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The article focuses on rose horticulture education for children at the Bryant Elementary School in San Francisco, California offered by American Rose Society (ARS) consulting rosarians. It mentions the use of the Kidz N' Roses curriculum of the ARS, the after-school program of the school called the Green Team which was headed by a teacher who is also a gardening enthusiast and the involvement of the students in the physical renovation of the rose garden of the school.

The article features some of the Kidz N' Roses committee members of the American Rose Society (ARS). It says that many ARS members believe that there is no better place than a rose garden to educate children about rose horticulture. The author adds that Kolar and her family are new members of the Raincross Rose Society in Riverside, California. Information on South Carolina Rose Society member Jace is also presented.

The article reports on the outcome of the Roses Rock program, a science-based hybridization program from the Riverside Rose Society that introduces fourth-grade elementary students at Emerson Elementary School in Riverside, California to rose hybridization. The PowerPoint presentation featured 15-year-old rose breeder Ivy Keen of Houston, Texas. It describes the response of the students to the presentation. It calls on other rose societies to launch similar programs.

The author shares her experience in distributing roses and letters to Gulf Coast, Louisiana residents with her family. She and her family participated in Restoring Roses to Southern Gardens project for the residents affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. She recalls feeling a sense of grief upon seeing the pain and loss experienced by the region and the people. The residents were thrilled with the planting assistance they received.

The article provides information on the initiative Restoring Roses to Southern Gardens: Bringing Back Beauty - One Rosebush at a Time launched by the Riverside Rose Society in Louisiana following the struck of hurricane Katrina. It is said that the main objective of the initiative is to provide beautiful rosebushes and letters of encouragement to the survivors of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Social worker Sharon Lidenheimer has established the Friends of New Orleans as a volunteer group designed to help restore yards one at a time.

The article focuses on an outreach program launched by the Southwest Louisiana Rose Society for the reconstruction of the Cameron Parish church, which was damaged by Hurricane Rita in 2005. Members accepted the responsibility of receiving the liner plants, shipped in from Chamblee's Nursery in Tyler, Texas, re-potting them and raising them. Sempra Energy provided the funds needed by the society to purchase the 600 roses.

The article talks about the floral competition held at the Bryant Elementary School in Pasadena, California.