Great Rosarians of the World™ (GROW™)
THE GREAT ROSARIANS OF THE WORLD™(GROW™) Lecture series was originally conceived in 2001 by Clair G. Martin, III, Shannon Curator Emeritus of the Rose & Perennial Gardens, The Huntington Botanical Garden, San Marino, CA. It was intended to be an annual lecture series to honor notable rosarians from around the world and provide them with a forum to present their work to a broader American audience.
The goal of this event was to invite major figures in the world of roses, authors, hybridizers, nurserymen and scholars and ask them to present a program that would offer gardeners the opportunity to acknowledge their accomplishments and to honor their work creating and promoting our chief love, the rose. The event became famous worldwide.
Past honorees have included notable figures in the world of roses such as Peter Beales, Ralph Moore, Miriam Wilkins, Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix, Peter Harkness, Viru and Girija Viraraghavan, Wilhelm Kordes, III, William J. Radler, Marilyn Wellan and Stephen Scanniello, David Austin, Ruth Knopf, Alain Meilland, Dr. Walter Lewis and Dr. Malcolm Manners, Danielle Hahn and Dr. Wang Guliang.
In addition to the GROW™ award two other awards were also given - Great Rosarians of the World™
International Friend of the Rose Award and Great Rosarians of the World™ Rose Garden Hall of Fame Award.
GROW™ was a bicoastal event. GROW™ West took place at the Huntington Botanical Garden, San Marino, CA under the direction of Clair G. Martin, III. GROW™ East took place in New York, under the direction of Pat Shanley and the Manhattan Rose Society. The first GROW™ East event took place in 2007 and was hosted by the New York Botanical Garden and Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Queens Botanical Garden became a host garden in 2013. 2016 was the last event.
Honorees
THE GREAT ROSARIANS OF THE WORLD™(GROW™) Lecture series was originally conceived in 2001 by Clair G. Martin, III, Shannon Curator Emeritus of the Rose & Perennial Gardens, The Huntington Botanical Garden, San Marino, CA. It was intended to be an annual lecture series to honor notable rosarians from around the world and provide them with a forum to present their work to a broader American audience.
The goal of this event was to invite major figures in the world of roses, authors, hybridizers, nurserymen and scholars and ask them to present a program that would offer gardeners the opportunity to acknowledge their accomplishments and to honor their work creating and promoting our chief love, the rose. The event became famous worldwide.
Past honorees have included notable figures in the world of roses such as Peter Beales, Ralph Moore, Miriam Wilkins, Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix, Peter Harkness, Viru and Girija Viraraghavan, Wilhelm Kordes, III, William J. Radler, Marilyn Wellan and Stephen Scanniello, David Austin, Ruth Knopf, Alain Meilland, Dr. Walter Lewis and Dr. Malcolm Manners, Danielle Hahn and Dr. Wang Guliang.
In addition to the GROW™ award two other awards were also given - Great Rosarians of the World™
International Friend of the Rose Award and Great Rosarians of the World™ Rose Garden Hall of Fame Award.
GROW™ was a bicoastal event. GROW™ West took place at the Huntington Botanical Garden, San Marino, CA under the direction of Clair G. Martin, III. GROW™ East took place in New York, under the direction of Pat Shanley and the Manhattan Rose Society. The first GROW™ East event took place in 2007 and was hosted by the New York Botanical Garden and Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Queens Botanical Garden became a host garden in 2013. 2016 was the last event.
Honorees
- 2001 Peter Beales
- 2002 Ralph Moore
- 2003 Miriam Wilkins
- 2004 Roger Phillips & Martyn Rix
- 2005 Peter Harkness
- 2006 Viru & Girija Viraraghavan
- 2007 Wilhelm Kordes, III
- 2008 William Radler
- 2009 Marilyn Wellan & Stephen Scanniello
- 2010 David Austin
- 2011 Ruth Knopf
- 2012 Alain Meilland
- 2013 Dr. Walter Lewis & Dr. Malcolm Manners
- 2014 Danielle Hahn
- 2016 Dr. Wang Guoliang
Great Rosarians of the World™ Rose Garden Hall of Fame
The following gardens were recognized by GROW™ as outstanding and received recognition.
2009
San José Heritage Rose Garden, San José, California
Sacramento City Cemetery Historic Rose Garden, Sacramento, California
2010
David Austin Nursery Rose Garden, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, UK
Peter Beales Nursery Rose Garden, Attlebrough, Norfolk, UK
Mottisfornt Abbey Rose Garden, Hampshire, UK
Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden at The New York Botanical Garden
2011
Antique Rose Emporium, Brenham, Texas
Columbus Park of Roses, Columbus, Ohio
Quarryhill Botanical Garden, Glen Ellen, California
2012
2013
Elizabeth Park Rose Garden, Hartford, Connecticut
San José Municipal Rose Garden, San José, California
2014
City of Sakura Rose Garden, Sakura, Japan
Portland International Rose Garden, Portland, OR
Balboa Park Rose Garden, San Diego, California
Heritage Rose District, New York City, New York
Biltmore Rose Garden, Ashville, North Carolina
Edisto Rose Garden, Orangeburg, South Carolina
En Tian Rose Park, Taicang, China
2016
Beijing Botanical Garden, Beijing, China
Chambersville heritage Rose Garden, Chambersville, Texas
Il Roseto Botanica ‘Carla Fineschi’, Cavriglia, Italy
Great Rosarians of the World™
International Friend of the Rose Award
2010
William Grant
Jill Perry
2011
Ambassador Faith Whittlesey
Robert E. Edberg III
Patricia Shanley
Gene Waering
Emina Darakjy
Judy Polinsky
Myriam Hu
2012
Ellen MInet
2013
Jeff Wyckoff
2014
James Delahanty
Todd Forrest
2015
Jeri Jennings
2016
Jeffery Ware
International Friend of the Rose Award
2010
William Grant
Jill Perry
2011
Ambassador Faith Whittlesey
Robert E. Edberg III
Patricia Shanley
Gene Waering
Emina Darakjy
Judy Polinsky
Myriam Hu
2012
Ellen MInet
2013
Jeff Wyckoff
2014
James Delahanty
Todd Forrest
2015
Jeri Jennings
2016
Jeffery Ware
