President’s Message Birmingham Rose Society Garden Faces July 2013 I appreciate the honor of being selected President of the Birmingham Rose Society for this next term. I look forward to working with a great group of people including my First Vice President, Sharon Bamberg, Second Vice President, Tina Lovvorn-Van Cleave, Recording Secretary, George Ann Hamilton, Hyacinth Prince, Treasurer and Corresponding Secretary, Brenda Bodine, along with the Directors Jim Callaway, Robert Eskew, and Christopher Van Cleave. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Van Cleave for his remarkable tenure as President. His effervescent personality and internet skills have accomplished a great deal these past two years and with his help and expertise, we will continue what he has initiated. I would like to elicit any suggestions or ideas for upcoming programs or speakers that any of the membership might have. The July meeting will be at my home in Cropwell. Virna and I look forward to seeing as many people as possible and please feel free to invite any gardening friends, family, etc. to come as well. The gardens take at least an hour to tour and there are plenty of cool shaded places to sit and relax. We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday, July 27, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. My home address is 905 River Oaks Drive, Cropwell, Alabama, 35054. If coming from Birmingham, the usual route would be I-20 East, exiting at exit 158, then driving south 7 miles on US-231, until you reach the Pell City city limits exit, then turn left onto County Rd 70, which is at mile marker 213 on US-231. You then travel through the next 4-way stop, travel another 0.2 of a mile and take the next left onto Fish Trap Drive. Fish Trap Drive will take you directly into the River Oaks Subdivision. Just stay on the main road 0.9 of a mile. Our home is on the left. You should have no trouble recognizing the roses and gardens. Virna and I look forward to seeing everyone on July 27. Harold Settle, MD President, Birmingham Rose Society An American Rose Society Affiliate Corporate Member HannasGardenShop.com Find us online: http://www.BirmnighamRose.org On Facebook & Twitter @BhamRoseSociety
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President’s Message
Birmingham
Rose Society Garden Faces
July 2013
I appreciate the honor of being selected President of the Birmingham Rose Society for this next term. I look
forward to working with a great group of people including my First Vice President, Sharon Bamberg, Second
Vice President, Tina Lovvorn-Van Cleave, Recording Secretary, George Ann Hamilton, Hyacinth Prince,
Treasurer and Corresponding Secretary, Brenda Bodine, along with the Directors Jim Callaway, Robert
Eskew, and Christopher Van Cleave. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Van Cleave for his
remarkable tenure as President. His effervescent personality and internet skills have accomplished a great
deal these past two years and with his help and expertise, we will continue what he has initiated. I would like
to elicit any suggestions or ideas for upcoming programs or speakers that any of the membership might have.
The July meeting will be at my home in Cropwell. Virna and I look forward to seeing as many people as
possible and please feel free to invite any gardening friends, family, etc. to come as well. The gardens take at
least an hour to tour and there are plenty of cool shaded places to sit and relax. We look forward to seeing
everyone on Saturday, July 27, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. My home address is 905 River Oaks Drive, Cropwell,
Alabama, 35054. If coming from Birmingham, the usual route would be I-20 East, exiting at exit 158, then
driving south 7 miles on US-231, until you reach the Pell City city limits exit, then turn left onto County Rd
70, which is at mile marker 213 on US-231. You then travel through the next 4-way stop, travel another 0.2
of a mile and take the next left onto Fish Trap Drive. Fish Trap Drive will take you directly into the River
Oaks Subdivision. Just stay on the main road 0.9 of a mile. Our home is on the left. You should have no
trouble recognizing the roses and gardens. Virna and I look forward to seeing everyone on July 27.
July is a tough month for roses and gardens in general in the Deep South. It is hot, humid and rain is unpredictable. The summer rose blooms are small and if not cut in the morning, will dry out and turn brown during the heat of the day. I do several things differently during the months of June-August. I cut back slightly on the concentration of my spray chemicals, as I will use about one-third less pentathlon in my spray mixture to hopefully reduce foliage burn. I always spray in the early morning with the temperature less than 80 degrees. I also reduce my monthly fertilizer volume by 30-40% and always spread my fertilizer before a rain or, if not possible, I water thoroughly immediately after spreading the fertilizer. I also reduce the amount of 32.0.0 that I use from about 50% to about 25%. I mix 32.0.0 with 15.0-15 as my basic fertilizer mixture. During the heat of the summer, I also spray for spider mites using Shuttle 15-SC every 3 weeks. I presently am spraying weekly with Conserve to control Thrips. For fungus control, I use Pentathlon DF every week (a contact fungicide) alternating weekly with Banner Maxx and Compass, both of which are systemic. I also always water, by hand, all the bushes the day before I spray including washing the foliage. All of this strategy is to maintain healthy bushes so that we can have those amazing fall blooms!
Harold P. Settle, M.D.
Advice from a rose: “Remember Your Beauty Stems From Within”
Roses in Review
This Roses in Review (RIR) marks the 88th
time that the members of the American Rose Society
have evaluated new rose introductions. The ultimate value of this procedure is realized only when
we have a broad base of participation. We need your contribution, whether you grow only one
plant of one variety on the list or many of them. We need input from "garden" rosarians as well as
exhibitors, and from new rosarians as well as seasoned veterans. We also welcome reports from
those who are not yet ARS members, so please pass along this website address to your rose-
growing friends. The complete results of this survey will be included in the January/February,
2014, issue of American Rose, and will help determine the ratings in the ARS Handbook for
Selecting Roses. For these results to be meaningful, we need everyone to participate So, please -
take a few minutes of your time to evaluate your new roses. Only evaluate roses you grow from
the cultivar list. Click: http://www.stsrv.com/rir/aboutrir.html to get started
