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March 2013
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President’s Message Thanks to all of you who made it out to the Head Over Heels pruning event at the gardens. Your hard work and dedication will pay big dividends in the weeks to come. The entire garden was pruned! Plans and preparations for the 61st annual Birmingham Rose Show is underway. I am glad to announce that Charles Prince will be co-chairing the show with me this year. Please join me in welcoming him to the Rose Show team. He, like so many of you, works hard each year to make the rose show a success. Ad Sales and Award donations are always an area of need and this year is no exception. Ad sales are slow and we need your support to make this show a financial success. Please sell an ad or purchase one in memory/honor of a loved one.
www.BlogtalkRadio.com/RoseChat Our very own Jim Callaway will be our speaker this month! I hope you’ll all come out and support Jim. He always has an interesting presentation. We’ll see you at the gardens! Christopher R. VanCleave
President, Birmingham Rose Society
BRS Members braving cold temps to Prune
My beautiful bride is the ad chairman this year. If you have questions or need to place an ad, give her a call 205-835-3254. Deadline for ad placement is April 1, 2013. At the request of ARS President Jolene Adams, I was asked to share with the Board about my weekly podcasts on growing roses at the Spring Board of Directors Meeting. It was great to meet all the national leaders and past and future ARS Presidents. They were all excited to hear about
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Monthly Meeting March 25, 2013 - 6:30 p.m.
Featured Speaker: Jim Callaway Consulting Rosarian Past President, Mobile RS ________________________________ Executive Committee 3/25/2013 - 5:30 p.m. All Officers and Directors should attend if possible.
Upcoming Events: Mark Your Calendars! Birmingham Botanical Gardens Spring Plant Sale April 4-7, 2013 former J.C. Penney at Century Plaza 7580 Crestwood Blvd. Birmingham, Ala. 35210 Birmingham Rose Show Set Up: May 10th 1-5 pm
Ad Deadline April 1, 2013 All Ads should be turned in by this date to meet our publication deadline. PLEASE consider placing an ad or selling 2 ads to help make our show a success. Awards update--Thanks to the awards received and promised, I believe we do not need any more items at this time. Many thanks to all who have contributed – Hyacinth Prince
Show Dates: May 11 & 12, 2013 Birmingham Botanical Gardens Helena Market Days June 15, 2013 7:30 am - Noon The Falls @ Helena
More events are being planned to help us expand our reach to the community. Stay Tuned!
March 2013 MARCH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MONTH OF THE YEAR FOR ROSE CARE. IT WILL DETERMINE HOW WELL YOUR ROSES PERFORM IN THE YEAR 2013. THE FOLLOWING ARE STEPS I HAVE USED IN MY ROSE GARDEN OVER THE YEARS. 1- SPRING CLEAN UP OF ROSE BEDS AND THE ROSE PLANTS: REMOVE ALL LAST YEAR FOLIAGE OF THE ROSES. CLEAN OUT YOUR ROSE BEDS OF ALL OLD FOLIAGE, WEEDS, AND ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED.ADD SOIL AND DO ANY REPAIRS TO THE ROSE BEDS IF NEEDED. 2- PRUNE ALL ROSES FOR SPRING GROWTH AND BLOOMS. 3- CHECK OUT YOUR WATERING SYSTEM, IF YOU HAVE ONE, TO MAKE SURE IT IS IN WORKING ORDER. INSTALL A RAIN GAUGE TO KEEEP UP WITH THE AMOUNT OF WATER YOU RECEIVE FROM A RAIN. ON THE AVERAGE ROSES REQUIRE ONE INCH OF WATER PER WEEK 4- ADD MULCH IF YOUR ROSE BED NEEDS IT. MULCH NEEDS TO BE TWO INCHES THICK FOR WEED CONTROL AND TO CONSERVE WATER. 5- DETERMINE WHAT INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM YOU WILL USE THIS COMING YEAR [ SPRAY PROGRAM ] AND BEGIN SPRAYING YOUR ROSES AFTER YOU FINISH PRUNING. 6- SAFTY IS A MUST WHEN YOU SPRAY YOUR ROSES. LONG SLEEVE SHIRT, LONG PANTS. HAT, CHEMICAL RESISTENT GLOVES, RESPIRATOR AND SPLASH PROOF GOGGLES ARE A MUST. ALWAYS SPRAY DOWN WIND AND ALWAYS BE CAREFUL WHEN HANDLING YOUR SPRAY MATERIALS.
Consulting Rosarian Report By Bob Eskew 7- I HAVE ABOUT TWO HUNDRED ROSES AND I USE THE FOLLOWING SPRAY MATERIALS YOU MUST ALWAYS FOLLOW THE LABEL LISTED ON THE SPRAY FOR SPRAY QUANTITY AND USE. 8- FUNGICIDES: I USE BANNER MAX MIXED WITH LIQUID MANZEB EVERY TEN DAYS TO TWO WEEKS DURING THE GROWING SEASON. 9- INSECTICIDES: I USE 97% ORTHENE ON MY ROSES FOR THE CONTROL OF APHIDS, THRIPS AND OTHER COMMON INSECTS. 10- IF YOU HAVE FIFTY ROSES OR LESS YOU CAN USE ORTHO ROSE PRIDE EVERY WEEK FOR YOUR FUNGICIDE AND THE OTHER SPRAY MATERIAL AS LISTED ABOVE 11- FOR A GOOD REFERENCE FOR SPRAY MATERIALS AND HOW TO USE THEM AND ROSE CARE PRODUCTS GO TO ROSEMANIA.COM 12- I WILL FERTILIZE MY ROSES AROUND MARCH 26, 2013. I WILL USE HALF AND HALF 15-5-10 WITH TRACE ELEMENTS AND HIGH NITROGEN 35-0-0 WITH SULFUR. I WILL BROAD CAST THIS MIX ALL OVER MY ENTIRE ROSE BEDS. I WILL ALSO SPREAD A LIGHT COAT OF EPSOM SALT OVER THE BEDS TO ENCOURAGE BASAL BREAKS . THE 15-5-10 AND 35-0-0 ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CO-OP IN PELHAM ALABAMA. 13- I WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION ANY ONE MAY HAVE AT THE MARCH MEETING. HAVE FUN AND GROW GREAT ROSES AND ENTER THEM IN THE MAY ROSE SHOW.
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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Birmingham Rose Society February 25, 2013 6:30 P.M. Chris VanCleave, President called the meeting to order. We had thirty-three members, one guest and three visitors attending the meeting. The hostesses, Brenda Bodine, Nora Coffee and Tina VanCleave were thanked for providing refreshments for the evening. The minutes from the January 28th meeting were approved as printed in the February Garden Faces newsletter. Hyacinth Prince gave the treasurer’s report. As of February 25, 2013 the checking account balance is $3,273.61 and the CD balance is unchanged at $5,073.01. Robert Eskew reported on the Plant Sale that will be held April 4-7, 2013. The sale site this year will be at the old Century Plaza where the JC Penny store was located. The most needy time for volunteers is on Friday and Saturday. He asked that everyone who could volunteer time during the four-day sale please sign up. This is the second largest moneymaker for the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Pruning the rose garden for the Rose Show will take place March 2nd starting at 8:00 am. Plan to stay to the finish. The garden is short of help and all volunteers are needed. Bring your tools and help get the rose garden looking its best. Pruning will take place rain or shine.
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Door prize winners this evening were Shirley Bollen who won an Old Blush rose, and Becky Henderson, who won a Joseph’s Coat rose. The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 P.M.
George Ann Hamilton, Recording Secretary
Financial Report: Submitted by: Hyacinth Prince
Renewal forms are available for the new member directory. Please make sure your information is correct. Tina VanCleave is in charge of the directory. Let her know of any changes or corrections. The 61st Rose Show will be held May 11- 12, 2013. Hyacinth Prince asked for donations for awards. If you would like to recycle your awards, she will be happy to pick them up or you can bring
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