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December 2009 Roses on the Red Newsletter Page 1
A local, nonprofit organization affliated with the American Rose
Society (ARS) and dedicated to the study, enjoyment, enhancement,
cultivation and promotion of the Rose.
http://redriverrosesociety.com/
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December 2009 Volume 2, Number 11
December Christmas Party!
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Place: Christ Church Hall,
607 W. Bruton (Fairview Park
Area), Sherman
Bring: Your favorite finger
food/appetizer/dessert and
beverage to share if you wish.
Wine punch, coffee and soft
drinks will be provided.
RSVP: Nancy Grella by Dec. 10
Phone: 903-868-9811 and leave a
message.
Come and share the Christmas spirit with your
fellow rose enthusiasts! We have had an
excellent year learning and teaching others about
roses and rose care. Now let‘s celebrate the
season and each other with food, fellowship and
prizes!
In This Issue
Red River Rose Society Happenings.…… Page 2
Events Calendar………………………….. Page 4
Jack Walter: ARS Gold Honor Medal…… Page 4
Rosarian Spotlight: Lacy Peters………… Page 7
December in the Rose Garden…………... Page 9
AARS Test Garden Roses (09R412)…….. Page 11
History of Roses (Part One A)…………... Page 12
December Photographer: Bill Cashin…... Page 17
Top 10 Favorite Roses: ‗Hot Cocoa‘……. Page 17
Armchair Rose Gardening……………… Page 19
List of Officers and Consulting Rosarians. Page 20
President’s Corner
By Sue Abernathy
If you missed the free fall seminar at Eisenhower
Birthplace Park the first Saturday in November,
you missed a wealth of information. Jerry
Haynes discussed "Putting Your Roses to Bed"
and was kind enough to supplement his talk with
an article in the November newsletter. (If you
haven't yet read the Consulting Rosarian's
Report: November in the Rose Garden, please do
so).
I researched and presented "New Rose
Selections/Introductions for 2010" and would
like to share my findings with you. Divided by
rose classification, the following lists many of
the new rose introductions for 2010:
1) Hybrid Tea Roses – Over the Moon,
Sedona, Secret’s Out
2) Grandiflora Roses – All-American Magic,
Ch-Ching!
3) Floribunda Roses – Drop Dead Red,
Monkey Business, Pumpkin Patch,
Singin’ The Blues, Sweet Intoxication,
Easy Does It
4) Shrub Roses – Candy Oh! Vivid Red,
Lavender Meidiland, Limoncello,
Bubblicious
5) Mini-Flora Roses – Daddy Frank, First
and Foremost, Spirit Dance, Tabasco Cat
6) Miniature Roses – Cinnamon Girl,
Daddy’s Little Girl (continued on page 2)
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7) Groundcover Roses – Apricot Drift,
Beach Blanket, Lemon Splash!, Sweet
Drift
8) Climbing Roses – Cancan, Citrus Burst,
Orange Crush, The Charlatan
9) English Roses – Princess Alexandra of
Kent, Young Lycidas, Sir John Betjeman,
Wisley 2008, Munstead Wood
10) Earth Kind Roses – Reve d’Or, Cecile
Brunner
I've asked Jack Walter to be on the lookout for
any of these roses that he can purchase as bare
root roses, as I plan on adding Secret’s Out, Ch-
Ching! , Sweet Intoxication, and Easy Does It to
my raised bed garden this spring, as well as
starting a new bed of David Austin English
Roses. I can hardly wait, as the planning is just
as much fun as the planting for me!
Between decorating your home, shopping and
wrapping presents, and baking cookies and
making candy for the Christmas season, take
time out for yourself and plan your new rose
additions for next spring. It will be a gift that
will continue giving for many years to come.
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year filled with the things you love
and cherish, especially beautiful roses!
‘Secret’s Out’
(Photo courtesy of Witherspoon Rose Culture
http://www.witherspoonrose.com/ )
RRRS Happenings
By Richard McGowan and Nancy Grella
Guest speaker at the November meeting of the
Red River Rose Society was Dennis Jones,
current president of the Fort Worth Rose Society
and former designer and director of the Rose
Gardens at Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The
original rose garden, dedicated in 1933, was
largely the product of laborers and highly skilled
stone masons put to work by the federal
government to relieve unemployment during the
Great Depression. The stone work, Dennis
reports, is still intact and is a remarkable
testament to the sort of craftsmanship common
in those days.
Dennis Jones has the attention of our members as
he prepares to give his talk. (Photo by Gerald Frimann)
Early on, Dennis realized that the roses he
selected to plant needed to be showy, robust,
attractive to the thousands of visitors every year,
and at the same time low in maintenance costs in
order to justify his budget to the city council. He
needed roses free from serious disease and insect
attack that would withstand the rigors of a
typical Texas summer. So, as any rose fancier
would have guessed, he chose ‗Knock Outs‘,
both red and pink, for his central display.
But he didn‘t stop there. Dennis showed slides of
his many almost equally vigorous selections. A
partial list includes ‗Puerto Rico‘, ‗Julia Child‘,
‗Comtesse du Cayla‘, ‗Antoine Rivoir‘, ‗Cinco
de Mayo‘, ‗Belinda‘s Dream‘, ‗Perle d‘Or‘,
‗Carefree Beauty‘, ‗Cramoisi Superieur‘, ‗Old
Blush‘, ‗April Moon‘, ‗Rise ‗n‘ Shine‘, ‗Green
Ice‘, ―Highway 290 Pink Buttons‖ (found rose), (continued on page 3)
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and ‗Climbing Pinkie‘, which tolerates more
shade than other roses, he said. Each rose variety
is carefully labeled because Dennis realizes that
one of the roles of the rose garden is to educate
the public in making wise selection for their own
gardens. Dennis went on to talk about the
present and future challenges facing the Ft.
Worth Lower and Oval Rose Gardens. He also
detailed which Dr. Buck and Ralph Moore roses
were doing the best in the rose gardens with little
maintenance requirements.
In other business, President Sue Abernathy
passed out a questionnaire to members to help
the Executive Board organize programs for the
coming year. Thanks to everyone who took time
to complete the survey! In lieu of a regular
December meeting, a Christmas Party on
December 15 has been planned. Sue also
congratulated our very own member and
Regional Director Jack Walter for being
awarded the ARS Gold Honor Medal. We are all
so proud of him!
June Boyett with her ‘Oklahoma’ rose bush.
(Photo by Gerald Frimann)
Rose bushes were awarded to Harriet Steward
(‗Oregold‘) and June Boyett (‗Oklahoma‘). A
pewter rose pin went to Carolyn Hayward and an
American Rose Society magazine to Lacy Price.
Carolyn Hayward and Harriet Steward were two
of the drawing winners. It’s great to see Carolyn
back in action! (Photo by Gerald Frimann)
Our membership stands at 55 members now with
two new members joining at the Fall Seminar.
Welcome Kay Karns and Kay Murphy! We
look forward to getting to know you and your
roses in the coming new year.
RRRS Fall Seminar Highlights
Sue Abernathy, President RRRS, and member
Cherry Cunningham, looking up information on
new and familiar roses. (Photo by Gerald Frimann)
(continued on page 4)
It’s time to renew your RRRS
membership for 2010!
Don‘t miss out on all the great fun at our
upcoming RRRS events or miss a single timely
issue of Roses on the Red in 2010!
Membership dues are $20.00 per household per
calendar year and can be mailed to Nancy
Grella, Treasurer, 453 Friendship Rd.,
Sherman, TX 75092. Please continue to be a
most important member of our rose family!
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Jack Walter (left), RRRS member and ARS
Regional Director, not only attended the Fall
Seminar at Eisenhower Birthplace Park on Nov. 7,
but he also shared his vast knowledge of roses
with participants and brought beautiful cut
miniature roses to share with everyone! Thanks
Jack! (Photo by Gerald Frimann)
Jerry Haynes, ARS Consulting Rosarian,
instructing community members on how to
winterize roses in the Texoma area. (Photo by Gerald Frimann)
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Events Calendar
December 15: RRRS Christmas Party. Tuesday, Dec. 15, at Christ Church Hall, 607 W.
Bruton, Sherman. Time 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bring a
favorite finger food/appetizer/dessert and beverage to
share.
January 19, 2010: RRRS Meeting. Dr. John
Allen will be the presenter.
February 6, 13, and 20, 2010: RRRS Spring
Seminars. Save the dates! ―Waking Up Your
Roses‖ will be the theme with topics including but
not limited to pruning/planting, bed preparation, bugs
and what to do, etc.
February 20, 2010: ARS Annual Spring
Pruning Event at the American Rose Center.
April 29th
-May 2, 2010: ARS Spring National
Convention and Show
May 8, 2010: Dallas Rose Show to be held at the
Dallas Arboretum
October 8-11, 2010: ARS Fall National
Convention and Rose Show. Atlanta, GA. See
the website www.atlantarose.org for more
information and updates.
October 22-24, 2010: SCD Fall Convention
and Rose Show. Tulsa, OK. Tulsa Doubletree
Hotel at Warren Place, 61st St and Yale Ave. See the
website http://www.tulsarosesociety.org/scd2010.htm
for more information and updates.
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Jack Walter: ARS Gold Honor
Medal Awardee
Jack Walter (center) with Bill Cashin (left) and
Baxter Williams (right) at our very first RRRS
meeting, February 2007. (Photo by Gerald Frimann)
The American Rose Society honors its members
for distinguished and outstanding service at the
national level with the prestigious Gold Honor
Medal. This year John C. ‗Jack‖ Walter from
Grand Saline, Texas was fittingly bestowed this
coveted award. Jack is a current member of the
Red River Rose Society and our Regional ARS
Director, so we are especially pleased and proud
of his achievement! (continued on page 5)
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Jack‘s nomination form for the Gold Honor
Medal received from RRRS member Ilene Cook
is well worth reviewing for it sums up both the
man and his work ethic. While most
octogenarians are beginning to let the world pass
by, Jack Walter has attended 29 of the last 30
ARS National Conventions and Mini National
Conventions held in the last 10 years. Jack loads
his van and drives for hours to deliver his roses;
to help promote local societies‘ fund raising
efforts; to conduct workshops at local, regional
and national venues; and to share his rose
growing expertise with novice and experienced
rosarians alike.
Jack Walter in his van delivering the Ebby rose to
the Ebby Halliday Corporate office Oct. 28, 2009. (Photo from Ebby Halliday Realtors Blog
http://blog.ebby.com/category/general-dfw-metroplex-
news/ )
Jack has helped local municipalities acquire the
needed sources to build public rose gardens such
as the EarthKind Trial Gardens and the AARS
Trial Gardens that have been established in
Farmers Branch, Texas. He is the Chairman of
the Rose Hybridizers Test Garden Committee
and Chairman of the AOE Test Gardens at the
American Rose Center. In addition he was
instrumental in the creation of the Easy-Tea
Hybrid Test Garden at the ARS.
As Region 7 Director for the ARS, Jack has
recently helped to establish a new local rose
society, our very own Red River Rose Society, in
Denison, Texas and has been a featured guest
speaker there. When he is not promoting the
ARS and the regional and local societies, he
continues to maintain and grow his privately
owned nursery and supply firm to help all
rosarians have access to many of the needed
tools and products no longer available by big box
retailers.
Born April 6, 1923 Jack learned early about the
care and nurturing of roses from his father who
maintained roses on a family farm in Gates
Mills, Ohio, a small city east of Cleveland. Jack
graduated from Lehigh University in
Pennsylvania with a degree in Chemistry after he
completed his three year tour of duty as a medic
for the US Navy in World War II. Jack married
his wife Dorothy and joined the American Rose
Society in 1949. So began two of the most
important events of his life.
Jack and Dorothy began exhibiting and
arranging roses by 1950, and Jack was elected
President of the Forest City Rose Society in
Fairview, Ohio by 1954. Jack‘s rose enthusiasm
and commitment to further support other local
societies resulted in his becoming involved in the
Cleveland Rose Society, the Medina Rose
Society, as well as the Buckeye District. By the
mid 1950s, Jack and the family had relocated to
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jack‘s deepening
commitment to rose growing once again led him
to join the Milwaukee Rose Society. His
leadership skills prompted him to form and lead
the Waukesha City Rose Society as their first
president.
Jack moved his family to Dallas, Texas in 1960,
and he and Dorothy joined the Dallas Rose
Society, Fort Worth Rose Society, Tyler Rose
Society, and the Shreveport Rose Society. In
1963, Jack was nominated to President of the
Dallas Rose Society, and he became an ARS
Horticultural Judge by 1961 and a life member
of the ARS in 1967.
For the next four and a half decades that
followed, Jack served as Co-Chairman for the
first American Rose Society Convention held in
Dallas in 1972. He organized the first Winter
Workshop for the South Central District of the
American Rose Society and helped to establish (continued on page 6)
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the Mid Cities Rose Society. Jack served two
terms as the Director of the South Central
District.
Jack‘s commitment to rose growing began to
take a greater role in his life by 1972. He and
Dorothy had purchased Kimbrew Roses, a small
rose nursery that had been in operation since
1919 in East Texas. Jack felt that the purchase of
the nursery would allow him to create a
commercial platform. Jack saw the need for
smaller roses for the garden and home and began
to provide such roses for the retail trade. He
researched rose tissue culture and evaluated the
benefits of the ever popular Griffith Buck roses.
He currently is one of a handful of commercial
nurseries that are grafting and budding roses on
fortuniana rootstock. These revolutionary ideas
have transitioned this once small Texas nursery
into a large multi-greenhouse operation.
In 1992, Jack lost his wife, Dorothy, to cancer.
He consoled his grief by continuing to provide
cutting edge, quality rose products and bushes
while maintaining old-fashioned contact with the
customer. This one business practice has given
Jack the ability to remain in touch with both the
novice and experienced horticulturist. Jack
further continued to use his nursery business not
just for the betterment of self but as a means to
help cultivate revenues for all the local societies.
Jack‘s many awards for service above and
beyond the ordinary include: SCD Outstanding
Consulting Rosarian 1985, SCD Outstanding
Horticulture Judge 1993, and SCD Silver Honor
Medal 1977. Bronze Honor Medals for
outstanding service to a local rose society were
awarded by the Dallas Rose Society, 1980; Mid-
Cities Rose Society, 1976; and Tyler Rose
Society, 1991. The Presidential Citation for
Support of the ARS Trial Gardens Grounds was
presented to Jack in 1997. He was also awarded
the Presidential Citation for a lifetime of
continuous work with roses and support of
American Rose Society in 2004. Jack was
awarded a citation from the Executive Director
of ARS for work at the American Rose Center in
2008.
Jack Walter has surely proven the spirit of
service and has exhibited the best standards of
the American Rose Society. He singularly has
proven time and time again that the service of
one (one speaking engagement at a time, one
phone call, one rose bush sold on behalf of the
local society, one district show, one vendor
booth, one national tour, one dedicated rosarian)
can help nurture the rose garden that is today‘s
American Rose Society.
The Red River Rose Society is so proud to count
Jack as member, Regional Director, and friend!
Jack Walter and Virginia Carpenter, his lovely
and loyal partner, at the SCD Convention and
Rose Show in Houston. (Photo by Carole Mainwaring)
The Red River Rose Society is part of the South
Central District (SCD) of the ARS. The SCD
publishes a quarterly bulletin titled The
Rosarian. Subscriptions are $5 for four issues
and can be purchased through Jackie Clark SCD
Treasurer, 9683 Chelmsford, San Antonio, TX
78239. Send your email address with your check
to receive the bulletin online. Baxter Williams is
the ARS Director of the SCD. He can be
reached at [email protected] or H: 713-944-3437.
The Red River Rose Society is part of the
South Central District (SCD) of the ARS.
The SCD publishes a quarterly bulletin titled
The Rosarian. Subscriptions are $5 for four
issues and can be purchased through Jackie
Clark SCD Treasurer, 9683 Chelmsford, San
Antonio, TX 78239. Send your email address
with your check to receive the bulletin online.
Baxter Williams is the ARS Director of the
SCD. He can be reached at [email protected]
or H: 713-944-3437.
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Lacy Price
December Rosarian Spotlight:
Lacy Price By Carole Mainwaring
A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured
smile can work wonders and accomplish
miracles. William Hazlitt
My first thought when Lacy Price sent garden
pictures of herself and her roses taken by her
daughter to me was how lucky her daughter and
her garden were to be tended by such a kind
spirit. I could easily imagine her walking
through her garden each day encouraging the
roses to bloom a little brighter, to smell a little
sweeter, and to grow a little stronger. Lacy says
she enjoys watching her roses grow and bloom,
and I imagine they try just a little harder to
please her. Lacy favors English cottage
gardening with its freer and more exuberant
growth. She divides her time between gardening
and golfing and still works a part time job at
Grayson College in the testing department. A
busy lady, indeed, is Lacy; and one who seems
to balance work and play better than most. I
can‘t help thinking that her roses know Lacy as
well as she does them, and that behind the kind
smile is a steely determination to have her roses
reach their highest potential!
Why do you grow roses?
I grow roses because it is something that I've
always wanted to do. I love to grow plants; and
after becoming a master gardener, I thought that
I would try to beautify my yard with roses. I
have learned the importance of preparing the
beds, choosing the correct sites and selecting the
right roses. I have learned of ways to care for
them with fertilizers and disease sprays, and I
thought that I would give roses a try up in the
North Texas area.
What roses do you grow?
I am new to growing roses, and all my roses are
three years old or less. I have ‗Knock Outs‘ and
‗Double Knock Outs‘. I have ‗Carefree Beauty‘,
‗Belinda‘s Dream‘, ‗Marie Daly‘ and ‗Spice‘. I
have ‗Climbing Pinkies‘ on the courtyard wall
and a ‗Mutabilis‘ that is doing nicely in the front
of the house. There are ‗Martha Gonzales‘, ‗The
Fairy‘ and ‗Rise ‗n‘ Shine‘ roses, too.
‘Mutabilis’
(Photo by Lacy Price)
How do you care for your roses?
I like to go organic as much as I can, but if there
is a problem with diseases or thrips, I gladly will
use a chemical to help get rid of those unwanted
visitors. All summer long I have been eating a
banana a day. I save the peel and cut it up
around some of the roses. It doesn't seem to
have hurt them any, as they are blooming
beautifully.
(continued on page 8)
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‘Tamora’
(Photo by Lacy Price)
What are your favorite roses?
When I first moved to Sherman from San
Antonio three years ago, I bought two ‗Tamora‘
roses. I didn't know anything about roses then. It
turns out that ‗Tamora‘ is a David Austin
English rose. Its blooms are big and beautiful
and smell heavenly. It is the most fragrant rose
that I have.
What has helped you the most as you learned
about growing roses?
I mostly use the internet and look up the rose that
I am interested in. I go to the Texas A&M
EarthKind website, too. I have learned a lot, also,
from the RRRS speakers and members.
What is the best advice you would give to a
novice rose grower?
Start with EarthKind roses. They really are hardy
and are not easy to kill. Roses are really fun to
propagate as well. I have been using Bill
Cashin's method of propagating my favorite
roses by putting cuttings into miniature
greenhouses made with water bottles. Sometimes
they survive, sometimes they don't. You just
need patience. It is an easy and inexpensive way
to have more roses in your yard.
What is the funniest experience you have had
growing roses?
My dog Zoey tries to be a gardener, too. She
tries to help me dig holes. She buries fertilizer
(like bones), and she always tries to get in the
picture. When she was new to the house, she
used to pick flowers for me. I'd be so proud that
something was flowering, and then when I
looked again, the flower was gone! Zoey had
been there. I think she ate them.
Zoey in the Garden (Photo by Lacy Price)
Is there anything else you would like to add?
I plan to add more EarthKind roses to my
landscape. I like them because they are easy to
care for and look beautiful.
‘Pink Double Knock Outs’
(Photo by Lacy Price)
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‘Santa Claus’
This velvety, dark red
miniature rose has
disease-resistant, glossy
deep green leaves. The
fragrance is slight. It
shows the best form in
cool weather, but its
bloom size is best in
heat. RIR 7.8
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December:
The Perfect Time
to Join the ARS!
ARS membership benefits include the
Consulting Rosarian’s Report:
December in the Rose Garden By Carole Mainwaring
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) has released its winter
2009-2010 outlook, and our Lake Texoma area
appears to be on a dividing line between below-
average and average temperatures and above-
average precipitation for much of the winter.
While we cannot be sure this means more ice or
snow for our roses, it is a safe bet that our more
tender roses will need some winter protection to
make it through the next few months. My
garden had its first frost on November 27 with
temperature down to 32.9 degrees F. Tender
plants like canna lilies and rose buds and blooms
showed damage the following morning. Now is
a good time to prepare our roses for the blue
Northers‘ that will surely come our way!
(Both photos from NOAA)
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20091015_wi
nteroutlook.html
Protect
Roses vary in how winter hardy they are. Old
garden roses, miniatures on their own roots, and
shrubs tend to be hardier than teas, Chinas,
noisettes, and modern bush roses. To prepare
tender roses for winter, a good date to follow is
to have all your rose beds mulched with 3-4
inches of mulch and all your roses hilled with at
least 10-12 inches of soil/compost/mulch by
December 15. That date usually gives the roses
a few cold spells by which they start going
dormant on their own, but it protects them from
the really cold weather we could have later in
December. Hilling your roses simply means to
put new soil around the base of the bush. Don‘t
dig up the soil from the bed. This could damage
or expose roots. Hilling will protect the graft
from freezing during very cold weather. (continued on page 10)
ARS membership benefits include the
American Rose magazine, the American
Rose Annual, and the Handbook for
Selecting Roses. Annual dues are $49
(or $46 for those 65 or older) with a
three year membership of $140.
Associate membership for the spouse of
a regular member is $13.00. ARS also
publishes four specialty quarterly
bulletins for those with particular
interest: The Rose Exhibitors’ Forum,
The Old Garden Rose and Shrub
Gazette, The Mini/Mini-Flora Bulletin,
and The Rose Arrangers’ Bulletin.
These bulletins are free to members
online. Free or reduced garden
admissions and discounts of up to 30%
at merchant partners are also available.
Membership information can be found at
http://www.ars.org/
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Some rosarians will actually make a collar of
chicken wire or newspaper folded over
lengthwise and stapled around the bush, mound
the bush with soil or mulch, and then fill the
space between the canes with leaves, straw, and
mulch. Doing this helps keep the soil in place all
winter. If you simply hill around the base, be
sure to check periodically that the hill has not
washed away in heavy rains exposing the graft.
Photo from
http://www.nashvillerosesociety.com/winterizing.html
Placing straw over the entire bed and around the
bushes to the depth of 1-2 feet will also provide
good insulation. But remember, what is put on
the bed will have to come off in the spring if you
use something other than soil or mulch. I
personally used straw for two winters which
protected the roses, but put me in harm‘s way
when I uncovered two poisonous copperhead
snakes in the straw I was digging out of the beds
the next spring! Coming face to face with
newly-awakened snakes was not my idea of a
delightful surprise!
Photo from
http://www.dixieroseclub.org/winter_protection.html
Spraying the canes with an anti-desiccant like
Wilt Pruf or Cloud Cover will also help protect
the canes from drying out from high winds and
low humidity.
Protecting roses in pots is a very important task.
The roots must not be allowed to freeze in the
pot. One method is to bury the pot in soil over
the winter. Another is to move the pots where
temperatures will stay above freezing. You can
also group all the pots together and cover them
with leaves or mulch between and around the
perimeter of the pots. I have three large pots that
I leave in place, circle with unopened bags of
mulch, and secure with a bungee cord so the
bags stay in place.
Photo from
http://www.nashvillerosesociety.com/winterizing.html
Tree roses (standards) will not survive freezing
temperatures. They need to be dug up and
moved inside where it does not freeze or tipped
and buried in the ground. Some rosarians wrap
them with burlap stuffed with leaves or compost.
Photo from
http://www.nashvillerosesociety.com/winterizing.html
Plan
December is a great month to begin planning
for 2010. Which roses do you want to buy,
which do you want to keep, which need to be
moved to a better location in the garden, and
which need to be shovel pruned? If visions of
new roses have been dancing in your head lately,
then where will you buy and plant them this
spring? Do you have room for more rose beds? (continued on page 11)
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There is no room at the rose inn for new roses in
my garden; hence, a rose must come out for a
new one to be planted each year. I shovel prune
roses that grow poorly, show virus, or do not live
up to my expectations. Ask yourself what you
are trying to achieve in the garden: Do you want
all fragrant roses, a garden with a variety of roses
mixed with other flowers in color coordinated
beds, all hybrid teas, all David Austin English
roses, all old garden roses, all EarthKind roses,
etc? If you do shovel prune a healthy rose bush,
see if you can pot it and give it away to another
rose grower or donate it to a rose society for a
raffle item. My garden has roses that I won in
raffles which are doing great in my soil and
microclimate. Add name tags to all your roses as
you plant them so that you will remember their
names.
Prepare
If you are among the fortunate few, you will
find more space in your yard for another bed or
two of roses. Fall is a great time to prepare the
soil for planting in the spring. First perform a
soil test to see what kind of soil you have. Kill
or remove all the grass growing on top of the soil
and then remove all the grass roots from the soil.
Dig down to a depth of at least one foot and mix
in 6-8 inches of organic material (compost, aged
manure, and/or peat moss) and adjust the pH if
needed for each 100 square feet of bed area.
Another reference point is to add 25% by volume
of organic matter to the native soil. Next let the
bed mellow for a couple of months and perform
a soil test again to see if you need to make any
adjustments to the pH or add any other nutrients.
Letting the bed mellow helps prevent fresh
organic matter from burning the roots of new
bushes. Adding 4 cups of alfalfa meal to the bed
is also suggested by some rosarians. Be sure
that your bed is able to provide excellent
drainage. This may mean that you have to
prepare raised beds. Materials to avoid in
making raised beds are creosote cross-ties or
timbers that are less than several years old.
Prevent
Don‘t forget to water your roses during the
cold winter months—especially before a freeze.
I will spray my roses right after the New Year
with lime sulfur and dormant oil to kill
overwintering fungal spores and insect eggs on
my rose bushes and fruit trees. Follow all label
precautions and directions. I use a Dial‘N Spray
hose end sprayer. That way I can discard the
sprayer when I finish spraying without clogging
an expensive sprayer with the thick spray
material. Lime sulfur and dormant oil can be
purchased from most nurseries or Rosemania.
(http://rosemania.com)
Count your blessings this time of year! How
have your roses brought you and others joy and
comfort during 2009? Can you think of ways to
enjoy your roses even more in 2010? Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year!
December Rose Calendar
Continue watering thoroughly and deeply
when rains are not adequate. Do not
overwater.
Order new roses for spring delivery.
Stop applying fertilizers.
Apply winter protection by Dec. 15.
Prepare soil in new beds for spring planting.
Rake and dispose of all fallen leaves and
debris. Do not consider it mulch!
Spray for diseases and pests only if needed.
Lime sulfur and dormant oil are helpful when
sprayed in January.
Plant container roses if they have been
acclimated to the outside temperatures and
sunlight.
Clean, oil and sharpen tools.
Pay 2010 dues to the RRRS, South Central
District, and the American Rose Society.
AARS Test Garden Rose (09R412) By Bill Cashin
Our December selection from the All-America
Rose Selections (AARS) Test Garden in Farmers
Branch, Texas is a rose identified only as
09R412. The petals are striped like the
floribunda ‗Scentimental‘, but the striping looks (continued on page 12)
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lighter in color. The petals are more pointed, and
petal count is lower. Hybridizers often work
hard to create a new rose that is different from
the ones already on the market. This difference
could be a new color to the petals, better disease
resistance, smaller or larger blooms, smaller or
larger bushes, form of the bloom, etc. In
addition to solid color blooms, there are bicolor
blooms (upper and lower surfaces of the petals
are different colors), multicolor blooms (flowers
turn different colors as they age), blended
blooms (flower color merges into another color
near the petal edge), striped blooms (different
colors are sharply defined streaks and blotches),
and handpainted blooms (different colors are in
very soft ‗watercolor‘ streaks and blushes).
09R412
(Photo by Bill Cashin)
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History of Roses Part One A
by Jerry Haynes
This is the first of a multi-part series on the
history of roses. First things first - Species roses
are the foundation upon which all other roses
were created.
Part One B will appear in January, with a listing
and description of the specific Species roses.
Then Part Two - Old Garden Roses will appear
later, and we will create a timeline showing how
these Species roses were hybridized into Albas,
Bourbons, Gallicas, etc.
Species Roses
These are the very first roses, also known as wild
roses, as found in nature, predating humans by
thousands of millennia, with simple flowers and
the kind of inherent ruggedness that makes them
thrive where no other plant will grow. They
bloom annually, usually in the Spring, have
thorny stems, and all but one of them have only
five petals. They carry their hips into the winter,
providing food for birds and winter color.
Rosa Nutkana
Photo from
http://people.oregonstate.edu/~wilsomar/Species/Ronu.htm
Rose species are endemic only to the Northern
Hemisphere of the planet Earth, and no one
knows why. Fossil evidence from 35 million
years ago (the Oligocene epoch) tell us that some
rose species did exist at that time. The fossil
specimens found near Canyon City, Colorado,
most closely resemble the existing species, R.
nutkana, and R. palustris (the Swamp Rose).
There is no way, of course, of knowing if either
of these species actually survived through 35
million years to exist today...
Rosa palustris (Swamp Rose)
Photo from http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-
week/rosa_palustris.shtml
Sandra and I saw some Minoan Frescoes on the
island of Crete at the palace of King Knossos, (continued on page 13)
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dating back to circa 1700 BC, illustrating a rose
with single, five-petaled pink blooms. In
Mesopotamia, there have been discoveries of
Cuneiform tablets which repeatedly use the
word, "amurdinnu", which is thought to mean
'bramble', or 'wild rose'.
The historical records of the genus Rosa are
extremely rich, illustrating that many ancient
cultures knew and valued these shrubs. Our
American Indian tribes gathered rose hips for
food (very rich in vitamin C), and rose hip jelly
is delicious.
The English archaeologist, William Flinders
Petrie (1853-1942), discovered in the tombs of
Hawara, Egypt, wreaths made of flowers, among
them, roses! The wreaths date to about AD 170,
and represent the oldest preserved specimens of a
rose species still living. It is believed that the
specimens are Rosa richardii, also known as
Rosa sancta.
There is significant disagreement over the
number of true rose species. Some species are so
similar that they could easily be considered
variations of a single species, while other species
show enough variation that they could easily be
considered to be different species. Lists of rose
species usually consist of between 100 and 150
with most botanists agreeing that the actual
number is probably nearer the lower end of that
range.
The actual number of species still in existence is
unclear, as a number of the "wild roses" found
may only be sub-varieties of a given species.
There is also a certain amount of naturally
occurring hybridization between species which
also tends to obscure the facts. To add to the
confusion, roses occasionally develop a 'sport' or
a rose cane that has distinctly different properties
than the host plant. Genetic drift is also a factor.
Genetic drift or allelic drift is the change in the
relative frequency in which a gene variant
(allele) occurs in a population due to random
sampling and chance: The alleles in offspring are
a random sample of those in the parents, and
chance has a role in determining whether a given
individual survives and reproduces.
To go deeper, let's start with the scientific
classification of roses.
Kingdom - Plantae
Division - Magnoliophyta
Class - Magnoliopsida
Order - Rosales
Family - Rosaceae
Genus - Rosa
The genus Rosa is subdivided into four
subgenera:
Hulthemosa (formerly Simplicifoliae,
meaning "with single leaves") containing
one or two species from southwest Asia,
R. persica and R. berberifolia (syn. R.
persica var. berberifolia) which are the
only roses without compound leaves or
stipules.
Rosa stellata (Photo by Patrick J. Alexander from
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ROST
Hesperrhodos (from the Greek for
"western rose") has two species, both
from southwestern North America. These
are R. minutifolia and R. stellata. This
group is indigenous to the western coast
of North America (California and
northwestern Mexico), and contains only
two species, R. stellata and R. stellata
mirifica or 'The Sacramento Rose' - both
of which are lilac-pink in color and
singles. They are not particularly good
for landscaping except in natural settings
where Nature has helped by bringing one
or two into the garden. (continued on page 14)
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Platyrhodon (from the Greek for "flaky
rose", referring to flaky bark) with one
species from east Asia, R. roxburghii. A
one-species rose group containing R.
roxburghii ('The Chestnut Rose') and its
hybrids. The rose is sometimes used in
landscaping for its unusual foliage (small
leaflets in groups of 11 - 15) and prickly
hips. The single blooms are large and
blush pink, although one hybrid (R.
roxburghii normalis) is white. R.
roxburghii plena has double flowers, but
retains the blush pink coloration.
Rosa (the type subgenus) containing all
the other roses. This subgenus is
subdivided into 11 sections.
Banksianae - white and yellow roses from
China. Members of this group are vigorous
climbers, growing easily to 20 ft. What makes
them good to use in landscaping is their relative
lack of prickles. Although flowers - usually
white or yellow - are small, they form large
clusters. The group is distinctive in that it
contains only four Species roses, originally
named after the wife of Sir Joseph Banks,
Curator for The Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew
around 1807. Although their origin is from
China, they were introduced to the West from
1807 to 1870. The most popular are R. banksia
alba plena ('White Lady Banksia') and R. banksia
lutea ('Yellow Lady Banksia'). As a piece of rose
trivia, the largest rose in the world is a 'Yellow
Lady Banksia' which covers some 8000 sq. ft.
It‘s growing in Tombstone, Arizona.
Rosa banksiae
Photo from
http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Rosa_ba
nksiae.html
Bracteatae - three species, two from China and
one from India. This group contains R. bracteata
or 'The Macartney Rose', introduced from China
in 1793. It is a huge rose, growing easily 30 ft. in
all directions, and characterized by very hooked
prickles that proliferate up the stem. The species
was allowed to naturalize in North America
during the mid-18th century, and has been
considered a native rose since that time. It's most
popular hybrid is 'Mermaid'. Mermaid has thorns
like fishhooks and could be used as living razor
wire. It has beautiful, fragrant flowers and is
hardy to zone 4.
‘Mermaid’ (Photo from http://www.chambleeroses.com/order/Own-
Root-Garden-Roses/Mermaid/270 )
Caninae - pink and white species from Asia,
Europe and North Africa. So named because
their hooked prickles reportedly resembled the
teeth of canines, these roses are native to Europe,
northern Africa and western Asia. Foliage tends
to be medium in size and contains seven to nine
leaflets. Blooms are formed in small clusters and
the subsequent hips are large and oval. Growth
habit is varied from erect to arching, from 2 - 12
ft. Many of the Dog Roses found in the wild
today are the suckering remnants of dead hybrid
roses which were grafted onto R. canina root
stocks several decades ago. In some locations,
they are considered a pest weed. Modern rose
garden groups are the Sweetbriars, Dog Rose and
Albas.
Carolinae - white, pink, and bright pink species
all from North America. Named after the
Carolinas in the United States, these roses are
native to the U.S and Canada. In all, there are (continued on page 15)
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seven species within this group; growth is short,
by rose standards, but upright. The very hooked
prickles which proliferate on the stems are
frequently paired. Leaves are composed of 7 - 9
leaflets and produce a beautiful autumnal
display. For the most part, these roses have no
popular gardening hybrids, but are frequently
seen in native landscapes.
Chinensis - white, pink, yellow, red and mixed-
color roses from China and Burma. Although
somewhat tender, this rose grouping single-
handedly set modern rosedom on its nose! It is
from this group that all red roses and all repeat-
blooming roses have descended. Growth of these
roses varies in all forms; however, they are
usually upright in growth pattern and range in
size from 3 - 10 ft. Leaflets vary from five to
seven per leaf, flowers form in small clusters,
and hips are round. Colors range from all the
rose shades - pink, white, purple and red. The
two primary roses in the Species group are Rosa
chinensis or 'China Rose' and R. gigantea. Also,
included in this group are R. x. borboniana the
progenitor of the Bourbons and R. ordata. One
rose, 'The Green Rose' (R. viridiflora) is a
popular curiosity grown by many floral suppliers
and rosarians interested in a "conversation
piece‖. Modern rose groupings are the Bourbons,
Chinas, Hybrid Perpetuals, Noisettes, Teas,
Hybrid Teas and Climbing Hybrid Teas.
Cinnamomeae - white, pink, lilac, mulberry and
red roses from everywhere but North Africa.
This very large group is native to North America,
eastern Europe and Asia. Interestingly, species
native to North America and Europe are pink
while the species native to Asia are purple, red
and white. Their size varies from 3 - 12 ft.
growing erect for the most part. The fall display
of hips is the most notable characteristic of this
group. For the most part, these roses are non-
remontant (nonrepeat blooming). A few of their
hybrids do repeat bloom, however. Modern
garden groups are the Rugosas, Kordesii and
Moyesii, the latter of which is most noted for its
flagon-shaped hips - some as large as your
thumb. Of interest to us in this group are two
native roses, R. nootkana (Nutkana) and R.
gymnocarpa, the popular freeway rugosas and
local favorite R. glauca.
Rosa gallica officinalis ‘The Apothecary’s Rose’ Photo from http://www.roguevalleyroses.com/home.php
Gallicanae - pink to crimson and striped roses
from western Asia and Europe. Sometimes called
the French Roses, this group was actually native
to most of Europe and modern day Turkey and
Iraq. Arguably, Gallicas have had the most
influence on the evolution of modern roses and
are noted for their scent and multiple petals.
They commonly grow from 3 - 6 ft. and their
landscape form varies from erect to grandly
arching. Foliage is composed of five leaflets, as
are most of our modern roses. Blooms are multi-
petaled and form either singly or in groups of
threes or fours on comparatively long stems.
Although most of the early roses are once-
blooming, some of the hybrids and modern
descendants are repeat-blooming. Popular
landscape roses include R. gallica officinalis
('The Apothecary's Rose' or the red rose of
Lancaster in the War of the Roses) because of its
historical significance as a rose that retained its
scent over a long period and was highly valued
by early European apothecaries. R. x.
damascena bifera ('Autumn Damask' or 'Quatre
Saisons' - French for four seasons) is still popular
today and was reportedly the first remontant rose
to be introduced to Europeans. Modern rose
garden groupings in Gallicanae are the Gallicas,
Centifolias, Mosses, Damasks and Portlands.
Gymnocarpae - a small group distinguished by a
deciduous receptacle on the hip; one species in
western North America (R. gymnocarpa), the
others in east Asia. Also called the bald-hip rose.
A short plant, it has teeny tiny pink flowers in (continued on page 16)
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spring and equally tiny red hips in fall and
winter. Shade tolerant, it grows in woodsy areas;
in fact it doesn‘t like full sun. It is not
recommended that one eat the hips because they
are hairy inside.
Laevigatae - a single white species from China.
This grouping is composed of only one Species
rose and some of its hybrid offspring. So named
for its smooth foliage, R. laevigata or 'Cherokee
Rose' was originally discovered off the east coast
of China in 1759, but later introduced to North
America and allowed to naturalize. Blooms are
white, large and borne singly on stems with very
large, hooked prickles. If left to its own desires,
this rose will easily grow to 20 ft. and spread to
form a dense thicket. Near the end of the 19th
century and beginning of the 20th century,
hybrids of this rose were created to add color to
the bloom. These include 'Anemone Rose' (a
pink), 'Cooper's Burmese' (a creamy white) and
'Red Cherokee' (a light red).
R. laevigata or 'Cherokee Rose' (Photo from http://www.antiqueroseemporium.com/rose-
103.html)
Pimpinellifoliae - white, pink, bright yellow,
mauve and striped roses from Asia and Europe.
So called because their foliage is reminiscent of
the pimpinella or salad burnet, this group is
native to central Europe and northern Asia.
There are at least 12 species in this group, and it
is from Pimpinellifoliae that we have most of our
yellow roses. Several creams, pinks, and whites
can also be found, however. As a group, their
growth varies in height from 3 - 12 ft. (1 - 4 m),
and their blooms are single, profuse and born on
short, very prickly stems. Usually, these roses
are once-blooming, although some hybrids can
produce a second flush where growing seasons
are long. Popular landscape roses include R.
foetida and R. f. persiana ('Austrian Yellow')
because it is reportedly from these roses that all
of our modern yellow roses came; and R. foetida
bicolor ('Austrian Copper') because of its
dazzling copper-orange blooms. The latter
sometimes reverts to its yellow parent, and both
yellow and copper blooms can be found on the
same shrub. (These roses are real blackspot
magnets!) Another rose in this group worth
mentioning is R. omeiensis, the only four-petaled
rose. Modern rose groupings are the Austrian
Briars, Burnet and Scotch Roses.
Synstylae - white, pink, and crimson roses from
all areas. This group got its name from the Greek
for "fused pillars" - an apparent reference to the
way the styles are formed at the center of the
flower. The style is the slender part of the pistil
in the center of a bloom. The species belonging
to this group are chiefly from Asia, although
native specimens can also be found throughout
Europe and portions of eastern North America.
The group is noted for its vigorous climbers,
multitude of blooms and robust growth habits.
The most popular specimens for this group are
R. moschata ('The Musk Rose') for its historical
significance as well as its fragrance, and R.
multiflora for its vigorous climbing ability and
floriferous bloom. In central and eastern portions
of the United States, however, the latter is
considered a pest weed. (and a harbor for Rose
Rosette Disease.) The real significance of this
group is that they are the progenitors of our
modern garden groups of Musks and Hybrid
Musks, Modern Shrubs, Polyanthas, Floribundas
and modern Climbing and rambling roses.
The next installment of the History of Roses will
appear in January, 2010.
Thanks to Mark Whitelaw, ARS Consulting Rosarian,
for his excellent article on rose sub-genera.
Fragrance Footnote: The fragrance of Rosa
moschata has a two-part profile of spice/clove
(the "musk" element coming from the stamens,
especially in a young bloom) and rich, sweet,
and not quite fruity but something akin to banana
that comes from the petals. It is unforgettable!
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Rose Photographer of the Month:
Bill Cashin
Bill Cashin submitted this photo of the miniature
rose ‗Scentsational‘ for the Photography Contest
this month. Scentsational was one of the first
Miniature roses Bill purchased. In addition to
the color of the bloom being a beautiful light
mauve with pink tones, ‗Scentsational has an
intense lilac fragrance.
Bill took this photo with a Canon G9 point and
shoot camera. He enjoys taking macro (close up)
pictures of flowers. On this photo, he set the
metering to spot, focus to point, F-stop to
f2.80 so everything in the picture would be out
of focus except the bloom. Shutter speed was
1/60 of a second, ISO was set to 100 and the
exposure compensation was set to -0.67 . He
always uses a tripod when taking pictures in
macro mode.
Bill believes that photography is a hobby that
just seems to go hand in hand with growing
roses. Jay Goode, our web master, and a
few others meet him at the Farmers Branch Earth
Kind Trial Gardens on Monday mornings and
together they work to keep these roses looking
their best. They set aside a little time each
morning for a photo lesson from Jay. Jay has
won numerous awards for his photos of
landscapes and flowers. Bill invites everyone to
join them this coming Spring on "Monday in
the Rose Gardens" at Farmers Branch for
fellowship, rose grooming, and photography!
This photo was chosen over the other entries this
month because of the perfect angle of the camera
to the bloom, the beautiful coloring of the petals,
and the bloom's center being in such sharp
focus. The unfurling of the petals as the bud
opens is brilliantly captured. The softness of the
background keeps the focus on the bloom. The
gray-green coloring to the background contrasts
nicely with the mauve tones of the petals.
Remember to send your rose photos by the first
of each month by email (JPEG) or snail mail
(prints or slides) to the Editor. The email
address is [email protected] and the home
address is Carole Mainwaring, 2000 Lake Crest
Lane, Plano, TX 75023. Guidelines can be
found in the October 2009 newsletter. Don‘t be
afraid to send in your photos—a simple
automatic camera can capture a superb picture!
Joe Abernathy’s Shear Sharpening Service Remember to bring your pruners, loppers, and
scissors to the January meeting so that Joe
Abernathy can sharpen and oil them for you.
You can retrieve your shears at the February
meeting just in time for spring pruning. Cost is
$5 for pruners with money donated to the RRRS.
Thanks, Joe, for providing this great service to
the Red River Rose Society!
2009 Top 10 Favorite RRRS Roses:
‘Hot Cocoa’ By Carole Mainwaring
‘Hot Cocoa’ tied with four other roses for fourth
place in the RRRS Top 10 Favorite Roses for
2009. It is classified as a red floribunda by the
American Rose Society. ‗Hot Cocoa‘ was
hybridized by Tom Carruth of Weeks Roses and
introduced in 2003. The flowers are smoky
orange with deep rust reverse and borne in small
clusters. The bloom is large and ruffled. There
is moderate fragrance. Foliage is large, dark
green, and glossy. Growth is bushy, rounded,
and medium in size. (continued on page 18)
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‘Hot Cocoa’
(Photo from http://www.weeksroses.com/index.htm)
‗Hot Cocoa‘ received a RIR rating of 7.9. It was
an AARS winner in 2003 and won the ARS
Members Choice Award in 2007.
RRRS members growing ‗Hot Cocoa‘ are Jane
Cantrell, Stacy O‘Connor, and Shirley Sexton. If
you like its unusual smoky chocolate orange
coloring, you will love this rose!
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2010 Top 10 Favorite Roses
Grown by the Red River Rose Society
Members
‘The Rainbow Knock Out Rose’
(Photo by http://www.conard-pyle.com/)
Please help us compile a list of the top 10
favorite roses grown by our Red River Rose
Society members. This list will be tallied from
all members who submit a form by Dec. 15. The
top 10 roses favored by the most members will
be featured in our Roses on the Red newsletters
in 2010.
Please do not list any of the roses that were 2009
Top 10 Favorites so that we can spotlight new
roses this coming year. The roses that were
winners in 2009 were: The ‗Knock Out‘ roses,
‗Belinda‘s Dream‘, ‗Veterans‘ Honor‘, ‗Caldwell
Pink‘ (‗Pink Pet‘), ‗Sea Foam‘, ‗Fragrant Cloud‘,
‗Moonstone‘, ‗Mutabilis‘, ‗La Marne‘, and ‗Hot
Cocoa‘.
Please complete the form below and snail mail it
before Dec. 15 to:
Carole Mainwaring
773 CR 2045
Ravenna, TX 75476
OR
email the form to me at:
Thank you for your help!
Your name_____________________________
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Christmas in Roseland!
Don‘t miss Christmas in Roseland where the
Gardens of the American Rose Center in
Shreveport, LA are transformed into a whimsical
winter wonderland. More information about this
multi-weekend event can be found by accessing
the American Rose Society website at
http://www.ars.org/?p=338
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Armchair Rose Gardening By Carole Mainwaring
Once the roses are tucked in bed for their short
Texas winter nap, time becomes available for the
rosarian to rest a spell, too. How pleasant to sit
and dream about the new rose beds you will
plant with roses ordered this fall, the gifts you
might want to purchase for others (or treat
yourself!), and the books you at long last will
have time to read. To start you off, here is a list
of some of my favorite rosy recommendations.
Rose Books
David Austin’s book The Rose covers all
the roses from species to modern shrubs with
beautiful illustrations. It can be purchased at: http://www.davidaustinroses.com/american/
Field Roebuck’s book Complete Roses is a
second edition of his popular Foolproof Guide to
Growing Roses. He is a Dallas, TX rosarian.
http://creativehomeowner.com/
Rosy Gifts
2010 American Rose Society Roses
Calendar. Featured are 24 photos of all classes
of roses.
Waist Carrier. Looks and acts like a
traditional apron, but it is more comfortable.
Both can be ordered from the American Rose
Society‘s website http://www.ars.org/store/
Garden Kneelers. Young-at-heart gardeners
know it is much easier to get down on the ground
than back up again. This kneeler saves your
knees and back. Plus, it doubles as a garden
bench when flipped over. I never prune nor
weed without it!
Muck Boots. These are all-weather,
waterproof muck boots that keep your feet
insulated in cold weather. The sole has deep
treads.
Both are available from Gardener‘s Supply
Company at http://www.gardeners.com/
Rose Stick Cane Sealer seals rose canes
from cane borers and helps prevent drying and
dieback.
Ratchet-Cut Pruner is perfect for rosarians
lacking hand strength to cut through thick canes.
Both items are available from Primary Products
at http://www.primaryproducts.com/
Roses
‗Easy Does
It‘ 2010
AARS
Floribunda
‗Daddy
Frank‘
mini-flora
2010
Award of
Excellence
Winner
‘Easy Does It’ can be purchased from
http://www.jacksonandperkins.com
‘Daddy Frank’ can be purchased from
http://www.rosemania.com/
December 2009 Roses on the Red Newsletter Page 20
The Red River Rose Society
Officers
President……………….……...……...Sue Abernathy
2151 Liberty Rd 903-523-5029
Gordonville, TX 76245 [email protected]
1st
Vice President…………………Richard McGowan
903-463-7421 [email protected]
2nd
Vice President………………………Jerry Haynes
903-433-1424 [email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer……………………Nancy Grella
903-868-9811 [email protected]
Past President…………………………….Bill Cashin
940-464-3068 [email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Carole Mainwaring……………………972-985-8316
773 CR 2045, Ravenna, TX 75476
2000 Lake Crest Lane, Plano, TX 75023
[email protected] Events Coordinator Bill Cashin…………………………….940-464-3068
Historians Gerald Frimann………………………..903-813-1318
[email protected] Sandra Haynes………………………903-433-1424
ARS Judges
Carolyn Hayward……………………...972-353-9525
Carole Mainwaring (Apprentice)…..…972-985-8316
Webmaster Jay Goode……………………………..972-517-9560
Website Development Staff:
Jerry Haynes, Bill Cashin, and Jeremiah Davis
Will we have roses for Christmas? Only Jack
Frost knows for sure. (Photo by Gerald Frimann)
Consulting Rosarians
Ilene Cook………………………..972-394-6077
Kathy Harris……………………...972-620-1131
[email protected] Jerry Haynes….………..…………..903-433-1424
Carolyn Hayward…………………972-353-9525
Carole Mainwaring……………….972-985-8316
Mark Stelljes……………………918-455-ROSE
Consulting Rosarians are rose growers who
have met the qualifications set by the ARS and
are there to help you with your rose growing
questions. Call on them when you have a need!
Disclaimer – The advice and information
presented in Roses on the Red are believed to be
true and accurate, but its Editors, the Red River
Rose Society not any Member thereof can accept
responsibility for any error or omission. The
Red River Rose Society makes no warranty,
expressed or implied, with respect to the material
contained herein.
Subscriptions are available through membership
in the Society. Membership is available to any
person interested in growing roses. Monthly
meetings are held in the Denison Public Library
Meeting Room, 300 W. Gandy Street, Denison,
TX 75020 (903-465-1797). Dues are $20.00 per
household per calendar year and should be
mailed to Nancy Grella, Treasurer, 453
Friendship Rd., Sherman, TX 75092.
Nancy Grella and Bill Cashin wish you a very
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! (Photo by Gerald Frimann)