The Marin Rose. Rose Slipping. Great Roses for Marin. Joan Goff. October 8, :30 pm. 750 Lindaro Street San Rafael.

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The Marin Rose A non-profit Affiliate of the American Rose Society 2010 Gold Honor Medal Winner 2011 Gold Honor Medal Winner 2012 Gold Honor Medal Winner Volume 39, No.

To Be Young 5 Eureka 6 Monthly Rose show 7-8 Harvest Dinner 9 2014 Slate of Officers 10 Rose Slipping By Maureen Groper, Consulting Rosarian On a recent visit to San Diego a friend filled her house

1 The Marin Rose A non-profit Affiliate of the American Rose Society 2010 Gold Honor Medal Winner 2011 Gold Honor Medal Winner 2012 Gold Honor Medal Winner Volume 39, No. 10 October 2013 Great Roses for Marin By Joan Goff Tuesday, October 8, :30 pm 750 Lindaro Street San Rafael Inside Highlights Rose Slipping 1 2 President s Message 3 Program Notes 4 It Is Tough To Be Young 5 Eureka 6 Monthly Rose show 7-8 Harvest Dinner Slate of Officers 10 Rose Slipping By Maureen Groper, Consulting Rosarian On a recent visit to San Diego a friend filled her house with the exquisite pink roses from her garden. Upon examination I was thrilled to find the rose tag still attached to the bush. Dolores Hope, the wife of Bob Hope, was lucky to have such a beautiful rose named after her. I called every nursery in the area and though many had heard of the rose no one had it in stock. It wasn t listed in the ARS Selecting Roses. When I looked it up on the internet, the rose had the commercial name WEKcrying, was bred by Tom Carruth and introduced in the US by Armstrong Garden Centers in I was truly in a quandary. I called Gail Trimble, our resident rose breeder, and learned more about the rose in a source Modern Roses that you must subscribe to for information. In another source called Combined Rose List, she found that the rose was not commercially available for some reason. What was I to do? I had heard that several members in our Society were really good at slipping roses. That s taking cuttings from rose bushes and using them to start new plants. Gail very generously offered to help me try and propagate this special rose. I brought three cuttings home with me. I learned that there are two ways to proceed..the long way and the short cut. The long method was used on my three cuttings. The soil mixture is important; we used a combination of Master Nursery Potting Soil and Planting Mix (available at West End Nursery), bone or blood meal and worm castings for the slow nitrogen. The treatment of the cutting is very important. It must have a terminal bud and have at least 4-6 leaf buds, two above the soil and two below. The bud and the lower leaves are removed and the stem cut 1/16 below the bottom budeye. The stem is then dipped in Rootone, blowing off the excess, and buried up to the leaflets. A bit of water is added. The 4 inch pot is placed in a clean gallon baggy. A concoction of 1/8 t water soluble fertilizer, 1/8 t baking soda, 16 oz water and three drops of Dawn dishwashing detergent is sprayed into the bag. This supplies nutrients and prevents mildew. A chopstick is stuck in the pot to hold the baggy away from the plant. The bag is partially closed. Using a straw we blew into the bag to partially inflate it before it was sealed. I brought these treasures home and placed them upright in filtered sun. I opened them once to extract some dead leaves. I understand if successful it takes about 2 months to see new leaf growth and roots coming out of the bottom. At that time I will begin opening the bag gradually to acclimate it, release the moisture and harden my new plant.

Gail helped me on June 29 and at this writing it has been 8 weeks. Two of my little bags contain little black mildewed stems but the other is still green so I am optimistic.

Dorothy Arnold, Flo Taylor and Sandy Simon were kind enough to share their secrets with me. By and large their favorite time to gather cuttings is when they prune in January/February.

Like Gail, it is best to begin with a 6-8 inch cutting with a terminal bud and at least 6 leaf buds. Flo places her cuttings in water for several days before preparing and planting.

2 Gail helped me on June 29 and at this writing it has been 8 weeks. Two of my little bags contain little black mildewed stems but the other is still green so I am optimistic. Maybe you will see a Dolores Hope rose at one of our rose shows in 2014! I am so hopeful! Maureen s cuttings Flo s cuttings We are fortunate in our Society to have many members who also slip roses. Dorothy Arnold, Flo Taylor and Sandy Simon were kind enough to share their secrets with me. By and large their favorite time to gather cuttings is when they prune in January/February. All are members of our pruning teams so they have a myriad of sources. All agreed though that when the opportunity presents itself they will. Like Gail, it is best to begin with a 6-8 inch cutting with a terminal bud and at least 6 leaf buds. Flo places her cuttings in water for several days before preparing and planting. The terminal bud is cut off and so are the leaves on the lower half of the stem. There should be 2-3 buds below the soil and 2-3 above. Sandy makes her cut just below the lowest bud as does Gail. Sandy dips her cuttings into Rootone, shaking off the excess but neither Flo or Dorothy use it. All are planted in good potting mix, watered and placed in dappled shade. Sounds pretty simple but I have yet to try. It is agreed that some roses are much easier to propagate than others so it s best not to get discouraged. Dorothy feels she has much more luck with miniatures. It sounds like Iceberg is almost guaranteed success so if you want to experiment maybe start here! Anyway it sounds like fun and who knows it may motivate you to become a rose hybridizer like our own Gail Trimble. Dolores Hope is a beautiful rose The Marin Rose 2

3 President s Message Summer has left us and now with the Solstice we are in fall and our weather shows us the cooling trend and scattered showers we expected. I like the change of seasons and the anticipation of gradual and subtle slowing of growth in the garden. Hips are appearing even though we do have lots of color in the roses. It is time to deadhead and pick up the leaves. We applied some mild fertilizer for the last push of bloom that often comes in October. Roses can be beautiful right now. Our last rose show had some grand specimens and we do want you to bring in more roses at the October rose show. Our new location at 750 Lindaro is a refreshing change. The Tamalpais Room is comfortable, spacious, and has good light. Outside we have convenient lighted parking and there is a Security Guard present. This has turned out to be an excellent facility for us and we are pleased at the welcome from the Seagate Management team at the San Rafael Corporate Center. This central location serves as a midpoint for the County and people from southern, northern, and western Marin can come to meetings with ease. The October meeting is important in that we will receive nominations for the Board positions open and the proposed slate of Officers will be presented for your approval. We do this every year in October and then have the installation at our November 12 th Harvest Dinner. We will be calling you to confirm if you are attending the November Dinner to make sure we have nice table decorations and plenty of food for all our members. This is always a happy and pleasant event to socialize and spread the joy of the Rose growing season. Please plan on joining us! Your Board is making plans for the year 2014 with a new set of programs, extra events, and the District Conference one year from now in San Rafael. This Conference will bring together the 27 rose societies of the District with speakers who are very well respected, a rose show, and a gala banquet. We are very active in continuing the success of the Marin Rose Society and this includes your participation and great ideas. Our members are very wonderful people! Frank Treadway, President Photo by Lydia Treadway The Marin Rose 3 October 2013

4 Program Notes October 8, 2013 Joan Goff will be our speaker for the October 8 th meeting. Joan is a member of the Marin Rose Society (18 years) and is also a member of the Redwood Empire Rose Society in Santa Rosa. In June 2012, she moved into a rental house in Sonoma and had hoped to buy a new home in Sonoma; however, she recently purchased a new house in San Rafael! So back to Marin she comes along with her many potted roses and dog, Mazie. Her new house needs a total face lift so her moving dates will be in late September and early October. Joan is a Master Rosarian and a Horticultural Judge. She is also a Master Gardener and has a small consulting business, Roses and Much More. Joan is also the Deputy District Director for our District. Her presentation for our October meeting will be a power point slide presentation, Great Roses for Marin, showing photos of all the best roses one can grow in Marin County. She also plans to show photos of the Shady Ladies roses, time permitting. This most popular presentation was previously shown in Marin and Joan plans to update it with new photos. PROGRAM NOTES SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 Gisele Schoniger of Kellogg Products provided a large display of their organic soils. If you missed the meeting, she donated lots of their soils for our Raffle table. I believe everyone won more than one prize. She encouraged us to move into half chemical and half organic practice regarding our attention to the soil. Kellogg has been helping people create beautiful landscapes and gardens since She talked about transitioning from synthetics to Natural, Organic and Sustainable practices. Feeding the soil and mulching produces thick stems, healthy leaves and flowers. Micro-organisms stay in the soil and change it's composition. Four very good products they produce are Amend--for our clay soils, Gro-Mulch, Topper, Earth Worm Castings, and Patio Plus. Most of these are sold at Home Depot, United Market Nursery and Goodman's here in Marin. Lenore Ruckman 1st VP / Program Chair The Marin Rose 4 October 2013

I have my favorite place to unwind and relax that is nested in the bed of ivy, surrounded with oak trees and very quiet. With just a little run I am in my favorite place.

5 It Is Tough To Be Young By Lydia Treadway, Editor and Master Rosarian I was playing, jumping, leaping and almost flying with my cousins. My Mama supervises all my moves and protects me from unwanted fights. It is so much fun but I do get tired and sleepy. I have my favorite place to unwind and relax that is nested in the bed of ivy, surrounded with oak trees and very quiet. With just a little run I am in my favorite place. Settling down on ivy and making my comfortable bed, I feel myself falling asleep. Being thirsty and hungry I am thinking of my Mama s milk and the Treadway s organic roses. On the other hand let me dream about Mama s milk first. It is a sure thing. After I wake up, I will see what I can do to get those roses. I know this garden. It was my first nursery when I was a very little Bambi. I used to curl up under the leaves of the cabbage plants. In the early morning when the Treadways came to water, I would jump up startled, and scare the life out of them. I am finding it difficult to get in the garden now that I have put on weight. I just keep growing and trying to go back to see the garden but no luck yet. I am too big to get through the fence. It is so hard on me looking at the yummy roses. I didn t know how to eat those roses when I was a tiny fawn. Now I have a big appetite for all those sweet and fragrant roses. Just you wait and see if I can get some! Sweet and devilish photo by Lydia Treadway The Marin Rose 5 October 2013

6 Eureka! By Lydia Treadway, Master Rosarian and Editor Photo by Lydia Treadway I have a hard time to say, I love this rose, this is my favorite rose. It makes me feel that I do not appreciate my other roses. For me, Eureka comes very high in the category of likes. This apricot and apricot-yellow blend has dazzling clusters of recurrent, wavy peddled, old-fashioned looking blooms with a light fragrance. If you like this color, this may be your eureka moment! This 2003 AARS award winner is an excellent choice for spreading color through the landscape or among perennial plantings. It sets large clusters of apricot to apricotcopper blossoms that hold their hue to the end of the season. Eureka shows exceptional vigor and disease resistance, and although its fragrance is not significant, its color is unbeatable, especially when planted in groups for maximum impact! In my garden I have two standard Eureka tree roses and they keep blooming. Floribunda; Yellow blend Hybridized by Kordes; Year of Registration or Introduction: 2003 Parentage: Bernstein-Rose x Sun Flare High: 4ft/3ft The Marin Rose 6 October 2013

7 MRS Monthly Rose Show September 10, 2013 Judge: Rose Gilardi BEST IN SHOW Solitaire Betty Mott COURT: Sophy s Rose Betty Mott Polka Betty Mott Sparrieshoop Maureen Groper Sweet Revenge Betty Mott 1. HT or GRANDIFLORA ONE BLOOM Chris Everett Paula Jaffe Melody Parfumee Sandy Simon Gemini Sandy Simon Valencia, Lidija Treadway Aperitif - Dora Fleming Third: Queen Elizabeth Ronette King 2. HT or GRANDIFLORA SPRAY 3. FLORIBUNDA-ONE BLOOM Cinco de Mayo Dora Fleming Day Breaker Betty Mott Jolene Adams Maureen Groper Love Song Dora Fleming Cinco de Mayo Roey Berman Livin Easy Lidija Treadway Third: Sexy Rexy Dora Fleming 4. FLORIBUNDA SPRAY Julia Child Lynne Young 5. MINIATURE ONE BLOOM Sweet Revenge Betty Mott Salmon Sunrise Lydia Truce Ultimate Pleasure Sandy Simon Third: Hot Shot Lynn Young 6. MINIATURE SPRAY Mariotta Betty Mott 7. MINIATURE- FULLY OPEN Hot Tamale Betty Mott Ultimate Pleasure Sandy Simon Third: Ty Sandy Simon 8. MINIFLORA-ONE BLOOM 9. MINIFLORA SPRAY 10. MINIFLORA- FULLY OPEN 11. OLD GARDEN ROSE J S. Simon Madame Issac Periere - Ronette King Rosette Delizy, Ronette King The Marin Rose 7 October 2013

12. MODERN SHRUBS Sophy s Rose Betty Mott Sparrieshoop Maureen Groper Mary Rose Ronette King Teasing Georgia Lidija Treadway Sparrieshoop Sandy Simon Carefree Wonder Ronette King 13.

8 12. MODERN SHRUBS Sophy s Rose Betty Mott Sparrieshoop Maureen Groper Mary Rose Ronette King Teasing Georgia Lidija Treadway Sparrieshoop Sandy Simon Carefree Wonder Ronette King 13. CLASSIC SHRUBS Cornelia Ronette King 14. CLIMBERS-One Bloom Polka Betty Mott Altissimo Sandy Simon Golden Showers Sandy Simon Sombreuil Sandy Simon 15. FRAGRANCE/ ONE BLOOM Heirloom Lydia Truce Lady Emma Hamilton Sandy Simon Jude the Obscure Sandy Simon Mr. Lincoln Cheryl Redman Third: McCartney Rose - Ronette King 17. POLYANTHA SPRAY The Fairy Sandy Simon Mrs. RM Finch Sandy Simon 18. HYBRID TEA OR GRANDIFLORA IN BOWL 19. MINIATURE IN A CLEAR GLASS BOWL Ultimate Pleasure Sandy Simon 20. MINIFLORA IN A CLEAR GLASS BOWL 21. ANY OTHER ROSE IN A CLEAR GLASS BOWL Vavoom Dora Fleming 22. MULTIPLE BLOOMS IN A BOWL 23. HI-LO CHALLENGE 24. NOVICE 25. BOUQUET 26. ARRANGEMENT 16. FULLY OPEN ROSE Easy Does It Roey Berman Jolene Adams Maureen Groper Solitaire Betty Mott Vavoom Dora Fleming Hot Cocoa Dora Fleming Elle Maureen Groper Thank you for bringing your beautiful roses to share with Marin Rose Society Rose show chairs Ronette King & Sandy Simon The Marin Rose 8 October 2013

parking spaces for you Watch for the Marin Rose Society sign Please contact Paula Jaffe for

9 Marin Rose Society Invites you to our Annual Harvest Dinner November 12, 2013 At 6:00 pm 750 Lindaro Street At 2nd and Andersen Streets San Rafael Easy entrance, well lit and ample parking spaces for you Watch for the Marin Rose Society sign Please contact Paula Jaffe for Pot Luck side dishes The Marin Rose 9 October 2013

10 The Marin Rose October, 2013 Volume 39, No. 10 Lydia Treadway Editor Gail Trimble, Publisher Barbara Picarelli, Distributor MRS Officers, Directors & Committee Chairs President Frank Treadway st VP / Program Chair Lenore Ruckman cmr3x7@aol.com 2d VP / Show Co-Chairs Ronette King ronettejk@comcast.net Sandy Simon, sandyls1220@gmail.com Secretary Kitty O Donnell KKOSF51@comcast.net Treasurer Lydia Truce, lydia@stdesigninc.com Director & Website Chair Gail Trimble Directors At Large Vivien Bronshvag Paul Cullen Paula Jaffe Rose Garden Co-Coordinators Dorothy Arnold Lenore Ruckman Membership Chair Maureen Groper Hospitality Chair Paula Jaffe Raffle Chair Paul Cullen Communications Chair Maureen Groper Parliamentarian Richard Holtz Marin Rose Society While the advice and information in this newsletter is believed to be true and accurate at the time of publication, neither the authors nor the editors can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The Marin Rose Society makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Proposed Slate of Officers and Directors At Large for 2014 At the General Business Meeting on October 8, there will be a call for nominations from the floor and then a vote on filling the positions on the Board as follows: President: 1st Vice President 2nd Vice-President: Secretary: Treasurer: Directors at Large: Nominating Committee: Frank Treadway Lenore Ruckman Janet Tighe Ronette King Sandy Simon Vicki Crase Lydia Truce Gail Trimble Richard Holtz Paula Jaffe Andy Smith Don Chapman, Paul Cullen, Maureen Groper, Sandra Simon and Vivien Bronshvag, Chair The Marin Rose 10 October 2013

11 Have a Question? Contact a Consulting Rosarian Dorothy Arnold**, Fairfax Rndarnold@aol.com Kitty O Donnell, Novato KKOSF51@comcast.net Vivien Bronshvag, Kentfield vivlrb@aol.com Barbara Lanoy Picarelli**, Novato bjlpster@gmail.com Paul Cullen, San Anselmo pcniner@aol.com Mary Polizzi, San Rafael marypolizzi@ymail.com Cheryl Frechette**, Healdsburg (707) cherylfrechette@yahoo.com Lenore Ruckman**, San Rafael CMR3X7@aol.com Joan Goff**, Sonoma (707) joanegoff@yahoo.com Emily Shibata, San Rafael ewshiba@gmail.com John Goldsmith, Turlock jgjohngoldsmith@gmail.com Sandy Simon, Mill Valley sandyls1220@gmail.com Maureen Groper, San Anselmo samaureen@comcast.net Florence Taylor**, San Rafael NONITAYLOR@aol.com Paula Jaffe, Tiburon paulajaffe@comcast.net Frank Treadway, San Rafael Frank@HomesMarin.com Ronette King, San Rafael ronettejk@comcast.net Lydia Treadway**, San Rafael Lydia@HomesMarin.com Nanette Londeree**, Novato Rosienan@aol.com Gail Trimble**, San Rafael gail@marinrose.org Betty Mott**, Mill Valley mottbetty@gmail.com Lydia Truce, San Rafael lydia@stdesigninc.com The Marin Rose 11 October 2013

Members Only Section Now On Our Website http://www.marinrose.org/members-only.

12 Members Only Section Now On Our Website Please note new password : falstaff Our password problem has been corrected and this new password is now working! This section contains archived Newsletters from 2004 to 2013 The Marin Rose 12 October 2013

MARIN ROSE SOCIETY 724 Rowland Blvd. MARIN Novato, ROSE CA SOCIETY 94947 724 Rowland Blvd. Novato, CA 94947 Calendar for Upcoming Events Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Monthly Meeting 7:30 p.m. At 750 Lindaro Street, San Rafael Monday, October 21, 2013 7:00 p.

13 MARIN ROSE SOCIETY 724 Rowland Blvd. MARIN Novato, ROSE CA SOCIETY Rowland Blvd. Novato, CA Calendar for Upcoming Events Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Monthly Meeting 7:30 p.m. At 750 Lindaro Street, San Rafael Monday, October 21, :00 p.m, Board Meeting 750 Lindaro street San Rafael Calendar for American Rose Society Events October 4-6, 2013 NCNH Fall Conference A Rose A Fair Hosted by San Joaquin Valley Rose Society Fresno, CA May 8-12, 2014 ARS Spring National Convention and Rose Show Hosted by San Diego Rose Society October 10-12, 2014 NCNH District Conference and Rose Show Hosted by Marin Rose Society San Rafael, CA

THE MARIN ROSE SOCIETY

THE MARIN ROSE SOCIETY PRESENTS ITS THIRTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL ROSE SHOW May 7, 2011 Northgate Mall San Rafael, California THE EXHIBITOR S LAMENT By Robert B. Martin, Jr. It would have been Queen If they hadn't