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1 Affiliate of the American Rose Society A l e x a n d r i a, L A Editor Billie Flynn billieflynn5@gmail.com NOVEMBER 2016 CALENDAR of EVENTS November 12, 2016 Saturday 8-3pm Sugar Day at Kent Plantation House Forrest Grinding Corn November 19, 2016 Saturday Noon Holiday Social and Fish Fry Hosts Norma & Forrest Peil January 8, 2017 Sunday 2 pm Regular Monthly Meeting Rapides Women s & Children s Hospital Guest Speaker: Greg Constant ARS Gulf District Mid-Winter Workshop February 10-11, 2017 Gonzales, LA ARS Gulf District Rose Show April 22, 2017 Pineville, LA, Kees Park Community Center Hosted by CenLA Rose Society ARS Gulf District 2017 Spring Tour April 27-30, 2017 with Director Allen Owings Texas Bound and Down Chamblee s Nursery & Rose Dango plus two garden tours kellytexada@gmail.com, Hi CenLa Rose Society, It has been a pleasure to serve as your president for the past two years! Our club is so successful because of YOU, our members who attend meetings, answer each other s rose questions, and participate in our special events. It is a great thing to be able to share our love of growing roses and have fun at the same time! Thank you all for helping to make my job so easy. It s time to make plans to join us in Gonzales for the Gulf District Mid-Winter Workshop in February, the Gulf District Rose Show and a field trip to Chambersville, TX for Rose Dango in April. You don t want to miss our last meeting of Our annual Holiday Social is on Saturday, November 19 th. Forrest and Norma Peil always make us feel so welcome! And, who doesn t love fried fish? We have two quick items of business to attend to also. We will vote on our slate of officers and the much needed By-Laws update. I m looking forward to seeing you there! Kelly Texada Inside This Issue CenLA Rose Society News 2 Review of CRS October Meeting 3 Review of CRS at Fall Events 4 Biltmore Rose Trial Winners 5 November in the Garden 6 Did You Hear? 7 American Rose Society 2017 Rose calendar. Calendars can be purchased for $15 from the ARS: or by calling CenLA Rose Society members Kelly Texada and BJ Abshire have photos in the calendar.

2 Saturday, November 19, 2016, 12 o clock The November Holiday Social is the last rose society event of the year. Forrest and Norma Peil have graciously and generously invited CenLA Rose Society members to their home for a fish fry and culminating celebration for a successful year of growing and learning about roses with friends. Forrest and Norma will provide the fish and tea. CRS will provide paper goods. PLACE: Home of Forrest and Norma Peil 685 Hog Island Road, Dry Prong, LA Phone See attached map. TIME: 12 Noon; Eat around 1 pm; Garden tour after lunch. BRING: A side dish or dessert It s a family affair. Reminder: No meeting or newsletter in December. The ARS Gulf District Mid-Winter Workshop will be held in Gonzales, LA, February 10-11, 2017 at the Clarion Inn and Conference Center. Call to get group rates of $91 before January 10, ARS President Pat Shanley will be a speaker as will Marilyn Wellan, Don Adlong, Peggy Martin, BJ Abshire, Sue Sanchez, Rose-Chat Radio Co-Host Teresa Byington, MSU Arranger Jim DelPrince, ULM Kris Kelley, MSU Gary Bachman plus Gulf District Director Dr Allen Owings and Regional Director Baxter Williams. An added treat will be a silent auction and Jim Mills will be selling roses that can be pre-ordered at K & M Roses and picked up at the Workshop with no shipping cost. A copy of the schedule and registration form is attached. More information up-coming on the Gulf District Webpage at: Nomination Chairman Clyde Bartlett with committee members, Kelly Texada, Robert Strickland, Floyd Hebert and Billie Flynn submitted the following nominations for approval by members at the November meeting. Nominations for CenLa Rose Society 2017 Officers President Robert Strickland Vice-President - Kelly Texada Treasurer Marie Bartlett Secretary - Lynn McDonald Board of Directors At large 2017 Lynn McDonald At large 2018 Clyde Bartlett At large Tina Hebert Immediate Past-President Kelly Texada Editor Billie Flynn - 2 -

3 by CRS editor With a list of rose shows and events available in October, CRS President Kelly Texada reviewed the list while encouraging members to participate. Rose Show and Tell allowed members to display their blooms and gave an opportunity for members to ask questions. A mystery rose in the Help Me Identify class was provided with two possibilities. Rose Show and Tell will resume next spring. Meanwhile, keep taking pictures of your fall blooms and send digital copies to Kelly for the CenLA Rose Society facebook page and the slideshow before each meeting. Also, take pictures to use in the photo classes in our spring rose show. The rose classes for rose shows always remain the same. They are: Class a...one Bloom (must have just one beautiful rose at exhibition stage), Class b...one Spray (must have several open blooms, can also show buds around the open blooms), Class c...one Open Bloom (one beautiful bloom with fresh stamens showing), Class d...rose Arrangement (any type arrangement with roses), Class e...rose Garden or Rose Society Activity, and Class f...abstract of Impressionistic Rose Photo (can be a zoomed in close-up or digitally edited). Keep a record of the rose variety in your photo. Photos must be 5x7 and displayed in a 8x10 matted (cardboard) frame of any color. Class b One Spray of Sally Holmes, 5x7 photo displayed in 8x10 mat Questions Asked At The October Meeting Virginia White, new member with only spots of sunshine in her tree shaded yard, asked if she could successfully grow roses in large pots. Answers Given: Several members answered, yes, they grow roses in large pots, some on the patio, some out in the yard. Members suggested using a good commercial potting mix. Other suggested mixing 3 parts potting soil, 1 part perlite with 1 part peat moss. Others reminded her to have several large drainage holes and to feed regularly with liquid fertilizer. Then someone asked if there were any solution for keeping ants out of flower pots? One person suggested putting wire mesh in the bottom of the pot while someone else said they add coffee and tea grinds to their potted plants. Clyde Bartlett, Master Rosarian was asked: Question: How and when do I apply dolomite lime to my rose garden? A ph meter determined the soil high in acid. Answer: Pull back the mulch, broadcast the granulars of lime over the whole area, water the area, cover with mulch. Question: Are ph meters accurate? Answer: Soil tests tell more than ph levels, but good commercial ph meters are useful to determine the acid and alkaline levels

4 ARS South Central District Convention and Rose Show Houston, Texas, October 21-23, 2016 Gulf District members enjoyed a list of educational speakers promoting growing a variety of roses. ARS Vice-President Bob Martin spoke on Roses Anyone Can Show while showing roses of almost every variety growing in his California garden. In a separate presentation he reviewed the many polyanthas he grows. Note: California doesn t have blackspot fungus because of the low humidity. Speaker and hybridizer Ping Lim s enthusiasm for growing and creating new roses was inspiring. Billie realized she grew 4 fours roses created by Ping Lim. Dr Larry Unruh and Dr Alan Henn spoke on chemicals and research. Houston Rose Society provided a lavish reception Friday night and a grand banquet Saturday night with two garden tours on Sunday. Gulf District members Jim Mills sold beautiful roses from his K&M Roses Nursery, Linda Aguzin, BJ Abshire and Diane Rountree judged horticulture while Billie Flynn and Kelly Texada exhibited. Billie won the ARS Ruth Tiedeman Trophy and Certificate creating a Traditional LineMass Design Kelly won the Dowager Trophy and ARS Dowager Queen Certificate exhibiting Green Rose. Billie also won the Princess Award Rosette creating a Line-Mass using rose stems, hips, roots and blooms. Hybrid Tea Court Signature Queen Here s Gert King Veterans Honor Princess Crescendo Duke ARS Gulf District Rose Show October 29, 2016 Lake Charles, LA Central LA Rose Society was well represented at the District Rose Show. Marilyn and BJ judged arrangements. Flo and Frank, Marie and Clyde and Linda Aguzin judged horticulture. Marguerite McNeely clerked. Allen Owings and Billie won Gulf District Awards. Susan Hathorn, Linda and Billie won ribbons in the arrangement classes. Kelly, Linda, Marie and Clyde, BJ and Billie all had entries on the trophy table. Marie and Clyde won the Sweepstakes Award in the Miniature and Miniflora classes plus Princess on the Hybrid Tea court with Veterans Honor. Flo and Frank judged horticulture. Director Allen Owings won the ARS Pete Haring Award for Best photo. -4- View photos of all the winning entries and activities on CenLA Rose Society facebook page and Gulf District facebook page.

5 2016 Biltmore International Rose Trials Summary by Biltmore International Rose Trials Judge Marilyn Wellan: The historic and magnificent Biltmore Home, surrounded by thousands of acres at Asheville, NC was a get-away home for the wealthy Vanderbilts. My visit there included a tour of the 250-room home, America s largest. The gardens of the Biltmore, including the rose garden, were designed by Frederick Olmstead who also designed New York s Central Park. It was a great pleasure to be invited to judge the Biltmore Rose Trials in September. Forty roses were included in the Marilyn recording the score trials. They had been grown without spraying for three years, identified only by a number, and they were ready for their final judging by old and new rose friends from across the country. The event began with a lovely opening reception in the rose garden, where spectacular hats were worn by the ladies. Judging got underway early the next morning. Once the judging was concluded, there was a magnificent lunch, which was followed by the awards ceremony where the winners were presented. Kordes was the winner of the George and Edith Vanderbilt Award with his rose Polar Express. Kordes rose Honeymoon also won the Lord Burleigh Award for best disease resistant rose and the award for best climber. Hybridizer Ping Lim s rose Double 10 was named the best Hybrid Tea. All three of these winners are white. Best shrub was won by David Austin s The Lark Ascending, a beautiful red. Why are rose trials important? When a rose variety wins an award at a rose trial, that award becomes part of that rose s biography throughout its commercial life. Many nurserymen, professional and amateur hybridizers alike, submit their new introductions to these trials around the world, especially in Europe, and are hopeful they will gain recognition as outstanding new cultivars. Similar rose trials are being carried out at the Gardens of the American Rose Center and at the LSU Hammond Research Center and elsewhere, just without the fanfare of the Biltmore Rose Trials. Photo by Marilyn Polar Express Most Outstanding Rose in the Trail and Best Floribunda and Best Growth Habit Photo by Marilyn Double 10 Best Hybrid Tea The Lark Ascending Best Shrub Honeymoon Best Disease Resistant and Best Climber Photos from biltmore-rose-trials-2016/ a web page managed by Theresa Byington. Theresa was also a judge at the trials. She and Chris Van Cleave are co-host of Rose Chat Podcast. Theresa will be a speaker at the ARS Gulf District Mid-Winter Workshop February 11, View her Garden Diary webpage to see more pictures from the Biltmore Trials

6 by CRS editor November is a beautiful season in Louisiana. The cooler temperatures allow more time for buds to develop, producing larger blooms with more vibrant colors. Cooler temperatures also invite rosarians to stroll through the garden enjoying the blooms and taking stock of plants that did not produce according to expectations. Corrections to the soil and planting of new bushes are ideal goals to be accomplished in November. But, cooler temperatures do not prevent ever present blackspot and to make matters worse chili thrips have been found in three rose gardens this week. Be alert. Do not delay treatment. Warm and Wet November and December Ideal For Blackspot Recall what happened in Central LA last year after a hot, dry summer. Rosarians didn t spray in the 95+ temperature. The air was dry. Blackspot fungus spores did not germinate. No problems. But, the spores were not gone. They were not dead. Instead, they were lurking, waiting for a time when the leaves would stay wet for eight or ten hours. Then it happened. The welcomed rains came. It rained off and on for a couple of days with nice cloudy days and cool nights. The summer drought was over. Within two weeks leaves on every rose bush started to show signs of blackspot. Some bushes were affected more than others; some lost most of their leaves. The ground was covered with yellow leaves. Don t let it happen again this year. The best way to control blackspot is to spray a fungicide containing Mancozeb. Spray the stems, top and underside of all leaves plus the surrounding area. Fungicides containing Mancozeb kill the blackspot spores on contact but they do not protect the leaves from spores that germinate tomorrow. Add a preventative fungicide to your mixture. Preventative fungicides are labeled as Systemic fungicides. Protect the bees and butterflies. Do not use fungicides with insecticides. If possible remove infected leaves from the bush. They will not get better. Remove those on the ground. Maybe you sprayed and killed the fungus spores or just maybe you missed the underside of one. Dispose of infected leaves in the trash, not the compost. Chili Thrips in Central Louisiana Brought in on New Plants LSU AgCenter LSU AgCenter Photo by BJ Abshire Chili thrips have become a big problem in south Louisiana for the last several years. Until this fall CenLA Rose Society members have not seen evidence of chili thrips. In a week s time three gardens in Alexandria showed signs on chili thrip damage on new plants. Be alert. As you remember from Gaye Hammond s program last summer, chili thrips penetrate into the tissue of new growth, sucking out the juices, leaving new growth withered and deformed. You don t realize chili thrips are present until the damage is visible. From article by Master Rosarian Gaye Hammond, Houston Rose Society at The good news is that chilli thrips can be controlled.... The bad news is that chilli thrips damage is not correctly identified resulting in a population explosion, which gets rapidly out of control and hard to eliminate. Damaged areas should be removed. Products shown to be effective on chilli thrips are spray products containing spinosad.... Some products containing spinosad that I have used to control chilli thrips are Conserve and Fertilome Bagworm & Caterpillar Spray. Also effective for chilli thrips are products containing acephate. Acephates are indiscriminate pesticides in that they kill everything they come in contact with. So if you foster bees and butterflies, applications of acephates will negatively impact those beneficial insects. It is smart to time your spray applications around mid-morning when it is less likely that the beneficial insects are in residence. If you had chilli thrips during the growing season, consider applying a dormant oil spray in December or January. Dormant oil sprays are petroleum-based products that smother pest larvae and eggs that may be overwintering in the plant. See more information at: Photo by BJ Abshire - 6 -

7 Did you hear? CenLA Rose Society members at the October meeting approved the suggestion that the society purchase a quality ph meter that can be used by all members. The Horticulture Chairman would be the caretaker of the meter. Members could request the Horticulture Chairman and his committee come to their garden to check the ph of the soil in different rose beds while discussing other questions about the garden. Consulting Rosarian Floyd Hebert suggested members simply bring labeled plastic bags of soil from different rose beds then have the soil tested before the monthly meeting. Looking Ahead: CenLA Rose Society will be privileged to welcome ARS President Pat Shanley as the guest speaker at the February regular monthly meeting. She will be traveling from the ARS Gulf District Mid-Winter Workshop in Gonzales on Saturday to meet with CenLA Rose Society members on Sunday. CenLA Rose Society members are truly honored and look forward to the occasion. ARS Gulf District 2017 Spring Tour with ARS Gulf District Director Allen Owings. Texas Bound and Down April 27-30, Visit Chamblee s Nursery in Tyler, Texas, to purchase roses, tour roses gardens at Farmers Branch and Earth-Kind Rose Trial garden in McKinney, Texas, plus attend events at Rose-Dango at the Chambersville Tree Farm garden. Group rates have been arranged. More information and travel plans will be available in January. Mark your calendar. This is the week after CRS Gulf District Rose Show. Reminder Renew your 2017 CRS Membership CRS memberships expires the end of December. Renewed and New Memberships for 2017 are: Abshire, BJ 2017 Dubois, Abbie 2017 Morrison, Blanchie 2017 Peil, Norma & Forrest 2020 Watkins, Becky & Wayne 2023 White, Virginia 2017 Wilensky, Diane 2017 You may renew any time. Pay $15 family membership to Treasurer Marie Bartlett at the meeting or send check payable to CRS to P.O. Box 202, Glenmora, LA, If your named is not listed, you have not renewed your 2017 CRS membership. Refreshment Hosts for 2017 Theresa DeSelle has graciously accepted the request to continue as Hospitality Chairman for the up-coming year. Consider which month would be most convenient for your team and sign the Refreshment Calendar at the November meeting. Refreshments are always an enjoyable part of each meeting

8 Reminder to Renew your ARS Membership Membership form on last page of this newsletter or renew online at: American Rose Society Members Don t Forget! Use this invaluable rose resource with pictures and information on all registered rose varieties. 5 issues of American Rose magazine plus the end of the year issue of the American Rose Annual. These bimonthly, 84-page issues, devoted exclusively to roses and rose culture, feature informative articles and beautiful color photography for beginners and experienced rose growers alike. View a free issue online. Annual issue of The Handbook for Selecting Roses, a rose-buying guide to over 3,000 roses. Members only online access to Modern Roses Database with information on every rose variety. Online access to five quarterly bulletins, the Mini/ Miniflora Bulletin, Old Garden Rose & Shrub Gazette, Rose Arrangers Bulletin, Rose Exhibitors Forum and Singularly Beautiful Roses are available online to ARS members only. Online monthly newsletter Fragrant Rose. Discounts of up to 30% at merchant partners. The ARS Member Benefit Partner program offers discounts at various merchants with new partners being added continuously. Free or reduced garden admissions to the ARS Reciprocal Garden Admission program, members enjoy free or reduced admission to and discounts at hundreds of gardens, conservatories and arboreta nationwide. Free advice from Consulting Rosarians. The ARS Consulting Rosarians program connects members with expert rosarians that provide free assistance with your rose questions. Join the ARS for $10! Four-Month Trial Membership Available! Pick up a trial membership form from the Share Table at the next meeting or visit You ll receive: Visit: modernroses12/mr12.htm Enter the password found in your latest American Rose magazine and the code. The code is always Reminder American Rose Society members can read or download newsletters for Rose Exhibitors, Rose Arrangements, Single Roses, Mini-Miniflora Roses and Old Garden Roses. Members can also sign up to receive notification when the quarterly newsletters of your choice are published. The Gulf District of the American Rose Society Visit the new Gulf District webpage for information about local societies and upcoming events. View photos of Gulf District roses, people and events on the Gulf District facebook page. 2 issues of American Rose magazine, $16 value. Complete four months online access to members only resources on the American Rose Society website. Free online access to five quarterly bulletins. Free or reduced garden admissions. Discounts of up to 30% at merchant partners.

9 CenLa Rose Society 2016 Officers President Kelly Texada - kellytexada@gmail.com, Vice-President - Tina Hebert - floydhebert@att.net, Immediate Past Pres. Robert Strickland, robertestrickland@suddenlink.net, Treasurer Marie Bartlett, cmnbartlett@aol.com, Secretary/Editor Billie Flynn, billieflynn5@gmail.com, Board of Directors Debra Tabor - debra.tabor@va.gov, Lynn McDonald - mcdona12@bellsouth.net, Clyde Bartlett - cmnbartlett@aol.com, Committee Chairmen Programs Chairman Marilyn Wellan, roseusa@suddenlink.net, Consulting Rosarian Chairman - Clyde Bartlett, cmnbartlett@aol.com, Hospitality Chairman - Theresa DeSelle, tldcell@yahoo.com, Rose Show Chairman - Robert Strickland - robertestrickland@suddenlink.net, Have a question about roses? Ask a Central La Rose Society Consulting Rosarian. BJ Abshire abshirebj@gmail.com Linda Aguzin* malbaguzin@yahoo.com Clyde Bartlett* cmnbartlett@aol.com Marie Bartlett* cmnbartlett@aol.com Billie Flynn billieflynn5@gmail.com Floyd Hebert floydhebert@att.net Flora Hover* gulfdistrictrose@bellsouth.net Frank Hover* ffhover38@bellsouth.net Lynn McDonald mcdona12@bellsouth.net Blanchie Morrison * morrisondlz@gmail.com Forrest Peil peil.norma51@gmail.com Robert E. Strickland robertestrickland@suddenlink.net Kelly Texada kellytexada@gmail.com Marilyn Wellan * roseusa@suddenlink.net * Master Rosarian

10 Alexandria, Louisiana Central La Rose Society Affiliate of the American Rose Society Central La Rose Society Membership Application Name Address City State Zip Phone $15 Annual Membership for individual or family. Make check payable to: CenLa Rose Society Mail to: Treasurer CenLa Rose Society P.O. Box 202, Glenmora, LA American Rose Society Membership Application Members receive 6 issues of the beautiful American Rose magazine, The American Rose Annual, & The Annual Rose Selection Guide, access to exclusive online resources on ARS website, plus special discounts with ARS partners. Annual Membership: $49 Regular...$140 for a 3 year membership $46 Senior (65+)...$132 for a 3 year membership Mail ARS membership to: American Rose Society, PO Box 30000, Shreveport, LA Name Address City State Zip Phone CenLa Rose Society Billie Flynn Editor 302 Sunshine Dr. Alexandria, La 71303