BIRMINGHAM GARDENFACES ROSE AMERICANROSESOCIETYAFFILIATE SOCIETY Editor:GlendaBoudreaux

JUNE ambghbmsn.com(205)337­7100

2011

MEETING DIRECTIONS The back of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens is on Cahaba Road; across the street is the Birmingham Zoo. Heading North on Cahaba Road (gardens would be on your right), climb Red Mountain. You will go through English Village. This is a curvy road. There is a circle at the top of the mountain (end of Cahaba Road). Treating the circle as a clock, drive around to the right to “ten o’clock” and go through the gated entrance. It is approximately one mile from the back of the BBG to our house. For questions, call 939-3559 or e-mail us at akcejones@aol.com CR REPORT By Martha Eskew, CR The month of June started with 90 degrees plus temperatures and I’m sure your roses let you know they needed water ! When it is so hot the beds lose moisture due to evaporation. A two or three inch layer of bark will help to keep this moisture in the rose beds. Do not let the beds dry out. If your soil drains well the bed needs 1 inch of water a week. The soil should be moist but not saturated. It is helpful to have a rain gauge to measure the amount of rainfall. A rose bush will weaken and die if it does not get enough water. Continue your regular spray program and fertilize if you haven’t since the spring blooming. Bob finds it helpful to feed the roses about 1/3 cup of magnesium sulfate (epson salt), to encourage basal breaks. Be sure to water well after following these steps. Watch for spider mites. The symptoms of spider mites are dried out leaves, tiny webs on the underside of the leaves and a graying of the foliage. We use a water wand or hose with a forceful spray of water to the undersides of the leaves. Do this every three days for three weeks. This will disrupt the mites life cycle. Mites can defoliate a rose bush in a matter of days. Don’t let this happen to you. If needed you can spray with Avid for spider mites. Avid can be ordered from Rosemania for about $109.00 a bottle. If thrips are hiding in your unopened blooms you can spray them with an insecticide, orthene. They seem to prefer light colored roses and can really ruin a pretty bloom as they will damage the petals. Just keep a spray bottle handy and spray the buds to protect your bloom. As you care for your roses just remember how beautiful they were and will be again when we have cooler weather.

OUR NEXT MEETING Monday, June 27th at 6 p.m.

At the home of Carl and Ann Jones 1510 Smolian Place

(only driveway off Key Circle at end of Cahaba Road) Supper will be served

ROSES IN REVIEW By Phil Schorr It’s time again for the annual Roses in Review survey. The July/August issue of the American Rose magazine will have the RIR insert with the paper forms and the list of varieties. The online survey will follow shortly thereafter on the ARS website. This survey is the source of all the Garden ratings in the Handbook for Selecting Roses. It gives us all an idea of how the newer roses are doing in other rose growers gardens. Clearly, the more people we have reporting, the more reliable the results will be. Completing the survey is easy. The deadline for submission is September 26th. Even if you only have one of the roses on the list, your input is important. Join the thousands of other rose growers around the country (and the world) who participate in Roses in Review. The Handbook for Selecting Roses is widely used by rose growers for their buying decisions. As you complete the survey, you also help yourself by reviewing the performance of your own roses. Thanks in advance for your help. MINUTES OF THE MAY MEETING Submitted by Chris VanCleave, Vice President In the absence of the society President, Frank Baier; the May meeting of the Birmingham Rose Society was called to order by Vice President Chris VanCleave. Special thanks and appreciation was given to Susie Kissel for opening up her home and beautiful garden to us to kick off our Summer Garden Tours. Chris voiced his appreciation to all those who worked so hard to make our rose show a success. He said the judges were impressed with the show and made many encouraging comments about our horticulture, arrangements and photography. In our inaugural year, the photography division had 77 entries. This far exceeded our expectations. Jane Hinds mentioned the request from the ARS to contribute $300 from the society to the American Rose Society's One Hundred Grand Campaign. After some discussion, a motion was made and duly seconded to make this contribution. With 29 members present, all were in favor and none opposed, the motion passed. The meeting was adjourned and the garden party resumed. 2011 DEEP SOUTH DISTRICT DIGITAL PHOTO CONTEST by Al Whitcomb, Deep South District Contest Coordinator It’s that time again to start taking photos of your beautiful roses for our annual photo contest! Begin by reviewing this year’s rule changes. We hope as many of you as possible will participate in this fun activity. Photography is one of the best ways we have to share the beauty of our national flower. Last year, many first time contestants won awards and we are hoping to receive entries from as many new contestants as possible again this year. Results were published in the Winter issue of the Bulletin and are on the DSD Website. I hope everyone got to see and enjoy them. Take advantage of every opportunity to capture and share the beauty of roses. We all enjoy the fruits of your photography. Start collecting your photos as early as possible. The more photos you enter the better chance you have of winning. Please send me your entries as early as possible, but not later than the July 31st, 2011 deadline. We hope those of you who participated last year enjoyed the contest and the results. We would love to have more of you join the fun this year. Please email your questions and entries to me at a.whitcomb@earthlink.net. Full rules online at: www.DeepSouthDistrict.org Thank you in advance for your participation. DEEP SOUTH DISTRICT CONVENTION & ROSE SHOW By Chris VanCleave Makes plans to attend The 51st Annual DSD Convention and Rose Show November 11th to 13th, 2011 in Tampa, Florida. November in Tampa is a glorious time of year and attendees of this year’s DSD Annual Convention and Rose Show will have a fun-filled weekend full of great activities, food, and roses. Hosted by the Tampa Rose Society, this year’s convention and rose show will be held at the Wyndham Westshore, voted the #1 Full-Service Hotel in Tampa by Tripadvisor.com, named the Best Place to Work in Tampa, and whose chef was recently awarded Tampa’s Top Chef crown.

The theme of the show, “Salute to Veterans” will carry through the hotel with arrangements of red, white, and blue and the Veteran’s Honor rose. The show will begin on Friday, November 11th with registration at 3 p.m. (For those wishing to exhibit roses, refrigeration will be provided.) The members of the Tampa Rose Society hope you will join us for an exciting and fun filled weekend this Fall and help us Salute our Veterans. Full details and registration information online at www.DeepSouthDistrict.org

“Art i s t ry ’ from our May Garden Tour

Members arrive at the May Garden Tour at Susie Kissel’s home

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Glenda Boudreaux 4493 Preserve Drive Birmingham, Al 35226