketing media! We thank you!
Finding the Center
From I-65: Take Exit #78-A east on Harding Place. Take a right at the second light onto Trousdale Drive. Travel south on Trousdale for approximately 1.5 miles. Turn left on to Hogan Road at the four-way stop. Hogan Road ends at the front gates of the Ellington Agricultural Center. Note: all buildings have identifying lawn signs for your convenience.
From I-24: Take exit #56 west on Harding Place to the Nolensville Road intersection at Walmart. Turn left onto Nolensville Road and travel south 1/10 mile and turn right onto Edmondson Pike. Travel 1 1/2 miles on Edmondson Pike. The east entrance to Ellington Agricultural Center is on the right.
Finding the Building
To the Ed Jones Auditorium: Enter the front gates from Hogan Road. Bear to your right. The Moss Building (antebellum style mansion) will be on your left at the top of the hill. Follow the drive until you reach the auditorium (a large white barn-like structure that sits at the end of the lawn behind the mansion.) It is located at 416 Hogan Road.
The Tenarky District Winter Workshop will be held February 21-22, 2025, at the Holiday Inn University Plaza, Bowling Green, KY. District Director, Howard Carman, and Vice Director, Paula Williams, have planned a great winter getaway weekend for rosarians – an event you will not want to miss!
The hotel is located at Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center, 1021 Wilkinson Trace, Bowling Green, KY 42103. Reserve by January 21, 2025. A small block of rooms has been reserved for the workshop at a special rate of $137 per night plus taxes. Rooms should be reserved by January 21, 2025. Call 270.745.0088 and mention Tenarky District(American Rose Society) Code TEN or reserve online at Tenarky.org. Hotel may be sold out this weekend; reserve early! Click here to reserve on line.
We have great speakers!
Gaye Hammond, Past President of the Houston Rose Society Gaye is the Past President of the Houston Rose Society. She is a life member and patron of American Rose Society and serves on the Marketing Committee of the national organization. Gaye is also the study liaison between the Houston Rose Society and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in connection with EarthKind® Rose Research the largest environmental rose research study done in the U.S.
Dennis Phillips, President of Monty’s Plant Food Company Dennis is the son-in-law of Monty Justice and together they formed Monty’s Plant Food Company in 1997. While working on his post graduate work at the University of Louisville, he began working with Monty Justice in Rose care (nearly 200 gardens that amounted to 2,000 roses). He continues to serve as President and oversees production and looks to create new products from the list that were generated early in their business.
Raymond A. Cloyd, professor and extension specialist in the Department of Entomology at Kansas State University Raymond is a professor and extension specialist in horticultural entomology/plant protection in the Department of Entomology at Kansas State University. His research and extension program involves plant protection/pest management of horticultural insect and mite pests in greenhouses, nurseries, landscapes, turfgrass, conservatories, interior scapes, Christmas trees, vegetables, fruits, cannabis, and hemp. In addition, Raymond provides assistance to beekeepers and is involved in pollinator protection.
Make plans to attend – make hotel reservations soon (limited number of rooms at discounted price) and send your registration prior to February 15 to have the catered lunch. This will be a fun weekend to attend educational seminars, reconnect with rose friends, and make new ones!!
We hope to see you at the 2025 Tenarky District Winter Workshop!
The Rose Show will be held on Saturday, October 5. Doors open at 5:30 a.m. CDT . The Placement Committee and/or exhibitors will place horticulture entries from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. CDT. Exhibitors will place Challenge Class entries. Judging begins at 10:15 a.m. CDT. The show will be open to exhibitors when the judging is completed and the awards table is arranged. The Show will be open to the public from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. CDT and is free to the public.
For information on the events of this fun-filled weekend, click here.
Registration is required for all participants. Full payment must accompany each registration form. Exhibitors MUST be registered and have an exhibitor’s number on entry tags. Entry numbers will be on name tags at registration or may be obtained from the registrar prior to the show. Registration must be received by September 30 for food tally. Anyone registering after September 30, will not be able to attend the banquet.The registration form is here.
Hotel accommodations are at the Holiday Inn University Plaza in Bowling Green, Kentucky. There are a limited number of rooms at the Convention price! There are other events on this date, so make your room reservation very soon! The deadline for the Convention price is September 3, 2024. Click here to reserve your room.
The Tenarky District Winter Workshop will be held February 21-22, 2025, at the Holiday Inn University Plaza, Bowling Green, KY. District Director, Howard Carman, and Vice Director, Paula Williams, have planned a great winter getaway weekend for rosarians – an event you will not want to miss!
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