NRL March 2012

NASHVILLE ROSE LEAF

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

March 7th Vendor Night at Cheekwood (No Program) April 3rd NRS Meeting at Cheekwood - Spring Rose Care Refreshments 6:30 PM Program 7:00 PM march 2012 Volume 45, Issue 2

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

2012 ARS Member’s Choice Award

Tenarky Keynote Speaker: Keith Zary and “The Ever Changing (and Shrinking) World of Roses”

Congratulations to our neighbor from Huntsville, AL, David Clemons, on winning the American Rose Society Members Choice Award that honors a rose receiving one of the highest national garden ratings in the annual Roses in Review Survey.

Photo courtesy of Ken Wood

This year’s Member’s Choice selection ‘Joy’, was the very first miniature introduced by David in 2007, and was named for his mother. ‘Joy’ was also awarded an Award of Excellence in 2008! Whether grown on its own root or Fortuniana this beautiful miniature produces exquisite blooms and sprays all year long.

Congratulations to new member Emily Bryan. She and her husband are new members.

She won a gift of honey and a “door prize” rose, while attending her first meeting in February. The rose was donated by Gene Meyer.

‘Twilight Zone’ Following a delicious dinner and desert, Tenarky winter workshop attendees were treated to a special presentation by world renowned hybridizer, Keith Zary, on “The Ever Changing (and Shrinking) World of Roses.” Best known for his rose creations with Jackson & Perkins, Keith spoke about his new employer Gardens Alive, the state of the rose union, research and development, new roses for 2012, and finally a sneak preview of roses coming in 2013.

For anyone who has been following the upheaval in the rose industry over the last several years, the presentation really helped add a lot of clarity to its current (Cont’d on page 4)

Photo courtesy of Spring Hill Nursery

By: Jim Harding

President’s Column Well, my first meeting as NRS president has come and gone. A thought for fearful future presidents; it was not as scary as I thought it would be. I received a lot of encouragement prior to the meeting and constructive advice afterward. Thanks to all who helped me.

Congratulations to Emily Bryan. She and her husband are new members. She won a gift of honey and a “door prize” rose while attending her first meeting.

The rose was donated by Gene Meyer, who has also agreed to be our Vice President. Thank you Gene, for taking an active role in our society.

Photo courtesy of Ken Wood

At our meeting, we discussed a number of concerns regarding our upcoming year. I will announce a date for an officer’s meeting, when next we meet, to further discuss and plan the year. Lynda Correll gave us an update on the Lawn and Garden Show. Many thank you’s to Lynda and Ken, who do a wonderful job graciously chairing this fun event.

We learned the rest of the story, as it relates to the naming of “Great Maiden’s Blush”. Also, we had a wonderfully informative guest speaker. David Lynn Cook, a UT Extension Service Plant Scientist, enabled us to see ourselves as detectives when diagnosing rose diseases and insect damage. He had an entertaining power-point presentation and the latest scientific information on Rose Rosette Disease.

February 17th – 19th saw the Tenarky Winter Workshop come, once again, to the Marriott Hotel at Cool Springs in Franklin, TN. If you were not there, you missed a great time. Our own Sam Jones presided over another block buster event, with great food, a warm social atmosphere and informative speakers. Opening night’s speaker was a very funny and entertaining Cindy Shapton.

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grower and a rose petal eater. She had many “very Martha Stewart” recipes that had us roaring with laughter. Though all of the speakers were great, a noteworthy discussion by Richard Anthony and Kristine Vance, entitled “Growing and Showing Winning Roses” was fascinating. They have won so many Queens, that they have to schedule rose show attendance with a thought to not offending the competition. You could see the attendees lean forward to hear every word they said, and more questions were directed to them than the other speakers.

Also, when asked which rose they would recommend to a new rose grower, they unhesitatingly suggested Sunshine Daydream. As a reminder, that rose graced the cover of the July/August 2011 American Rose Magazine.

The Winter Workshop ended on Sunday with a Consulting Rosarian School.

This program allowed four audit credit hours for current CR’s and ended with a test for new candidates. Our own past president, Larry Baird, was a featured speaker.

time came for us to step down as editors that he would follow the tradition of Yoda Lott and, if necessary, act as a mentor to his successor. If you haven’t guessed by now, the purpose of this writing is to cast the net out hoping to catch the next editor of our fine newsletter. Yes, Jim and I have decided that our fourth year as editor(s) will be our last and we are confident that the newsletter can only benefit from the fresh eyes of a new editor. Perhaps those fresh eyes belong to you?

Before you dismiss this appeal, please read my first paragraph again. The position does not require any special background, talents or even an extensive knowledge of roses. If this were the case, Jim and I would have been immediately disqualified on all three counts, so I can assure you we are proof that there are very few reasons that would prohibit anyone from being a good editor. The main qualification is simply having a willingness to contribute. There is a great supporting cast in place to help you grow into the role.

If I missed you at the Lawn and Garden Show at the TN State Fairgrounds I’ll be looking for you on Vendor Night, Tuesday, March 6th, starting at 6:00 PM. Until then, enjoy this wonderfully early mild weather. Treat your roses with caution, and pray or wish for the absence of a late killing frost.

—— Tom Beath

I also want to take this time to confess that, through the years, I have taken certain liberties with the words “we”, “us”, and “ours”. Jim’s contribution to compiling the newsletter over the years has far exceeded my own, so any thoughts you may have that it is a two-person job are also hereby debunked. (This might be a good time to thank my hubby for letting me ride along on his coat-tails all these years).

Editor’s Desk

It was the spirit of “giving back” that prompted Jim and I to accept this position in the first place. While we had no idea how much fun we would have with it, the best part has been meeting and working with some of the nicest people in the rose world. But there are other ways we want to be active in the Nashville Rose Society so the time has come for us to pass the torch.

It’s hard to believe that over three years have passed since Jim and I agreed to become editors of the Nashville Rose Leaf. We were fairly new members at the time and my earliest recollection is that we felt inadequate, unprepared and, most of all, ignorant. Thanks to the former editor, Charles Lott, however, we were able to convince many of you that we were born to do this job. Charles was such a mentor to us during the transition period that we began, and have since continued, to affectionately refer to him as “Yoda”.

Thereafter, Jim decided that when the

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If you are interested in becoming the editor of the Nashville Rose Leaf, know somebody else who is, or are just interested in talking more about the possibility, please get in touch with Jim who, I believe, is polishing up on his best Yoda imitation.

—— Starla & Jim Harding

Sweetest Prose By: Starla Harding

New USDA Map

“I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree.”

So penned the poet earnestly And this may be for she and thee.

TheUSDAhasrevisedthemapofplanting zones moving Nashville from zone 6b to 7a. The website showing new zones is at:

But my soul seeks a sweeter prose to please the eye, as well the nose, Indeed the finest green that grows is not the tree, it is the rose.

The following are excerpts taken from USA Today:

The tree may reach a lofty height Its greenery beyond our sight So tall, in fact, it hides the light the rose requires to stand upright.

In this regard, a wretched tree makes of itself the enemy of roses and to those like me who sweat the soil for blooms to be.

And why would a receiver care for twigs and leaves a tree does bare when rose blooms are by far more fair for givers hands to pluck and share?

Have not we named so commonly a rose for someone’s memory?

I know not of a single tree That I would choose to name for me.

As for the rose, same isn’t true A million named for me would do One in every form and hue Perhaps a rose or two for you?

‘Tiz true the rose doth have its thorn And those who find it often mourn, But later find respect is born for spiral beauty worth the scorn.

And yet I long to climb the tree to know the roses true beauty there from its view my eye can see the roses earthly majesty.

www.planthardiness.ars.usda.gov

Long-awaited changes in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s climate zone guide show northward warming trends, while also targeting a few colder areas in the mountains. The “hardiness” guide, last updated in 1990, lists average minimum temperatures for different latitudinal zones. Each zone is based on 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Two new zones were added in hotter climates this year for a total of 13 zones.

The map was designed for the Web, allowing people to enter their ZIP code and see their zone down to half-mile segments. That eliminates the guesswork for the nation’s 82 million gardeners.

“Across the country, people will be seeing where there are some changes,” says Catherine Woteki, Agriculture undersecretary for research, education and economics. But she says the changes don’t indicate permanent climate change. No section of the country changed more than half a zone, according to Woteki.

The USDA website notes: “Climate changes are usually based on trends in

overall average temperatures recorded over 50-100 years. Because the (new map) represents 30-year averages of what are essentially extreme weather events (the coldest temperature of the year), changes in zones are not reliable evidence of whether there has been global warming.”

Member Survey Question!

Master Rosarian, Annie Owen needs your help! She keeps hearing about people who have had Rose Rosette Disease lately. So we are surveying our membership and Annie will write an article based on the results. Please send your response directly to Annie at annieo1203@comcast.net The questions are as follows: Have you had Rose Rosette Disease in the last 3 years?

What rose varieties were affected?

Were the roses part of a regular spray program?

Was a miticide included in the spray at least periodically?

What did you do when you discovered the Rose Rosette Disease?

So now I must forgive the shade and love the tree from which it’s made embracing every plan God laid the poets thought did me persuade.

A tree is poetry, heaven knows But I prefer a different prose which lifts my spirit of its woes I cite my fragrant friend, the rose.

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Tenarky Keynote Speaker: Keith Zary and “The Ever Changing (and Shrinking) World of Roses” (Cont’d from page 1)

Keith Zary speaking on the world of roses at the Tenarky Winter Workshop in Nashville, Tennessee state of affairs. His speech began with an overview of Gardens Alive, which is a parent company that has grown primarily through acquisitions of other garden and life décor companies in bankruptcy. The most relevant acquisition to rosarians was the purchase of bankrupt Weeks Roses in June of 2011. The operations, research and development of Weeks has been relocated from California to Tipp City, Ohio and is managed under the name of Spring Hill Roses

www.springhillnursery.com

Other rose industry news: After struggling with bankruptcy in 1999-2000, Star Roses caught a break with the introduction of the Knockout Rose that returned their business to profitability. Evolving from a wholesale container nursery, Star Roses began focusing efforts in 2010 on developing intellectual property rights on new varieties like the ‘Eyeconic Lemonade’ series.

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Photo courtesy of Star Roses

Photo courtesy of Mary Ann Hext

tion to roses their research includes edibles such as apples, blueberries, cherries, kiwis, persimmons and red raspberries.

‘Eyeconic Pink Lemonade’ Jackson and Perkins Roses, who at their peak, sold as many as fifty million roses a year, filed bankruptcy in April of 2010 and was sold to Blackstreet who, according to Keith, are well financed. J&P is contracting their roses out to other growers and will sell by mail order only, and will no longer sell roses wholesale.

This void is being filled by Certified Roses, a rose wholesaler based in Tyler, Texas. Certified Roses is transforming from a low cost chainstore provider of roses to a major seller of new roses and has established a partnership with Kordes of Germany. Zary added that we can expect to see foreign breeders like Meilland, Kordes and David Austin continue to emerge in the U.S. market which means we will see more of these roses showing up in the next few years.

R&D After hearing about the volatility in the rose market it was nice to hear some good news as Keith gave an overview of the current research and development program at Gardens Alive. The R&D team operates on a thirty acre facility in Tripp City, Ohio and consists of Keith Zary, Christian Bedard, and Felix Cooper. In addi-

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Getting back to roses, Keith talked about the reputation that roses have of being difficult and subsequently the challenge of convincing people they can take care of roses. He talked about the industry trend to develop roses that grow well on their own roots and how these roses will be harvested sooner and packaged in smaller containers thus reducing the investment on acreage they need to bring roses to market. Younger roses in smaller packages also mean more of the maturing is shifted to the gardener. Can you imagine buying roses in 4” containers or even a pony pack like we buy pansies?

Listening to Keith describe the six steps of the rose breeding timeline was very interesting.

1. Set breeding objectives 2. Parental selection – using 200+ varieties from the proprietary Weeks gene pool 3. Hybridizing process 4. Progeny selection – 50,000 crosses yield 5 new varieties 5. International trialing 6. Market introduction When asked to identify a favorite aspect of his work, Keith did not hesitate with his answer: seeing the results from the creative process of hybridizing in the first set of test roses.

In a moment of humor, Keith pointed out that he did use camel hair brushes to pollinate roses. This was (Cont’d on page 5)

March Beginner’s Rose Tips

Tenarky Keynote Speaker: Keith Zary (Cont’d from page 4)

Keith reviewed and commented on the current 2012 class of roses and then gave everyone a sneak preview of what we will see in 2013. Of the eight new introductions the two that caught my eye were both deep purples with the promise of great fragrance.

‘eye’ lights up each velvety blossom, making the unique color illuminate against the background of glossy green leaves.

Photos courtesy of Spring Hill Nursery

in response to an earlier presention by hybridizer Whit Wells who quiped that he uses his finger instead of camel hair brushes, largely due to the absence of camels on the streets of Brighton, TN.

- Charles Lott, Consulting Rosarian

‘Diamond Eyes

On behalf of the Tenarky District we thank Keith and Debbie Zary for taking the time to travel to Nashville and for sharing their vast knowledge of the flower we all love – the rose.

‘Twilight Zone’ ‘Twilight Zone’ – Grandiflora – According to the description, if you like bursts of rich velvety purple blooms in your garden, then you’ll love this new grandiflora rose! A clustering hybrid tea, the deep green glossy leaves perfectly frame each cluster of showy blooms while exuding a seductively strong clove and lemon fragrance.

‘Diamond Eyes’ – Miniature - One look at this mysteriously novel blackpurple will alone draw your eye, but packed with a strong clove spice perfume delivers a killer combo that will seduce even the big rose lovers to try this little gem. The sparkling white

If you talk to ten rosarians about anything concerning roses (soil, watering, feeding, etc.) you will get a variety of answers and many will not agree. How does a novice rose gardener sort out all this different information? Like most other things in life, you have to make the final decision yourself. My recommendation is to talk to as many veteran rosarians as possible, and more importantly go to visit their gardens at different times of the year. For those gardens that consistently look the best at all times, try to emulate the owners of those gardens. Along the way you will develop gardening techniques with your very own thumbprint. When your garden looks as good or better than your mentor’s, then new NRS members will start asking you questions and want to visit your garden.

We also want to thank Keith Zary and Gardens Alive for bringing the last one hundred ‘Crescendo’ roses to the workshop. All of the sale proceeds will be equally divided among the Nashville Music Garden, Tenarky District and the Nashville Rose Society. The remaining ‘Crescendo’ roses that were not purchased at the winter workshop are being taken to S&W Nursery in Whitehouse, Tennessee to be potted by owner, Jeff Smith, and made available for sale.

More good news from this year’s winter workshop - Sam Jones announced that he would like to be considered for another term as the Tenarky District Director. This is a big committment - thank you Sam for your leadership!

Last but not least thank you to Sam and Nancy Jones for planning yet another wonderful winter workshop.

We all are looking forward to spring and rose season. The warm weather is speeding things up for sure. You must resist the temptation to uncover your roses and fertilize too early. In this area we can get a frost up to April 1st.

Truth be told up to April 15 th. I remember replanting annuals three times one year because it was so warm I couldn’t wait. Although I will probably do my final pruning around mid-March, I will wait to fertilize until April.

- Gene Meyer In the past, I planted my new bareroot roses directly into the rose bed.

However, other rosarians have been potting theirs first for a couple of months to get them started. I am now a firm believer that this is a good practice. Make a paper collar above the pot to fill with mulch which will protect the canes from drying out until they start producing new growth. Even if you do plant in the ground first, hill up the canes with soil or mulch--very important.

- Marty Reich, Master Rosarian

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March Rose Care By: Jim Harding

If spring has not truly sprung just yet what should we be doing in our rose garden in March? Given the weather pattern that is promoting new growth it is not too early to begin spraying the roses with your choice of fungicide. Use something that kills lingering blackspot spores like Mancozeb or Pentathalon as they both contain the active ingredient Manzate. Adding a preventative like Banner Maxx to the spray mix is a good tag team combo to keep your roses disease free. Anyone who has waited until after they see blackspot in the garden will tell you it is a whole lot easier to thwart disease before it starts rather than try to regain control after a disease outbreak.

What about pruning? It is really easy to get trigger happy with our weather warming up, but unless you want to gamble with a late season killing frost, I suggest waiting at least until the end of March. Even though the USDA just released their new hardiness zone map (see page 3) that changed middle Tennessee from zone 6b to zone 7a the dates they list for the last frost are still the same; between March 30th and April 30th. The best way to answer the question of when to spring prune your roses is by first deciding when you want your roses to bloom. Some rosarians target the spring rose shows; others may be looking for a peak bloom for a spring garden tour. And then there are the rest of us that are simply happy to have our roses once again showing off their color and fragrance. If you fall into the latter category and want a sign from Mother Nature, prune when you see the forsythia blooming. If you want a hard 6

date then the second or third week in April is usually a pretty safe bet.

So we can begin spraying but not pruning – what else can the rosarian do in March? Fertilize! March is a good time to begin fertilizing your established roses and rosarians have two basic choices – organic or chemical. Natural soil amendments include slow acting additives like a combination of alfalfa pellets, cottonseed meal, fish meal and blood meal. Mills Magic Rose Mix is an easy to use ready mixed formula of all these ingredients. Apply two cups per large rose bush and one cup per miniature around the base and scratch directly into the soil. Compost is another excellent natural food source. Whether homemade or store bought compost, as well as manures, and worm castings, all are good choices to help energize your soil. Not a whole lot of activity will happen in March, but as the soil temperature rises the nutrients will become available to your roses.

If you want to include chemical fertilizers using a slow release fertilizer along with organic material, an Osmocote type product is a good option. It will not burn the plant and it provides continuous feeding for 3-4 months.

While March may be too early to prune, it isn’t too early to get ready by taking inventory of your tools: pruners, loppers, and gloves. Sharp tools make better and easier cuts. The best gizmo I have seen for sharpening is a Felco 903 multi-function sharpening tool made of diamond-coated hardened steel. Courtesy of Doyle Clark’s tool sharpening lesson at last year’s pruning demonstration, I learned this device is essential for the sharpening, strengthening and honing of blade cutting edges to a professional standard. One more tip; both Barnell and Felco manufacture proven pruners, but they come in a variety of sizes so select the pruner that gives you the best fit and feel in YOUR hand.

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For rosarians in Middle Tennessee March is always full of anticipation for what April and May will bring in the garden. It is easy to get anxious when you see the daffodils that are already blooming with tulips popping right behind them. Combined with the mild winter our roses are already showing off their new growth, but don’t be fooled by the seventy degree temps. Odds are old man winter has not left town yet!

Counter clockwise from bottom left - 1. Felco #7 2. Felco #6 3. Barnell B7 4. Bionic Rose Gauntlett goatskin gloves (Mens) 5. Bionic goatskin glove wrist length (Mens) 6. Leather holster for pruners 7. Felco 903 sharpening tool 8. Long handle loppers 9. Reciprocating saw for removing really large canes - a quicker and easier option to the hand held pruning saw.

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A Rose Lover’s Calendar

Welcome New Members!

MARCH

Michael & Shana Rosengarten 2450 Hidden River Lane Franklin, TN 37069 615-567-6193

NRS, Tenarky, & ARS Coming Events 6

NRS Meeting at Cheekwood - Vendor Night

18 Cheekwood “Meet the New Director”. Open House. Sunday @ 1:00

PM. RSVP to Jenny Fyke to reserve a seat @ 354-6378.

Dr. Thomas Johnston Nashville, TN

APRIL

Michael and Tracy Wehby 7401 Kreitner Dr. Nashville, TN 37221 615-646-0698

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NRS Meeting at Cheekwood - 6:30 PM Refreshments, 7:00 PM Pro gram on Spring Rose Care

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NRS Meeting at Cheekwood - 6:30 PM Refreshments, 7:00 PM Pro gram

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Spring Rose Show in Bowling Green, KY & Memphis, TN

ARS Consulting Rosarians

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: CINDY WORCH 137 Urban Farms Rd. Manchester, TN 37355 ((931) 723-2142

rosegardener@hughes.net

Nashville Rose Leaf

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

Cynthia Holt 1651 Doubletree Lane Nashville, TN 37217-3425 615-440-0380

South Nashville Leann Barron Marty Reich*

(615) 269-0240 (615) 833-0791

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

Nashville Rose Society 2011 Officers President Tom Beath.........(615) 481-3589 Vice-Pres Gene Meyer....... (615) 373-0303 Treasurer Gary Spencer......(615) 662-3819 Rec. S’ty Hayes Gibson .......(615) 794-1708 Cor. S’ty Cynthia Worch .....(931) 723-2142

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.

Brentwood Area Cecil* & Bessie Ward (615)373-2245 Jerry & Marise Keathley(615)377-3034 Franklin Area Anne Owen* (615) 794-0138 Logan* & Joan Shillinglaw(615) 790-7346 Robbie*&Marsha Tucker(615) 595-9187 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*

(931) 388-4547

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

(931) 723-2142

*Indicates ARS Master Rosarian

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TENARKY Winter Workshop Awards & Highlights The Saturday evening banquet concluded with the presentation of several awards.

Tenarky District Director, Sam Jones, presented Clayton Beaty of Beaty’s Fertilizer with a Presidential Citation from ARS President, Jeff Wyckoff, for his years of outstanding service and support to rose societies around the country. Clayton received a well deserved standing ovation – thank you Clayton!

Sam Jones (right) introduces Troy Marden (left) , TV show host of Volunteer Gardener, to talk about the Nashville Music Garden.

On behalf of Dr. Joe Sproul, Kathy Brennan presented the district’s Outstanding Judge of the Year award to Mike Thompson. Way to go Mike!

ARS Vice Presidential candidate, Diane Sommers, shares her vision with Tenarky District members. She is from Menomonee Falls, WI and currently serves as the ARS Treasurer.

All Photos courtesy of Mary Ann Hext

A Presidential Award of Merit will be presented to Shirley Staples, CEO of Certified Roses, at the ARS Board meeting in Tyler, Texas in April for her gracious generosity and support of the Tenarky District. Thank you to Ted Mills for helping arrange her donation of wonderful bareroot roses for the silent auction to help fund and support the Tenarky District.

Kathy Brennan presented ARS Outstanding Judge of the Year award to Mike Thompson

Tenarky District Director, Sam Jones presented Clayton Beaty of Beaty’s Fertilizer with a Presidential Citation.

Whit Wells, creator of many of the roses grown in the Nashville Music Garden shares his hybridizing techniques.