Roses of Excellence • Site info


	Site Info
	This site is intended to showcase the roses that I have hybridized over the years with many high-quality image galleries. I am also intending to reproduce some articles that I have written for various publications and also write some new articles with tips on hybridizing, growing and keeping your roses healthy. I hope you enjoy the photos and information that I have compiled! NEW For more about me, click: Who I Am Note that to work properly, this site requires a javascript enabled web browser. George Mander August 2006
	Design
	Site design by Mike Mander [www.sublimephoto.com]. Content produced on an Apple Power Macintosh Dual-G4 using Macromedia Dreamweaver MX and Adobe Photoshop 9/CS2. Many images on this site were original slides scanned with a Polaroid SprintScan 35/Plus. Some images were prints scanned with an Agfa Arcus II scanner. Some images were taken with Nikon CoolPix 800 or Olympus C-4040 digital cameras.
	Update History
	May 10, 2008 Added a memorial page for my dear wife Ingrid... Added link to memorial page on the home page and the articles page. Updated the 'Introducing Ingrid' article and the links page. October 4, 2007 Updated rose naming fees. Removed two nurseries from the links page. One no longer carries any of my roses and the other closed down. July 15, 2007 Updated description in MANpurple article. May 19, 2007 Added a www.clustrmaps.com link on home page. February 18, 2007 Added my new "Famous Hybridizers" gallery. September 24, 2006 Updated Buffy rose info page. Updated description in nursery links. Added 'Ingrid' rose info page. Fixed HelpMeFind link. Fixed spelling errors in rose naming article. September 4, 2006 Revised pricing in Custom Rose Naming article. Change article name from "Naming a Rose" to "Custom Rose Naming". Updated home page with a new "NEW" link on left below menu. Updated some text on the nursery links. August 7, 2006 Added numerous articles and links. (See the NEW designation) Updated the Rose Info pages. Added to the Own Root Q&A section. Updated the home page. May 18, 2006 Added to links page. January 22, 2006 Added Two Sisters Roses link and updated description for Select Roses. January 14, 2006 Added reprint of "Introducing 'Ingrid'" on the articles page. Linked back to 'Ingrid' article from gallery page. January 12, 2006 Updated the gallery page with a new exclusive 'Ingrid' mini-flora rose gallery. Updated the home page with this news. November 30, 2005 Updated Hortico information on Links page. August 29, 2005 Added on more link and updated image count for Help-Me-Find. August 28, 2005 Added three new links to the the Links page. Fixed the link to the Royal National Rose Society in England. May 29, 2005 Changed links to the remote gallery server from using port 233 to port 8008. Port 8008 is an "official" alternative HTTP port so it may cause fewer problems with overly-cautious firewalls, proxy servers and such. Updated the horrendous HTML code that made up this update history list. Not sure what caused it, but now it is much cleaner! March 18, 2005 Fixed Rose Rage article link. March 3, 2005 Added summary page with all 30 Own Root Cuttings gallery image descriptions. Updated the HMF image number to over 180. February 27, 2005 Updated Rose Gallery page with the new Own Root Cuttings Setup gallery. Changed homepage "What's New" comment and added site revision info on bottom. Added an Own Root Q&A page to my Articles page. July 16, 2004 Corrected the number of my roses that are stated as being on HelpMeFind. Added link to Socorro Roses on Links page. July 15, 2004 Added a direct link to my thumbnail gallery on HelpMeFind. June 17, 2004 Old home-page web counter no longer worked. New one is now being used. Fixed the link to the Canadian Rose Society on the Links page. May 10, 2004 Updated the home page with a new "News" link to a gallery update. Updated the Gallery page with a link to "HelpMeFind Roses" where I have added tons of information and images. March 1, 2004 Deleted"Tips and Tricks" menu selection and added "Hybridizing" menu. Added a transcript of "Rose Rage Interviews George Mander" to the Hybridizing page. February 17, 2004 Updated Buffy Sainte-Marie page with more detailed info on the reasons behind the reclassification. February 7, 2004 Changed references to Buffy Sainte-Marie as being a Hybrid Tea, since it was reclassified from formerly being a Floribunda back in August 2003. January 1, 2004 Happy New Year! Fixed the Vancouver Rose Society link. Deleted the Fraser Pacific Rose Society (link not working). October 12, 2003 Modified links page - added some and deleted a few. February 22, 2003 Added "Rose Info" page with links to information about all the roses I have produced over the years. Updated the Links page with some additions and deletions. November 9, 2002 Added Select Roses to links page and removed The Mini Rose Garden. Revised this page and shortened this history section for 2002 updates only. April 9, 2002 Added link to Paul Barden's Blue Rose Page. March 21, 2002 Fixed the links for "Rose Rage" since the server changed recently. Added link to "Old Garden Roses and Beyond." February 2, 2002 Added "The Sports of Glowing Amber" article. Added Bridges Roses to the links page and updated the description for RoseKing Gardens. January 13, 2002 Added link for "Russian Roses for the North" on my links page. [top of page]