Denver Rose Society Annual Educational SymROSEium “The Queen of Flowers and Her Ladies-in-Waiting”

April 7, 2018

Denver Botanic Gardens

Agenda:

9:30 to 9:40 Welcome by Peggy Williams, Denver Rose Society President and Tammy Jansen, SymROSEium Chair

9:45 to 10:15 Shalene Hiller: "Ladies-in-Waiting"

10:15 to 11:00 1st drawing; Break—Visit education tables, bare-root plants, Mile-Hi

Rose Feed, and Treasure Table; 2nd drawing

11:00 to 12:10 Chris VanCleave: “Roses for the Real World”

12:10 to 12:30 Final drawing and finish viewing education tables and purchases

Bailey bare root plants, Mile-Hi Rose Feed, GreenCure® and Growing Roses in Colorado book available for purchase. Please join the Denver Rose Society, $20/year; membership benefit of a special price of $10.00 for Growing Roses in Colorado book. Consulting Rosarians at the Education Tables are available to answer all your rose questions.

Thank you for attending!

www.denverrosesociety.org

Bailey Bare Root Plants (photos and descriptions are posted at the table):

ROSES: $20

'Calypso'

'Head over Heels'

‘High Voltage'

’Kashmir'

‘My Girl’

'Paint the Town'

‘Sunrise Sunset’

'Sweet Fragrance"

COMPANION PLANTS

Peonies: $10

Peony 'Duchesse de Nemours'

Peony 'Red Charm'

Peony 'Vivid Rose'

'Vanilla Strawberry' Hydrangea: $20

'Little Devil' Ninebark: $20

We are grateful for the generosity of our donors:

Bailey Nurseries: http://www.baileynurseries.com

Country Fair Garden Center: http://www.countryfairgarden.com

Groundcovers Greenhouse & Garden Center: http://www.groundcoversgreenhousegardencenter.com

High Country Roses: http://www.highcountryroses.com

Mile-Hi Organic Fertilizer: http://milehifertilizer.com

Paulino Gardens: http://www.paulinogardens.com

Revive: www.revive.com

Tagawa Gardens: http://www.tagawagardens.com/home-tagawa-gardens.html

SymROSEium

Ladies-in-Waiting Shalene Hiller 2018

Rosa woodsii Woods’ Rose

Gutierrezia sarothrae Snakeweed

Linum lewisii Blue Flax

Nassella tenuissima Silky Thread Grass

Penstemon strictus Rocky Mtn Penstemon

Asclepias speciosa Showy Milkweed

Berberis Crimson Pygmy Barberry

Penstemon

Penstemon ‘Schooley’s Coral’

Penstemon barbatus

Penstemon x mexicali ‘P008S’ RED ROCKS® Penstemon

Agastache cana ‘Sinning’ SONORAN SUNSET® Hyssop

Agastache aurantiaca ‘P012S’ CORONADO® Hyssop

Agastache rupestris Sunset Hyssop

Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed

Berlandiera lyrata Chocolate Flower

Gaillardia aristata Blanket Flower

Picea pungens St. Mary’s Broom Spruce

Solidago rugosa Fireworks Goldenrod

Hylotelephium spectabile Indian Chief Sedum

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Achillea Moonshine Yarrow

Achillea Gloria Jean Yarrow

Verbena rigida Santos Purple Verbena

Nepeta Walker’s Low Catmint

Lychnis coronaria Rose Campion

Harison’s Yellow Rose

Tanacetum densum ssp. Amani Partridge Feather

Stachys byzantina Helen von Stein Lamb’s Ear

Delosperma nubigenum Yellow Ice Plant

Delosperma ‘John Proffit’ TABLE MOUNTAIN® Ice Plant

Gazania linearis COLORADO GOLD® Gazania

Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’ Angelina Stonecrop

Opuntia aurea Coombe’s Winter Glow Beavertail Cactus

Veronica ‘Reavis’ CRYSTAL RIVER® Veronica

Dianthus Neon Star Hardy Pink

Anemone sylvestris Windflower

Geranium x cantabrigiense Cambridge Geranium

Amaranthus Love Lies Bleeding

Amaranthus Hopi Red Dye Amaranth

Rosa nitida ‘Metis’

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Atriplex hortensis Red Orach

Alcea rugosa Russian Hollyhock

Pearle d’azure Clematis

Duchess of Albany Clematis

Abraham Darby Rose

Superstition Iris

Dictamnus albus Pink Gas Plant

Iris pallida Variegated Iris

Echinops ritro Globe Thistle

Eryngium planum Sea Hollyhock

Kniphofia caulenscens Regal Torchlily

Salvia officinalis ‘Minimum’ Dwarf Garden Sage

Origanum laevigatum Herrenhausen Oregano

Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender

Thermopsis caroliniana Golden Banner

Platycodon grandiflorus Balloon Flower

Salvia Raspberry Delight Salvia

Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan

Salvia darcyi ‘Pscarl’ VERMILION BLUFFS® Mexican Sage

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Gain CONFIDENCE at a FREE Rose Pruning Workshop!

Sunday, April 29* from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm:

Denver Rose Society Pruning Demonstration

Jefferson County Detention Center Rose Garden

200 Jefferson County Parkway

Golden, CO 80401 (No pre-registration needed.)

Saturday, May 5* from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm:

South Suburban Parks and Recreation Pruning Demonstration

Littleton War Memorial Rose Garden

5804 S. Bemis Street

Littleton, CO 80120 Please pre-register with Vanessa Greenhouse: 303.721.8478 ext. 68480, or vgreenhouse@sspr.org.

Get your questions answered! Experts will give demonstrations and encouragement.

Be as hands-on as you'd like – practice on someone ELSE's roses!

Bring your bypass pruners if you have them, gloves (goatskin or leather is best), some

water and a hat. Please dress for the weather.

We hope to see you there!

* Rain/snow date is the following Saturday.

Denver Rose Society

Celebrating 70+ years!

www.denverrosesociety.org

Resources:

• Denver Rose Society: www.denverrosesociety.org

Discounts on fertilizer and Growing Roses in Colorado book; informative and helpful newsletter (10

issues/year); ARS initial membership discount. Memberships run yearly from date of joining.

• Denver Rose Society Consulting Rosarians – bottom right corner on the website

• American Rose Society: http://www.rose.org – 318/938-5402

• To research roses: www.helpmefind.com/rose

• Growing Roses in Colorado – http://denverrosesociety.org/product/growing-roses-in-colorado

• Combined Rose List (issued annually) by Dobson & Schneider: http://www.combinedroselist.com

• AGRS – American Garden Rose Selections: www.americangardenroseselections

• Compendium of Rose Diseases and Pests, second edition, Dr. Kenneth Horst

Recommended Products:

• Growing Roses in Colorado book, THE resource for how to choose, plant and care for roses in

Colorado, including high elevation gardens. Available at gift shops, local retailers and the DRS.

• GreenCure®, http://www.greencure.net/ – organic fungicide kills and prevents powdery mildew and

other fungal diseases. Available from the DRS and from area garden centers.

• Mile-Hi Rose Feed – www.milehifertilizer.com, (25 lb. bag discounted to DRS members), available

from the DRS and from area garden centers.

Mail Order Roses:

• High Country Roses, Arvada, CO – 800-552-2082, www.highcountryroses.com

Colorado State University Garden Information:

Google search title of fact sheet, include CSU in search

• Selecting and Planting Roses – Fact Sheet 7.404

• Insect Control: Horticulture Oils – Fact Sheet 5.569

• Japanese Beetles – Fact Sheet 5.601

• Colorado State University Soil Testing – www.soiltestinglab.colostate.edu

2018 DRS Events:

• Free Pruning Demo: April 28 (snow date May 5), 9:30 am to 12:30 pm – Jefferson County Detention

Center – http://denverrosesociety.org/event/annual-rose-pruning-workshop/

• Rose Show: June 30, 1 pm to 4 pm at Mitchell Hall, DBG, free with paid entry to DBG –

http://denverrosesociety.org/event/rocky-mountain-district-rose-show-and-meeting/

• Beetle Bash: July 14, 9-11 am at the Littleton War Memorial Rose Garden, 5804 S. Bemis St., Littleton

• Monthly meetings normally on second Thursday evening of each month (except February, March),

7:00 pm at DBG Plant Society House; member potlucks and garden tours held in July and August

• View calendar of meetings, classes and events at http ://denverrosesociety.org/events/

Mile-Hi Rose Feed7-8-4…with KELP!

WHY USE MILE-HI ROSE FEED?

Organic matter is important to the soil and yet so often neglected.

Nutrients in organic matter have a slow-release characteristic, spreading

their benefits over months and even years.

In Partnership with Front Range Rose Societies

Rocky Mountain District, ARSBoulder Rose Society / Denver Rose Society / Northern Colorado Rose Society / Pikes Peak Rose Society / Riverwalk Rose Society

Mile-Hi Fertilizer Co.

Littleton, CO

(303) 795-6768 / info@milehifertilizer.com

www.MileHiFertilizer.com

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS

Total Nitrogen (N) 7.0%Available Phosphoric Acid (P2O5) 8.0%Soluble Potash (K2O) 4.0%Iron (Fe) 2.0%Sulphur (S) 2.0%Magnesium (Mg) 1.5%

Primary Nutrients Derived from 6 key organic materials:

• Meat and Bone Meal• Blood Meal• Cottonseed Meal

Supplemental Nutrients From: Mono Ammonium Phosphate, Potassium Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Aroma Additive.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE:

Feed each large Rose Bush one heaping cupful

and each mini Rose Bush one level 1/3 cup

three times during the growing season.

• First Feeding: April 15 to May 15.

• Second Feeding: June 15.

• Third Feeding: July 30 to August 15.

Pull away mulch and spread fertilizer around

the bush out to the drip line. Scratch in lightly

and water in well. Replace mulch.

AVAILABLE IN:

• 1 gallon buckets (6 lbs./18 cups)

• 2 gallons buckets (13 lbs./39 cups)

• 3 ½ gallon buckets (25 lbs./75 cups)

• 25 lb. bagsHeavy duty, moisture proof, air tight, gasket sealed, reusable

buckets. Heavy duty, triple lined, moisture proof bags.

Check out these other Mile-Hi Fertilizer products:

Alfalfa Meal

Kelp Meal

Look for a Mile-Hi Fertilizer representative handing out

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Mile-Hi Rose Feed is a proven product: a blended mixture of plant nutrient

compounds and organic mixture for a truly balanced, complete fertilizer.

Adding Mile-Hi Rose Feed to your soil improves moisture retention and

enhances soil texture as it decomposes and releases. It encourages root

growth while boosting overall plant health and it won’t harm ground-

water.

• Alfalfa Meal• Fish Meal• Kelp Meal