From Our District Director - Ruth Tiffany

 So what is the Pacific Southwest District??????

We have one of the largest districts in the American Rose Society- our district covers California from north of LA, Santa Clarita, through Nevada, all of Arizona, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas.  If you are a member of any rose society in this area you are a member of the PSWD. 

We currently have 17 rose societies, some more active than others. Most of our societies are small with 100 or less members and 20-30 attendees at events. Our challenges are similar to most areas of the US with much competition for our collective attention and a culture resistant to joining groups. We can remember the old days with more than 30 societies putting on events for many more hundreds of rose gardeners. In this district, we choose to roll up our sleeves and work diligently to use all our collective resources to grow our influence on rose gardeners within our areas. It is a challenge to get our focus and agendas out to gardeners. Social media has to be a strong focus for all our groups. Personal contact with rose growers and the strong activity of consulting rosarsians is essential and life-giving for all of us. 

As the new Director for the PSWD I would like to share with you more about what I hope and wish for and, with your help, my goals for our district in the next 3 years. 

I have always believed that the more opportunities we have to get together as rose experts and rose lovers and share our "addiction" the more we will grow in numbers and in personal growth.