GARDEN FACES
BIRMINGHAM ROSE SOCIETY FEBRUARY
AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY AFFILIATE
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2010 OUR NEXT MEETING Monday, February 22 , 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the Hodges Room of the Botanical Gardens. Our resident Consulting Rosarian’s will demonstrate proper pruning techniques for different types of roses. Our hosts are Chris & Tina VanCleave, Joyce Benjamin and Ann Jones nd
TIME TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP Please mail or give a check to: Frank Baier 912 Monarch Way Northport, Al 35476 $15 for a single membership $25 for a family membership Please let Frank know any changes in address or phone number ANNUAL PRUNING The Birmingham Rose Society annual pruning of the Dunn Rose Garden will be Saturday, March 6th from 8:00 AM to 11:45 AM. Bring your pruning tools and join in the fun.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Rose Society Members, What a great meeting we had in January. We had over 40 members present with new members attending and some former members returning. It is very exciting to see renewed interest in our society and continued interest in wanting to grow great roses. It is now February and the few sunny days were tempting for us to grab our clippers and head to the garden. It is too early to prune, but about a month from now we will be deep into the process. Now is a good time to take inventory of our garden and decide what we need to do to have the best roses ever. I have to replace one for sure and maybe move some plants to another area. Poor James, he will be asked to dig, dig, and dig. I want to say a special thank you to all the officers and committee chairs that are doing an excellent job this year. For fear of leaving someone out, I dare not list anyone by name but you know who you are and what you are doing. The work is going on behind the scenes, and it is showing up in lots of ways – good programs; good refreshments and fellowship; good CR reports; early planning for the Rose Show; and other projects that are developing. One area we need to emphasize is our Ad Campaign for the Rose Show Bulletin. It would be great if each person could sell one ad or at least one per family. A lot of people just contribute an amount for the ad rather than going out selling. Carl Bruner has volunteered to work on the ads again, but he cannot sell all of them so we are asked to help. You may check last year’s bulletin for the ads that were sold last year, or you may approach a new person or corporation. We will talk about this more at the February meeting. I look forward to seeing you at the next meeting, Monday, February 22, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the Hodges Room of the Botanical Gardens. Gloria Purnell President, Birmingham Rose Society