The Marin Rose A non-profit Affiliate of the American Rose Society 2010, 2011, 2012 Gold Honor Medal Winner

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1 The Marin Rose A non-profit Affiliate of the American Rose Society 2010, 2011, 2012 Gold Honor Medal Winner Volume 42 No. 10 November/December 2016 Harvest Dinner November 10, 2016 San Rafael Joe s San Rafael, CA Inside Highlights Winterizing Your Garden 1,2 Conference Report 2-4 President s Message 5,6 Harvest Dinner 7 Program Notes 8 Rose Show Results 9,10 Tribute 10 Membership Renewal 11 MRS Officers, Directors12 Consulting Rosarians 13 American Rose Society 14 Website 15 Upcoming Events 16 Winterizing Your Garden Spring, summer, fall and voila winter!!!! Fortunately or unfortunately, here in our lovely state, specifically Marin county, our winter is not snow, or ice but rather tons of rain. Normally, the rain starts in November and ends in March. So, compared to the rest of the country, our winter is mellow. Simply put, winterizing our garden is not a complicated or mysterious task as long as you keep in mind that our plants do need some period of rest or dormancy. It is more an activity of wrapping up the cycle of plant growth as we approach fall. Doing so equips them to get the energy to bloom come spring. The basic rule is good sanitation. So clean, clean, clean then mulch, mulch, mulch. Here are some general pointers to keep in mind: * Get rid of all deceased and damaged plants. All obvious dead branches, canes, trunks should be put on the compost unless deceased, then they should go in the garbage. * Remove all yellow and dead foliage and flowers. * Pick up fallen fruits on the ground and those still hanging on the tree. * Perennials that have stopped blooming should be cut back as low as possible. * Divide crowded bulbs and tubers like daylilies, dahlia, and some iris. * Annuals of course should be removed as soon as the bloom is gone and leaves have turned yellow. As you know, fungus and bacteria overwinters on the leaves, under the bark, stems, roots and on old flowers and fruits, so dead heading is key. For roses same rules apply. Personally, I wait until the week between Christmas and New Years to strip ALL leaves from my roses. This way, you can get a good view of how you would want to prune them. Next, mulch, mulch, mulch. The Marin Rose November/December 2016

2 What exactly is mulching? Quite simply, mulch is a layer of opaque material over the soil surface. It may be inorganic or synthetic such as polyethylene black plastic or organic such as ground bark, stray, hay, rice hulls or compost. Just be sure the mulch is not placed on the stem or trunk of plants, as this could cause disease. Mulching conserves soil moisture, thus reduces water consumption. It controls weed growth as it blocks the sunlight necessary to germinate some weed seeds. It reduces soil erosion, and improves overall garden appearance. Finally, be sure to check your irrigation system. Change to a less frequent cycle or perhaps turn it off completely should we get some rain. Let s hope so! Lydia Truce 2016 NCNH District Conference September 30 - October 2 Rose and Photography Shows - Roses of the Golden West Many of us from the Marin Rose Society attended the conference at the Hilton in Burlingame. Here is a review of the events. Friday after registering, the first lecture was the Consulting Rosarian Seminar by Dr. Joel Ross on, "Chemical Safety". All CR's must keep current on application of chemicals on our roses. Sensible Integrated Pest Management practices are essential and being aware of the least toxic ones, if possible. Many organics and oils are now available. Good advice: to improve the soil and select disease resistant plants. If you choose to use pesticides, use the least toxic, on a calm day, then water well before and after spraying, wear protective clothing and shower afterwards. Most of us refrain from using chemicals but we must know of the dangers. Follow the warnings on the packaging: Slight, Moderate, High and Toxic. Identify your disease and treat it correctly and safely. The Marin Rose Society helped on various committees: Registration, Program Editing, Rose and Photo shows. Friday evening was the wine and cheese welcoming and a lively rose plant auction. Saturday, while the judging of roses, arrangements and photos was taking place, the first speaker started. Debra Bagley of Plano Texas was a very funny and informative speaker telling us of the challenges of growing roses in the extreme weather of Texas. She spoke of the Rose Rosette disease there and how they are trying to combat it. She is a CR, Judge, and recently became an evaluator of the David Austin Roses for the city of Farmers Branch, Texas. The Marin Rose 2 November/December 2016

3 Baldo Villegas, "The Bug Man", was the next speaker. His charm and experience is well known to most of us. His topic was, "Beneficial Insects and the Plants that Attract Them". We saw many pictures from his large garden in Orangevale (more than 2,000 roses!) showing bugs (predators and parasites) and plants attractive to natural enemies that he watches with a close eye. After lunch, the speaker was Burling Leong, "Propagating Roses at the Burlington Rose Nursery". She worked at the Sequoia Nursery for 35 years as a manager. She was involved in the restoration of the rose garden at Hearst castle and the Will Rogers State Park, and now does custom propagation of Ramblers for the Brooklyn Botanical Garden in New York. Our last speaker was Bob Martin, our current VP of ARS. His topic was, "The Newest in Polyanthas". Bob has a great sense of humor besides being a prolific writer of more than 600 published articles on roses and is an active rose exhibitor. I have heard him speak many times to much enjoyment. Saturday evening closed with the Banquet and Awards. All awards are noted on the NCNH website (ncnhdistrict.org). Our Gail Trimble, Betty Mott, Joan Goff and Cher Frechette won many awards. Dr. James Sproul, the keynote speaker, gave a very interesting talk on minis, minifloras, and the future of roses. The highlight of the Sunday morning breakfast meeting and raffle was the beautiful presentation by Steve Jones, Past President of ARS, and immediate Past President of the World Federation of Rose Societies, showing fabulous rose gardens in his world travels to distant lands. It takes many participants to put on a Conference: fund raising, CRs, judges, clerks, program speakers, raffle preparation, etc., etc. Let's all help and volunteer to assist in the next one! We have a wealth of talent in our NCNH District and it is great fun to attend a conference and reconnect with old friends and meet new ones all through the Love of The Rose. Lenore Ruckman Baldo Villegas charming us with amazing close-up photos of insects and plants from his huge rose garden. Debra Bagley in her Texas boots telling us of the almost impossible task of rose growing in hot, dry Texas. The Marin Rose 3 November/December 2016

4 Gail Trimble and Joan Goff, our Conference workers and winners Prepping roses for the Conference Rose Show Joan Goff and Baldo Villegas are in the foreground Photos on this page are by Connie Pelissero The Marin Rose 4 November/December 2016

5 President s Message Greetings Rose Lovers, This is the time of year that seems to speed up somehow and it's hard to keep up with all that is going on. Hopefully, many of you will attend our Harvest Dinner at San Rafael Joe's in San Rafael on Thursday, November 10th at 6:00 PM. Mark it on your calendar and send a check to Connie Pelissero who is in charge of this event. Lydia Truce is adding her name to those that are generously donating wine. We think it is going to be a wonderful time to celebrate the end of our fabulous rose year and begin preparation for the new year ahead. Joan Goff, our District Director, will install our new board members. Florence Taylor will be presenting the Bronze Medal for outstanding service. The food will be delicious and the company comforting and enjoyable. We have so much to be grateful for living where we do and having what we have. In 2017 our society will no longer hold it's meetings in the Livermore Room at MAGC. We will be meeting in what used to be the artist's studio to the right of the main parking lot. We will have our own level parking lot that will make it so much easier to attend meetings. The studio is quite large and has been recently remodeled. The floors are lovely and the walls freshly painted white. There is some expensive audio/visual equipment that has been installed and we will have a house manager to operate it plus open and close the building. The consensus of opinion is that we will be pleased and happy with the change. We will be saving $650 a year in rent which certainly is a blessing. This year, more then ever, we need your help with our pruning season from New Year's to Valentine Day. We have many private and public gardens to prune and each year we have less members able to The Marin Rose 5 November/December 2016

6 help. The money we make is important because hopefully it pays for our rent at MAGC and our storage fees. Marin is an expensive place for a non-profit organization. A donation to the Marin Rose Society is tax deductible and we are grateful for any donations we receive. Winter pruning with a group of our members seems to establish deep bonds. You will be surprised at how good it feels to be outdoors, getting exercise and being in some lovely gardens no matter what the weather holds. We need your help even if it's help in cleaning up and giving moral support. Check your tools. Clean and sharpen them. Make sure you have a rain jacket and boots of some kind. We can take you on a winter adventure you won't believe! Hope to see you at the Harvest Dinner. Please bring your check books to renew your membership. We have much to look forward to in 2017 and we don't want you to miss any part of it. Sandy Proposed Board Slate for 2017 President Sandy Simon Autumn Harvest Arrangement from the NCNH District Conference, Koko Loco Roses First Vice President & Program Chair Andy Smith Second Vice President & Rose Show Chair Richard Holtz Secretary - Vicki Crase Treasurer Lydia Truce Directors At Large Gail Trimble, Rozell Overmire, Paul Cullen, Cheryl Redmond. Parliamentarian Don Chapman The Marin Rose 6 November/December 2016

7 Annual Harvest Dinner San Rafael Joe's Thursday, Nov. 10, :00pm No host cocktails 6:30pm Dinner is served Marin Rose Society Board Members will provide the dinner wine. Dinner will be served with Salad, Pasta, Vegetables, French Bread, Coffee Crunch Cake, Coffee, Tea. Please indicate your dinner choice: Entree Choice : How many? $25.00/person 1. Roast Sirloin of Beef 2. Pacific Red Snapper Meuniere 3. Fresh Roasted Turkey 4. * Vegetarian upon request Total number of persons attending: Total: $ *Reservations must be received by November 1, Please make check payable to: Marin Rose Society Send payment to: Connie Pelissero P.O. Box 421 San Geronimo, CA For questions contact: connie@thesilsbygroup.com or "Hope you will be able to join us for an evening of fun, friendship and laughter with fellow Rose Society members and their family members." Connie The Marin Rose 7 November/December 2016

8 PROGRAM NOTES Bee Careful! Gardeners Beware, Bee-Toxic Pesticides Found in Bee Friendly Plants sold at Garden Centers across the U.S., was the name of a handout that Susan Kegley gave us after her very enlightening talk. Susan with her scientific background has started a farm with her husband and was especially concerned about the bee population in her gardens. She made us aware of recent studies on bee populations. Bees provide one out of three bites of food we eat! They contribute almost $20 billion to the economy in the U.S. and as much as $577 billion in global annual food production. They are affected by parasites, diseases, loss of forage and habitat and changing climate. Especially important is the water-soluble pesticides absorbed by plant roots which is transferred up the plant to its leaves and flowers. Neonicotinoid pesticides studies in 2014 showed that ornamental plants sold in nurseries and garden stores were treated with this pesticide and consumers were not warned that these plants could be toxic to bees. Susan Kegley on Bees In reaction to this, in the past two years, 65 garden retailers and nurseries and landscaping companies, including the largest Home Depot and Lowe s have eliminated neonics. This group included Whole Foods and BJ s Wholesale Club. Flowering trees are a major source for bee populations. City and county governments, businesses and landscapers planning new tree plantings need to be made aware of this bee hazard. What can we do? Read labels and ask retailers if their products include pre-treated insecticides. This includes seeds. Purchase organic soil, plants and vegetables. Throw away systemic insecticides. Join the Friends of the Earth Bee Action campaign at We thank Pam Scott for her planning good programs this past year. We will welcome Andy Smith in 2017 as our new program chair. He has pinned down several speakers already and we are looking forward to their advice on maintaining our gardens. Rozell Overmire The Marin Rose 8 November/December 2016

9 October Monthly Rose Show Results from Richard Holtz Best of Show Lavender Lassie by Sandy Simon The Court - Gemini Don Chapman The Fairy Sandy Simon Wild Blue Yonder Sandy Simon Soaring Spirits Don Chapman This is our last monthly rose show of 2016, Thanks to all of you that shared your roses and especially those who were new exhibitors. And thank you to the judges that helped us out as well. Richard Holtz Vice President In Charge Of Rose Shows. The Marin Rose 9 November/December 2016

10 In Tribute to Betty Mott One of our most active members, Betty, has organized the photo shows for the past three years at our Marin Rose Shows. We all have enjoyed entering photos of our beautiful roses to share their lovely form and color with our members and the public. At the District conference Betty brought together photos from the Northern California rose societies to be judged. There were 188 entries! One of the residents of the Tamalpais in Marin, Rosemary Greenberg, won first prize in her class. (See below). Betty made the Tamalpais residents aware of the show by bringing it to them in their auditorium last year. October show judged by our own Betty Mott. We thank you Betty for your energy and organization skills, judging and for this past year s articles on rose classes. Rozell Ovemire The Marin Rose 10 November/December 2016

11 MARIN ROSE SOCIETY A non-profit affiliate of the America Rose Society It s time to renew your annual membership or become a new member of the Marin Rose Society. Marin Rose Society members enjoy monthly guest speaker enrichment meetings, monthly award winning The Marin Rose newsletters, welcoming social gatherings, Consulting Rosarian rose care mentoring opportunities in the MAGC Rose Garden, non-mandatory volunteer opportunities in the Society s Rose Shows and fundraisers, and horticultural enrichment programs and activities. Annual membership dues are $40 and contribute to the cost of meeting facilities, the newsletter, Rose Shows, and guest speakers ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Name: Date: Address: City/State/Zip Code: Home Phone: Cell Phone: New Member: Member Renewal: American Rose Society Member? $40 Annual Membership Dues: Cash: Check: ~ Make checks payable to the Marin Rose Society ~ Please send your completed membership form and payment to: Maureen Groper P.O. Box 483 San Anselmo, CA samaureen@comcast.net (415) *May we include your name and address in the Marin Rose Society membership roster? Yes No * The Marin Rose Society does not make public or distribute to non-marin Rose Society persons or organizations your name and/or contact information. The Marin Rose 11 November/December 2016

12 Rozell Overmire, Editor, Gail Trimble, Publisher & Distributor MRS Officers, Directors, Committee Chairs President Sandra Simon st VP / Program Chair Pam Scott d VP / Monthly Show Chair Richard Holtz Secretary Vicki Crase Treasurer Lydia Truce Directors At Large Andy Smith Gail Trimble Paul Cullen Rozell Overmire Nominating Committee Chair Richard Holtz Membership Co-Chairs Maureen Groper Andy Smith Communications Chair Maureen Groper Social Media Chair Andy Smith Excursion Chair Maryellen O Connell Website Chair Gail Trimble Hospitality Chair Connie Pelissero Spring Rose Show Co-Chairs Lenore Ruckman Sandra Simon Gail Trimble Raffle Co-Chairs Paul Cullen Richard Holtz Rose Garden Co-Chairs Paul Cullen Lenore Ruckman Consulting Rosarian Coordinator Lenore Ruckman Awards Chair Florence Taylor Parliamentarian Don Chapman Historian Lenore Ruckman The Marin Rose 12 November/December 2016

13 Have a Question? Contact a Consulting Rosarian. Vivien Bronshvag, Kentfield (415) vivlrb@aol.com Paul Cullen, San Anselmo (415) pcniner@aol.com Cheryl Frechette**, Healdsburg (707) cherylfrechette@yahoo.com Joan Goff**, San Rafael (415) joanegoff@yahoo.com John Goldsmith, San Francisco (415) jgjohngoldsmith@gmail.com Maureen Groper**, San Anselmo (415) samaureen@comcast.net Richard Holtz, Mill Valley (415) tamtraders@comcast.net Connie Pelissero, San Geronimo (415) connie@thesilsbygroup.com Lenore Ruckman**, San Rafael (415) CMR3X7@aol.com Emily Shibata, San Rafael (415) ewshiba@gmail.com Sandy Simon, Mill Valley (415) sandyls1220@gmail.com Florence Taylor**, San Rafael (415) NONITAYLOR@aol.com Gail Trimble**, San Rafael (415) gail@marinrose.org Lydia Truce, San Rafael (415) lydia@stdesigninc.com Paula Jaffe, Tiburon (415) paulajaffe@comcast.net Ronette King, San Rafael (415) ronettejk@comcast.net Nanette Londeree**, Novato (415) Rosienan@aol.com Betty Mott**, Mill Valley (415) mottbetty@gmail.com Kitty O Donnell, Novato (415) KKOSF51@comcast.net The Marin Rose 13 November/December 2016

14 Join or Renew and you ll receive: Five issues of American Rose magazine, a $40 value. The only magazine devoted exclusively to roses and rose culture, these bi-monthly, 84-page issues feature informative articles and beautiful photography for beginners and experienced rose growers alike. View a free issue online at One issue of American Rose Annual, a $15 value. The November/December issue of American Rose features 128 pages of the latest in rose research, growing techniques, tips and more, from writers across the country and abroad. The Handbook for Selecting Roses, a $5 value. Every year, rosarians from across the country participate in rating the newest roses. From the thousands of reports, we tabulate the ratings and publish the results in this guide. Free online access to five quarterly bulletins, a $45 value. Previously available by subscription only, the Mini/MiniFlora Bulletin, Old Garden Roses & Shrub Journal, Rose Arrangers Bulletin, Singularly Beautiful Roses, and Rose Exhibitors Forum are all available online for free to all ARS members. Free online access to Modern Roses 12. Free Advice from Consulting Rosarians. ARS Consulting Rosarian program connects members with expert rosarians that provide free assistance with your rose questions. Discounts of up to 30% at merchant partners. ARS Membership Benefit Partner program offers discounts at 13 merchants with new partners being added continuously. Free or reduced garden admissions, a $25 value after just 3 uses. With the Reciprocal Garden Admission program, members enjoy free or reduced admission to and discounts at hundreds of gardens, conservatories, and arboreta nationwide. Click here to view a list of gardens. A subscription to Better Homes and Gardens magazine. A member benefit from the American Public Gardens Association Gardens & Institutions members. Available to new and renewing members with ARS. A $130+ value for only $49! Go to ************************************************************************************* The Marin Rose 14 November/December 2016

15 Members Only Section Now On Our Website Please note password: Olympiad 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. The Marin Rose 15 November/December 2016

16 MARIN ROSE SOCIETY 731 Montecillo Road San Rafael, CA Calendar for Upcoming Events Calendar for NCNH Rose Society Events Annual Harvest Dinner November 10, :00 pm MRS Monthly Meeting San Rafael Joe s 931 4th Street San Rafael, CA November 5, 2016 Newhall, CA Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society Rose Show Wild West Roses rosextckb@aol.com November 12-13, 2016 Palm Desert, CA Desert RS Rose Show datebeatle@aol.com The Marin Rose 16 November/December 2016