Garden Faces February 2013

Garden Faces Birmingham Rose Society American Rose Society Affiliate www.BirminghamRose.org

February 2013

Buck roses and OGR’s. We hope to have them back again sometime soon.

President’s Message

Source: GroundHog.com

And so ye faithful, there is no shadow to see An early Spring for you and me. – Punxsutawney Phil, 2013

The faithful ground hog has made his annual prediction and an early spring is at hand, right?

I’m not so sure we can always depend on the predictions of a ground hog, but I do know that it will soon be pruning weather in Alabama.

The annual pruning of the Dunn Formal Rose Garden is scheduled for Saturday March 2nd from 8 am until 12 noon. Bring your pruners and a friend!

We had a “remarkable” meeting in January with Dr. Tina Jennings & Jeri Sink from Remarkable Roses with their wonderful collection of Griffith

Planning for the 61st annual Birmingham Rose Show has begun. We need all hands on deck to make the show a success. In the coming weeks, working teams will be forming and we will be reaching out to members to help.

Ad Sales and Award donations are always an area of need. If you sold an ad last year, please contact your advertisers and ask them to participate again.

Donations of vases and crystal items are always welcome as we begin to assemble the awards for the show. Hyacinth Prince, who always does an outstanding job with awards, will serve as awards chairman again this year. Please contact Hyacinth if you have a donation.

Christopher R. VanCleave

President, Birmingham Rose Society

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Annual “Head Over Heels” Pruning Event

Birmingham Botanical Gardens One of the crown jewels in the city of Birmingham is the Dunn Formal Rose Garden at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. It is a showcase of magnificent roses and serves as the centerpiece to our botanical garden.

As visitors come and go, our society plays an important role by helping to maintain the garden year round and by facilitating an annual pruning event at the gardens. This serves a twofold purpose.

1. It helps to maintain the garden for visitors to come and experience the beauty of our national floral emblem – the rose.

2. It is an opportunity for our society to educate the public on proper pruning techniques and general rose knowledge.

Upcoming Events: Mark Your Calendars!

Pruning @ the Gardens March 2, 2013 Dunn Formal Rose Garden BBG Spring Plant Sale April 4-7, 2013 Location to be announced Birmingham Rose Show 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!

Please join us on March 2, 2013 8am-12 noon for our annual pruning event.

Bring your pruners, loppers and knee pads!

Make plans now to attend!

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Monthly Meeting February 25, 2013 * 6:30 p.m.

The good folks at Hanna’s Garden Shop will be our special guest.

Hanna’s is THE source in Birmingham for Hybrid Tea, Floribunda, Grandiflora roses. You don’t want to miss this presentation. They will have their 2013 rose list available.

Annual Membership Renewal

Thanks to all our renewing members!

We look forward to a rewarding year with roses!

If you have not yet renewed, dues for 2013 are now past due. To remain active and continue to receive our monthly newsletter, please remit.

www.HannasGardenShop.com $20/Individual $30/Family Please mail dues to: Birmingham Rose Society c/o Hyacinth Prince, Treasurer 1737 Windsor Blvd Birmingham, AL 35209 or bring to the February meeting Executive Committee 2/25/2013 - 5:30 p.m.

All Officers and Directors should attend if possible.

Consulting Rosarian Report

By Harold Settle February 2013 I traditionally enjoy the months of January and February in the rose garden because I generally have a brief period of rest from the ritual of spraying, deadheading, and general garden care. However, there are important things to do this time of the year: (1) I severely prune some of my old garden shrub roses. I prune about one-third of my shrubs each winter to keep them under control and to remove all dead wood.

(2) I cut back my Hybrid Teas and Floribunda’s to about 3-5 foot in height in order to avoid ice, snow, wind damage during the winter months.

(3) I plan which current garden roses will be dug up and disposed of. This year that total will be about 5 bushes. I try to give a rose at least 3 years in the garden to see if it will be productive but, if after that period of time it’s not, I get rid of it.

(4) I order any new roses and order my spray chemicals this time of year, getting ready for the spring season.

(5) I am planning my pruning schedule which will begin Wednesday, February 27 and the weekend of March 1-3. The pruning schedule will continue through March 15, 16 and 17; a total of 3 weekends in preparation for the rose show May 11.

(6) I will begin my spray schedule probably the weekend of February 23-24.

(7) I will start to fertilize the first weekend in April.

(8) I will spread about 100 bales of pine straw on rose beds as I complete my pruning and as I spread the pine straw, I remove or spray all weeds in the garden with Round-Up. And that’s what I will be doing this “slow” time of the year!

‘Not First Choice’ - Hybridized by Richard J. Anthony Available Sept 2013 www.ForLoveOfRoses.com

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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Birmingham Rose Society January 28, 2013 6:30 P.M.

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Chris VanCleave, President called the meeting to order.

We had twenty-nine members and three guests attend the meeting. Our host, Clayton Richard and hostess, George Ann Hamilton were thanked for providing refreshments for the evening. Jennifer Phillips, Hospitality Chairman also helped with setting up tables and providing tea.

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The minutes from the December 10th meeting were approved as printed in the January Garden Faces newsletter.

Hyacinth Prince gave the treasurer’s report. As of January 28, 2013 the checking account balance is $2,768.19 and the CD balance is unchanged at $5,073.01.

We pay about $600 per year for a storage facility to keep our rose show materials. We are checking on a cheaper storage unit. We only use the items in storage once a year.

Carl Bruner was given the Bronze Medal awarded to him at the December 10th dinner. He was unable to attend the dinner. He expressed his surprise and deep gratitude for the award.

The Birmingham Home and Garden Show will be held February 14 thru 17th and Chris VanCleave will be speaking each day at 1p.m. on the Southern Living Garden & Lifestyle Stage, He asked that we try to attend “Growing Great Roses in Alabama”.

Pruning the Dunn Rose Garden will take place on Saturday March 2, 2013.

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Financial Report: Submitted by: Hyacinth Prince Initial Balance

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The Birmingham Botanical Gardens Spring Plant Sale will be April 4-7, 2013. Volunteers are needed for this event.

The 61st Birmingham Rose Show will be held May 11 & 12, 2013. Save these dates. All members are needed to make the rose show a success.

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February 2013

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