Robin Jennings & Randy Green

Growing up in a major city in Canada, Robin Jennings had little interest in following in her grandfather's farming footsteps until she moved to the Willamette Valley in Oregon. A new home with an incredible, vibrant garden changed all of that. Now she is found in her garden whenever the sun is shining and even when it's not.

Robin is the Manager of Strategic Partnerships at Heirloom Roses in St. Paul, Oregon, where she works with the marketing team, hybridizers, rosarians, rose societies, and others to spread the beauty of own-root roses and to save older roses from extinction. For the past decade, Robin has used her love of learning and communication to advance several family- and women-owned businesses around the U.S. She loves the pursuit of the next "it" rose and empowering gardeners to create their own beauty in whatever space they have.

With a background in education, she is passionate about writing, reading, and learning from expert gardeners. When not in the garden, Robin loves traveling with her husband and three children, hanging out with her labradoodle, and serving at her church.

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Randy Green is a seasoned plant pathologist and pest management specialist with more than 10 years of hands-on experience in the field. Randy's expertise in plant pathology and entomology, coupled with his commitment to staying up-to-date with the latest research and techniques, has led to numerous successful pest management strategies and disease control measures. Randy is also known for his humble and open-minded approach to learning, which has allowed him to pioneer unconventional yet effective approaches in the industry. Currently, Randy specializes in working with roses, and his passion for these plants shines through in his work as Nursery Grower at Heirloom Roses in Oregon.