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Biographical Profile of Karen Ernsberger
Arrangement and Horticultural Judges Chair

Local Rose Society Membership: Redwood Empire Rose Society, Marin Rose Society

Other Societies & Groups: American Society of Enology and Viticulture, Luther Burbank Art and Garden Center - VP

Years Growing Roses: 50

How I Started with Roses: I have been growing roses for over 50 years. My love of roses started with the roses in my parents Southern California rose garden, the fragrance of Sterling Silver, Mister Lincoln, and the beauty of Dainty Bess. I bought my first roses from Dee Bennett at the Los Angeles County Fair, I still have 3 of these miniature roses (Magic Carousel, Hula Girl and Beauty Secret), I bought before going off to college. When I graduated from UC Davis and started working in the Wine Industry, I moved my miniature roses with me to Sonoma County, as they were portable. As soon as I was married and had soil (mostly clay) I planted roses, at the time when the fashionable roses were Love, Peace, Honor, Tropicana, Mister Lincoln, Class Act and French Perfume. I started entering cut flowers in the Sonoma County Fair and met members of the Redwood Empire Rose Society, who invited me to join other rose lovers at monthly meetings. I joined RERS in 1992 and started entering the RERS Rose Shows, helping with rose society activities, when I could with children in tow.
In 1998, I became a Consulting Rosarian, even though I have a country garden not a show place. I grow about 300 roses down from 314 (I lost 92 bushes during the October 2017 Nun's Fire in Sonoma County).

Profession: Winemaker, Microbiologist and Chemist in the wine industry.

Rose Society Offices: Secretary 2020 to present.
President 2005/6, 2011/12, 2016-2019.
Vice President 2003/4.

Comments: I co-wrote the 1998 RERS Rose Show schedule and have been writing the RERS Show Schedules since I began co-chairing the rose shows in 2000. I am a Rose Horticultural judge and Arrangement judge.



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