Bob O Brien, editor November SUNSTRUCK hybrid tea, QUEEN of SHOW award at Glendale Rose Show

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1 Our National Floral Emblem Rose Lore Newsletter written by Members, for Members of the Mesa-East Valley Rose Society Affiliated with the American Rose Society Bob O Brien, editor November 2010 SUNSTRUCK hybrid tea, QUEEN of SHOW award at Glendale Rose Show Monthly Meeting: Mesa Community College (FREE PARKING!) Elsner Library Community Room 1833 West Southern Ave. Mesa, AZ :00 Program: Thursday, November 11, 2010 Grooming Your Roses for Show Presented by Mike & Cindy Jepsen November 2010 Rose Lore Page 1

2 MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS The following nurseries will give MEVRS members a 10% discount (unless otherwise indicated) on any rose-related purchase when you show your membership card. In some stores you must pay by cash or check only to receive the discount. Be sure to get your annual Membership Card from the Membership Chairman. A & P Nurseries (15%) Four Valley Locations Gilbert, Mesa (2), Queen Creek Berridge Nursery 4647 E. Camelback Rd Phx Potted roses always in stock! Gardener s World 3401 E. Baseline Rd., Phx Harper s Nursery Three locations: Mesa, Scottsdale and Phx (Mesa) Potted roses still in stock Treeland Nursery 2900 S. Country Club Dr., Mesa When you patronize these businesses, please thank the manager for supporting the MEVRS! PROGRAM NOTES The MEVRS November program is: Grooming Your Roses for Show presented by Mike and Cindy Jepsen. Mike and Cindy have been showing roses together for 9 years. They will demonstrate their grooming process step by step and discuss various tips and techniques that have won them blue ribbons and trophies. MEVRS will raffle off two rose grooming kits for new exhibitors entering in our rose show on November 20 th. CONSULTING ROSARIANS SCHOOL by Marylou Coffman The Mesa-East Valley Rose Society was the host for the pacific Southwest District Consulting Rosarians (CRs) School on October 9, Fifty-one people attended. Several were Consulting Rosarians that needed to update their credentials, some to learn more about growing good roses and nine people were there to become CRs. Being a Consulting Rosarians (CR) is more than an obligation to share technical information concerning roses. It involves participation in every aspect of the Rose Society, helping to set up a rose show, showing slides at meetings, writing articles for the newsletter or other publications and giving programs on growing good roses. Consulting Rosarians are expected to inspire love and appreciation of roses. They help recruit new members for both their Societies and the ARS. Above all they should be knowledgeable in all aspects of rose culture and should share this knowledge willingly and cheerfully. CRs need to know everything new in rose culture, be it a new rose, type of sprayer, a new insecticide, or fungicide. And the CR s garden should be open for all to enjoy and admire. We had nine students to take the test. All nine are now Consulting Rosarians. Five are from our Society. They are: BILL HENSLIN, CHERYL DOAN, MICKEY KUNDRAT, LYNN TWITCHELL and ROYETTA MARCONI DOOLEY. A list of all our Consulting Rosarians is in each of our newsletters and you can also find them on our website. So when you have a problem with your roses, just call on any one of us. Photos in this newsletter provided by: Corinne Geertsen, Lynn Twitchell, Bill & Phyllis Henslin, Mickey Kundrat, and Bob O Brien. November 2010 Rose Lore Page 2

3 November 2010 President s Message Steve Sheard, President MEVRS I find it wonderful how all the stress of trying to keep the rose bushes alive during the summer just seems to melt away when the beautiful fall blooms begin to open. This year was no exception and we had the extra treat being able to share our first fall blooms with neighbors, people at work and other friends. The joy that a rose brings to people, especially when they are not expecting it, makes giving more worth while. This month in your rose garden you should primarily be deadheading and taking a few blooms into the house to enjoy. While you are out in the garden, begin making notes on which bushes need moving or have past their prime and need replacing. Yes, this is the time to spade prune. I have lost a few and have some that got severely stressed during the summer. Now that you have identified space for new roses you need to make a point of visiting other rose enthusiasts gardens to share rose growing tips but most of all, to experience bushes that you do not have and definitely need to purchase. This week in San Diego I got to visit the home of Ruth Tiffany, our Pacific South West Consulting Rosarian Coordinator. Her garden has 700+ rose bushes. It was not at its prime having just experienced a full day of heavy rain. But it gave me the opportunity to look at bushes and their growing habits. I have added to my must have list Pope John Paul, a beautiful white hybrid tea. I find it a little disappointing that only one member responded to my appeal, to help me find some place, organization or small group to talk about the joy of roses. All I ask is that you point me in the right direction, I will do the rest. If we want to grow our society we need to talk to people about the joys of rose growing. Drop me a note or give me a call with your thoughts on who we can talk to. Call me on or send a note to steveazroses@yahoo.com. We have three special occasions coming up to rub shoulders with other rose enthusiasts and ideal opportunities to see blooms looking their absolute finest. We have our MEVRS Rose Show on Sat Nov 20 th, we have the West Valley Rose Show on Sat Nov 27 th (an ideal opportunity to take an interlude from Black Friday shopping and do something different) and we have the All Arizona Rose Banquet Sat Dec 4 th. I take my roses to support these shows because without my roses being their then the good roses would not look so good! I enjoy placing my not so perfect roses into arrangements it is easier to hide their imperfections! If you have never shown a rose before, consider bringing a few blooms (do not take the leaves off the stems) and we will help you prepare them and submit them you may be surprised and win a ribbon or two. November 2010 Rose Lore Page 3

4 Tool Tips by Cindy Jepsen Product Guide for Roses by Mike Jepsen Beginners Rose Grooming Kit: It s getting close to Rose Show Time and time to get your rose grooming kit ready. If you have never entered in a rose show, I want to encourage you to do so this year. We have a quick guide to the schedule and a novice table just for you! Here s what my grooming kit includes: Cleaning Cloth: I use an old piece of women s hose but a soft cotton cloth works just as well. Dampen this with water and clean all of the foliage. Exacto knife: make sure it s sharp; used to remove unwanted side growth and foreign material. Tweezers: used to clean out petals near the stamens and any other unsightly petals. Small paint brush: I use this to brush away foreign material from the petals and to very gently open the bloom if it s a little tight. Q-tips: used to prop open the bloom in order to force it to open up; you can also remove spots from the bloom with a damp Q-tip. Pruners: you should never go anywhere without pruners! Used to remove larger, unwanted side growth and to shorten the stem. Scissors: used to even out the petals of a rose that has been slightly damaged. Tool Tips continued Pictures courtesy of the Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society Fertilizing in the Fall: We ve just come through a long, hot summer. The last decent bloom cycle occurred in May to very early June. With the cooler weather, we can again feed our roses in hopes of having good blooms this month. There is one question that we need to be aware of: How late into the fall can we fertilize? Our valley has many microclimates that should dictate the timing of a final fertilization. If we fertilize too close to the first frost (28-30 ) it is likely that the new tender growth and buds will burn off. It is important to stop fertilizing days before a potential major frost. I live in a colder area of Tempe. The first major frost that I have is usually in the first 10 days of December. I ve learned to stop fertilizing by mid November. This allows the plants to harden up. When a heavy frost does come, the only burn that I will have is in the open blooms. Any buds that I have will continue to mature and open when the weather warms up a little. For those of you who live in a citrus belt, the first freeze usually doesn t occur until sometime in January, so your last fertilization could be as late as the second week of December. Tool Tips continued. Wedging material: usually some type of green Styrofoam; often available at the show; used to prop up the rose in the vase so that it stands straight and tall. Show entry tags: available at the show; contains your contact information, type of rose and the class that you are entering it in. Rubber bands: to attach the show entry tag to your rose. Address labels: if you have many entries, it s easier to stick on a label rather than writing your contact name over and over again. Show schedule: Available online through the MEVRS web site; must have this in order to know what class you can enter your rose in. Pen: pretty obvious...used to fill out show tags! Toolbox: to hold all of your stuff! November 2010 Rose Lore Page 4

5 Taking Great Rose Photos by Corinne Geertsen, Webmaster Part Three: Composition Prepare the background Choose an uncluttered background. Funny how things you didn t notice when you looked through the viewfinder are so distracting in the photo. Deadhead a little, cut off a few ugly leaves. Move that plant label. Tie aside a branch to remove shadows from the rose. Maybe you need to move a car or a hose. Perhaps you could move yourself around to another side of the rose. Does your background help or hurt? If your mulch is ugly either drop it out of focus or drape a black cloth over it. Hold your roses up so the sky is behind them. Use a fabric background. This eliminates the background problem altogether and your rose will glow. A black velvet background is easiest to use, as it is the least reflective black fabric. You can pin it to a board or have someone else hold it. Position it a few feet behind the rose if possible. Moondance bud with black velvet held behind it A white background can be ethereal with a pale rose. Get a piece of white foamcore board. (This will be a little more difficult and might be best done indoors, as you will probably be working with shadows.) Pose your Rose Get down low on eye level with your rose. Walk around it, move up and down with your camera. If you have the skill, groom the rose as if for show. A three-quarter angle will make a hybrid tea like Marilyn Monroe look even more three dimensional. Marilyn Monroe, three-quarters view November 2010 Rose Lore Page 5

6 Taking Great Rose Photos by Corinne Geertsen, Webmaster Part Three: Composition Add Interest Just before you shoot, add a lady bug or dot some sugar water on the rose with a Q-tip to attract a bee. Make raindrops on roses with a spray bottle. A real rain (or heavy dew the morning after a rain) is even better, as you will have bigger drops hanging in interesting places. Cajun Moon in profile Abraham Darby after a rain Passionate Kisses with surrounding daisies We like small daisies and lobelia in photo backgrounds and plant them strategically around our roses bushes. Touch of Class As a general rule, fill the frame (the outside edge of the photo). November 2010 Rose Lore Page 6

7 Taking Great Rose Photos by Corinne Geertsen, Webmaster Part Three: Composition Move in close, but when you take the picture leave a little room around the rose so you can crop it just right later. The rose needs space in front of where it is looking, whether it s looking up or looking to the side. This makes it more comfortable in its frame. Choose the format that works best with your rose: horizontal or vertical, narrow or square. Usually a photo looks better with the rose off to the side. But how much? Cajun Moon, asymmetrical balance Passonate Kisses, up close You might consider the rule of thirds. Mentally divide the image into 9 equal parts (with two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines). The idea is to place important compositional elements along these lines or their intersection. The rule of thirds is a good starting point. You can also arrive at a successful composition by thinking of balance. Balance the rose against the background space around it. The further the rose is from the center of the picture, the more background you need on the other side to balance it. Try several crops until your eye is comfortable with the balance in your picture. Every now and then a picture works quite well with the rose centered. It s usually a symmetrical rose, and often is a crop of the rose s center. It can be quite powerful. Remember if you are photographing a rose bush, get in close. Don t photograph half the yard along with it. November 2010 Rose Lore Page 7

8 Taking Great Rose Photos by Corinne Geertsen, Webmaster Part Three: Composition Close Relations With multiples you introduce repetition, a design principle that can make your picture much more interesting. There is power in threes. Jude the Obscure, trio Our Lady of Guadalupe Watch for multiples that form shapes. This unifies the picture and makes for interesting eye movement. Note the wreath shape in Our Lady of Guadalupe by Bill Henslin. (This is a winning, lovely photo with beautiful lighting.) November 2010 Rose Lore Page 8

9 Taking Great Rose Photos by Corinne Geertsen, Webmaster Part Three: Composition Add drama with contrast A photo with a dramatic difference between lights and darks can be powerful. You can also contrast with size, perhaps placing a small ladybug on a large old garden rose. Contrast with focus, having your rose sharply in focus and the background a beautiful blur. Heaven on Earth, contrasting size and light What s the point of interest Keep in mind that the eye goes right to the brightest parts of the picture. You want the eye to go to your center of interest. Make sure that the brightest part of your picture isn t a hot spot of sun on the leaves behind the rose. Try to have the brightest light on the part of the rose that s the center of interest. Most importantly Know what is it you like about the rose, what you want to show in the photo. Emphasize that. Move in close. Give your photo impact by considering your background, carefully framing your image and adding contrast. It s a lot to think of. Start out with just one or two things in mind next time you are out in the garden with your camera. If you are interesting in learning more about composition, these are excellent books: The Photographer s Eye (Michael Freeman) Design Basics (David A. Lauer) can be found used online November 2010 Rose Lore Page 9

10 ROSE CARE CORNER for November by Phyllis Henslin, Consulting Rosarian November has arrived, our summer heat has left and our roses are in full bloom. This is a busy month for all who love and grow roses. Our own MEVRS Rose Show is on November 20 th and I encourage everyone to take a few of your roses and enter them in the show. If you are planning on planting new roses this fall, this is a great opportunity to see the different varieties of roses that grow well in our area. Fall is the best time for great bloom formation as the mild days and cool evenings allow the blooms to mature more slowly. It is also the time to be attentive to our fall rose care. Watering: Be aware as temperatures drop, you can adjust your watering schedule accordingly. For drip irrigation you should be able to adjust your water to twice a week, three to four gallons each time. Pots still need water every third day. Fertilizing: Continue to fertilize heavily until around Nov. 20 th and finish with a ½ rate application around the end of the month. You can use a water-soluble fertilizer such as Miracle Gro or Magnum Grow or if you prefer a granular product. Fish emulsion can be used at the rate of one tablespoon per gallon of water, with one gallon applied to large rose bushes and ½ gallon to miniatures. Adding fish emulsion every two weeks during October and November helps improve the size and color of the blooms. Remember: Water before and after you fertilize. Spraying: With the return of cool nights and warm days, you may see powdery mildew appearing on your roses. Use a fungicide to prevent powdery mildew. Thrips will invade the buds on your roses and cause brown edge damage to the petals. Spritzing just the buds as soon as they are pea sized will help keep the thrips under control and helps to avoid hitting the beneficial insects you have in your garden. For small gardens you can purchase premixed Bayer Advanced Rose & Flower Insect Killer. For large gardens you can purchase Captain Jack Dead Bug concentrate and mix according to directions. I have found this product at Berridge Nursery. When mixing a concentrate, add 1 teaspoon of Spreader Sticker to your water first and then add your product. The spreader sticker helps with the retention and distribution of the product. New roses for your garden: Now is a great time to get your garden ready for planting new roses. If you want to purchase roses locally, Berridge Nurseries will have bare root roses available in January and Bakers Nursery will have potted roses. The MEVRS website has an excellent list of nurseries where you can order a variety of roses that are not available locally. Happy shopping and planting. Finally: Share your love of roses. Cut a few blooms and give them to family, friends and neighbors so they can also enjoy the beauty of the rose. Musing from the Rose Garden by Mickey Kundrat, Volunteer Coordinator Our rose garden is looking great thanks to the fall weather. I hope more people will pitch in and help put the garden in tip top shape for the upcoming Rose Show November 20th and our 1st annual Rose Garden fundraiser that same evening. We need help weeding, deadheading & doing general clean up in the garden between now and Nov. 20th. I encourage more members of M.E.V.R.S. to drop by the garden and lend a sorely needed hand! It is our goal to have the garden picture perfect by November 20th. PLEASE HELP US REACH OUR GOAL! Make sure to go to then go to the database and log the hours you work in our rose garden, your own garden, or any other roses you help maintain. Looking forward to seeing you in the Rose Garden! - Mickey November 2010 Rose Lore Page 10

11 MEVRS 54th ANNUAL ROSE SHOW Roses on the Jukebox Saturday November 20, th Annual Rose Show offers new photo division & three new classes Mesa Community College Student Center * Navajo Room Dobson & Southern 6-10 a.m. Entries accepted. 10:15-noon. Entries judged. Noon-2 p.m. Judge s Luncheon 1 3 p.m. Open to the public. 2 p.m. Awards presented. 3:03 p.m. Show closed This year s show, Roses on the Jukebox, has four (4) divisions with 86 classes to choose from. Division I Challenge Classes Division II Specimen Roses Division III Rose Arrangements P hotography is our new and exciting endeavor. Entries may be of blooms, gardens, arrangements or abstractions of Check the Photography Schedule on the MEVRS website for details: rose images. Photographs may be taken with film or digital equipment, in color, or black & white. CLICK ON: MEVRS Photography Schedule PDF All must be mounted & matted on 11 x 14 mat. Louise Estes Wedding of the Rose arrangement Awards table 2009 Rose Show November 2010 Rose Lore Page 11

12 GOOD NEWS! ROSE EXHIBITING IS FUN 1. MOST IMPORTANT: Download and READ the Show Schedule at the MEVRS Web site*. 2. Choose a couple of classes that make you feel comfortable. Plan ahead what you will enter. (53 specimen classes available) by Lynn Twitchell 3. If you decide to make an arrangement, bring your own vase. Select one with simple lines so it will not detract from your roses. (26 arrangement classes available) 4. Practice an arrangement at home. 5. Select blooms you will cut from your garden. List name & classification of each. 6. Carry list to the show. 7. Cut long stems with good foliage & large blooms. Then hold the cut under water to re-cut so they won t droop because of the air bubble sucked into the stems. 8. Prep the foliage. Gently clean the leaflets with a soft cloth to give them shine. No bugs, dust or water spots allowed. 9. Store overnight in a cool place I do it outdoors. 10. Bring your bucket of blooms to the show. We open at 6 a.m. Find a working space. Ask questions. 11. Pick up entry tags & fill in your name. 12. Pick out the vessels you will need & fill with water. 13. Prepare your entries enjoy. 12. Prep area tools to bring: Pruners, fingernail scissors to trim damage on leaflets/petals, cotton swabs to help manipulate petals, rubber bands, a pen. Get gutsy. Ask questions. Observe seasoned exhibitors groom their roses. * Click on Nov 20: SHOW SCHEDULE & PHOTOGRAPHY SCHEDULE Experience an adventure with your roses - bring them to the SHOW. Girls in prep area being groomed for show floor Three Girlfriends prepped and breathlessly waiting to go to showroom dance floor. Hot Princess with her hair in curlers (cotton swabs) illustrating how roses look the morning of the show as exhibitors carefully clean the leaflets and nudge the petals into more pleasing symmetry. Class 22 Division 2 Specimen Roses. November 2010 Rose Lore Page 12

13 MEVRS 1st ROSE SHOW November 9, 1956 Royalty in Bloom Ruth Hauenstein, (Mother of 1st Rose Show) In August 1956, The American Rose Society chartered the Mesa Rose Society, making it Arizona s first ARSsanctioned society. In November of 1956 the members staged Arizona s first ARS-sanctioned rose show. To the right is the cover of the first Show Schedule, Royalty in Bloom. Someone found this copy of the program from the first Rose Show in Cutout pictures of the Queen Elizabeth (grandiflora rose) adorn the handmade construction-paper cover. Mrs. Hauenstein was one of the original 13 founders of the Mesa-East Valley Rose Society in MEVRS 54th ROSE SHOW November 20, 2010 Roses on the Jukebox - Experience an adventure with your roses. Bring Your Roses to the Show Bowls are an easy way to start exhibiting. Five classes are available in the Challenge Section. Cherry Parfait Bouquet Bowl November 2010 Rose Lore Page 13

14 MEVRS 54th ROSE SHOW Roses on the Jukebox - Exhibit your roses You ve worked hard now it s time for them to show off for you! Rose in Picture Frame The Picture Frame Class calls for one or more blooms in a frame (supplied by MEVRS). The show schedule for MEVRS permits foliage. In that case leaves are usually arranged beneath the bloom to frame the bloom. The photo illustrates that grooming must take place in all show classes. Roses in Picture Frame Example of two Gemini blooms with foliage groomed and on showroom floor. Since the schedule does not specify, stage of development is exhibitor s choice. Rose Arrangements Division III 29 Classes Offer Exhibitors a Creative Challenge Table Class (functional) Our show offers two classes for Table Class (Court of Etiquette). Sections G & N. Section G-Class 11 is a functional beverage tray for two. Staged on a table top (provided by MEVRS) 36 inches wide X 30 inches deep. The tray should be stable and functional large enough to serve two. The arrangement for the beverage tray should be in proportion. The tray could be set for a formal or informal occasion. The picture illustrates a functional luncheon for one person. The use of china and stemware indicated that it is a formal occasion. The arrangement for a functional tray should occupy between ¼ & 1/3 of the tray space. November 2010 Rose Lore Page 14

15 MEVRS 54th ROSE SHOW Roses on the Jukebox - Arrangements Mass Arrangement (below) Mass arrangements as the name implies, consists of a large number of flowers massed together in one container. Our show offers 3 classes that would fit MASS design Classes 1, 3, 4 in the Arrangement Division III. Large mass arrangements, shown below in fine china vases are generally seen at formal occasions and formally decorated rooms. To achieve the correct balance and proportion the height must be 1.5 times the height and width of the container. A Mass design is symmetrical and takes a geometrical shape. Six varieties used in this arrangement are: Melody Parfume, Touch of Class, Fragrant Plum, Raphaela, Fragrant Cloud, Royalty Silver. Modern Arrangement (above) This is an example of the Modern Transparency design in which depth is emphasized by some components seen through others. Netting, lattice, natural or manufactured material may be used. The vase is smooth and modern in design. Modern designs take a fresh approach to beauty. Freedom is given to arrangers to express their designs with simplicity. Emphasis on color, form, texture and space is key. November 2010 Rose Lore Page 15

16 MEVRS 54th ROSE SHOW Roses on the Jukebox - Styles MINI ORIENTAL OR MORIBANA style of arrangement means "heaped-up flowers". One seems to be looking into a garden. Plant materials are arranged in wide-mouth shallow containers of any shape. The arrangement should have depth. At least 1/2 of the container should show water. Foliage must not hang into the water or rest on lip of container. Stones may be strategically placed to enhance the arrangement. Check our schedule (class 20) to try this arrangement. The same type of arrangement can be entered in class 8 with standard-sized roses (pictured above) The MODERN STYLE is not restricted by conventional rules or geometric forms. Emphasis is on space an depth. There may be more than one area of interest. Balance is dynamic and asymmetrical. Shows simple dynamic strong and rhythmetrict movement. Containers are unusual. (above) Division II: specimen lineup on the show floor waiting for the judges. Rose show judges have fulfilled a number of prerequisites. In addition to maintaining a three-year continuous membership in ARS, they must take an ARS accredited judging school. Additional experience includes clerking and exhibiting in rose shows. Show judges often travel long distances from state to state for shows. This is all at their own expense, but the camaraderie and love of the rose feeds their souls. November 2010 Rose Lore Page 16

17 MEVRS 54th ROSE SHOW Roses on the Jukebox enter roses to exhibit between 6 and 10am What do judges look for? FORM: An exhibition-form rose is one which is at its most perfect phase of beauty when open one-half to three-quarters. The shape of bloom should be graceful and symmetrical tending toward a high, pointed center. COLOR: Purity of hue. Brightness. SUBSTANCE: Amount of starch/moisture in the petal velvety. STEM / FOLIAGE: Stem straight at proper length to hold head. Leaflets should be a healthy shiny green. SIZE of BLOOM: a good larger bloom will prevail over smaller bloom of the same variety. (pictured above) Red Roses for a Blue Lady (2 varieties) Veterans Honor & Let Freedom Ring (pictured above) Three St Patrick blooms show off this example of Modern Free-Form design. The roses are dominant. The container is of modern design. Free-Form is irregular with curving outline, inspired by nature and non-geometric. Plant materials may be used in a naturalistic way. They determine the design pattern. The Hogarth Curve Arrangement is a line-mass arrangement that features an S-shape curve. The typical container is a pedestal vase which allows the lower portion of the S-curve to extend below the container. It is usually placed against a wall rather than displayed as a centerpiece. The swoop of the line is exciting to see. November 2010 Rose Lore Page 17

18 Mesa-East Valley.Rose Society Standing Monthly Activities 2 nd Thursdays 7 p.m. General Meetings 3 rd Saturdays 8 a.m. Rose Garden volunteers work Jan & Feb ALL Saturdays MCC Garden Pruning Nov. 7 Nov 13 Activities 2010 Green Valley RS (NOTE DATE CHANGE) Palm Desert Rose Show Nov. 20 MEVRS Rose MCC Nov. 20 MEVRS Garden Fundraiser Dinner Nov. 27 West Valley Rose Show Dec. 4 Dec. 9 Feb 5 Mar 19 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 9 Apr 14 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 7 May 12 All-AZ Rose Societies 42 nd Banquet and Show MEVRS Christmas party Activities 2011 Oct 13-16, 2011 MEVRS Rose MCC Fair Friends in VENTURA MEVRS Members Garden Tour Glendale Rose Show Scottsdale Rose Show MEVRS Officer Election Phoenix Rose Show Pacific Rose Show San Diego Rose Show Costal Rose Show MEVRS picnic/ Officer Installation Fall National Convention Los Angeles Tinseltown Rose Society National Events Oct. 7 10, 2011 Fall Nat l Convention &Rose Show, Atlanta, GA berdks@mindspring.com WEB Pages of Interest Mesa-East Valley Rose Society OR home.html Find past newsletters or articles by clicking on the Newsletters or Articles tabs on the Home page. MCC Rose Garden Help Me Find Roses Annual Membership Dues are due for the year of June 1, 2010 thru May 31, 2011 (NO discounts for late payments!) Please give your annual $25 dues at the next meeting to the Treasurer. OR Mail a check payable to MEVRS To MEVRS, Attn: Treasurer P.O. Box Mesa, AZ NOTE: Annual dues include our Rose Lore Newsletter by . Annual fee to receive a monthly hard copy by mail is an additional $15. November 2010 Rose Lore Page 18

19 Mesa East Valley Rose Society Membership Annual family or individual membership in the MEVRS are $25. Annual dues are payable by June 1. No discounts for late payments. Payments in cash or check at a meeting; or by check to this address: MEVRS/Membership, P.O. Box 40394, Mesa, AZ Date New *Gift* Renewal Amount Paid Cash Check# Names: Address City State Zip Phone ( ) address NOTE: Annual dues include our Rose Lore Newsletter by . As of June 2010, annual fee to receive a monthly hard copy by mail is an additional $15. MEVRS members are encouraged to join the American Rose Society, the national organization with which MEVRS is affiliated. Membership in the ARS provides reciprocal entrance fees to gardens all over the USA, a bi-monthly national magazine American Rose, a copy of Handbook for Selecting Roses. Please enclose a check for an additional amount of $49 (seniors $46) for a one-year ARS membership. Standing Committees Auction Chairman.... Ryan Regehr Audit... Judy Tolbert Communications...Cindy Jepsen Historian.. Open Hospitality...Sally Crofford Librarian...Linda Ahlborn Membership... Angela Hilton Newsletter Editor...Bob O Brien Member s...Linda Ahlborn MCC Test Garden...LeRoy Brady Marylou Coffman Lynn Twitchell Pioneer Park Rose Garden Coordinator Jean Pegler Publicity...Open Rose Garden Volunteers..Mickey Kundrat Rose Show Chairman...Lynn Twitchell Ways & Means...Mike Jepsen Web site...corinne Geertsen Consulting Rosarians Arveda Larson* (Scottsdale) Cheryl Doan Dave* & Gerry* Mahoney (Glndl/Peoria) Donna Dibble (East Mesa) Helen Baird* (NoPhx, Sctsdle) Jeannie Cochell (NE Valley)jcochell@cox.net John F. Green (Tucson) Ken & Peggy Jones (West Phoenix) Larry Bell* (Ahwatukee Foothills) LeRoy Brady* (Mesa) Liz Strong (Tucson)Lizzie441@comcast.net Lynn Twitchell Marylou Coffman** (Gilbert) Michael & Cindy Jepsen (Tempe) Mickey Kundrat Millie Hisey* (Apache Jct-winter) Nelson Mitchell* (Peoria) Bill & Phyllis Henslin (Mesa, Apache Jct.) Royetta Marconi-Dooley Ryan Regehr (Chandler, Gilbert) Steve Sheard (Tempe, Chandler) Terry Schick (Flagstaff) Terry Swartz* (Tucson) Terry* & Heidi* Leavitt (Phoenix) *ARS Judge **ARS PSWD Chair of Arrangement Judges November 2010 Rose Lore Page 19

20 Meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month at Mesa Community College: Elsner Library Community Room, 1st floor 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa, AZ MEVRS Calendar of Events 7:00 MEVRS Meeting: November 11, 2010 Grooming Your Roses for Show November 20, 2010 MEVRS Rose MCC with NEW category for Rose Photos. November 20, 2010 MEVRS Garden Fundraiser dinner November 27, 2010 West Valley Rose ASU West Campus The Rose: Our National Floral Emblem All articles for the newsletter MUST be submitted to the editor by the 25th of each month. Mesa-East Valley Rose Society Executive Officers President Steve Sheard 1st Vice President Cindy Jepsen 2nd Vice-President Angela Hilton Recording Secretary Vincent Quarles Corresponding Secretary Phyllis Henslin Treasurer Jan Blanco Past-President LeRoy Brady Rose Lore Bob O Brien, Editor Mesa-East Valley Rose Society Inc. PO Box Mesa, AZ Board of Directors Steve Pawlowski Ryan Regehr Jimmy Tribby Lynn Twitchell Lynn Urry Check out our ARS Award Winning website: Developers of The Rose Garden at Mesa Community College, the largest public rose garden in the Desert Southwest! November 2010 Rose Lore Page 20