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1 EDITOR: JUDY SWEADOR CO EDITOR: PHYLLIS HENSLIN WRITTEN BY AND FOR MEMBERS OF THE EAST VALLEY Monthly Meeting: Mesa Community College (FREE PARKING) Elsner Library Community Room 1833 West Southern Ave. Mesa, AZ MEMBER MEETING THURSDAY February 12, 2015 Program: Worm Casting Presented by: Sena Kassim PREVIEW ROSES UP FOR AUCTION IN THIS ISSUE!!!!!!! OR JANUARY,

2 For all the rose descriptions and pictures go to our web site JANUARY,

3 TIDDLY WINKS MINI ANNA S PROMISE GR CAREFREE SPIRIT SHRUB VALENTINES DAY MINI CLIMBER COME EARLY, TAKE HOME A VARIETY OF ROSES FOR YOUR GARDEN. LIST ON NEXT PAGE JANUARY,

4 LIST OF 2015 ROSES UP FOR BID ON FEBRUARY 7 SELECT YOURS NOW!!!! Rose Type Fortuniana Donated By Quantity no yes 1 America CL Steve Sheard 2 2 Angel Grace MF Bob Martin 3 Anna's Promise GR Weeks 4 Baronne de Rothschild HT Star 5 Behold Mi Steve Sheard 2 6 Belinda's Dream SH Yes K&M Roses 7 Bienvenu GR yes Cliff Hudson 8 Bolero FL Star 9 Bronze Medal MF Bob Martin 10 Carefree Spirit SH Star 11 Chasin' Rainbows MM Mike Jepsen 12 Chris Evert Berridge 13 Coffee Bean Mi Weeks 14 Comte de Chambord OGR Mike Jepsen 15 Corretta Scott King HT Weeks 16 Crescendo HT Yes K&M Roses 17 Darcey Bussell SH David Austin 18 Dayna Sawyer HT Yes Mike Jepsen 19 Dee-Lish HT Star 20 Diamond Eyes Mi Weeks 21 Dick Clark GR Weeks 22 Dina Gee HT Yes K&M Roses 23 Dona Martin HT Bob Martin 24 Doris Day FL Weeks 25 Doris Day FL Bob Martin 26 Dream Come True GR Weeks 27 Drop Dead Red FL Weeks 28 Easterbasket FL Star 29 Ebb Tide/ Julia Child TR - FL Berridge 30 Eden CL Star 31 Edisto Mi Yes Mike Jepsen 32 Eternal Flame HT Star JANUARY,

5 33 Falling in Love HT Weeks 34 Falling in Love HT Berridge 35 Family Holiday MF Bob Martin 36 Fired Up FL Star 37 Firefighter HT Weeks 38 Fourth of July Cl Marylou Coffman 39 Fragrant Plum HT Yes K&M Roses 40 Francis Meilland HT Star 41 Gemini HT Yes K&M Roses 42 Gemini HT Steve Sheard 43 Gentle Hermione SH David Austin 44 Glenda Marie FL Bob Martin 45 Golden Showers CL Star 46 Good as Gold HT Weeks 47 Grace Seward Mi Mike Jepsen 48 Green Rose OGR Steve Sheard 49 In the Mood HT Weeks 50 India Marie (AMLJC 40) FL Bob Martin 51 Jeanne Lajoie Mi Cl no Marylou Coffman 52 Jump for Joy FL Weeks 53 Just Joey HT yes Marylou Coffman 54 Koko Loco FL Weeks 55 Last Dance Mi For Love of Roses 56 Legend HT Steve Sheard 2 57 Let Freedom Ring HT Weeks 58 Liv Tyler HT Star 59 Love Song FL Weeks 60 Luscious HT Berridge 61 Memphis Blues MF Yes Mike Jepsen 62 Mother of Pearl GR Weeks 63 Neil Diamond HT Weeks 64 OH MY FL Weeks 65 Opening Night HT Weeks 66 Orchid Romance FL Weeks 67 Paradise Found HT Star 68 Patron MF Bob Martin 69 Peppermint Kisses Mi For Love of Roses 70 Pope John Paul II HT Yes K&M Roses JANUARY,

6 71 Pretty in Pink CL Star 72 Queen Elizabeth GR Steve Sheard 2 73 Queen Mary HT Star 74 Randy Scott HT Yes K&M Roses 75 Red Intuition HT Mike Jepsen 76 Rock & Roll GR Weeks 77 Sassy Cindy MF Mike Jepsen 78 Scentimental FL Cliff Hudson 79 Secret HT Star 80 Secret's Out HT Star 81 Sexy Rexy FL Star 82 Singin the Blues FL Star 83 Smoke Rings Mi Weeks 84 Spirit of Freedom SH David Austin 85 Sugar Moon HT Weeks 86 Sugar Moon HT Yes K&M Roses 87 Sunblest HT Steve Sheard 88 Sunshine Dream GR Star 89 Taboo HT Steve Sheard 90 Tattooed Daughter Mi For Love of Roses 91 Teeny Bopper Mi Weeks 92 Texas Mi Weeks 93 The Alnwick Rose SH David Austin 94 The Streak love For Love of Roses 95 Tiddly Winks Mi Weeks 96 Top of the World CL Weeks 97 Twilight Zone GR Weeks 98 Valentine's Day Mi Weeks 99 We Salute You HT Weeks 100 Whirlaway MF Yes K&M Roses 101 Winsome Mi Weeks LOVE SONG FLORIBUNDA TOP OF THE WORLD CLIMBER NEIL DIAMOND HT JANUARY,

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8 MEVRS Rose Lore February 2015 Vermi-compost: Worm Castings, The organic pest repellant Presented By Sena Kassim Sena (aka the Worm Whisperer) holds degrees and certificates in Herbalism, nutrition, landscaping, arboriculture and water harvesting. Edible gardens, vermicomposting and water harvesting are all part of her integrated landscape designs. Steve Sheard s Story I had heard about the use of Worm Casting from fellow Consulting Rosarian Retta Marconi-Dooley and Retta wrote an article for the Rose Lore in I said to myself: OK, I will try it sometime! January 2014 Gardeners World was going out of business and was selling Worm Castings, 3 cubic feet for $1.00. I could not resist and picked up 20 bags and pushed them into my shed. The middle of March 2014 I found my roses covered with all those nasty bugs, Green Fly, White Fly. I remembered my bags of worm castings and put a shovel full around each bush. Within a week my roses were CLEAN!!! Other than washing for spider mite and feeding I did nothing more to my roses. In November 2014 I exhibited roses in our MEVRS rose show that did not even have Thrip damage! JANUARY,

9 An internet search revealed: A key element for insect repellency is the level of chitinase-producing organisms. Chitinase is an enzyme that will dissolve chitin. The exoskeleton of bugs is made of chitin [so obviously they don't want to hang out where their skeletons will get dissolved!]. Bugs have various detection mechanisms to determine the level of chitinase in plants and soil. Once the chitinase level is high enough, they will leave the area. Worm castings test with a very high level of chitinase-producing organisms. (From Good things to know about worm castings). From Uncle Jims Worm Blog: Worms are ECO friendly as they provide free fertilizer and keep kitchen waist out of the landfills. Worms make great Pets Grand Children love them, you can go on vacation for a month, no special food they eat anything coming from the kitchen! No Vet bills, quiet, provide environmental friendly waist. A simple home to live in. Other informational Links: NAVIGATION&cid=nrcs143_023557&navid= &pnavid= &position=Not%20Yet%20Determined.Html&ttype=detail&pna me=wonworm.html%20%7c%20nrcs ea.html sts%20to%20tomatoes%20and%20peppers.pdf %20nematode.pdf Research-Explains-How-Vermicompost-Amended-Soils-Ward-Off-Crop-Pests JANUARY,

10 Starting From Scratch Mary Van Vlack Introduction: On several occasions our excellent editor, Jeannie Cochell, has requested that members submit articles to provide a variety of content and voices in the Phoenix Rose Society newsletter, and each time I have felt both guilty and inadequate. Guilty because as former editor of the Scottsdale RS newsletter and current editor of the PSW District newsletter, I understand very well why she needs these contributions and I know I could write - something. But inadequate because I could not think of anything to write about that anyone would find interesting and is not already well-covered by Jeannie and other PRS members. Last spring, however, a topic dropped itself at my feet, and Jeannie said she was willing to consider it. After 32 great years, my husband, David, and I decided to sell our home in Arcadia and move to something smaller. Our former home was 4300 square feet with a 25,000 square foot yard intensively landscaped and at one time almost 200 rose bushes, while our new place is 30% smaller with an 8000 square foot yard and no roses at all, hence my title, Starting From Scratch. As I thought about the idea, it began to sound more like a series than just one article; Jeannie says she s willing, so. Part 1: The Thorny Path From Someone With Roses In Their Yard to Rosarian Before writing about our work to make a new rose garden, I thought I d write something about how I got to be where I am with roses. My father was the gardener in our family, and in addition to the big Midwestern vegetable garden, grape vines, apple tree, and foundation plantings of flowering shrubs, he planted roses. A row of hybrid teas marched along the edge of the veggies, and in the front he planted what was meant to be a hedge of Pinocchio, a pink Kordes floribunda from the 1940 s. Pinocchio never amounted to much, but the Peace rose in the back yard drew rave reviews from everyone who saw it. In 1973 David and I bought our first home in Denver, and with it came, you guessed it, a rose garden. The house was a 2-story Victorian cottage in Washington Park, and the previous owner (who had lived there since the 1930 s) was a gardener. In addition to an overgrown privet hedge in front and a perennial bed the length of the back yard, off the back patio there was a rose garden of about 20 plants, mostly unlabeled hybrid teas, including a Peace and a Snowfire, both less that 30 high with spindly little canes. There were also two large rambling plants with pale foliage and cerise-pink blooms with wrinkled petals in the spring. Our next-door neighbor told us the gardener called them rugosa roses. On line and in rose books I ve found similar but not identical pictures of R. rugosa at least the foliage looks right. I cut bouquets for the table, replaced a few hybrid teas defeated by Denver s erratic winters, fertilized when I thought of it, but didn t do much more. JANUARY,

11 Our next stop was Belleview, Washington, outside of Seattle where we bought a new home on a steep hillside. The builder had landscaped the front yard to get a sale, investing in a few nice plants, a weeping cherry, a beautiful deodora cedar, and a few rhododendrons, and then filling the remaining space with Douglas fir trees. Thankfully most of the firs died before we closed on the house, but two remained alive in the 6 wide strip between the driveway and the uphill property line. Douglas firs grow like weeds there, reaching feet tall and 25 feet wide under cultivation and larger in the wild; realizing they would soon cover the driveway, we pulled them out to replant in a corner of the backyard. Our uphill neighbor arrived to supervise (the firs threatened her view of Mt. Baker) and then asked what we meant to plant there instead. When I said roses, she gave me hug, offered her teen-age daughters as babysitters, and then took me on a tour of Seattle s public rose gardens. Early the next spring we planted hybrid teas and grandifloras in the rain, fitting about 18 into the space, including Peace, of course, and a stunning pink rose I had discovered in another neighbor s yard, Dainty Bess. In the rest of the yard we planted fruit trees, azaleas, rhododendrons, and spring bulbs, which were equally interesting to us at the time. Three years later another job transfer brought us to Phoenix, so we began again in another totally different climate. Next month: The Thorny Path Continues Through Arcadia Reprinted, with permission, from Mary Van Vlack and the PRS newsletter. THANK YOU MARY!! And we look forward to your upcoming articles JANUARY,

12 ROSE CARE CORNER for February, 2015 by Phyllis Henslin, Master Consulting Rosarian Spring pruning: Try to finish your spring pruning by the end of February. After you finish pruning your roses and have all the leaves stripped, clean up all the cut canes and leaves and throw them away. Do not leave the cuttings and old leaves for mulch as they can contain disease spores and insects. Also do not put them in your compost pile. Spraying: Spray the soil with an insecticide to kill any insects that are wintering below the soil surface. Spray the canes with a fungicide to help prevent mildew. These preventive measures will help save you work and frustration later on. Fertilizer: Apply an organic fertilizer such as Gro Ganic (which our society sells, just call Mike Jepsen to order it) around your bushes. Milorganite is another organic fertilizer that is available at Home Depot. Apply 2 cups of organic fertilizer and ½ cup of Alfalfa Meal to each large established rose bush. For roses in pots, use ½ the rate for each potted rose. ¼ cup of Epson salts can be applied to each large bush and ½ rate for potted roses to help promote new basal breaks. New basal breaks help to keep your bushes young and healthy with those nice new green canes. Remember: Always water before and after applying fertilizer to your bushes. Irrigation & mulch: Now is the time to make sure your irrigation system and emitters are working properly and make necessary repairs. Lack of water is one quick way to kill a rose bush. As the temperatures start to increase, adjust your watering schedule accordingly. Add a thick layer of new mulch to your rose beds now before they start putting out new growth so you don t risk breaking off new growth on your bushes. Mulching your roses beds helps keep the soil cooler in the summer months, conserves water and helps prevent weeds from growing. Planting: Bare root roses can still be planted in February. Be sure and immerse them in water for 24 hours before planting to hydrate them. If your bare root roses are slow in putting out new growth, cover them with wet mulch and put a brown paper bag around the bush to hold the mulch in place. Keep the mulch moist and once you have new growth, wash the mulch away from the bush with a gentle spray of water. Our annual rose auction will be held on February 7, 2015 in the White Tent. The tent is near the East parking lot. You can preview the roses at noon and the bidding starts at 1:30 pm. A list of roses available and photos can be found on the MEVRS website. The rose auction always provides lots of fun and rival bidding. Tea and refreshments will be served. Secret -- One of the roses in the auction JANUARY,

13 MEVRS 2015 ELECTIONS NEW OFFICERS NEEDED FOR THIS ELECTION PERIOD CONSIDER TAKING A POSITION OR NOMINATE A PERSON YOU FEEL WOULD MAKE A GOOD ADDITION TO THE BOARD!!! DUTIES OF OFFICERS The President: shall preside at all meetings of the Society and of the Board of Directors, with a right to vote; shall be an ex-officio member of all committees, except the Nomination and Budget and Audit Committees, with a right to vote. The President may determine the order of procedure at all meetings, and shall appoint and supervise the heads of committees. The First Vice President: shall in the absence of the President, perform the duties of the President and shall be the Program Chairman for regularly scheduled meetings. The Second Vice President: shall be responsible for the maintenance of membership rolls, issuance of membership cards, and collection of dues. The dues are to be promptly recorded and turned over to the treasurer. The Second Vice President shall act as Chairman of the Membership Committee. A revised electronic roster, with all new member information and any other changes of current members. In the absence of the President and the First Vice President shall preside at any meetings of the Society. The Recording Secretary: shall keep the minutes of the Society and Board of Directors meetings and record the number of attendees at each meeting. The Corresponding Secretary: shall be responsible for all correspondence pertaining to the business of the Society, shall give proper notices of all special meetings of the Society at least 10 days prior to the meeting: shall send any other special correspondence as directed by the President. The Treasurer: shall receive and deposit all funds in the Society s account; and shall pay all bills by check, upon authorization of the Board of Directors. The treasurer shall keep an accurate record of income and expenditures and give a brief report at each meeting of the Society shall prepare and file Federal income tax reports for each calendar year and prepare and file annual reports required as needed and shall close the books of the Society at the end of the fiscal year and make the books available to the Audit and Budget Committee. Board Members: shall attend all Board of Director Meetings and assist as committee heads or helpers as needed. We are looking for nominees for the following: President, Vice President programs, Vice President membership, Recording Secretary, Treasurer. Please contact a Board member for your input or nominee. JANUARY,

14 Sunshine N Roses PSWD 2015 District Convention November 19 22, 2015 January 12th meeting update The programs we wanted have come together, New Watering Techniques, Garden LED Lighting, What is new from a key Rose Grower, Photographing Roses. The limited Auction & Silent Auction have some incredible items that you will not want to miss out on. (Timeshare on Kauai, Weekend in Cottonwood.) It looks like we will be able to make to our goal of keeping the costs down and having excellent programs. So. Please block out November to ensure you have the time available to come share you little bit and then enjoy what the weekend will offer. Our next planning meeting is Monday February 9 th at 6:30pm in room LB300, upstairs in the library. Please feel free to come and join us. Watch this space for more news on our Sunshine N Roses 2015 Convention. Steve Sheard PSWD 2015 District Convention Chairperson JANUARY,

15 MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESENTS 50TH Anniversary Golden Celebration April 9 and 10, 2015 April 9, 2015 is the Gala Dinner and Live Auction held at the Hilton Phoenix/Mesa. Champagne reception and silent auction begins at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds from this event will benefit student scholarships April 10 at 8:00 a.m. an all inclusive 9 hole tournament at Fiesta Lakes Executive Golf Course. Proceeds will benefit MCC student athletes. Rose Garden Tea April 10 at 9:00 am in the Rose Garden at MCC. Enjoy a guided tour and live music that starts at 9:00 a.m. with the high tea and brunch at 10:00 am. PROCEEDS OF THE TEA TO BENEFIT THE MESA EAST VALLEY ROSE SOCIETY This tea will take the place of the MEVRS annual home tour. Tickets $25.00 per person JANUARY,

16 SAVE THE DATES- UPCOMING EVENTS January 8, 2015 Pruning Mike Jepsen FEBRUARY 7, 2015 ANNUAL ROSE AUCTION February12, 2015 "Worm Castings - an organic pest repellant" by Sena Kassim. March12, 2015 Good and Bad Bugs April 9,2015 April 9 and 10 MCC Anniversary Golden Celebration April 11, 2015 Glendale Rose Arrangement and Photography Show, Sahuaro Ranch Park, Glendale April 18, 2015 Phoenix Rose Society Annual Rose Arrangement & Photography Show, Valley Garden Center, Phx. April 2015 How to arrange those beautiful blooms from your garden Jim Anderson May 14, 2015 Garden Pot Luck and Installation of Officers July 18, 2015 Consulting Rosarian School, Los Angeles Arboretum, CA SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR 2015 DISTRICT/ROSE SHOW NOVEMBER 20,21 and 22. JANUARY,

17 Consulting Rosarians are members of the American Rose Society who have taken a test and volunteered their time to help others grow the rose. Their advice is free but work may not be. The following MEVRS members are Consulting Rosarians Helen Baird* coolroseaz@msn.com Phoenix LeRoy Brady* lbradyo3.lb@gmail.com Mesa Marylou Coffman** coffmanml@aol.com Gilbert Cheryl Doan stvx@cox.net Tempe Phyllis Henslin* phylbill22@aol.com Mesa Millie Hisey Winter Months Only Apache Jct Phyllis Jiacalone phyllisburges7@gmail.com Prescott, Prescott Valley Chino Valley Mike Jepsen mikejepsen@cox.net Tempe Royetta Marconi-Dooley patretta@wbhsi.com SunLakes, Chandler Steve Sheard steveazroses@yahoo.com Tempe/Chandler Liz Strong* lizzie441@comcast.net Tucson Jimmy Tribby jnbroses@yahoo.com Mesa Lynn Twitchell* jlynn43@cox.net Gilbert * ARS Judge **Vice- Chairman of PSWD FIREFIGHTER Available at the auction. JANUARY,

18 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. Currently Board Meetings are held monthly one hour prior to general meeting General Member and Friends Meeting second Thursday each month Rose Garden volunteers work 3rd Saturday 8a.m. ALL NEEDED Jan.-Feb ALL Saturdays MCC Garden Pruning All invited to any and all events! 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 Like us on Facebook Gilbert, Mesa (2), Queen Creek Berridge Nursery 4647 E. Camelback Rd Phx Potted roses always in stock! Treeland Nursery 2900 S. Country Club Dr., Mesa When you patronize these businesses, please thank the manager for supporting the MEVRS! JANUARY,

19 Mesa-East Valley Rose Society Garden Products Order Form The following products can be ordered at the monthly meeting or by special arrangement with Mike Jepsen (cell: ). Fill out the form below, showing both the quantity and the amount. Checks payable to: Mesa East-Valley Rose Society or MEVRS and due upon receipt of product. Product order form can be ed to or turned at the monthly meeting. LOCAL SALES ONLY Thank You for your participation. These sales help provide funds for our annual rose show, as well as a savings for our members only on great products to use in your rose garden. NON MEMBER COST PRODUCT MEMBER COST QUANTITY TOTAL COST PawPaw Everlast Rose Labels: made of double wire standard with an extra large zinc nameplate. Use with water proof labels or pen each $ DVD: Growing Roses In the Desert Southwest $10.00 $10.00 $ Punch N Cut large/small $10.00/$6.00 $12.00/$8.00 $ Alfalfa Meal (10# bag) $ 5.00 $6.00 $ Alfalfa Meal (50# bag) $17.00 $19.00 $ Dispersul (10# bag) $ 6.00 $7.00 $ Dispersul (50# bag) $22.00 $25.00 $ Epsom Salts (10# bag) $ 6.00 $7.00 $ Epsom Salts (50# bag) $22.00 $25.00 $ Floral Preservative (powder 10 oz.) $ 2.00 $2.25 $ KeRex Iron Chelate (1 lb. 12 oz canister) $ $12.00 $ Super Spread 7000 Spreader Sticker (12 oz.) $ 4.00 $4.50 $ GroGanic Rose Food (40# bag) $25.00 $27.00 $ Super Bloom (3 lb container) $ 9.00 $10.00 $ Super Thrive (4 oz. bottle) $ 8.00 $9.00 $ Triple Super Phosphate (8 # bag) $ 6.00 $7.00 $ TOTAL DUE $ JANUARY,

20 Mesa East Valley Rose Society Membership Annual family or individual membership is $25. Annual dues are payable by June 1. 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: Telephone # : Street Address: City State Zip: address: WEB Pages of Interest OR Mesa-East Valley Rose Society Find past newsletters or articles by clicking on the Newsletters or Articles tabs on the Home page. MCC Rose Garden Schedule time now to help with the pruning of the Garden. All Saturdays till February or anytime you have a few hours. The Society, College and most of all the ROSES will love you for it. Help Me Find Roses Pacific Southwest District Pswdroses@hotmail.com Zone Finder enter: JANUARY,

21 Pre auction viewing starts at noon Developers of The Rose Garden at Mesa Community College, the largest public rose garden in the Desert Southwest! Mesa-East Valley Rose Society is proud to be Affiliated with the National Rose Society Rose Lore Judy Sweador Mesa-East Valley Rose Society Inc. PO Box Mesa, AZ JANUARY,