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January 3, 2009 (Saturday)
Annual Hands-On Rose Pruning Demonstration
Inez Grant Parker Rose Garden (on the east side of Park Boulevard)
Roger English, SDRS President, says:
"Learning to prune roses is an ongoing learning process. It took me several years before I began to feel comfortable using pruners, loppers and a saw to accomplish this important task. It is best learned by watching an expert demonstrate the procedure and then having him mentor you. Meet your consulting rosarians at 9:15 A.M. on Saturday, January 3rd at the north end of the garden. Bring your own pruners and gloves. We will break up into small groups and you will have the opportunity to improve your pruning skills on hybrid teas, floribundas and climbers. Floribundas and climbers are pruned quite differently than hybrid teas."
This annual event will take place at the north end of the Inez Grant Parker Rose Garden on the east side of Park Boulevard from 9:15 a.m. to noon on January 3rd
For further information contact:
Roger English at rozluvr@cox.net or (619) 582-3794.Balboa Park Rose Garden 9:15 am - 12
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January 24, 2009 (Saturday)
Rose Care Seminar: Learn To Grow Beautiful Roses
9 AM to 3 PM
Room 101, Casa Del Prado, Balboa Park
For more information: contact Gary Bulman gossbulman@cox.net
Reservations required.
Schedule:
9:00 – 9:30 Registration, coffee, juice, & coffee cake
9:30 – 9:35 Welcome Gary Bulman
9:35 – 10:30 The Right Rose for the Right Place Robert B. Martin
10:30 – 11:00 Full Cycle Organic Gardening Bill Tall (City Farmer’s Nursery)
11:00 – 11:30 Rose planting in Containers Al Heck
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch (bring your own lunch or purchase in the park)
12:30 – 1:30 Pruning Demonstration & Instruction Gary Bulman
1:30 – 2:30 Organic Rose Growing Jack Shoultz
2:30 – 3:00 Questions for Consulting Rosarians
Cost:$20.00 includes coffee, juice and coffee cake, seminar handouts, and a raffle ticket for vendor-donated roses, fertilizers, and other neat stuff.
For information and pre-registration contact: Gary Bulman 760-739-8342 or gossbulman@cox.net
To guarantee registration, print and fill out one of the forms below and mail it with your check for $20 person to arrive before January 20 to Gary Bulman at the address listed on the form.
2009 Rose Care Seminar Reservation Form (Adobe pdf file)
2009 Rose Care Seminar Reservation Form (Microsoft Word file)
Space is limited and reservations are accepted on a first come first serve basis. You will not receive a confirmation but your name will be on the registration list at the seminar.
Directions to Casa del Prado, Room 101 : Take Village Place off Park Blvd. and park in the adjacent lot. Walk down Village Place to the next cross street and turn left. Enter the second building on the right (past Junior Theater) and room 100 will be on the left near the bottom of the ramp.
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January 26, 2009 (Monday)
Monthly Meeting
Program:
Jolene Adams, district director for the Northern California, Nevada, and Hawaii District of the American Rose Society, will present her program “Monsters and Mutants” at the January meeting of the San Diego Rose Society. The topic covers how and why roses “sport,” that is, mutate, and when these things go wrong (the monsters part). Jolene is a candidate for vice president of the American Rose Society. Her background in roses and in service to rose organizations is awesome. She has held multiple offices in several San Francisco Bay area rose societies as well as on the district and national level. Specifically, she was webmaster for the NCNH District from 1996 to 2003. She has been webmaster for the American Rose Society Home Page from 1995 to the present. She is an ARS master consulting rosarian, a master gardener, a rose horticulture judge, and publisher of ARS and You. Jolene grows over 150 roses of all types including climbers, old garden roses, minis and minifloras, hybrid teas, grandifloras, floribundas, polyanthas, Austins, romanticas, and shrubs. She lectures widely in computing issues, general gardening topics, and on roses. Get more information on her background at jolene_adams@ix.netcom.com. Don’t miss her enlightening and entertaining talk at our January meeting.
Free. Visitors are always welcome.
7:30 pm -- Meeting/Program begins
Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park. ( Map)
February 21, 2009
Consulting Rosarian School and Seminar
On February 21 2009 from 8:30-3:30 a consulting rosarian school and seminar will be held in room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park.
For anyone who wants to become a consulting rosarian, there is a requirement that you be an ARS member for about three years by the time the test is given on February 21. Complete qualifications are available at: http://www.pswdistrict.org/text/crsort.html. Application forms are also provided at this website. An open book test from the Consulting Rosarian’s Manual is given for new candidates after the school. The Consulting Rosarian’s Manual is available for $15 at
http://www.ars.org/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=112 or by calling the ARS at (318) 938-5402. Bring a check made out to the ARS for $10 and give this to Bert or Kay Grant.
Baldo Villegas, CR and entomologist claims to have the buggiest site on the internet on his Bugs and Roses Home Page, http://www.sactorose.org/rosebug/ . He will be speaking on Integrated Pest Management and Pesticide Safety. He has an engaging personality and spoke at the 2004 ARS National Convention and Rose Show in San Diego.
Sue Streeper will talk about the art of communicating with newer rosarians in a simple manner to help them learn and become enthused about roses.
Bert and Kay Grant, our PSWD CRs, will present the CR Mission and do an overview of the consulting rosarian manual.
Roger English will give a power point presentation covering soils and nutritional problems.
A continental breakfast and box lunch will be provided. Registration deadline is Saturday, February14. To register, send a check for $25 made out to the San Diego Rose Society to Roger English, 4630 Cajon Way, San Diego, CA 92115.For further details contact: Roger English, rozluvr@cox.net
February 23, 2009 (Monday)
Monthly Meeting
(This program was planned for March, but Bob stepped in and substituted for the ailing Tommy Cairns originally scheduled to speak this month. It was a great talk. Thank you Bob.)
Program: Weird Rose Science
Our guest speaker for March is Bob Martin, nationally acclaimed speaker, writer and exhibitor. Bob is a past Pacific Southwest District Director of the American Rose Society, our parent organization. He is known for his creatively educational and entertaining programs and this new presentation has become one of his most requested.
"Weird Rose Science” is a program that examines the science of roses and rabbits from a different angle, from the ancient teachings of Euclid of Alexandria, the art of Leonardo da Vinci, the mathematics of Fibonacci, the observations of Albertus Magnus, through more recent developments in genetic research, hormones, and environmentally acceptable additions to the armamentarium of pest control measures.
Bob recently relocated to Escondido with his wife, Dona, and is currently a candidate for the office of ARS Vice President. Don't miss this opportunity to get to know him better!
Free. Visitors are always welcome.
7:30 pm -- Meeting/Program begins
Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park. ( Map)
March 16, 2009 (Monday)
Monthly Meeting
Program: Dona Martin will speak on "The Right Rose for the Right Place."
Free. Visitors are always welcome.
7:30 pm -- Meeting/Program begins
Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park. ( Map)
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April 20, 2009 (Monday)
Monthly Meeting and Little Rose Show
Program: Roses of New Zealand
Walt and Diana Kilmer traveled to New Zealand in November, 2007, to judge the National Rose Show of New Zealand . Their trip included several weeks of visiting the large, lush gardens that New Zealand is known for. Since November is springtime down under, the roses were at their peak, and Kilmers got lots of photos of roses, many of which we don’t see in this part of the world. They will be sharing their photos and experiences with us with their memorable program at our April 20 meeting.
Walt and Diana are long-time consulting rosarians and horticulture judges. They have traveled extensively to judge rose shows and rose trials in the United States and abroad. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the rose gardens of New Zealand at their best!
Free. Visitors are always welcome.
7:30 pm -- Meeting/Program begins
Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park. ( Map)
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April 26, 2009 (Sunday)
OPEN GARDENS 2-5 pm
You Are Invited—and It’s Free!
You are in for a treat on Sunday, April 26, when three of the prettiest rose gardens in San Diego County are open for your viewing. You are welcome any time between 2:00 and 5:00 , and you can visit the gardens in any order convenient to you. Each garden is unique, and all will be serving refreshments. No reservations are necessary.
Dick and Bea Ericksen, Bonita, will be showing off not only roses but a complete model railroad in the back yard.
Ruth Tiffany’s garden features over 500 roses of all types somehow squeezed onto a typical moderate-sized lot. Ruth is in the San Carlos area.
This year is the 31st annual open garden at Dick and Sue Streeper’s house in El Cajon. Their mature garden features all kinds of roses with a special emphasis on climbers. There are also abundant fruit trees and annuals.
Dick and Sue Streeper
streeper@cox.netRuth Tiffany
ruthsgarden@msn.comDick & Bea Ericksen
richardericksen@msn.com.
May 2, 2009 (Saturday)
California Coastal
Rose Society Rose Show
Carlsbad Senior Center 799 Pine Ave.
Carlsbad, CA
Info: Sharon McColgan
760-967-3856 smccolgan@cox.net
May 3, 2009 (Sunday)
11th SDRS Rose Pilgrimage
WE PROMISE YOU ROSE GARDENS!
Don't miss the 11th rose pilgrimage of the San Diego Rose Society on Sunday May 3, 2009. We will depart from the Old Town Transit Center in San Diego early Sunday morning and proceed north, relaxing as we enjoy rose growing tips and stories from our on-board consulting rosarians. Our first stop will be the Descanso Gardens in LaCanada Flintridge. The rose garden or International Rosarium displays approximately 2,600 rose plants including species, old garden and modern roses with the hybrid tea class being the best represented. The rose collection began in the late 1940s as a one acre project for Mr. Boddy and hybridizer Dr. Walter Lammerts. Revamped and designated the International Rosarium in 1994, the rose garden now covers five acres. Here is a fun read about the gardens.
Our next stop will be RoseHills. Popular to many visitors to Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier is the Pageant of Roses Garden, which first opened to the public in 1959. Over the years this 3.5 acre garden has grown in the variety of roses displayed. Today, the garden features approximately 7,000 rose bushes in more than 600 varieties . In 1984, the garden was honored by the All-America Rose Selections (AARS) with the coveted Public Rose Garden Achievement Award, designating it the most outstanding public rose garden in the nation. There is always something new to see at the Pageant of Roses Garden. As an official display garden for both the ARS and the AARS, as well as a miniature display and test site for the ARS, the garden receives the most up-to date roses available.
A short drive from Rose Hills will take us to Exposition Park . It's not exactly a park in a traditional sense, but the Exposition Park Rose Garden is a kind of urban oasis for Los Angelinos and tourists looking for an escape from the hectic urban environment. A sunken garden featuring more than 20,000 rose bushes of nearly 200 varieties of roses is such a bright spectrum of hues and shapes to make any botany fan go wild. The garden is particularly popular for weddings with the aromatic fragrance of roses wafting throughout the entire grounds. We are making our pilgrimage to the park during the height of the blooming period to really take advantage of the smells and palate of colors that fill the park. The park has been a rosy shade of red within the city limits since 1928. We will enjoy our lunch here amid the roses.
After all this time with flowers and gardens, some of us may be yearning for a flower or a rose of our own to take home as a memory of our trip. Or some of us may just want to see more roses. For all of us, our next stop will be Tropic World Nursery in Escondido. There will be many wonderful, well priced roses for us to buy and room on the bus for them to join us.
We will then jaunt into Escondido to the garden of Gary and Sonja Bulman. Gary has been growing and showing roses for years in Escondido. He is an American Rose Society Consulting Rosarian and has been providing information to new rose growers through our society newsletter, our monthly meetings and our annual rose care seminar. Growing several hundred roses, Gary exhibits and wins regularly at the Del Mar Fair. We are excited to view his private rose garden.
Happy, and filled with the memories of roses blooming, we will return to San Diego as the sun is setting, about 7:30pm.
The cost for this incredible day of roses is a very affordable $75 which covers a comfortable charter bus, snacks, and admission to Descanso, Rose bags, and lunch. Our bus has limited seating so reserve your seat now with a check for the San Diego Rose Society sent to myself, Ruth Tiffany. If you have questions or need more information please call me at 619-548-6950 or email me at ruthsgarden@msn.com
Pilgrimage Flyer and Reservation Form
Our journey in search of beautiful roses will end, but remember the essence of making a search for the very best roses in the world never is complete and all should put the dates of November 11-15, 2009 on the calendar. This is when the American Rose Society National Convention is being held in Palm Springs. It will be another great rose trip!!!
May 10, 2009 (Sunday)
ANOTHER SPECIAL OPEN GARDEN
Cliff Orent will host the second annual Mother’s Day open garden at his EuroDesert Roses garden in Morongo Valley on Sunday, May 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. After over 500 visitors toured his garden this past Mother’s Day, it was decided that this will be an annual event. Further details will be provided as the date approaches, but mark your calendars now to stroll through what has become one of the largest and most diverse rose gardens in the country, featuring over 5,000 roses on five acres in a tranquil high desert setting that’s only a half hour’s drive from most locations in the Coachella Valley. Information is available from Cliff Orent at cliffofthedesert@yahoo.com.
May 18, 2009 (Monday)
Monthly Meeting, Potluck and Little Rose Show
Program: Suzanne Horn will speak on David Austin & The Romance of English Roses.
The speaker for our May meeting is Suzanne Horn from Glendale, California. By way of background, Suzanne is a Consulting Rosarian, a successful exhibitor, an Accredited ARS Judge, and has taught at two District Consulting Rosarian Seminars and a Judging Seminar. Also a writer, she penned the Rose of the Month articles for the Pacific Southwest District webpage from 2004 through 2006, and has also written for the ARS webpage, Rose Exhibitor’s Forum, the American Rose magazine and for two ARS Annuals.
Suzanne presently grows about 450 roses of all types, and about 55 of those roses are classified as English Roses. These are the most popular of the modern shrub roses, and were introduced to American gardens by famed British hybridizer, David Austin. Suzanne has fallen in love with these romantic, old-style roses, and has prepared an hour-long PowerPoint presentation on the subject that is punctuated with hundreds of beautiful photographs.
Suzanne will discuss the history of David Austin Roses and what makes them truly romantic as well as the family lines of these roses, varied forms and growth habits, shade tolerance, fragrance, growing tips, and their varied uses in the garden. She will also share information and photos about her favorites among the English Roses for display in the garden, on the show table, and as cut flowers for the home.
We hope to see you there!
Free. Visitors are always welcome.
6:30 pm -- Pot Luck Dinner. Please bring a dish to share according to your last name as follows:
A through G - Main dish
H through R - Salad or side dish
S through Z - DessertPlease bring your own plates and utensils.
7:30 pm -- Meeting/Program begins
Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park. ( Map)
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June 6, 2009 (Saturday)
82nd Annual Rose Show
Please save the date and plan to exhibit, attend and/or volunteer your help.
Entries will be received from 6:30 to 9:30 am.
The show will be open to the public from noon to 6:00.
Admission is $5 per person ( includes admission to
the show and guided rose garden tours.) Children 8 and under admitted free. Parking is free.
This year our rose show will be held at the Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino.
1932 Wildcat Canyon Road
Lakeside, CA 92040
888-7-BARONA (722-7662) or 619-443-2300Directions to Barona Valley Ranch:
Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino is located in the scenic Barona Valley, just 30 minutes from downtown San Diego.
From San Diego:
- Take I-8 East (or West) to 67 North.
- Drive 5 miles on 67 North to the first light; turn right onto Mapleview Street.
- At the second light on Mapleview, turn left onto Ashwood Street.
- At the next 4-way stop sign, Ashwood turns into Wildcat Canyon Road. Continue straight on Wildcat Canyon Road.
- Drive for 5 miles to the main entrance; turn left into Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino.
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For information contact: Linda Clark
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June 12- July 5, 2009
San Diego County Fair
Be sure and check out the beautiful rose garden exhibit built by SDRS. Many thanks to Virginia and Mark West and their committee for all of their hard work.
Fair closed 2 Mondays: June 15 and June 22.
To enter roses (register by May 8) see their web site: San Diego County Fair Entries
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June 15 , 2009 (Monday)
Monthly Meeting and Little Rose Show
Program: Dr. Joel Ross will speak on propagating roses.
“Asexual Propagation of Roses” by Joel Ross M.D., Consulting Rosarian -ARS
This talk and demonstration will survey some of the methods by which rose plants may be multiplied asexually. It will deal in depth with multiplication of “cuttings” with a discussion of selection of potting material, preparation of plant material, hormonal manipulations to improve “take” percentages, use of individual greenhouses for environmental control while awaiting root growth, light temperature and water needs while awaiting root growth and “hardening off” when the plant material has matured sufficiently to be removed from the greenhouse environment. The favorite alternate measures utilized by Rosarians who are quite successful at propagation will be compared and contrasted. A very basic description of budding technique will also be described and illustrated, concentrating on “T “ graft technique in order to present a fuller picture of the variety of methods available for asexual propagation.
Joel has been growing roses since 1997 and has approximately 400 plants at present in his Rancho Santa Fe home garden both in ground and in pots.His rose accomplishments include:
Consulting Rosarian, American Rose Society
Recipient ARS Bronze Medal 2006
Member of California Coastal Rose Society 1998-currentCo- Vice President 2009
Past President 2003-2004
Founder and Director Rose-a-holics 2002- current
Co-Director Annual Rare and Unusual Rose Plant Auction 2001-current
Free. Visitors are always welcome.
7:30 pm -- Meeting/Program begins
Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park. ( Map)
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July , 2009
Garden Tours
No monthly meeting in July.
In July we normally feature tours of members' gardens. These are always terrific events. Watch this space for details as they become available.
Unfortunately, this year there will be no member garden tours.
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August 29, 2009 (Saturday)
No monthly meeting in August.
Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden Summer Tour
Date: August 29, 2009
Declared one of the sixteen best public rose gardens of the world in 2004 by the World Federation of Rose Societies the Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden in Balboa Park is a civic treasure. Our national floral emblem is beautifully displayed with two thousand roses of eighty different varieties. Many of these are All- America Rose Selection winners. The garden is located just east of the footbridge on Park Boulevard in Balboa Park. We will meet on Saturday, August 29 at 9:30 A.M. at the north end of the garden under the huge arbor of Rosa fortuniana. Dick Streeper, one of the founders, will give a short talk about the history and importance of the rose garden. Knowledgeable consulting rosarians will then lead groups of about 15 people on different routes throughout the entire garden for about 45 minutes. Certain varieties of roses will be singled out by the tour guides to speak about their special characteristics with regards to fragrance, growth habit, use in the landscape and many other qualities. Questions are welcome. You may well make new selections for your own garden while on the tour. Mark the date on your calendar now.
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September 21, 2009 (Monday)
Monthly Meeting and Little Rose Show
Program: A Century of RosesA treat is in store for rose society members who will hear Dr. Tommy Cairns speak on “A Century of Roses.” This is the presentation he made at the recent World Federation of Rose Societies Convention in Adelaide , Australia , celebrating their 100 th birthday. Dr. Cairns is known worldwide for his expertise on roses. He is a past president of the American Rose Society and also of the World Federation of Rose Societies. He has won countless national, international, and district trophies for superlative entries of roses in shows. An outstanding writer and speaker, he honors us with his presence.
Free. Visitors are always welcome.
7:30 pm -- Meeting/Program begins
Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park. ( Map)
October 3, 2009
East County Rose Society Rose Show
Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino.1932 Wildcat Canyon Road
Lakeside, CA 92040
888-7-BARONA (722-7662) or 619-443-2300Directions to Barona Valley Ranch:
Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino is located in the scenic Barona Valley, just 30 minutes from downtown San Diego.
From San Diego:
- Take I-8 East (or West) to 67 North.
- Drive 5 miles on 67 North to the first light; turn right onto Mapleview Street.
- At the second light on Mapleview, turn left onto Ashwood Street.
- At the next 4-way stop sign, Ashwood turns into Wildcat Canyon Road. Continue straight on Wildcat Canyon Road.
- Drive for 5 miles to the main entrance; turn left into Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino.
Info: Sandy Campillo (619) 588-8880
s.campillo@cox.net or
Kristi Sutherlin (619) 588-8895
ksuthe4187@aol.com.
October 19, 2009 (Monday)
Monthly Meeting, Potluck and Little Rose Show
Program: Show & TellOur October meeting will be a busy one! First, we will have our semi-annual potluck
dinner. In addition, all attendees should bring at least one rose bloom. One bloom each
will be used during part of the evening’s program. Our main event will
be “Show and Tell,” an opportunity to share your favorite rose and tell us about yourself
and your garden. We are so excited to have over 100 new members from the Del Mar Fair,
most of whom we do not know. This is the time to meet them as well as get to know the
rest of us better. Now, the rose you bring for “Show and Tell” doesn’t have to be your most favorite
rose. It could also be the most unusual, the largest or smallest or tallest. Or, it could just
be the one that is blooming on October 19. We love ALL roses and we are thankful that
we have so many rose enthusiasts in our group who share this love. We look forward to a
good turnout for this meeting. The balance of the evening will be a time for questions and answers on rose care, fertilization, soils or whatever you can think of. Consulting rosarians will be on hand to respond.Free. Visitors are always welcome.
6:30 pm -- Pot Luck Dinner - Please bring a dish to share that will serve eight, along with a serving utensil and your
own plate and flatware. Drinks will be provided.A through G - Dessert
H through Q - Main dish
R through Z - Salad or side dish7:30 pm -- Meeting/Program begins
Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park. ( Map).
November 11-15, 2009
2009 ARS Fall National Conference & Rose Show
Hosted by Desert Rose Society at the Doral Desert Princess in Palm Springs (Cathedral City.)
Show: Friday, November 13, 2009
Location: Palm Springs, CA
Info:
Cliff Orent at cliffofthedesert@yahoo.com
Hal Reynolds at datebeatle@aol.com
Rose Show Chairs:Barb Steffensmeier at bjspd@aol.com or
Bob Martin at Petrose@aol.com
November 16, 2009 (Monday)
Monthly Meeting
Program: Join us for this month’s program by nationally recognized rose expert,
Bob Martin, with a Powerpoint presentation on "Horizon Roses."
Learn about the best in new roses, now on the market and coming up in the
future, from professional and amateur rose hybridizers.Free. Visitors are always welcome.
7:30 pm -- Meeting/Program begins
Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park. ( Map)
December 12, 2009 (Saturday)
HOLIDAY PARTY. "12 12 12" (December 12th at 12 noon.)
All San Diego Rose Society members and guests are invited.
Every year, instead of a regular meeting of the Rose Society in December, we schedule a holiday bash. It's a chance to mingle without an agenda, talk about any darn thing we want, and generally have a great time.
When: December 12, 2009; Noon to 3 p.m.
Where: home and garden of Linda Clark
10656 Fuerte Drive, La Mesa, CA 91941
Food: Catered Luncheon
How much: $15
Reservations required. Contact Dona Martin (760.317.5894) or Linda Clark by December 9thSee you there!
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