Rose Herald, Kennewick–Pasco–Richland, Washington July 2016, Vol. 52, No. 7

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American Rose Society

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2016 Rose Show Photos

Thank You, Janet Bryant!

Next Meeting

July 25, 2016

Home of Harlow & Linda Young 3218 W 2nd Ave

Kennewick, WA

7:00 PM

Come and see the magnificent roses

Harlow photographs to win the ARS

photo contests! You will not be disap-

pointed! Bring your camera! See

District and ARS photo contest info

in this issue.

In This Issue

President’s Message p 1

June 2016 Minutes p 2 Spokane Rose Show & Manito Park Visits

‘Darlow’s Enigma’ and “Life Lesson” p 3 by Jo Angelos

PNW District News p 4 Conference, Photo Contest &

Horticulture Judging School

ARS Opportunities p 5 Photo Contest, RIR, Membership Options

July Rose Garden p 6 “Organic Vision” by Norma Boswell

July Rose Whisperer p 7

“Bitten By The Rose Bug” by Harlow Young

“Life Lesson,” continued from p.3

Officers, CR’s, MR’s & p 8

Other Helpers

What a great trip to Spokane.

There were four of us who carpooled in the

Campbells' car to the Spokane Rose Show,

and then to Manito Park. I was very favorably impressed with the hospitality of the Spo-

kane Rose Society! May I offer my sincere thanks to their officers and staff for a great

day. The weather in Spokane was perfect for both events, and we thoroughly enjoyed it.

Our Editors are putting together a photo journal of the trip that should serve as both the

meeting minutes, and a good review of all that happened there.

We missed many of you for this outing. I know there are a LOT of events that

everyone has during this busy time of the year, and you had to make a choice. We do,

however, appreciate your involvement in the Tri City Rose Society through your volun-

teer efforts.

The Executive Committee is busy preparing for the 2017 season, looking for

officers and volunteers for the various functions. So, if you are asked, please con-

sider those positions for which we believe you are qualified. I know that all of us have

busy lives outside of the Rose Society.

It is my great pleasure to invite all of you to my home and rose garden for the

July meeting. I will be happy to show the newly added section of my rose garden. I be-

lieve that it was partially completed when y’all met here last summer. It was in full bloom

this spring, and really added a lovely splash of color to the west side of the house. Like

last year, it will be our pleasure to treat everyone to some delicious pie and ice cream,

and great fellowship. And maybe the mom and dad quails will bring their young broods

around for everyone to see. They are really fun to watch. We will have a “Rose Trivia”

contest (very informal) to enjoy. I will have an appropriate “prize” for the trivia champi-

on. We have a good sized piece of “undeveloped” grass that will be mostly shaded for

everyone to gather. Please bring a folding

lawn chair, and enjoy the evening. This

will be July 25, starting at 7:00

p.m. Come earlier and wander through

the roses.

In August we will meet in the

rose garden at Lawrence Scott Park. More

on that next month. ‘Sheila’s Perfume’ at Manito Park

Harlow Young

Rose Herald

President’s Message

Harlow Young (left) and Jim Campbell enjoyed refreshments and listened to Lynn Schafer’s judging comments before the 2016 Rose Show on a verdant hilltop in Spokane. In the time remaining before judging duties began, Dorothy Campbell popped into Carol Newcomb’s green-houses at Northland Rosarium. (Photo by Norma Boswell)

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June 25, 2016 TCRS Meeting at the Spokane Rose Show (Northland Rosarium) and Manito Park

Norma Boswell checked

the scent and felt sad

about mildew on a low-

growing red rose in beauti-

ful Manito Park, while taller

judge Dorothy Campbell

looked on. We were look-

ing for fragrant roses with

no mildew. Just as in the

Tri-Cities, we found some

degree of mildew on almost

everything.

Judges received a special gift from Phyl-lis Hathaway(Carol Newcomb’s work part-ner)--a double treat--lemon cake decorated with roses from Phyl-lis’s garden. Phyllis grows her roses or-ganically, so they are perfectly safe to place on food. Each slice of cake was light and fluffy, lemony and not

too sweet.

Jim Campbell and Norma Boswell were impressed by a tall climber (‘Super Dorothy’?) in Manito Park. Dorothy Campbell was inspecting a rose on the other side of the walk-way.

Dorothy Campbell bought a

beautiful Bleeding Heart plant

from one of the Northland Ro-

sarium greenhouses. We lucky

judges are always excited about

seeing the lovely roses and

companion plants grown by the

Newcombs.

Judges did their work at Northland Rosarium. Dorothy Campbell

(left) and Norma Boswell awarded many, many blue ribbons in the

impressive Arrangements Division (wishing we could have filled

Tri-City Rose Show tables that profusely on May 28). Clerk Greg

Mee affixed stickers and recorded the winners.

Jim Campbell (right) judged mini roses with Ron Dowell and Tricia Waylett at Northland Rosarium. Everyone was im-pressed by the high quality of rose blooms, despite a heavy rainstorm the day before. Wind and rain tore a lot of rose leaves, but that was less obvious on these miniature roses.

Photos provided for our enjoyment by Harlow Young

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After seeing Harlow’s photo (left) AND seeing ‘Darlow’s Enigma’ referenced on page 52 in the July/Aug issue of the American Rose magazine (center pages on the right) my curiosi-ty got the best of me and I had to find out more. In the ARS publi-cation David Perry writes about Anne Belovich—he tells us about her 5 acre garden, and his photos give us a far deeper under-

standing of the magnitude of the roses in this garden. Her garden is deemed “the largest collection of rambler and climber roses in the country!” And the news in this story gets even better! The “American Grande Dame of Rambler Roses” has her garden right in our back yard—only 1 1/2 hours north of Seattle, Washington. The story shares the humble beginnings with a few roses and gives a sweet insight to the 5 foot 5 inch giant in the rose world. The little clip in the upper right corner is the first page of the article—and readers enjoy pages of photos. I googled to find out a little more about these sweet little blossoms which caught my attention. Louis the Plant Geek offered a lot of useful information on ‘Darlow’s Enigma.’ You won’t be disappointed with all the information on this link!

http://www.louistheplantgeek.com/a-gardening-journal/871-rosa-darlows-enigma Some of his information included such facts as ‘Darlow’s Enigma’ is a rambler rose with a fast rate of growth—six to twelve feet high in ten years. This rose thrives in high heat in Summer as well as intense cold in Winter and is notably disease-resistant. This website tells readers where to use this beautiful rose in their gardens, partner plants and how to train, handle or reduce the size and new growth.

Louis the Plant Geek tells us —”Be sure to buy only "own-root" roses, not grafted ones. This is all the more important in the case of 'Darlow's Enigma', whose annual production of new basal canes is essential to the shrub's long-term survival, as well as its aesthetic appeal and functional versatility.” This rose was discovered by rosarian Mike Darlow in 1993 and intro-duced into commerce by Heirloom Roses about 1995.” What an interesting search!

‘Darlow’s Enigma’ in Manito Park is a huge, rangy, healthy bush presenting impressive sprays of small, pure white rose blossoms with yellow stamens. Roses are well-labeled at Manito, so the viewer need only bend down or walk to

the other side of a big bush to learn its name. (Photo by Harlow Young)

‘Darlow’s Enigma’ and A “Life Lesson” Learned by Jo Angelos

The morning included taking photos of my garden in full display of vibrant colors and healthy foliage. I careful-ly took note of which roses might be contenders in our Annual Rose Show—just one week away. I thought about the different challenge classes, mini rose entries and even some nice exhibition roses. What happened next was not forecasted and cer-tainly not expected. A 30 minute afternoon hail storm is not common for our area! The gutters clogged with hail-stones; there were streams of water coming from places which never shed water—let alone flow with water. My fond memories from that morning were quickly diminished with each destructive hailstone. One by one they plummeted to the ground without regard for anything on their destructive course. “Pride cometh before a fall” played over and over in my mind. I swept the continual stream of water to a place it was not interested in flowing, and my cold feet realized just how cold a mixture of those icy pebbles and water could be! Today my roses have made it through their mending pro-cess. They are hearty, determined and forgiving. In just a few weeks they have made an amazing comeback! As for my pride—I am working on it…I would like to be that forgiving. I do hope to stay on the side of thankfulness, leaving a wider margin this time. Once again, my garden provides an example of “life after a storm” - a great lesson.

A few more photos on page 7.

May 21, 2016

July 7, 2016

A “Life Lesson” Learned—May 21, 2016

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Pacific Northwest District Happenings

Coming to us from the pages of the Pacific Northwest Rosarian… Fall Conference Scheduled!

The next big event is our Fall Conference, which will again take place at the Heathman Lodge on October 28-30, 2016. Our keynote speaker is Stephen Scanniello, who has written several books on roses, including A Year of Roses, A Rose by Any Name, Climbing Roses and Roses of America. He is the curator of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and was honored as Great Rosarian of the World in 2009.

We will have several other excellent speakers. As usual, Gary Ritchie will be returning. His talk on “Rose Nutrition” is a subject of vital interest to all rose enthusiasts. It is sure to be an exciting and fun week-end. Look for registration information in the August 2016 Rose Herald.

2016 PNW District Photo Contest

Please note that the roses in the photos do not have to be photographer-grown,

which means that anywhere you see a beautiful rose, it can be photographed and pre-

pared for entry into this year’s contest. (Right: ‘Black Magic’ entered 2015 by Jo Angelos)

Email entries to: Harlow Young at threegkids@charter.net

Deadline: Midnight, September 15, 2016

Classes: 1. One bloom. 2. One Spray, Hybrid Tea or Grandiflora. 3. One Spray,

Floribunda or Polyantha. 4. One Spray, Miniature or Miniflora. 5. One Open Bloom. 6. One bloom or Spray

of a Shrub. 7. One Bloom or Spray of an Old Garden Rose or Climber. 8. Multiple Blooms (a collection). 9.

Abstract or Impressionism. 10. Everything Else—a rose photo that doesn’t fit into any of the other classes.

For additional information and a complete page of entry information contact Harlow (email address above).

PNW District Horticulture Judging School and Audit - August 20 & 21, Olympia WA

The primary goal of the judging school is to train and examine candidates who will be immediately eligible to become apprentice judges. Thanks to a 2011 change in the language listing the requirements to become an apprentice judge, we can also include ARS members who have not yet met the 36 consecutive months of membership requirement. In addition, we should be able to accommodate a number of audi-tors (current accredited judges) or those interested in exhibiting. The school will be begin with check-in at 8:30 a.m. on August 20 and will be completed by about 1:30 p.m. on August 21. It will follow the standard ARS two-day format. Saturday is a full day of in-struction. It starts with registration at 8:30 a.m., continues through a set of lectures, and concludes with a series of 30-minute workshops, which end at 5:30 p.m. A formal review session will start the day on Sun-day. This will be followed by the written and “practical” judging exams. It is our intention to complete the ex-amination process by about 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Our faculty of outstanding judges/instructors includes Charold Baer, Rich Baer, Gretchen Humphrey, Michael Humphrey, Beage Kiley, Jack Kiley, Barbara Lind, Bruce Lind, Jim Linman, John Moe and Jeff Wyckoff. The registration cost for all attending the full horticulture judging school is $35 (in US funds). This helps cover local and district expenses. This fee will include classroom rental and a box lunch on Saturday. Interested candidates can receive additional, specific information by contacting: Bruce Lind Jim Linman 2132 Bridgeport Way 8015 SW 62nd PL Tacoma, WA 98466 OR Portland, OR 97219-3120 (253)-565-0246 (503)-927-4728

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ARS Trial Membership Programs—Anyone can join! See which works best for you!

Free 4-month trial membership All new local society members. New members–make sure that the society you are joining sends your contact information to Laura Seabaugh. That will automatically enroll you for 4 months. $5.00 4-month trial membership This is for all existing local society members and anyone who fills out a form at a local society event. If Joe Smith attends an event and fills out a trial membership application, even without joining a society, he can still take advantage of the 4-month trial membership for $5.00. $10.00 4-month trial This membership is available for the general public . Visit the website (www.rose.org) to join or call ARS at 1-800-637-6534.

2016 ARS PHOTO CONTEST by Harlow Young

The annual ARS Photo Contest is “open” to ARS members only. If any of our TCRS members want to participate in this contest, there is time for them to submit their membership application and dues to ARS, to be able to take part in this contest. (See Membership Options and information below.)

There are two ways to enter: by surface mail or if you choose to enter them electronically they must be entered via email through “Dropbox” only (not through “normal email”). If the contestant chooses to surface mail their entries (which has been my preferred method), they need to be sent to: Curtis Aumiller, 5 Brentwood Rd., Camp Hill, PA 17011-2529. If by email through

“Dropbox,” then they can be sent to the ARS address at americanrosephoto@yahoo.com. Entries must be postmarked by November 5, 2016.

I suspect that our TCRS members will choose to enter photos in the Novice Classes (Classes 1-11 of the 2016 ARS guidelines). A Nov-ice is defined as: “…those ARS members who have not previously won an award (first through fourth place) in the ARS American Rose Digi-tal Photo Contest. ... Those entering the novice class may enter any class, 1-11.” It will be imperative that they thoroughly review the rules since any deviation may eliminate any or all of their entries. I have a copy of those Rules and Guidelines which I can share with any interest-ed person by email. One benefit of entering in the “Novice” category is that the entrant can enter as many as 4 photos in each class, where-as I can enter only three in each class, since I enter in the “normal” category.

It is important for our TCRS folks to not be intimidated about entering this contest; it is time-consuming to prepare the photos for entry, but beyond that, completely painless.

I would be SO PROUD of any of our members who choose to send photos. I will help in any way possi-ble. Our District President, Gretchen Humphrey, would be ecstatic to know that there are more in the PNW participating in this contest. She continues to be VERY supportive of any who choose to participate.

This year, the ARS Photo Contest Committee has added some special awards if the photos taken by the

contestants are of roses that you have grown.

2016 ROSES IN REVIEW Every year, the American Rose Society seeks YOUR evaluation of new roses. Your numbers and comments join others from every ARS District to become a much-appreciated rose buying guide called American Rose Society Handbook for Selecting Roses. You’ve used it for years to choose roses that can be expected do do well in your garden. Now, it is your time to help others. The National Coordinator of Roses in Review is Don Swanson of Omaha, Nebraska. He carefully and thoroughly explains the evalua-tion process in the July/August 2016 American Rose. (See insert between pages 50 and 51.) You will find lists of recently marketed roses that need your evaluation, including Floribunda & Polyantha, Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea, Climber, Miniature & Miniflora, Shrub & OGR, and Special Group. (Click to view pages on ARS website) Even though the deadline for evaluations is not until September, now is the perfect time to start keeping notes, or adding to them.

With a Four-Month Trial Membership you will receive: 2 issues of the nationally acclaimed American Rose

magazine ($16 value); on-line access to ARS quarterly bulletins, The Mini/Miniflora Bulletin, Old Garden Rose &

Shrub Journal, Rose Arrangers' Bulletin, Singular Beautiful Roses and Rose Exhibitors' Forum ($45 value); free ad-

vice from Consulting Rosarians; free or reduced garden admissions; and discount of up to 30% at merchant partners.

Previous ARS Members—Renew today and start receiving your American Rose magazine, American Rose Annu-al, The Handbook for Selecting Roses, online access to Modern Roses 12 and more! Go to www.rose.org to rejoin now.

2015 ARS Photo Contest places by Harlow Young ‘Black Magic’ (left top) Class 1—2nd place ‘Dream Come True’ (left bottom) Class 1—4th place ‘Touch of Class’ ( top right) Class 3—4th place

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July Rose Garden—Organic Vision By Norma Boswell, Master Rosarian

The desert climate of the Mid-Columbia Basin is

hitting Tri-City roses with temperatures in the nineties.

When I stepped out on my front deck to check the gar-

den at 8:00 a.m. on the morning of June 29, it was al-

ready 70 degrees. Welcome to a long, hot summer. On

the plus side, low humidity gives us a break from the

onslaught of fungal diseases.

Good bugs are less obvious now than they were in May, because

the aphid supply has dwindled, but I still see an occasional lacewing and

ladybug--and their voracious young--feeding on insect pests. There are

also plenty of spiders. Little spiders drop onto my gardening hat most days

while I’m weeding below the tall rose bushes. These tiny hitchhikers come

inside with me and find places to build webs and catch the black strawber-

ry root weevils that wander into my house.

Hooray—a 1 1/2 inch long, transparent praying mantis showed it-

self as I weeded. I was worried that last year's mantids had not found each other and mated. Last year, the

female clung to a stem of 'Soroptimist International’ for three days before I saw a male appear. Except for

their prominent green heads, males are smaller and slenderer than females. Mine had wide-set, innocent,

googly eyes that looked at me with curiosity. In contrast, the female’s closer-set eyes appeared angry and

tired, as though she had a headache. I heard the female would bite the head off the male as he finished ferti-

lizing her eggs (to provide food for the developing mantid babies). I looked for but never found a green head-

less body, nor one of an exhausted female.

Mantids eat harmful—and helpful--insects indiscriminately, but they are so fascinating I would really

miss seeing them.

Because I favor organic gardening. I was pleased to see the remarks of PatrIck Busch, CEO of a Min-

nesota-based cut flower industry. In the July/August 2016 American Rose magazine, p. 31, Busch says that

Integrated Pest Management is the preferred way to deal with insect control. He believes that pesticides ap-

plied to foliage have a negative impact on photosynthesis, thus reducing flower production.

Speaking of organic gardening, it is time for another application of Carbon One Fertilizer, a formula

that strengthens roses from the roots up. C1 contains 3% urea nitrogen, 2% available phosphate, 2% potash

and 1% sulfur. Representatives from the local manufacturer gave each Tri-City Rose Society attendee a

sample bottle in February. Read about the product at www.c1fertilizer.com.

To keep rose roots from burning and ruining all your effort to grow beautiful roses, water thoroughly

before and after applying fertilizer.

Water and sunshine are vital to rose production. Extreme heat

slows photosynthesis; overheated roses will be smaller and have fewer

petals. Water deeply so rose roots plunge downward for better anchor-

age. If roses appear stressed, check moisture level at least 6 inches

down (beyond the drip line), and water accordingly. Add 3-4 inches of

mulch to conserve soil moisture.

Enjoy the birds and bees that love an organic garden.

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YOU HAVE BEEN BY THE “ROSE BUG” IF OR WHEN:

1. You come home from the Rose Society meeting with a big smile on your face that takes a long time to fade

away.

2. Your friends find out how many rose bushes you have, and they give you the “Oh-my-goodness-you’re-

crazy!” look.

3. Rather than reading a good mystery novel, you read rose magazines, catalogs, and spend time searching

the web, looking for roses, and learning about them.

4. Even in a rain storm, you visit a rose garden, taking photos of beautiful roses for 2-1/2 hours, and ending

up absolutely soaked, but loving every minute of it!

5. … and smelling them, too, even though you’ve smelled hundreds of roses before; but you can’t help your-

self! “AAHHH!”

6. You buy roses by internet or phone from another province or state because the rose(s) you “must

have” isn’t/aren’t available locally.

7. You dig up perfectly good lawn (sometimes without your spouse’s consent) to make room for more roses.

8. Each year, you take more photos of roses than of your family.

9. On all your out-of-town trips, you look for public and/or private rose gardens to visit.

10. You count roses instead of sheep when your head hits the pillow at night.

11. You have to hire a gardener to help care for the roses in your garden, yet you think you need more.

12. You fall in love with a rose you’re not currently growing; you search, and search, and search where you

may purchase it; and then you buy it regardless of the price.

13. You replace “old” worn-out roses (really, you want an excuse for a different one) with “new” ones, even

though the “old” ones were perfectly good rose bushes.

14. You spend more money on fertilizer and amendments for your roses than you do for your spouse’s

Christmas gifts.

15. In your travels you look for used bookstores to shop for books about roses, and you often buy more than

one.

16. Your “wish list” of new roses includes that which you sincerely believe will be the next “Queen of Show.”

17. You’re willing to get up long before sunrise on the morning of the Rose Show to prepare your entries!

18. You politely congratulate the trophy winners of the show, but deep down you are really “frosted” because

you won NOTHING!

Bitten by the Rose Bug By The Rose Whisperer, AKA Harlow Young

A few more photos from “A Life Lesson Learned” on page 3. Left to right photos are pre-hail, two hail shots and a recovery photo on July 7, 2016.

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President, Harlow Young, CR

3218 W 2nd Ave, Kennewick, WA

99336 (509)735-3481 threegkids@frontier.com

Vice-President, Jim Campbell, MR

1307 Maple Lane, West Richland, WA

99353 (509)967-2606 (NOTE:

Dorothy Campbell is a MR)

scotch1943@charter.net

Treasurer, Bob Louie, 20 N Jefferson

St, Kennewick, WA 99336 (509)

531-5727 blouie1@charter.net

Secretary, Facebook Manager, Membership Chair

Katie (Dickenson) Henderson 3611 W 15th Ave Unit 4,

Kennewick, WA 99336 (509)521-7551

katiemaedickenson@gmail.com

Education Chair, Richard Kerkof, MR

4002 Meadow View Drive, Pasco, WA 99301

(509)547-1860 rjkerkof@gmail.com

Rose Herald Co-Editor,

Jo Angelos, 719 S Yelm Pl, Kennewick, WA 99336

(509)586-0857 angelosfolk@gmail.com

Rose Herald Co-Editor, Norma Boswell, MR

465 Mateo Court, Richland, WA 99354

(509)375-0567 rosybos@owt.com

Webmaster, Nancy Foster-

Mills, 1537 Adair Dr., Richland,

WA 99352 (509)528-9083

thundar2007@gmail.com and

www.owt.com/rosesociety

JoAnn Brehm, MR, 1113 Sad-

dle Way, Richland, WA 99352

(509) 627-0577

jobrehm@outlook.com

Tom Miles, CR, 118 Bremmer

St, Richland, WA 99352 (509)

627-7003 thmpmi@charter.net

Publicity, Helen Newman,

hnewman@owt.com 102703 E

Vaca Rd, Kennewick, WA

99338 (509)627-0880

Hard Copy Distribution, Adam

Diaz, First Fruits Accounting,

(509)308-8005

adam@firstfruitsaccounting.com

ARS LSRC & TCRS E-

Distribution, Janet Bryant,

(509) 627-2687

janetsbliss@hotmail.com

Garden Meetings

July 25 Home of Harlow &

Linda Young 3218 W 2nd Ave Kennewick, WA

August 29 Lawrence Scott Park

Rose Garden

Sandburg Event Center

Meetings

September 29

Fall “Show of Color” West Richland, WA

October 24 End of the Year Banquet

Guest Speaker

Rich Baer

October 28-30

District Fall Conference

Heathman Lodge

Co-Editor, Norma Boswell

Co-Editor, Jo Angelos

719 S Yelm Pl

Kennewick, WA 99336

Esteemed Rosarian