Garden Faces March 2013

President’s Message

Thanks to all of you who made it out to the Head

Over Heels pruning event at the gardens. Your

hard work and dedication will pay big dividends

in the weeks to come. The entire garden was

pruned!

Plans and preparations for the 61st annual

Birmingham Rose Show is underway.

I am glad to announce that Charles Prince will be

co-chairing the show with me this year. Please

join me in welcoming him to the Rose Show

team. He, like so many of you, works hard each

year to make the rose show a success.

Ad Sales and Award donations are always an

area of need and this year is no exception.

Ad sales are slow and we need your support to

make this show a financial success. Please sell an

ad or purchase one in memory/honor of a loved

one.

My beautiful bride is the ad chairman this year. If

you have questions or need to place an ad, give

her a call 205-835-3254. Deadline for ad

placement is April 1, 2013.

At the request of ARS President Jolene Adams, I

was asked to share with the Board about my

weekly podcasts on growing roses at the Spring

Board of Directors Meeting. It was great to meet

all the national leaders and past and future ARS

Presidents. They were all excited to hear about

the program. Listen to any previous broadcast:

www.BlogtalkRadio.com/RoseChat

Our very own Jim Callaway will be our speaker

this month! I hope you’ll all come out and support

Jim. He always has an interesting presentation.

We’ll see you at the gardens!

Christopher R. VanCleave

President, Birmingham Rose Society

BRS Members braving cold temps to Prune

March 2013 www.BirminghamRose.org

Garden Faces Birmingham Rose Society

American Rose Society Affiliate

American Rose Society Online:

www.ARS.org

Birmingham Rose Society Online:

www.BirminghamRose.org Deep South District Online

www.DeepSouthDistrict.org

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/RoseChat

Featured Speaker:

Jim Callaway Consulting Rosarian

Past President, Mobile RS ________________________________

Executive Committee

3/25/2013 - 5:30 p.m.

All Officers and Directors should attend if possible.

Ad Deadline April 1, 2013

All Ads should be turned in by this date

to meet our publication deadline.

PLEASE consider placing an ad or selling 2 ads to help make our show a

success.

Monthly Meeting

March 25, 2013 - 6:30 p.m.

Awards update---

Thanks to the awards received and promised, I

believe we do not need any more items at this time.

Many thanks to all who have contributed –

Hyacinth Prince

Upcoming Events:

Mark Your Calendars!

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Spring Plant Sale

April 4-7, 2013

former J.C. Penney at Century Plaza

7580 Crestwood Blvd.

Birmingham, Ala. 35210

Birmingham Rose Show Set Up: May 10

th 1-5 pm

Show Dates: 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!

March 2013

MARCH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MONTH OF THE YEAR FOR ROSE CARE. IT WILL DETERMINE HOW WELL YOUR ROSES PERFORM IN THE YEAR 2013. THE FOLLOWING ARE STEPS I HAVE USED IN MY ROSE GARDEN OVER THE YEARS.

1- SPRING CLEAN UP OF ROSE BEDS AND THE

ROSE PLANTS: REMOVE ALL LAST YEAR

FOLIAGE OF THE ROSES. CLEAN OUT YOUR

ROSE BEDS OF ALL OLD FOLIAGE, WEEDS, AND

ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE

REMOVED.ADD SOIL AND DO ANY REPAIRS TO

THE ROSE BEDS IF NEEDED.

2- PRUNE ALL ROSES FOR SPRING GROWTH AND

BLOOMS.

3- CHECK OUT YOUR WATERING SYSTEM, IF YOU

HAVE ONE, TO MAKE SURE IT IS IN WORKING

ORDER. INSTALL A RAIN GAUGE TO KEEEP UP

WITH THE AMOUNT OF WATER YOU RECEIVE

FROM A RAIN. ON THE AVERAGE ROSES

REQUIRE ONE INCH OF WATER PER WEEK

4- ADD MULCH IF YOUR ROSE BED NEEDS IT.

MULCH NEEDS TO BE TWO INCHES THICK FOR

WEED CONTROL AND TO CONSERVE WATER.

5- DETERMINE WHAT INTEGRATED PEST

MANAGEMENT PROGRAM YOU WILL USE THIS

COMING YEAR [ SPRAY PROGRAM ] AND BEGIN

SPRAYING YOUR ROSES AFTER YOU FINISH

PRUNING.

6- SAFTY IS A MUST WHEN YOU SPRAY YOUR

ROSES. LONG SLEEVE SHIRT, LONG PANTS.

HAT, CHEMICAL RESISTENT GLOVES,

RESPIRATOR AND SPLASH PROOF GOGGLES

ARE A MUST. ALWAYS SPRAY DOWN WIND

AND ALWAYS BE CAREFUL WHEN HANDLING

YOUR SPRAY MATERIALS.

7- I HAVE ABOUT TWO HUNDRED ROSES AND I

USE THE FOLLOWING SPRAY MATERIALS YOU

MUST ALWAYS FOLLOW THE LABEL LISTED ON

THE SPRAY FOR SPRAY QUANTITY AND USE.

8- FUNGICIDES: I USE BANNER MAX MIXED WITH

LIQUID MANZEB EVERY TEN DAYS TO TWO

WEEKS DURING THE GROWING SEASON.

9- INSECTICIDES: I USE 97% ORTHENE ON MY

ROSES FOR THE CONTROL OF APHIDS, THRIPS

AND OTHER COMMON INSECTS.

10- IF YOU HAVE FIFTY ROSES OR LESS YOU CAN

USE ORTHO ROSE PRIDE EVERY WEEK FOR YOUR

FUNGICIDE AND THE OTHER SPRAY MATERIAL

AS LISTED ABOVE

11- FOR A GOOD REFERENCE FOR SPRAY

MATERIALS AND HOW TO USE THEM AND ROSE

CARE PRODUCTS GO TO ROSEMANIA.COM

12- I WILL FERTILIZE MY ROSES AROUND MARCH

26, 2013. I WILL USE HALF AND HALF 15-5-10

WITH TRACE ELEMENTS AND HIGH NITROGEN

35-0-0 WITH SULFUR. I WILL BROAD CAST THIS

MIX ALL OVER MY ENTIRE ROSE BEDS. I WILL

ALSO SPREAD A LIGHT COAT OF EPSOM SALT

OVER THE BEDS TO ENCOURAGE BASAL BREAKS

. THE 15-5-10 AND 35-0-0 ARE AVAILABLE AT

THE CO-OP IN PELHAM ALABAMA.

13- I WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION

ANY ONE MAY HAVE AT THE MARCH MEETING.

HAVE FUN AND GROW GREAT ROSES AND

ENTER THEM IN THE MAY ROSE SHOW.

Consulting Rosarian Report

By Bob Eskew

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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the

Birmingham Rose Society February 25, 2013

6:30 P.M.

Chris VanCleave, President called the meeting to

order. We had thirty-three members, one guest

and three visitors attending the meeting. The

hostesses, Brenda Bodine, Nora Coffee and Tina

VanCleave were thanked for providing

refreshments for the evening.

The minutes from the January 28th meeting were

approved as printed in the February Garden Faces

newsletter.

Hyacinth Prince gave the treasurer’s report. As of

February 25, 2013 the checking account balance is

$3,273.61 and the CD balance is unchanged at

$5,073.01.

Robert Eskew reported on the Plant Sale that will

be held April 4-7, 2013. The sale site this year will

be at the old Century Plaza where the JC Penny

store was located. The most needy time for

volunteers is on Friday and Saturday. He asked

that everyone who could volunteer time during the

four-day sale please sign up. This is the second

largest moneymaker for the Birmingham

Botanical Gardens.

Pruning the rose garden for the Rose Show will

take place March 2nd

starting at 8:00 am. Plan to

stay to the finish. The garden is short of help and

all volunteers are needed. Bring your tools and

help get the rose garden looking its best. Pruning

will take place rain or shine.

Renewal forms are available for the new member

directory. Please make sure your information is

correct. Tina VanCleave is in charge of the

directory. Let her know of any changes or

corrections.

The 61st Rose Show will be held May 11- 12,

2013. Hyacinth Prince asked for donations for

awards. If you would like to recycle your awards,

she will be happy to pick them up or you can bring

them to the next meeting. Chris VanCleave will be

chairman of the Rose Show and needs a co-

chairman. Ad sales help pay for the Rose

Show. Everyone needs to sell an ad. The price is

$40.00 for a quarter page ad up to $175.00 for a full-

page ad. April 1st is the deadline for ads in order to get

the program booklet to the judges.

We have been asked to host the Deep South District

Fall Rose Show the third weekend in October.

Sharon Bamberg, Program Chairman introduced

Katelyn Mitchell from Hanna’s Garden Shop. Katelyn

gave everyone the 2013 rose list from Hanna’s. She

had a display of products used to maintain beautiful

roses. The 2012 roses are buy one get one for $5.00 for

rose society members. Take your rose list to show you

were at the meeting tonight. Her presentation was very

informative.

Jim Callaway will be our speaker at the March 25th

meeting.

Door prize winners this evening were Shirley Bollen

who won an Old Blush rose, and Becky Henderson,

who won a Joseph’s Coat rose.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 P.M.

George Ann Hamilton,

Recording Secretary

Financial Report:

Submitted by: Hyacinth Prince

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Birmingham Rose Society

American Rose Society Affiliate

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 accept

any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may have been made.

The Birmingham Rose Society makes no warranty, expressed or implied with

respect to the material contained herein.

Grow Roses. Show Roses. Share Roses.

March 2013

Editor: Chris VanCleave

Phone: 205-585-9687

E-mail: [email protected]

www.BirminghamRose.org

Birmingham Rose Society

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Helena, AL 35080

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