Our National Floral Emblem Award winning newletter! National ARS Silver Medal 2004, Honorable Mention 2005 Rose Lore Mesa-East Valley Rose Society Affiliated with the American Rose Society Dona L. Martin, Editor www.roses4az-mevrs.org September2006 Thursday September 14th, 7:00 p.m. Monthly meeting, MCC Elsner Library Community Room Arizona Soils and How They Affect Our Gardens We will be joined by scientist Paul Eberhardt, with Soil Nutrient Testing facility, IAS Labortory in Tempe. Paul works with soil testing for Arizona s commercial rose growers. Your friends and family are always welcome. Refreshments will be served. Bring your rose questions and concerns. See you there! What s inside this issue... The Seven Musketeers - Bob Martin 1, 8-9 President s Message - Dona Martin 2 2007 MEVRS Calendar update! 3 Rose Care for September - Dona Martin 4 Consulting Rosarian s Corner - Steve Sheard 5 In The Garden With - Linda Ahlborn 6-7 New Booklet / AZ State Fair - Get ready! 10 Membership/Officers/Consulting Rosarians 11 THE SEVEN MUSKETEERS By Robert B. Martin, Jr. During the years 1954 to 1956, the hybridizer de Ruiter of Holland introduced seven polyantha roses named after the Seven Dwarves. Of these, only Happy, Bashful and Doc remain in commerce in the U.S., in each case with limited availability. Happy and Bashful both grow in our polyantha bed in Arizona, but are not particularly happy about it because they do not tolerate our heat well. Doc tolerated it less and died. Being a fan of polyanthas and classic movies, I have long been intrigued with the idea of assembling a group of roses with a common movie theme. So I was very pleased to learn that Cliff Orent of Palm Springs, California has located the missing Dwarves in Europe and imported them to the U.S. Perhaps one day I will be able to view his seven dwarves assembled in a garden, appropriately arranged around the polyantha, Snow White. But, given the dislike of the Dwarves for the heat, I cannot recommend trying this in our Arizona gardens. Polyantha, Snow White I can, however recommend another theme, one I actually executed at one of my Pasadena gardens. There, I assembled a group I called The Seven Musketeers. Add any three, or four (if you include D'Artagnan with the three musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos) and you would have The Three Musketeers. The Seven Musketeers are hybrid musks, a class of roses discussed by Dona in her August 2006 Rose of the Month article on Mozart, a 1937 Lambert introduction. This article reminded me of my Seven Musketeers and prompted me to update an earlier article on them that was published years ago. Hybrid musks, as Dona explained, were originally developed by Peter Lambert, who made the first introduction, Trier in 1904. The major development of this class is credited to the English clergyman Joseph Pemberton working in the 1920s. Following Pemberton's death, the class was further developed by the Bentalls, who were Pemberton's garden supervisors. The class is listed in American Rose Society publications as among the classic shrubs for show purposes, and is designated by the abbreviation HMsk. The name hybrid musk is somewhat misleading because the species musk, Rosa moschata, had very little to do with the development of the class. Also, none, to my knowl- (Continued on page 8) September 2006 Rose Lore Page 1
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 All three East Valley locations (15% off all products, except Advertised Specials.) Pine needle mulch came in 7/15 and is now bagged! Baker s Nursery 3414 N. 40th St., Phx 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 480-964-4909 (Mesa) Summer Winds Nursery 3160 S. Country Club Dr., Mesa 480-892-1469 Treeland Nursery 2900 S. Country Club Dr., Mesa 480-497-2525 When you patronize these businesses, please remember to thank the manager for supporting the MEVRS! President s Message By Dona Martin The pace is picking up for fall activities! The roses are looking up, happy to have the extra rain and cooler nights. We have a number of events come up that we hope you will participate in. We look forward to seeing everyone at the September 14th meeting. Membership cards will be available for those who have not received them. LeRoy has lined up an excellent speaker who will help us understand the role played by soil in our rose gardening. We will also be taking orders for gardening products available through the MEVRS. Join us at the MCC Garden on Saturday, September 16th, for the monthly Deadheaders Meeting and refreshments. Along with that we will have our seasonal pruning demonstration with hands-on assistance to make sure you understand recommended Fall Pruning procedures. Phoenix Fall Home & Garden Show, Friday, Sept. 22 through Sunday, Sept. 24th For the past five shows, the metropolitan Phoenix rose societies have combined forces to host one large booth. It has been a very successful venture. Each society has representation and anyone with questions has a knowledgeable rosarian to answer them. We can still use help at this event. Those interested can contact Steve Sheard, 480-831-2609, who will be working there or Jeannie Cochell, coordinator, at 602-363-6444. Don t forget to sign up for the Arizona State Fair. Check out more information on page 10. In early August, both members and visitors from the public attended the quarterly Community Education Class at Mesa Community College. The non-credit three hour course $21 dollars and includes both PowerPoint and hands-on training in Growing Great Roses in the Desert Southwest. The fall course is being held on October 7th from 9:00am to noon and will again be taught by Dona Martin. Emphasis will be on planning for spring pruning and planting. Please register through the college website: www.mc.maricopa.edu/community/communityed/reginfo.htm Also on October 7th, everyone is invited to attend the Pacific Southwest District Arrangement Seminar and Workshop being held at MCC. What to bring: shears, containers, oasis, pin holders and any other requirements. Our own Marylou Coffman is the PSWD Chairmain of Arrangement Judges and can answer any questions you may have about the class. It will focus on Oriental style arrangements. She can be reached at 480-926-3064. **Anyone who needs a ride to the meeting call me! Dona Martin at 480-807-3475 September 2006 Rose Lore Page 2
Mesa-East Valley Rose Society 2007 Calendar New Fundraiser Update! At our July meeting, the idea of doing a full-sized color calendar, using a selection of photographs submitted by our members, was discussed and enthusiastically approved. A calendar published by the Central Florida Rose Society was passed around and provides a model for what we would like to do. This 13 month calendar will include monthly rose care in detail at the back of the publication, but have tips and reminders throughout the monthly pages. There will be one page per month with rose photographs on the backside of the preceding page, as in most commercial photographic calendars. So far I have received pictures submitted by just two members. We are hoping for many more so we have a good variety to chose from. In addition to the full page pictures, there will be smaller photos on the calendar pages. Photos can be of any rose related subject, including garden pictures, rose shows or other creative ideas. Please submit high resolution photographs. They should be saved at 300 dpi or better, particularly for the large photos. These are just some of the professional calendars already on the market for 2007! We can do this, too, and have lots of fun creating a special Arizona Roses calendar. Please contact me if you have any questions or just email your pictures on in to: DonaMartinAZ@aol.com ALL Deadheaders! Get out your calendars and save September 16th, 23rd and 30th for Fall Pruning and cleanup at the MCC Rose Garden. All hands are needed on deck, so we hope you can volunteer at some point during that time. Come have a great time! September 2006 Rose Lore Page 3
Rose Care for September by Dona Martin, ARS Consulting Rosarian It is finally time to think about fall pruning! The nights are just starting to cool down and with this alone you should see an improvement in your plants. The days will start to cool a little, but not in a consistent amount so don t get started pruning too soon or you will see heat stress. Mike Jepsen and Steve Sheard are among the few die-hard exhibitors who start this early with selective pruning because they show roses at the Arizona State Fair in mid- October. There is little competition and they generally sweep the shows, winning the cash prizes given there. So if you brave the crowds, don t forget to visit the Horticulture area and see the first roses of fall. Or, get your roses ready and join them! For the rest of us, pruning should start around the third or fourth week of the month. You can start earlier than that with general cleanup. Get rid of the spurge and grass that sneaked in while you were inside enjoying your air conditioning. Pick up some Fusillade if your bermuda grass has invaded your flower beds. It can even be sprayed around the base of your rose bushes without worry of herbicide damage. It is a real life saver! Use a sprayer or hand spray bottle filled with vinegar to kill spurge! Larry Bell suggested this and it works, with the acidic vinegar burning up the weeds within half a day! During the summer, as growth slows and is weaker, the rose bushes form candelabras or a multiple of many thin stems at the top of the bush. We will be removing about 1/4 to 1/3 of the bush to get below these candelabras, along with opening up room for the wonderful new growth that will last until the new year. This is, in fact, some of the best growth of the year. Many varieties end up with better blooms in the fall, especially with more color, because temperatures are going from hot to warm, the opposite of spring. Since buds and blooms form last in the cycle, this gives them time to grow during optimal weather. Most modern roses will rebloom about six weeks after you remove the old dead blooms. Some will rebloom in as few as four weeks and some take up to ten weeks to rebloom, but rebloom they will. Start by cutting out dead canes, spindly stems, crossing stems and blind shoots. The objective is to cut back to a pencil size stem, particularly for hybrid teas, which is what is needed to support a good bloom. Cut below the candelabra type growth to 1/4 above a bud eye that will direct the next cane to the outside of the bush. If the bush has become too wide or is near a wall, select a bud eye pointing to the preferred direction. Generally speaking, the rose plant above the ground matches the root system below the ground (in mass.) Assuming a plant is established, little or too light pruning in fall will result in lots of smallish flowers on short stems, because the bush is already maxed out to the size of the root system. When finished, be sure to clean up cuttings, dead leaves and any other debris. If mulch has worn away, it should be refreshed. Fertilization will now depend on what you did during the summer. It should be about four to six weeks since you last fed your roses or wait until it has been. Then you can use a time release product like Organo or organic fertilizer like Groganic Rose Food or Dr. Earth Rose Fertilizer, following the directions for the product. It is still easy to burn the plants, especially new growth, in this heat, if you have not watered properly, both before and after application of fertilizer. Note: Go ½ the rate for potted roses. In October, we will use other more aggressive fertilization when the temperatures have dropped for the season, including fish emulsion, foliar fertilizers and a shot of Epsom salts and/or alfalfa pellets. Continue hosing off your bushes, but do so only in the early morning hours for the rest of the season. If you hose off late in the day, you may create an environment conducive to powdery mildew. Spray with a good fungicide to prevent disease from starting. Continue with your summer irrigation schedule, gradually reducing the amount when high temps stay below 100 degrees. When you re finished, don t forget to go through the new catalogs or online editions to start planning for your next new roses purchases. Roses on fortuniana rootstock do especially well when planted in late October or November, giving them a jump start on spring. There are lots of great new varieties at K & M Nursery in Mississippi and Merry- Gro.com for fortuniana and Ashdown Roses for new European imports. Check with Consulting Rosarians for recommendations! September 2006 Rose Lore Page 4
Consulting Rosarian s Corner By Steve Sheard Response A Natural Foliar Feed What is it: Response is a non-toxic seaweed based foliar feed fertilizer. It is derived from the red and brown self-regenerating seaweeds indigenous to the New Zealand coastline. What does it do: Foliar feeding simply means that plants can be nourished through their leaves. Response is quickly absorbed and distributed to the active centers of the plant. Foliar feeding will not correct for soil deficiencies, however one needs to be careful not to over fertilize, especially while the temperature are still HOT. Studies have shown that it can be ten times more efficient than dry ground fertilization. How to use it: Foliar Spray This is applied every 7 to 14 days as a foliar spray, wetting the leaves until they are dripping. Mix 1 oz. to 6 gallons of water. It can be mixed with most insecticides and fungicides. It helps carry the pesticide products more efficiently into the leaves. This is one of its most important benefits! Visit http://www.agresponse.com/ for a full list of tested mixes. Testimonial: Steve Sheard. I apply it in the spring and in the fall. I mix it with Merit and Messenger spraying every 3 weeks. I feel the immediate access to fertilizer during the primary growing season provides immediate results. I use it as a supplement to a soil based granular feed that is dependant upon a good watering. Where to buy it: A number of On-Line sites have it available: http://www.agresponse.com/ http://www.rosemania.com/ [Ed. Note: Bob and I regularly use Response also, adding it to all foliar spraying combinations. It significantly improves the color and density of the leaves, adding in their resistance to pests.] MEVRS Publicity Team By Steve Sheard The Publicity Team needs you or your thoughts at least. We have proven to ourselves time and time again that when we get good publicity, we get the response from the public we are looking for. The Publicity Team needs your help. This area has grown so quickly that we know there are lots of new sources of publicity for the Team to contact. Please do not go on to the next article until you have picked up a pencil and answered the following simple questions. Please do not assume that someone else will answer these so you need not bother. We have over 200 members. **We still need response to these questions to assist us in fall and spring publicity! What newspaper do you read? Does your neighborhood have a local newspaper (e.g., Warner Wrangler)? Do you get any local magazines? What Radio Station do you listen to? Do you watch any gardening shows on TV? What movie theatre do you prefer? Do you know of any other garden related club or society? Do you know of any local garden related web sites? Do you know of any local tourist related web sites? Do you know of any tourist related publications? Anything else you want to share? We will NOT ask you to contact anyone unless you volunteer. We will ONLY use this information to help publicize our activities. Please send your answers to Steve Sheard at steveazroses@yahoo.com 480 831 2609, or to Larry Bell at lmpabell@yahoo.com 480 706 9667. PLEASE put in the email subject line MEVRS Publicity. THANK YOU!! September 2006 Rose Lore Page 5
In the garden with Teresa and Chris McGaughey By Linda Ahlborn How would you describe your rose garden in terms of the types of roses, the quantities and how your grow them? We have about 130 roses: fifty hyrid teas, seventy miniatures, four floribundas and six climbers. Of those, all are in the ground except for six, which are in pots. What was the process which led you to grow roses here in Arizona? My mom had a love for flowers, and growing up in North Carolina where rain is abundant, there was always something blooming in the yard. Being very busy, however, she relied mostly on bulbs and seeds. She did have a few hybrid teas, but receiving little care, they weren't that spectacular. I always loved roses but was a little intimidated about trying to grow them until I started my Arizona garden and jumped in with both feet! September 2006 Rose Lore Page 6
We started growing roses in 1999, when we planted our first thirteen in the front yard as part of a landscape makeover. We got hooked, planted a few in the back yard and gradually continued around to the other side of the house until there was no more room! Now we are thinking about adding a raised bed in our front yard. Have you ever exhibited your roses? Our focus in growing roses is to have a nice yard with flowers to cut and take in the house or to give away, so we are not really into exhibiting. However, observing that exhibitors have the nicest roses, we take note of how they grow their roses. What advice would you give someone just starting out? Join a local rose society! That s where we learned everything we know about growing roses. What do you think is most important in growing great roses? Water, water, water! Also, it s really important to prepare a good hole for planting to give a rose bush a good start. Ours are at least 2 x 2 with lots of amendments, such as bone meal, Dispersul, sand and compost. What would we not know about your growing process your secret? I really believe in promoting soil health by adding things such as organic fertilizers, alfalfa tea, Superthrive and compost. Have you had a mentor along the way? All of the MEVRS Consulting Rosarians have been gracious about answering questions and sharing their knowledge, but especially Mike Jepsen. He constantly experiments with different methods, so I m always interested in his latest findings. What offices have you held? Treasurer, auditor and tabulator at the rose show. Thank you, Teresa and Chris, for sharing your wonderful garden with us and for all your contributions to our society! ***SEE ALL THE PICTURES IN COLOR IN OUR ONLINE NEWSLETTER! September 2006 Rose Lore Page 7
(Continued from page 1) Musketeers edge, have the distinctive musk smell, which gave Rosa moschata its name. Instead, an examination of the breeding and the flower forms shows that hybrid musks have a greater affinity to the noisettes and polyanthas. Their rambunctious nature is attributable to hybrid multiflora breeding, while the soft buff and honey hues of many are said by Paul Barden, to be derived from the noisettes and teas. As I gain experience in our Arizona garden, I have been surprised by how well the noisettes and polyanthas perform. We have the great 1911 noisette, Champney s Pink Cluster growing vigorously at the entrance to our back garden, where it seems to be constantly in bloom. The polyanthas are in two beds in the front of the house and, except for the Dwarfs, perform exceptionally well. And, since noisettes and polyanthas do so well here, I am certain the hybrid musks would perform equally as well. Hybrid musks vary in size from modest round shrubs to vigorous plants that can be grown as climbers. In nearly every case they bloom profusely and present a mass display of color for the garden. The Seven Musketeers are amongst the best in the class. Allow me to introduce them: Belinda, HMsk, medium pink, ARS Rating 8.6. An upright vigorous shrub introduced in 1936 by Ann Bentall, this rose grew to about 5-feet in Pasadena and is useful as a hedge or stand-alone shrub. The flowers are a medium to deep pink and come in very large erect trusses. Buff Beauty, HMsk, apricot blend, ARS Rating 8.2. Introduced in 1939 by Ann Bentall, this rose produces heavy trusses of sweetly scented 4- inch apricot-yellow blooms with 50 petals. The medium green foliage is large and the bush is very vigorous reaching heights of over 9 feet in Pasadena. It is therefore an excellent bushy climber, that can be expected to be constantly in bloom and, like its brethren, will also tolerate some shade. [Ed. This rose is fabulous on a pillar or obelisk, as it was grown in my previous garden.] Kathleen, HMsk, light pink, ARS Rating 8.5. Introduced in 1922 by Pemberton, the rose produces large clusters of single (5 petals) light pink to white blooms that are strongly reminiscent of apple blossoms. Moderately vigorous, it grew to about 5 to 6 6 feet tall in Pasadena. It did not appear, however, to tolerate shade or competition, as did its compatriots. Will Scarlet, HMsk, medium red, ARS Rating 8.2. Introduced in 1956 by Hilling and Wayside Gardens, this rose makes a display of bright crimson, nearly single flowers, on a healthy vigorous bush that grew over 8-feet tall in Pasadena. It flowers consistently through summer and into autumn and will tolerate some shade. It is a sport of Skyrocket a 1934 shrub introduced by Kordes, whose seed parent is Robin Hood, a 1927 hybrid musk introduced by Pemberton. Cornelia, HMsk, pink blend, ARS Rating 8.7. Introduced in 1925 by Pemberton, this rose produces sprays of small many-petaled fragrant pink flowers with a flush of apricot-yellow when open. It is also quite vigorous and attained a height of 8 feet in Pasadena. It is also somewhat shade tolerant and can be grown as a Photos by Dona Martin: Buff Beauty, Ballerina and Sally Holmes September 2006 Rose Lore Page 8
climber or a large shrub. Ballerina, HMsk, medium pink, ARS Rating 8.7. One of my alltime favorite roses, this vigorous upright shrub, introduced in 1937 by Ann Bentall, produces enormous clusters of dainty single light pink flowers with a white center, which are well set off against dense green foliage. It grew to about 5 feet in Pasadena and makes a splendid hedge or stand-alone shrub that will grow about as wide as it does tall. We have planted it in our Arizona garden where, after a year, it is about 4-feet tall by 3-feet wide. Classified by some as a polyantha, it is thought to be a cross of the polyantha Baby Faurax with an unidentified hybrid musk. [Ed. Was grown as a climber on an east facing wall in my garden.] Sally Holmes, S, white, ARS Rating 8.9. The last of the group is officially classified as a modern shrub, being a cross of the hybrid tea Ivory Fashion and the hybrid musk Ballerina. It grew as a hugely vigorous climber in Pasadena, with canes that routinely reached 10-15 feet in length. Sally Holmes is a beautiful rose, featuring very large creamy white single (5 petals) blooms in many clusters. It was introduced in 1976 by the amateur hybridizer Robert Holmes of England and won the 1980 Baden-Baden Gold Medal in Germany. Introduced in the U.S. by Weeks, it won the 1993 Portland Gold Medal and has been widely grown and appreciated in this country. For show purposes, it routinely ranks first or second among the modern shrubs, and is an absolutely spectacular rose. [Ed. This rose was also an excellent and floriferous climber here for me.] I grew six of the Seven Musketeers as a hedge against a high brick wall with the larger Buff Beauty, Kathleen, Will Scarlet and Cornelia in the middle, flanked by the shorter Belinda and Ballerina at either end. I have arranged my discussion above as the roses appeared from left to right. They were planted on 3-foot centers, which proved a mistake because of their vigor. In particular, Buff Beauty and Will Scarlet ganged up on the smaller Kathleen between them, and indignant at this treatment she languished and died. I had originally bought this rose because it bore the name of my ex-wife. I never told her of its passing and, being indifferent to the roses in our garden, she never noticed, Sally Holmes occupied a prominent place on a fence between the two beautiful climbers Sombreuil and Altissimo. The multi-petaled blooms of Sombreuil and the large single 7-petaled velvet red blooms of Altissimo complimented those of Sally Holmes so well, that I repeated the arrangement in my next, and last Pasadena garden. It will be noted that all of the Seven Musketeers are highly rated, bearing ratings in the 2006 Handbook for Selecting Roses in each case of 8.2 or higher. Under the ARS system, this makes them very good to excellent roses, an assessment with which I heartily agree. These are easily maintained shrubs that make a beautiful display of color in the garden and are, in each case, highly recommended. By the way, if you're still trying to remember the names of the other four Dwarfs mentioned at the beginning, they are Sleepy, Sneezy, Dopey and Grumpy. September 2006 Rose Lore Page 9
All About Growing Great Roses In The Desert Southwest 2nd Edition We now have a new printing of our excellent booklet on all aspects of rose care, selection, planting, maintenance and much more! Newly updated. Still $10 for the Award Winning 56 page book! Available at most rose society events, by mail or email. HOW TO RECEIVE OUR EMAILS! To receive the MEVRS emails regarding activities, the newsletter and other communications, please be sure that Madge Thomas s e-mail address is in your address book! madgethomas@cox.net ARS National Convention Schedule Join the American Rose Society and join us at these great events! Meet rosarians from around the country, see area gardens and attend educational seminars, so it s tax deductible! October 13-16, 2006 ARS Fall National Convention InterContinental Dallas Hotel, Dallas TX Contact: Claude & Pam Graves 972-234-5184 / 972-907-8198 (fax) Meet Me At The Fair! People love to see a beautiful rose. People love to receive a beautiful rose. There are many people who are skeptical that beautiful roses can be grown in Arizona. Here is an opportunity to share your beautiful roses with many more people and help recruit new members for our Rose Society as well. The Arizona State Fair, October 13TH November 5th, will be visited by well over 1,000,000 persons, with one of the major attractions being the Floriculture Hall. More than half of the exhibit space in the Floriculture Hall is set aside for ROSES. We have this PRIME space to interact with the public and share with them our roses yet we had fewer than five rose growers in the entire state share their roses in 2005! An added Bonus for sharing your roses the show is divided into five mini rose shows where the roses are judged and ribbons and PRIZE MONEY awarded. With our current LOW number of exhibitors, EVERY- ONE is guaranteed to come home with more money than what they paid to enter. Just one blue ribbon will net $3.00. An entry fee of $3.00 covers the complete show plus you can get free parking and entry tickets to the rest of the fair. If nothing else, share your roses to raise a few dollars to pay for the next bag of fertilizer. Please consider exhibiting at this year s Arizona State fair and share your Roses to build our Societies. Visit www.azstatefair.com September 2006 Rose Lore Page 10
Mesa East Valley Rose Society You or your recipient will receive our monthly 8-12 page newsletter, local nursery discounts and more. Membership is $20, due June 1 of each year. This is for a single or family unit living at the same address. New members joining after September pay $5 per quarter, from quarter joining through the following May, payable in full at month of joining. Please bring your completed application and payment (please make check payable to MEVRS) to a meeting or mail to: MEVRS/Membership, P.O. Box 40394, Mesa, AZ 85274-0394 Date New *Gift* Renewal Amount Paid Cash Check# Names: Address City State Zip Phone ( ) E-mail address Yes! I would also like to join the national organization with which we are affiliated, the American Rose Society, for which I will receive the monthly American Rose magazine, the December American Rose Annual, the Handbook For Selecting Roses and more! I am including in my check an additional amount of $37.00 for a one year membership. **Please note! By joining the ARS through the local society, $5.00 of the cost will come directly back to us. Thank you for your support! Standing Committees Auction Chairman...Cheryl Doan... 480-838-4062 Audit... tbd Historian... Stephanie Pietz... 480-969-3398... Evelyn Gannon... 480-857-3090 Hospitality... Terri Sovereign... 480-892-0972 Librarian... Alice Flick... 480-839-4563... Cathy Obermiller, Asst... 480-786-9186 Membership... Donna Dibble... 480-380-4592 New Member Orientation Dave Dibble, Asst... 480-380-4592 Newsletter, Editor... Dona Martin... 480-807-3475 Member Emails... Madge Thomas... 480-834-1130 MCC Test Garden... LeRoy Brady... 480-962-9603... Marylou Coffman... 480-926-3064... Dave Presley... 480-699-6562 Publicity Team... Member volunteers Rose Garden Volunteers. Carol Poe... 480-895-7793... Sam Presley... 480-699-6562 Rose Show Chairman... LeRoy Brady... 480-962-9603 Ways & Means... Mike Jepsen... 602-312-1813 Bruce Gannon... 480-857-3090 Web site... Dona Martin... 480-807-3475 Consulting Rosarians Larry Bell* (Ahwatukee Foothills)..480-706-9667 Helen Baird*(NPhx, Sctsdle)..602-953-0279 LeRoy Brady* (Mesa)..480-962-9603 Jeannie Cochell (NE Valley)jcochell@cox.net...602-493-0238 Marylou Coffman* (Gilbert)...480-926-3064 Jo Ann Erickson (Mesa)...480-890-1480 Phyllis Henslin (Mesa, Apache Jct.)...480-807-3592 Millie Hisey* (Apache Jct-winter)...480-288-0472 Carole Holkenbrink (Chandler)...480-962-8227 Michael & Cindy Jepsen (Tempe)...602-312-1813 Ken & Peggy Jones (West Phoenix)...623-931-5004 Arveda Larson* (Scottsdale)...602-953-3832 Terry* & Heidi* Leavitt (Phoenix)...602-971-0179 Dave* & Gerry* Mahoney (Glndl/Peoria)...623-581-3756 Bob*# & Dona Martin (Mesa/Gilbert)...480-807-3475 Nelson Mitchell* (Peoria)...623-412-1586 Steve Sheard (Tempe, Chandler)...480-831-2609 John F. Green (Tucson)...520-795-2964 Margaret Peggy A. Hughes (Prescott)...928-541-0265 Cathy Rose (Tucson).520-722-0010 Terry Schick (Flagstaff).928-853-0653 Liz Strong (Tucson)Lizzie441@comcast.net. 520-797-7890 Terry Swartz*(Tucson).520-623-8285 *ARS Judge #PSW District Director September 2006 Rose Lore Page 11
Meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the 2nd Thursday of each month at Mesa Community College: Paul Elsner Library Community Room 1833 W. Southern Ave., Mesa, AZ New Member Orientation at 6:30 pm Calendar of Events Third Saturdays - 8 am Volunteer Care at MCC Rose Garden. September 14 - Monthly Meeting, 7 pm - Arizona Soils and Our Gardens September 16 - Deadheaders Meeting and Fall Pruning Demonstrations September 22-24 - Phoenix Home & Garden Show October 7 - Arrangement Seminar and Community Ed Class, both at MCC October 12 - MEVRS Monthly Meeting - Preparing For Fall Shows November 4 - West Valley Rose Society Rose Show Arizona State University at the West Campus, Phoenix Entries accepted: 6AM to 9:30am Info: Heidi Leavitt htroses@cox.net November 5 - Rose Society of Green Valley Rose Show Info: Bob Dahms 520-762-1692 / bdahms@mac.com / www.gvrose.org November 11, 2006 Desert Rose Society Rose Show Palm Desert Community Center, Palm Desert, CA, Info: Barb Steffensmeier, 760-568-2778 / Bjspd@aol.com November 16 - Monthly Meeting - New Spring Roses & What To Plant In Arizona November 18, 2006 Mesa-East Valley Rose Society Rose & Arrangement Show - Mesa Community College, Info: Marylou Coffman, 480-926-3064 / coffmanml@aol.com December 2 - Annual All AZ Rose Societies Banquet, Scottsdale Plaza Resort, with special guest speaker, Rose Show and achievement awards. Mark your calendars! Check out our ARS Award Winning website: www.roses4az-mevrs.org The Rose: Our National Floral Emblem All articles for the newsletter must be submitted to the Editor by the 20th of each month. Mesa-East Valley Rose Society Executive Officers President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice-President Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Treasurer Past-President Dona Martin LeRoy Brady Donna Dibble Stephanie Pietz Pam Thuillez Alta Russell Steve Sheard Rose Lore Dona L. Martin, Editor Mesa-East Valley Rose Society Inc. PO Box 40394 Mesa, AZ 85274-0394 Board of Directors Cheryl Doan Bruce Gannon Evelyn Gannon Sam Presley Madge Thomas Visit us at: www.roses4az-mevrs.org Developers of The Rose Garden at Mesa Community College, the largest public rose garden in the Desert Southwest! Dues were due June 1st! NEWSLETTER TITLE September 2006 Rose Lore Page 12