Paul Zimmerman Roses Consulting & Design
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Experience
- Owner “Paul Zimmerman Roses Consulting & Design”
- Independent Consultant to Jackson & Perkins
- Designs gardens all over the United States
- “Rose How To” Video Producer, Writer and Actor for Jackson & Perkins
- 2011-2020 Director Biltmore® International Rose Trials
- 2010-2010 Exclusive Rose Consultant to Biltmore
- Author Of The Book – Everyday Roses. How To Grow Knockout And Other Modern Garden Roses. Published by Taunton Press
- Member Of The Advisory Board Of The American Rose Rose Selections™ Trials
- 2009 – 2020. U.S. Rose Licensing Agent for Pépinières G DELBARD – France
- 2010- Present. Host of “Roses Are Plants Too” the rose blog on the website of Fine Gardening Magazine.
- 2009-Present. Host, Creator, Narrator of the “Roses Are Plants Too” channel on You Tube. A series of short rose care videos with over 4 million views and over 26,000 subscribers.
- 2018 Hired by the New York Botanical Garden to prepare a report on the care protocols of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden. Comment on current protocols, suggest changes and new ones.
- 2018 Hired by the Chinese Government to conduct two days of workshops with a delegation of Chinese rose gardeners from a botanical garden in China.
Writing
- 2013. Book Everyday Roses. How To Grow Knockout And Other Modern Garden Roses. Published by Taunton Press
- 2103 – Organic Gardening Magazine. “Beyond Knockout. The Next Generation of Garden Roses”
- 2010 – Fine Gardening Magazine. “Caring For Roses Naturally”
- 2008 – The Sustainable Rose Garden. – “Just Say No To Chemicals”
- 2008 – Royal National Rose Society Annual. “Favourites: The Experts Choose”
- 2008 – The American Rose. Official Publication of The American Rose Society. “A Gentle Plea for Order”. Rose Classificaiton.
- 2006 – Rosa Mundi. Heritage Rose Foundation. “Activities of the Specialized Conservation Committee”.
- 2004, Feb – Perennial Magazine. Roses for the Landscape.
- 2004, May – Nursery News. “Changes in The Rose World”. Current changes and trends in The Wholesale Rose Market.
- 2003, Nov. – American Nurseryman. “The Three S’s” Ways for Independent Garden Centers to survive in a box store world.
- 2003, May – American Nurseryman. Our nursery was profiled.
- 2002 – Annual of The American Rose Society “Coming to a Mall Near You”
- 2000 – Annual of The American Rose Society “Landscaping with Roses”
- 1998 April – The American Rose. Official Publication of The American Rose Society. “The Charm of Noisettes”
- 1997 August – The American Rose. Official Publication of The American Rose Society. “Rethinking the Hybrid Tea”
- 1996 Oct. – The American Rose. Official Publication of The American Rose Society. “Plants, Pipes & Polymers: Water is Vital to a Plant’s Growth”
- 1992-1994 – Monthly Novice Corner in “The Rose Reporter” The Gold Medal winning publication of The Tinseltown Rose Society.
- 1992-1998 – “The Rose Reporter” Numerous articles including several Award Of Merit Winners.
Talks & Media
- Conneticut Horticultral Society
- Philadelphia Flower Show
- Northeast Flower and Garden Show – Seattle, WA
- Bierkreek Rose Nursery Rose Festival. The Netherlands
- Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. Disney World. Four days of talks
- Vancouver Rose Society
- Deep South District Rose Convention
- 17th Annual Organic Grower’s Conference
- Seattle, WA. Heritage Roses Northwest All Day Workshop
- New York – Great Rosarians of The World Lecture Series “The Sustainable Rose Garden” Brooklyn Botanical Garden.
- Bowling Green Kentucky – TenArky District Convention. “Roses Are Plants Too”
- Charlotte, NC. Southern Spring Home & Garden Show. “Growing Roses Naturally”.
- Southeastern Flower Show – Speaking and coordinating five days of rose events throughout the conference including “Roses Are Plants Too” main stage.
- Charlotte, NC. Southern Spring Home & Garden Show. Talk and coordinating a day of talks/demonstrations devoted to roses and their care.
- Charleston Horticultural Society – Two days of lecture and workshops
- Carolina Gardener WBT Radio – Cohost
- Making it Grow with Rowland Allston – PBS
- Charlotte, NC. Southern Spring Home & Garden Show
- Pesaro, Italy. “Il Nome Della Rosa
- Abingdon, VA Mid Atlantic Garden Faire.
- Washington DC. National Fall Convention of The American Rose Society
- New Orleans, LA. National Spring Convention of The American Rose Society
- 1993-present. District & local rose societies and garden clubs. On average 4-6 per year.