The Orange County Rose Society welcomes you! Our mission is to foster and encourage all aspects of rose culture including rose education and community service.  The OCRS is affiliated with the American Rose Society (ARS) and is part of the Southwest District of the ARS.  We hope you find our website informative and inspirational.  We also encourage you to attend our monthly meetings (the first Thursday of each month except July, August and December) to learn more about growing roses and to network with other rose enthusiasts.  We have many Consulting and Master Rosarians among our members, and they always are willing to share their knowledge. It would be a pleasure to have you join the OCRS and share your love of roses

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     About Dr. Darryl Pearson: Dr. Darryl Pearson has been a rose lover since the age of 16.  He honed his rose skills while tending to his mother's rose garden.  Even though it began as a task, Darryl learned to appreciate the various colors, fragrances and sturdiness of the rose.  Darryl is a retired public school educator and work in the field of education for over 40 years. He has been a member of the OCRS and the ARS for over 30 years.  He also has been an accredited ARS National Horticultural Rose Judge for over 25 years.  In his spare time you can find him in the garden or spending time with his granddaughter.