October 16, 2026 – 7:30 P.M.

Join us October 16  at 7:30 pm for our annual election and fabulous dessert buffet. This year I want to invite those of you with a great dessert recipe to bring some to share on our dessert buffet. Our speaker is Kimberly Dean, the Rose Geek from YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. The speaker will be via Zoom.

Please RSVP to Norma Booty at 651-276-0848 or email her at applerose44@hotmail.com

Kimberley is also a writer and frequent podcast guest of Rose Chat with Theresa Byington and also A world of Gardening with Paul Zimmerman. Her work has appeared in the American Rose Society magazine and rose society publications, covering topics including David Austin Gardens, English garden design, Japanese beetle management, and the National Rose Convention. She regularly speaks to rose societies and gardening groups throughout the country.

Her commitment to the rose community also includes Rose Rosette Disease awareness. From 2022–2024, she created and published the Rose Geek 12-Month Calendar, raising approximately $10,000 for RRD awareness.

In October 2026, Kimberley will be a speaker at the American Rose Society’s 2026 National Convention in Nashville, where she will present her work with My Rose Tracker. Kimberley created My Rose Tracker, a digital platform that helps gardeners organize their rose collections, map their gardens, track performance, create wish lists, compare varieties, and find roses available from licensed nurseries.Kimberley is building a connected community where rose lovers can learn, share, discover, and grow—one rose at a time