Yankee District Judges

For more information on horticultural judges in the Yankee District,
 contact Craig Dorschel, District Chair of Judges

The new "Guidelines for Judging Roses" is now available through the ARS and should be purchased by all judges due to significant changes.

Requirements to become an ARS horticultural judge

 The (abridged) requirements are as follows:
1) Member of the ARS for 3 consecutive years (and then continuously)
2) Personally grow roses
3) Must know characteristics and variability of at least 100 varieties and be able to verify labeling
4) Successfully exhibited by winning more than 5 blue ribbons for at least 3 years in 5 different shows
5) Worked as a clerk in at least 3 rose shows
6)  Successfully complete an accredited judging school
7) Serve a judging apprenticeship by helping judge at least 5 shows in a period of not more than 3 years
8) Be approved after apprenticeship with the recommendations of judges you have worked with
9) Follow ARS rules in judging, be observant, of high integrity,  able to substantiate decisions, diplomatic, constructive and assertive.

The ARS puts out a  booklet called "Guidelines for Judging Roses"  which has the details on judging various classes of roses and the particulars of becoming a horticultural or arrangement judge.