Nashville Rose Leaf June 2013

NASHVILLE ROSE LEAF

Official Publication of The Nashville Rose Society Serving Rose Enthusiasts Throughout Middle Tennessee

June 4th NRS Meeting at Cheekwood Grand Prix I & Easy “How To” on Garden Irrigation 6:30 PM Refreshments & 7:00 PM Program june 2013 Volume 46, Issue 5

Affiliated with the American Rose Society - www.ars.org

NRS 2013 GRAND PRIX

By Keith Garman Grand Prix I will be held on June 4th at the Cheekwood Botanic Hall. The Grand Prix is a rose show that is held at a regular NRS meeting. Its purpose is to give members a chance to learn about and practice exhibiting roses. The Grooming Room will be open at 5:30 PM. Experienced exhibitors will be there to help beginners and others on the grooming of roses.

Grand Prix’s are an easy and fun way to enjoy your roses and learn something new at the same time. All it takes is for you to bring a rose to the meeting. Please refer to the Grand Prix insert in the June Rose Leaf for information on classes, rules, exhibitor explanation, the point system and how winners are determined. All members are encouraged to enter roses in the Grand Prix. For questions, call Keith Garman at 615-352-6219 or e-mail at rkeithgarman@ comcast.net.

2013 Spring Garden Tours

Photo courtesy of Jim Harding

2013 Official List of Approved Exhibition Names for Exhibtors & Judges The latest edition of THE resource for exhibitors and judges includes more than 37,000 listings on more than 300 pages of approved exhibition names. Includes AARS list, ARS “E” list, Members’ Choice list and Miniature/Miniflora Hall of Fame list. To order a copy go to www.ars.org List Price: $24.99 - Your Price: $22.49 You Save: $2.50 ( 10% ) Plaque that greets guests at Lane Harvey’s garden. See pages 4, 5 and 8 for more photos

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President’s Column This month’s column must begin with a sincere apology for my having been absent so much. Computer problems prevented me from submitting a president’s column last month. If you are as frustrated by computers as I am, you may understand. I only like them when they work and have no desire to attempt to try to understand how to fix them.

My oldest daughter graduated, with honors, from WKU and that prevented me from attending the last meeting. We have two out of college and our youngest daughter is entering her senior year at Sewanee. Maybe, my wife and I will soon be able to spend our income on ourselves. However, as my mother told me on the birth of our son, “congratulations, now you have something to worry about for the rest of your life.”

I understand that Sam Jones, Ron Daniels and some other members of our society, represented us at a Master Gardener’s event held at the Ellington AG Center. Thank you so much to all who attended and helped out. I was pre-occupied with a meeting in Kentucky with some Forestry Agents.

Our next meeting will test the skills of many who love to show their handiwork in the rose garden. We will have the first of two Grands Prix. Dianne and Dillard Lester have offered to coach the Garmans on this first event. Keith and his wife, Martha, have generously offered to chair this event this year and are learning the ropes. Please participate. This is a learning experience for new exhibitors and possible bragging rights to the veterans.

We won’t have a guest speaker this month. We will discuss inter-society business and have reports from members on their recent activities. Summer is coming and watering and spraying is on all of our minds. I will bring drip irrigation equipment to the meeting and demonstrate how easy it is to set up a system for yourself. I am happy that I took the time to install a system at my house. All of my landscape material is watered, automatically, by 6 AM. Also, we are looking for a location 2

for our July picnic. Any volunteers? We have had silent auctions in the past and would love to have someone chair this event. It is fun, interesting and brings in much needed revenue to our society.

Last but not thank you to our members who opened up their gardens the past two weekends for everyone to enjoy!

I missed not attending the meeting last month and am looking forward to seeing all those familiar and friendly faces. In the meantime, I will be busy trying to figure out MS Windows 8. New computers apparently mean new operating systems. God help me!

—— Tom Beath

Editor’s Desk Last August when our eldest daughter, Megan, announced her wedding engagement we were thrilled. Just when we thought our happiness had peaked, she requested the use of our garden as her reception location. Jim and I felt so complimented by her request we eagerly agreed and immediately began planning a long list of garden projects we would need to complete in preparation for the event.

A few weeks later, Meg and her groom to be, Nick, set the date for their big day, April 27th. Rather than congratulate the happy couple, Jim and I immediately questioned their decision. First of all, my profession keeps me handcuffed to a computer until the annual deadline of April 15th, which would allow me only a short two weeks to prepare our garden for a wedding reception.

More importantly, however, MAYbe Meg and Nick didn’t know that April was the month for showers, rather than flowers (roses). MAYbe they should consider waiting just a bit longer. True, the date MAY have been their decision, but based on our experience, Jim and I knew there MAY have been a date the happy couple would have preferred had they known, as did we, what month the blooms of our rose bushes MAY typically peak. We

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explained to Meg that we MAY not have rose blooms as early as April and we were certain this MAY very well convince her to change her wedding date. MAYbe not. Megan seemed to believe our garden was lovely with or without roses.

Well then, Check and Mate. Either we convince our daughter that our garden is naked, barren and dull without roses, or we embrace what she had somehow noticed all along without the benefit of rose-colored glasses. April 27th was set. Still, I couldn’t help but lament the reality that there would be no photos of Meg with our roses on her wedding day.

Apparently, Jim was of the same mind because he counted backwards from the wedding date and snuck outside to prune our roses earlier than ever before, hoping that maybe a few of them would take his hint that we would be honored by their early attendance this year.

Ever the realists, however, Jim and I ordered 500 tulip bulbs which he also planted at the absolute optimal time for blooms in late April. He even spent several days building a new rock wall for the tulips which, lets’ face it, would later serve as home to MORE ROSES! Everything was going splendidly, which should have been our first clue that chaos was lying in wait. We blinked our eyes once, maybe twice, and April was already upon us.

Jim and I had both fallen behind in our day jobs with no end in sight, all of our roses were still caged and winterized, our to-do list had somehow grown larger and it seemed as if the hands on the clock were spinning faster than our heads. My neighbor, Jackie, and my sister, Tammy, were becoming increasingly aware of my persistent state of panic. I have no idea how their keen perceptiveness picked up on this (other than my daily assertions to them that I was in panic mode).

As I continued to crunch out numbers, Jackie proceeded to uncage, uncover and de-weed each and every rose in our garden. As I trekked out to the mailbox each day noticing how much work and time she was saving

Editor’s Column (Cont’d from page 2) us, I began to breathe normally again.

Then, my sister Tammy called and announced that she was driving the 700 mile distance from Virginia two weeks prior to the wedding in order to help in any way necessary. These two women worked so hard and with such dedication that I still get as choked up about their efforts as I do about the wedding itself. Everything was going fine once again. How silly I had been to fret in the first place.

After ranting, and the realization that it was not at all helping my daughter, I began to recall my own wedding day and how much had seemingly gone wrong. Yet, there was nothing at all about that day that I would change, given the chance. As I assessed the lack of cooperation from my garden as well as the forecast, I laughed at my own arrogance in believing I could control the fragility of a single tulip petal, let alone an impending rain storm.

This was just about the time I discovered that tulips are no more obedient than roses. While the roses had clearly checked the “will NOT attend” box of the invitation, the tulips showed even worse form by attending early.

Way early. So now, it’s April 22nd, the roses are at least two weeks away from blooming while the tulips are two weeks spent. In less than a week more than 100 guests would be seated at tables facing bloomless rose bushes and naked tulip stems. Lovely. Did I forget to mention that it was at this time Megan informed me of another uninvited wedding crasher? Rain....

55% chance.

With no deference towards those of you upon whom good fortune falls daily, I have come to embrace the notion that perfection is often boring and does not make for nearly as interesting stories as those riddled with chaos. But for the chaos of this event I would not appreciate the dedication of great neighbors nor the love of an incredible sister. Chaos was central to the memorable moments of this event.

Chaos, and the rain it brought with it, also provided me with a wedding picture more priceless than one filled with roses. As the father-daughter dance commenced, I finally took a seat and a long sigh of relief to go with it. I realized that the sun knew better than to show his face at this event because the smiles on Jim and Meg’s face would have rivaled it’s brightness. Phillip, the photographer, was sitting beside me and I asked him to take a picture of the bottom of Meg’s dress and Jim’s shoes, both equally drenched with mud, father as oblivious as daughter. The picture will serve as one of life’s many metaphors.

As Megan and Nick begin their new life together, I know all too well that many more muddy moments lie ahead. The next time Meg faces one of these moments and I feel helpless to fix it for her, I will simply direct her to this picture and say “just keep following your daddy’s lead and dance through the mud... rosier days await”.

May love, luck and scattered clouds of chaos rain down on your marriage, Mr. & Mrs. Nick and Megan Hoff.

—— Starla & Jim Harding Photo Courtesy of Phillip Smith

Before I remembered that I was the alleged adult in this situation, I joined Meg in her panic as well as her assertion that her perfect wedding was in peril. All the planning for her wedding and all the work Jackie, Tammy, and Jim and I put forth was for NOTHING. My original vision for Megan’s wedding and all the beautiful photos was RUINED. A few days later the forecast had changed to an 80% chance of rain and I thought the decision to erect “big tents” was appropriate. After all, this wedding was slowly becoming a three ring circus.

Tammy, Jim and I bought, hauled and planted car loads of blooming plant life in a last ditch effort to add color to the garden and my sister planted every fortuniana rose we bought this year “just in case” the 80% chance of rain forecast was wrong. She, Jackie and Jim never lost hope.

April 27th brought its promised downpours, which stopped almost the minute the reception began. Jackie’s husband, Chris, checked the radar and, with dogged determination, decided that the large walls of the tents needed to be raised by the time everyone arrived at our home. Thanks to Chris, our guests could appreciate the view that his wife, my sister and his neighbors had labored so tirelessly

to provide. I am also indebted to all the ladies in the crowd who wore high heels that day and, thusly, helped me aerate our muddy lawn.

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2013 Spring Garden Tours - (Continued on pages 5 and 8)

The hybrid tea, ‘Sunset Celebration’ in Lane’s garden

Behind a brick wall and through a wrought iron gate awaited a true garden treat in the garden of Lane and Hugh Harvey.

Lane Harvey next to ‘Climbing Pinkie’

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Every corner in Lane’s garden held something special like the serenity of a gurgling fountain surrounded the beauty of roses.

Complementary colors of the bright oranges of climbing roses ‘Pinata’ on the left and the deep purple of ‘Night Owl’ on the right in the Harding garden.

A series of beautiful miniature roses welcome guests as they enter the driveway to Dianne Richardson’s home

Dianne’s garden was full of wonderful vignette’s like this one looking past the white picket fence into an outdoor garden room.

Here is one of many gorgeous groupings of roses in Dianne’s garden

The pale pink of ‘Quietness’, harmonize with the purple and lavender of ‘Melodie Perfume’ and ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ in the Harding garden

Dianne Richardson framed by a gateway of ‘Gertrude Jekyll’

Bottom right 4 photos in clockwise order - miniflora ‘Baldo Villegas’ , shrub ‘Quietness’, hybrid tea ‘Crescendo’ and hybrid tea ‘In The Mood’ - Harding Garden nashville rose leaf, june 2013

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“Rose Aphid - Beware Of This “Sucker”

By Dr. Raymond A. Cloyd Roses grown in landscapes are susceptible to attack from a variety of aphid species; however, the predominant aphid that feeds on roses cultivated outdoors is the rose aphid, Macrosiphum rosae. The rose aphid has a wide distribution, feeding on roses throughout the USA. Rose aphids are soft-bodied, pear-shaped insects, approximately 1/4 inch or 0.63 cm in length. They can vary in color from green to pink to red. Rose aphids have two tubes (called cornicles) that protrude out from the end of abdomen, which is where alarm pheromones are emitted. Rose aphids overwinter as eggs on rose canes.

Rose aphids generally initiate feeding on roses in early spring as the new flush of growth emerges. They feed on plant fluids within the phloem sieve tubes (food-conducting tissues) with their piercing-sucking mouthparts. Like other aphid species, rose aphids tend to congregate or cluster in large numbers feeding on the terminal growth including leaves and stems, and developing flower buds, and on leaf undersides. Their feeding causes leaves to curl downward and deforms flower buds, which may result in flower buds aborting or falling off prematurely before opening. In addition, aphids secrete honeydew, which is a clear sticky liquid exudate emitted during feeding.

Honeydew attracts ants, wasps, hornets, and serves as a growing medium for certain black sooty mold fungi.

Rose aphids don’t usually cause direct harm to roses unless they are present in excessive numbers, in which case, they may kill buds or reduce flower size. Similar to other aphid species, rose aphids have a very “high” reproductive capacity, which enables populations to increase dramatically during the season. Furthermore, if rose 6

aphid populations reach “high” levels and the quality of infested rose plants declines (as a food source), winged forms of adults will develop allowing them to move from plant-to-plant.

Rose aphids are susceptible to an array of natural enemies including parasitic wasps or parasitoids in the genus Aphidius and predators such as ladybird beetles, green lacewings, and syrphid or hover flies. These may provide natural regulation depending on the

number of rose aphids present.

However, it is also important to control ants because they feed on the honeydew produced by rose aphids and protect them from natural enemies. If ants are present, then this may result in insufficient regulation by natural enemies. A forceful spray of water, applied routinely (twice per week), will quickly remove aphids (and mites) from rose plants without causing longterm harm to natural enemies. This technique is effective in controlling or regulating rose aphid populations

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contingent on not promoting diseases such as black spot (Diplocarpon rosae) or rust.

Contact or systemic insecticides may be effective in preventing or regulating rose aphid populations if used properly. For example, multiple applications and thorough coverage of all plant parts—especially the new growth— will be required in order to effectively regulate populations of rose aphids with contact insecticides. There are many products commercially available for control or regulation of rose aphid populations including ‘selective’ insecticides: insecticidal soap (potassium salts of fatty acids), horticultural oils (petroleum and/or neem-based), and pyrethrins. It is important to note that many contact insecticides may be directly harmful to natural enemies (beneficial insects) so these materials should be used judiciously in order to prevent outbreaks of rose aphids.

Systemic insecticides applied to the soil/growing medium must be used early to ensure that the active ingredient is present in the new growth just as rose aphids start feeding. There are a number of products commercially available with the following active ingredients: imidacloprid, dinotefuran, thiamethoxam, clothianidin, acephate, and disulfoton. Be sure to thoroughly read the label of all insecticides prior to making an application.

HAPPY ROSE GROWING! Raymond A. Cloyd Professor and Extension Specialist in Horticultural Entomology/Integrated Pest Management Kansas State University - Department of Entomology

Gift Subscriptions

A Rose Lover’s Calendar

One of the nicest things you could do for a gardening friend is to provide them with a gift subscription to the Nashville Rose Leaf. For only $20 you can send a gift that will last an entire year, and each month when the newsletter arrives in the mail they will think of you fondly. You can order a gift subscription by sending the name, address and phone number of the person along with a check payable to Nashville Rose Society to Marty Reich, 5020 Dovecote Drive, Nashville, TN 37220. We will notify the friend of your gift.

NRS, Tenarky, & ARS Coming Events JUNE 4

NRS Meeting at Cheekwood - Grand Prix I 6:30 PM Refreshments 7:00 PM - Program - Easy how to on garden irrigation

JULY Nashville Rose Society Annual Picnic

Location date and time TBD

AUGUST 6 NRS Meeting at Cheekwood

6:30 PM Refreshments

7:00 PM - Program

ARS Consulting Rosarians South Nashville Leann Barron Marty Reich*

Details & other event news available at www.nashvillerosesociety.com Nashville Rose Leaf is printed by: The Print Authority, Brentwood, Tennessee

Contributions

Nashville Rose Society is a 501c-3 organization and all contributions to the society are tax-deductible. Contributions may be made as memorials or to honor some person, group or occasion. Checks for contributions should be made payable to Nashville Rose Society and mailed to: MILLIE DOLINGER 59 Vaughn’s Gap Rd. Nashville, TN 37205 (615)352-3927

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The Nashville Rose Leaf is published eleven times annually by the Nashville Rose Society, Nashville, TN Editors: Jim & Starla Harding, Sam Jones & Leann Barron Editorial Advisory Committee: Marty Reich

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West Nashville Tom Beath (615) 481.3589 Keith Garman (615) 352-6219 Sam* & Nancy Jones (615) 646-4138

Nashville Rose Society 2013 Officers

Brentwood Area Cecil* & Bessie Ward (615)373-2245 Jerry & Marise Keathley(615)377-3034

President Tom Beath.........(615) 481.3589 Vice-Pres Gene Meyer........(615) 373-0303 Treasurer Gary Spencer......(615) 662-3819

Franklin Area Anne Owen* (615) 794-0138 Logan* & Joan Shillinglaw(615) 790-7346 Robbie*&Marsha Tucker(615) 595-9187

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Nashville Rose Society Membership

We are a non-profit organization serving the middle Tennessee area to educate persons on growing and exhibiting roses. Membership is open to everyone who supports the objectives of the organization. Annual dues of $20.00 per household include a subscription to The Nashville Rose Leaf, the official newsletter of the society. To join, send a check payable to Nashville Rose Society to: Marty Reich, 5020 Dovecote Dr., Nashville, TN 37220-1614 Phone: (615) 833-0791; E-mail: marty615@bellsouth.net

Disclaimer: While the advice and information in this newsletter is believed to be true and accurate at the time of publication, neither the authors nor the editor(s) accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may have been made.

The Nashville Rose Society makes no warranty, expressed or implied with respect to the material contained herein.

Hendersonville Area Ron Daniels (615) 330-7083 Charles Lott (615) 824-5614 Jack Wedekind (615) 824-8696 Murfreesboro Area Dillard & Diane Lester(615) 896-0203 Columbia Area Lyle Worsham*

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Lebanon-Watertown Area Jeff Harvey (615) 268-7089 Jennifer Harvey (615) 268-7032 Denise Thorne (615) 237-9757 Duck River-Centerville Area Larry* & Connie Baird(931) 729-5259 Manchester Area Cindy Worch

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*Indicates ARS Master Rosarian

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Hybrid tea ‘Hot Cocoa’ in the Dollinger garden

Floribunda ‘Livin Easy’ (left) and hybrid tea ‘Hot Cocoa’ right from the Dollinger’s

From top to bottom, Marty Reich’s roses were literally on parade led by, ‘Tournament of Roses’, Veterans Honor’, ‘Elegant Beauty’ and ‘Radiant Perfume’

There is an over abundance of ‘Joy’ growing in the Dollinger garden

Photos courtesy of Sam Jones & Jim Harding

Millie & Dudley Dollinger in their rose garden full of beautiful blooms.