Garden Faces Birmingham Rose Society American Rose Society Affiliate www.BirminghamRose.org
July 2011
President’s Message It is a great honor and a privilege to serve as this year’s President of the Birmingham Rose Society. I will endeavor in this, our 60th year to develop programs and events that will serve to further strengthen our society and will raise awareness on the cultivation of our National Floral Emblem. This month, we conclude our Summer Garden Tours with a visit to Brown’s Cut Flower Farm. Our very own Becky Henderson grows a very nice selection of flowers that are great companions in the rose garden. I am told her Dalia’s are in their glory! It will be an interesting tour and I hope you come out and join us. You’ll find the details and directions elsewhere in this newsletter.
Society. We each possess a unique level of knowledge and expertise about roses and I am so proud to be a part of an organization whose members are so willing to share what they know while also pursuing a “more excellent way” to cultivate and exhibit the rose. Our foray into social media (website, Facebook & Twitter) has taught me that there is a multitude of people, who not only love roses, but they are also eager for information on growing roses. We must stand ready willing and able to reach out online and in person. It is sure to be an exciting year, I hope you will get involved in our activities, share your love of roses and together we will continue building on the foundation set by those who came before us. Christopher R. VanCleave
President, Birmingham Rose Society
I hope you will make an effort to attend our August Meeting. It is our annual “pot luck” meal and during the evening, we will install our new Officers and I will present a few ideas/initiatives for the coming year. As I have said before, I believe that we exist for two reasons; People & Roses. One without the other is not much of a Rose
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Antique Rose Trail in Foley, Alabama by Susan S. Elliott As you travel south to the beach this summer, be certain to take the time to stop and smell the roses along the Antique Rose Trail in Foley, Alabama. This one mile paved trail was initiated in 2007 by former City Administrator A. Perry Wilbourne, Bill Goodwin, Baldwin County Master Gardeners, and many other volunteers. The Antique Rose Trail contains more than 515 rose bushes in more than 500 varieties. It meanders along the former route of the L & N Railroad and is one block east of Highway Alabama 59 and adjacent to the Magnolia Hotel. The trail provides a wonderful opportunity for rose enthusiasts and all lovers of beauty to admire the flowers and enjoy the peaceful setting complete with numerous benches and gazebos.
Some of the many old varieties included are Arethusa, Lamarque, Duchesse de Brabant, Perle d'Or, Mermaid, Quietness, Mutablis, Old Blush, Marie Pavie, Marchesa Boccella, and the Green Rose. Last month, the trail received the prestigious honor of being named a National Recreation Trail.
Roses in Review The ARS needs the benefit your experience as a rose grower to evaluate the roses on this year’s list. Be sure to complete your RIR forms in the latest issue of American Rose magazine and send them in. You can also respond online www.ARS.org. Completed entries must received by September 26, 2011 to be included.
Beautiful roses from the garden of Carl & Ann Jones Photo credit: C. VanCleave
SPECIAL THANKS Thanks to Ann & Carl Jones for opening their home and garden to us for our June meeting. The roses were beautiful, the food delicious and the sunset, picture perfect!
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2011 – 2012 Officers & Directors Announced
Miniature Arrangement Birmingham Rose Show 2011
Officers: President Chris VanCleave
Photo Credit: Chris Bisset
1st Vice President - Programs & Publicity Gloria Purnell 2nd Vice President – Membership Judy Williams
July Garden Tour/Meeting
Treasurer Hyacinth Prince
Brown‟s Cut Flower Farm
Recording Secretary George Ann Hamilton
Sunday July 24, 2011 – 4:30 p.m.
Corresponding Secretary Susan Bamberg
Directions:
Directors:
Go right off exit for 1 mile.
Jim Callaway Robert Eskew Clayton Richard
Farm is on the right.
Our Officers and Directors play pivotal roles in our society. They plan and execute society functions, handle finances and lead the way in promoting the rose to our community. Make plans now to attend our August meeting. It’s our annual Pot Luck dinner. This year, we will also hold a brief installation ceremony to formally recognize our new Officer’s.
Cook Springs, AL
I-20 E to exit 152 (Cook Springs)
Watch for Sign “Brown‟s Cut flower Farm” across from the Cook Springs Fire Department
Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the flowers, food & fellowship!
Consulting Rosarian Report for July 2011 By Jane Hinds
If your roses are not fried or baked your water bill is probably pretty high and the roses are still blooming well. A relatively new find on the market which The American Rose Society in the last issue of Rose both endorsed and had CR commentary on Garden Safe Brand Fungicide 3 Garden Products in one, available at Wal-Mart. I found it is the most effective of any affordable spray presently on the market. An added attraction is the one spray which controls three problems black spot, rust, and powdery mildew fungus, aphids, whiteflies and other insect pests, plus spider mites, a plus in this year’s hot humid summer. The initial premixed sprayer has held up for the whole summer with refills from the concentrate. I recommend you buy the bottle of Fungicide 3 Concentrate to get you through the season.
If you are one of our trained pruners assigned to a rose bed in the Rose Society Quadrant please check it out. The beds look better with extra attention. If you aren’t trained you may call someone who is and arrange an hour of work with them. The Gardens will attract a lot of visitors on July 23 as part of a citywide event.
A rose suggestion for those who have an arbor but do not want New Dawn because its initial bloom is good in Spring, with little thereafter, and it has an exceedingly aggressive growth habit. A canopy climber Mermaid has only five petals, so lasts only a day, but blooms constantly throughout the summer, Its huge center of long golden stamens attracts bees of many kinds. It does have wicked horns. Its long shoots (up to 15 or so feet) take pruning very well. Also, Sun Flare, an easy care, affordable floribunda, I found at Lowes is remarkable for the number of blooms on its tightly mounded upright form, lots of color, with phenomenal repeat. My Koi are gone, their pond is filled in and planted with yellow roses; Sun Flare is easily the most eye catching. For those in need of Consulting Rosarian recertification, there is a school in beautiful Sarasota Saturday, August 20. One can attend those schools just for one’s own edification, or register to take the test to become a CR (Diane Celeste 941-358-6991). The teachers are truly outstanding and a benefit to teaching us how our roses can look like we want. Happy sharing, even if it’s only one rose floating in a bowl or one in a water bottle.
“You can‟t sling a cat in Little Rock without hitting a New Dawn” – P. Allen Smith on the number of „New Dawn‟ climbing roses in Arkansas.
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June Meeting Minutes By: George Ann Hamilton, Recording Secretary
June 27, 2011 - 6:00 P.M.
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members with good food. The minutes from the May 29th meeting were approved as printed in Garden Faces. The treasurer’s report as of June 27, 2011, the checking account balance is $4,634.01 and the CD is unchanged at $5,000.00. Clayton Richard gave a report on the cost of the Rose Show. The cost was $181.82. There was a one-time
1st Vice President
Gloria Purnell
2nd Vice President
Judy Williams
Recording Secretary
George Ann Hamilton
Corresponding Secretary
Sharon Bamberg
Treasurer
Hyacinth Prince
Director
Jim Callaway
Director
Robert Eskew
Director
Clayton Richard
purchase for the software program of $152.59. Total cost was about $30.00.
Glenda Boudreaux is retiring from preparing Garden Faces our monthly newsletter. We thank her for her
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accept the list presented by the nominating committee. Becky Henderson will host our next meeting on July 24th at 4:30 pm in Cook Springs. The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 P.M.
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July 2011
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