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Rose Herald Tri-City Rose Society

owt.com/rosesociety

PNW District Rose Society pnwdistrict.org/

American Rose Society www.rose.org

The Tri-City Rose Society is a non-profit educational organization with valuable

affiliations to the Pacific Northwest District and the American Rose Society. Visit all the websites above to broaden your love and knowledge of roses! The Tri-City Rose Society has links to all the archived newsletters and photos from past rose show entries. We encourage our TCRS members to join the ARS; there are many membership options. To join-or-renew your ARS membership Click Here.

June 24, 2019 TCRS Meeting Garden of

Bob and Bridget Louie 20 N Jefferson Kennewick, WA

6:30 p.m.— Enjoy the beauty 7:00 p.m.— Business meeting

In This Issue Tri-City Rose Society News & Events

President’s Message p 2 Next Meeting Information p 2 Minutes of May 20, 2019 meeting p 3 Re-Cap of “What a Wonderful World” p 4-5 By JoAnn Brehm, Show Co-chair 2019 Rose Show Awards 1st installment p 6 by Janet Bryant, Show Awards Chair June Rose Garden p 7 “Roses Communicate With Each Other” by Norma Boswell

Rose Whisperer p 8-9 “Rose Picker’s (or Rose Handler’s) Disease” by Harlow Young Ellie with Me p 10-11 “Just Believe” by Jo Angelos “Rosie the Riveter” p 12-13 Our Next Steps for Completion by JoAnn Brehm

Pacific Northwest District News p 14 ARS Horticulture Judging Audit Report

ARS News Ways to Join and Support the ARS p 15 (ARS Award of Merit Winner—Harlow Young Page 9) Tri-City Rose Society Officers, p 16 Consulting Rosarians (CR), Master Rosarians (MR) and other helpers Rose Show Sponsors p 16

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President’s Message by Harlow Young

Next TCRS Meeting June 24, 2019 Garden of Bob and Bridget Louie

Our Seventy-first annual Rose Show was a success! Many of you expressed great concern up to about 3 weeks before the event if there would be roses to bring to the show. The weather in the days leading up to the show was ideal, and as the old saying goes, “The proof is in the pudding!” It may not have been the biggest show our society has hosted, but it was beautiful, and the show room filled with fragrance from all the entries. The Hybrid Tea and Grandiflora classes always seem to be the most popular. Entries filled all their “allotted” tables, and I witnessed the Judges spending a lot of time picking the “Court” from them. This is a testament to the quality of entries everyone brought. I’m sure that JoAnn Brehm will agree that she and I, as Co-chairs of the show, are very pleased with the cooperative efforts of so many of our members who gave many hours of time in preparation and com-pletion of the event. So, we’d like to give a big THANK YOU to all of you who participated in so many ways to make this show a success. As I write this, it is quite warm today (Monday, June 10th), in the high 80’s. By Wednesday, the fore-cast is for the afternoon temperature to reach 100°F. Remember to keep your roses adequately watered for the next 2 months, or so. We have had near ideal spring temperatures for our roses, but we can expect the rose blooms to be smaller and proba-bly less abundant during these hot summer months. The roses will benefit from proper mulching to help maintain soil moisture. And to assure optimal survival during the hot afternoons, a cool spritz of water just before sunset will help them rehydrate. Notice that June starts the summer garden meetings in our members’ gardens. This month will be in the garden of Bob and Bridget Louie. See additional information I have provided about the meeting below.

Bob asked me to tell everyone that their dog Rudy will be happily greeting everyone as they arrive. Rudy is a Bernese Mountain Dog, a BIG gentle character, but rather imposing when you first arrive. Come early– the address is 20 N. Jefferson, Kennewick, WA. Arrive about 6:30 p.m. to have time to walk through the Louies' gardens, and then settle for an in-formal evening in the shade of their back yard. Bring a light weight folding chair if you have one.

Bob Louie tells us, “We have been in our house for 44 years. Our pond was built in 2001. Some of our favorite things are our paver patios, trees (Dawn Redwood, Bald Cypress, weeping Beech, and Tri-Color Beech), and Koi Pond. We love our Roses; favorites are ‘Dainty Bess,’ ‘Valencia,’ ‘Elle,’ Nicole,’ ‘Neptune,’ ‘Fragrant Cloud’ and ‘Milestone.’ In the spring, we enjoy our tree peonies in pink, red lavender, and yellow.”

Bob Louie isn’t a stranger to the

Court Table at our annual rose

shows. In 2017 his ‘Silver Jubilee’

won Queen of Show, followed by

Princess of Show, ‘Tineke,’ and

Best of Hybrid Tea Spray, ‘Dainty

Bess.’ The quality of his roses

throughout his yard will amaze you

from one bloom to the next!

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TCRS May 20, 2019 Minutes by Cyndy Sharer, Secretary

The meeting of the Tri-City Rose Society was called to order at 7:06 p.m. on

May 20, 2019 by president Harlow Young. The meeting at the Kennewick PUD

Building had 12 attendees. The minutes of last month's meeting were approved as

printed in the Rose Herald.

New Business:

Members were asked to bring extra cut flowers to our Rose Show on June 1st at

the Richland Community Center. The Center's doors will be open at 7:45 a.m. The nursery

on Queensgate is donating a few rose bushes for the show's raffle. There

will be a raffle for rose gift certificates donated by the nursery

on Queensgate Avenue. Rose cards will be for sale.

We are the first in Washington state to plant 'Rosie the Riveter' roses:

three were planted at Lawrence Scott Park near Canal Street (photo on

right) and three at the Demonstration Garden on 10th Street and Union.

Next week will be the 75th anniversary of the end of WW ll.

Old Business:

Richard Kerkof stated that all of the 57 roses at Nancy Roy's old home have

been removed. On left, Richard and Joann Rung identify one of those roses.

Harlow stated that hopefully by early next week the city of Kennewick Parks De-

partment at Lawrence Scott Park will have put bark on the rose beds; so if we

can all get our beds weeded beforehand, we will be ahead of the game.

Jim Campbell asked if the club is putting an ad in the Tri-City Herald. The

answer is no because of the cost. Harlow commented that TV ads are even

more expensive--hundreds of dollars. He also said If you take a sign to advertise

the show, don't put it out until after this coming Saturday, May 25th, to avoid con-

fusion.

The judges and clerks will meet for breakfast at 9:00 a.m.

Program:

Harlow gave a presentation on how to prepare our roses for a show and what the rose judges look

for in exhibition roses, whether they be hybrid teas, floribundas, minis, or climbers.

Disqualifications of entries were reviewed: misnaming the rose, (misspelling isn't penalized), if a rose

is put in the wrong category our local judges will move it to the correct place-- a national judge would dis-

qualify it. Stem on stem is a disqualification unless it is an OGR. The proportion of rose to stem should

be about 1:5. The size of the rose matters if the entries are equally

good.

Harlow brought several door prizes:

Norma Boswell won the Ortho Rose and Flower Disease Control

JoAnn Brehm -- Bonide CuSo4 Fungicide

Dorothy Campbell also won a prize.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m Door prize winners—Norma & JoAnn A photo from the show

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Tri-City Rose Society 71st Annual Rose Show

“What a Wonderful World” THANK YOU ALL for another successful rose show! Music, roses, a great lunch, and

rose friends, what could be better on a Saturday afternoon! A special thank you to our

committee members, our clerks and visitors!

2019 ROSE SHOW COMMITTEES

TCRS Show Chair Harlow Young

TCRS Show Co-Chair JoAnn Brehm

Advertisement (Schedule) Jolene Angelos

Arrangement Theme JoAnn Brehm & Committee

Awards Janet Bryant

Clerks John Brehm

Education/Membership Richard Kerkof

Entries, Members at Large

Hospitality Anna Brehm

Judges Jim Campbell

Luncheon Jolene Angelos

Photography Maria Lyczkowski

Placement-Arrangements Norma Boswell

Placement-Horticulture Richard Kerkof

Properties Peter Diaz

Publicity Committee, Members at Large

Schedule & Cover JoAnn Brehm

Show Sales JoAnn Brehm & Committee

Staging Richard Kerkof, Joann Rung, Cindy Morris

Report by JoAnn Brehm, 2019 TCRS Rose Show Co-Chair

A special thank you from me to Maria for being the official rose arranger this year, pretty good for

never having done this before! Smiles from Norma Boswell, JoAnn Brehm and Maria Lyczkowski.

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On the sales table, we sold tickets for 8 rose plants, donated by Queensgate Gardens. Winners

of the roses were: Anna Brehm, tickets 992519 and 992523; JoAnn Brehm, ticket 992513; Maria

Lyczkowski, ticket 992548; Jolene Angelos, ticket 992553; Tom Morris, ticket 992531; Joann Rung,

ticket 992506; Norma Boswell, ticket 992550. To redeem your rose, take your copy of the winning

ticket to Queensgate Nursery and claim your rose bush. We also sold rose photo cards and cut ros-

es in vases. These were all successful activities and in addition to donations, brought in a total of

$212 for our society. Thanks to all who brought their extra, non entered roses for us to use!

JoAnn and John Brehm—what would we do without you? Year after year your preparations and hard

work ensure the success of our annual rose show. We thank you,

and thank you again!

TCRS Rose Show Report, Continued

Congratulations to all the winners.

See you at our 72nd Annual Rose

Show May 30th in 2020! Visitors could browse our rose infor-mation table, get information on a TCRS membership, see photos of our roses at Lawrence Scott Park

and meet the rarely frowning, Norma Boswell!

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What a Wonderful World “- 71st Annual Rose Show Results from June 1, 2019 By Janet Bryant

Awards Chair

See the online album at: https://tinyurl.com/2019TriCityRoseShow

Horticulture

Award Title

ARS Award & Other

Awards & Prizes

Winner Rose

Best in Show &

Best Modern

Shrub

Prize from Dorothy &

Jim Campbell

Harlow Young

Kennewick, WA ‘Jacqueline du Pre’’

Queen of Show

(1st Place)

ARS Gold Medal Certificate

& The B.D. Puckett Trophy

Harlow Young

Kennewick, WA ‘Over the Moon’

King of Show

(2nd Place)

ARS Silver Medal Certificate & The Marian Anderson

Trophy

Mike & Alexa Peterson

Renton, WA

‘Olympiad’

Princess of Show

(3rd Place)

ARS Bronze Medal

Certificate & The Rainier

Bank Trophy

Mike & Alexa Peterson

Renton, WA

‘Olympiad’

Prince of Show

(4th Place)

The Elsie K. Gaebel

Memorial Trophy

Cindy Morris

Pasco, WA ‘Pope John Paul II’

Duchess of Show

(5tth Place)

The Vina Hudson Memorial Trophy

Cindy Morris

Pasco, WA ‘Marilyn Monroe’

Duke of Show

(6th Place)

The Leona Ayres Mattison

Memorial Trophy

Mike & Alexa Peterson

Renton, WA

‘Hot Princess’

Right Top to

Bottom: 2nd to 6th

Place Roses

Left: Harlow

Young with Best

in Show & Queen

of Show:

‘Jacqueline du

Pre’ and ‘Over the

Moon’

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June Rose Garden Roses Communicate With Each Other by Norma Boswell, Master Rosarian

Roses and other plants communicate with each other, both above and below ground, within the soil. Plants are endowed with highly enhanced senses, such as hearing, feeling, thinking and smelling. I knew that dogs have senses that are much more acute than mine. But I was astonished to learn that plants possess senses that are much more acute, even, than dogs. Roses’ remarkable communication system has helped them survive and bloom for thousands of years. In the wild, roses and other plants have discovered that if they jam themselves together and breed incestuously, a single disease could kill them all. To prevent inter-breeding, they mature their sexual organs at different times, not all at once; and they tend to reject partners like themselves. For example, in the forest a lodgepole pine will not usually mate with another lodgepole pine. Roses warn each other about ene-mies, such as aphids. They attract beneficial insects which reduce the aphid population. I attended Sean Tait’s presentation, “Trees, Humans and Other Sentient Beings” at the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs Convention on June 3-6. It was a fascinating eye-opener about how plants communicate. In May I shared information from Wikipedia about roses’ underground communication through mycorrhi-zae. Here’s a refresher. Plants communicate using volatile organic compounds, electrical signaling, and mycorrhizal networks between plants and other organisms such as soil microbes, other plants, animals, insects, and fun-gi. Mycorrhizal fungi are involved in an important mutualistic relationship: in exchange for sugars, they pro-vide plants with much-needed phosphorus and nitrogen. Fungi often connect the roots of neighboring plants to form mycelial networks, which play a major role in recycling soil nutrients and water. Things I’ve concluded: * Plant different roses in a bed, rather than several of the same kind. * Try roses with fewer petals, so pollinators have easy access to anthers and pistils. * Plant in the sun. Bees prefer to visit sunny areas. * Select companion plants to prevent competition, and to attract beneficial insects. For example, you might choose to avoid 'Arum Italicum.’ It is absolutely beautiful, but its roots are fierce competitors, and its huge, lance-like leaves and tall red and green berried stalks attract humans and not pollinators. * Give plenty of space between roses. * Do not use pesticides. They kill beneficial insects like bees and other natural predators. * Supply water to rose roots without drowning them. Water is also great for removing aphids and spider mites under leaves. * Fertilize and amend with organics, many of which improve the soil, such as worm compost. We like to sup-port the nurseries that advertise in our Rose Show Schedule. They are listed on the last page of this newslet-ter. While awaiting a break from our triple-digit heat, you might enjoy looking at the organics at heirloomroses.com. * Personal clothing should cover skin and hair. Wear sunglasses or a wide-brimmed hat. Drink water and limit work sessions. * Don’t wear perfume while working in the garden. (Perfume can lure bees and wasps to you.) * Squash aphids between thumb and forefinger. Squash snails and slugs with rocks. * Black spotted leaves and branches should go into the garbage instead of hang-ing around, infecting their neighbors. * After weeding, apply organic mulch. If you work slowly, as I must, there can al-ways be a home available for native bees that nest in the ground. * Deadhead spent flowers into the green garbage can. Prune off shoots that criss-cross the rose’s center. * Ask questions. Share experiences. Keep looking for answers. Love your roses. * Give thanks for being one of God's Sentient Beings.

‘No Worries’ by Jo Angelos

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Rose Whisperer Rose Picker’s (or “Rose Handler’s”) Disease...What is it? by Harlow Young, Consulting Rosarian

I read an article recently when, of all things, I was looking at photographs at Stan Griep’s web site, “The Colorado Rosarian – Photography Gallery.” I like his rose photography because it is

quite unique. I don’t quite know how to describe the “look” of his photos other than to say that they are soft, quiet, calming, and introspective, qualities that many rose photographs lack. Stan is a Master Rosarian in the Rocky Moun-tain District of ARS, a rose photographer and a writer, as well as a man dedi-cated to his family. Here are a couple of his award-winning photos that I think illustrate my comments in the paragraph above:

Among his library of articles in his web site is one that, at first, stunned me. The title of his article was “Ever Heard of Rose Picker’s Disease?” I admit I had never heard of it, so I read on. I learned some important and so-bering new information, which I am sharing this month with the read-ers of the Rose Herald. I think that the information is timely since we are probably regularly working in and among our roses to groom and deadhead them. Stan relates that in 2007 his mother fell into a climbing rose bush in her back yard. He said of the incident: “She got several puncture wounds from that fall and a few nasty cuts. Some thorns had broken off in her skin. We cleaned her up, removing the thorns and used hy-drogen peroxide on the wounds. We thought we had done a thorough enough job, learning later that we had not.” The story continues as Stan writes: “Mother started to develop hard bumps under the skin that were itchy and painful, eventually breaking open to drain. I will spare you the rest of the nasty details. We took her to the doctor and then to a specialist … The entire ordeal lasted

nearly two years with antibiotic drugs and surgeries to remove the nodules.” The short version of his continu-ing article was that his mother was diagnosed with Sporotrichosis, a disease caused from the entry of a fun-gus, Sporothrix schenckii, when injured by the rose thorns when she fell. Sporotrichosis Overview This fungus is related more closely to the mold on stale bread or the yeast used to brew beer than to bacte-ria that usually cause infections. The mold is found on rose thorns, hay, sphagnum moss, twigs, and soil. The infection is most common among gardeners, nursery workers, and farmers who work with roses, moss, hay, and soil. More rarely, cats or armadillos can transmit the disease. Once the mold spores move into or under the skin, the disease takes days or sometimes months to develop. Symptoms of Sporotrichosis The first symptom of sporotrichosis is a firm bump (nodule) on the skin that can range in color from pink to nearly purple. The nodule is usually painless or only mildly tender. Over time, the nodule may develop an open sore (ulcer) that may drain clear fluid. Untreated, the nodule and the ulcer become chronic and may remain unchanged for years. In about 60% of cases, the mold spreads along the lymph nodes. Over time, new nodules and ulcers spread in a line up the infected arm or leg. These can last for years.

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The following are a couple of pictures of advanced spo-

rotrichosis infection. These are not from Stan Griep’s moth-

er’s incident, but another more extreme example of the dis-

ease gathered in web-site searches of the infection.

Medical sources indicate that in very rare cases, the infection

can spread to other parts of the body, such as the bones,

joints, lungs, and brain. This is most common among those

with a weakened immune system. If it spreads to these or-

gans, it can be difficult to treat and may be life threatening.

When to call the doctor

• If you think you might have sporotrichosis, see a doctor

right away for diagnosis and treatment.

• If you are already being treated for sporotrichosis, contact a

doctor if new sores develop or if the old ones appear to be

growing.

Sporotrichosis Prevention

The most important step in preventing sporotrichosis is pre-

venting mold spores from entering the skin. Wearing protective, hot and sweaty gloves when pruning or

deadheading roses may seem like a huge inconvenience, but they provide important protection. People

who work with roses, hay, or sphagnum moss should wear heavy boots and gloves to prevent puncture

wounds and cover any scratches or breaks in the skin. Should you be poked, scratched or pricked by rose

thorns (and you WILL BE if you grow roses for any length of time), take care of the wound right away. If the

wound draws blood, it is deep enough to cause infection. Stan Griep states in his article, “Do not make the

mistake of thinking that treatment of the wound can wait while you finish your pruning or other garden

chores. I understand that it is an inconvenience to drop everything to treat the injury and then go back to

work … Keep an eye on the wound even if you think that you treated it properly at the time. If it becomes

reddish, swollen or more painful, seek medical help. It truly is very important. If nothing else, do it for this

old rose man.”

Thank you, Stan, for bringing this to our attention. We need to be cautious about staying healthy while

working in the garden. I have been frequently poked and scratched while working among roses and

thought little of it. I will be more conscious of possible infection and how to treat it appropriately.

Resources:

1. Griep, Stan, https://rosemanstansdiary.com/about/photos-of-roses-from-stans-rosebeds/

See also: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/rose-pickers-disease.htm

Rose Whisperer, Continued Rose Picker’s (or “Rose Handler’s”) Disease...What is it?

American Rose Society Award of Merit Results

Congratulations to Harlow Young and his Rose Whisperer winning articles!!

“Bourbon Roses,” April, 2018, pages 8-9.

“The Most Spiny Rose,” October, 2018, pages 8-9.

Visit our Tri-City Rose Society website—owt.com/rosesociety/ and the archived Rose

Herald newsletters to enjoy reading these Rose Whisperers AND all the others! Way to go, Harlow!

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Ellie with Me Just Believe by Jo Angelos

Our story started last September when the TCRS members were invited to Harlow Young’s workshop to learn how to propagate roses. Ellie was eager to go and find out “how to grow your own roses.” She listened eagerly as Harlow went through each of the

steps (right) and was eager to inspect the propagated cane he had in his garden. (left) Harlow sent each of us home with our choice of a properly cut and root growing compound dipped cane in a little red solo cup, filled with soil. As we talked about the possibilities for our roses, Ellie told Mr. Harlow with eager anticipation, “I will have a rose for the show next year!” With some hesitation, Harlow let her know that even if it made it through the winter, it wouldn’t be blooming in time for the show. In the back of my mind, I’m thinking about this little girl helping me dig and drop our compost and telling me we would have vegetables the next year….Sure enough, we had enough volunteer pumpkins

and tomatoes to share with the neighborhood! Never say never—and just believe...this little girl does just that. Ellie was so proud of her possession and it fit neatly into the cup holder of her car seat as we traveled home. She watered it a few days on her patio, and soon it made its way to the garden to “plant.” Our instruc-tions were to try to maintain as much of the soil around the tiny start as we transferred it into the ground. Well, before I knew it, Ellie had plucked hers out of the cup of potting soil and was ready to plunge it into the ground. Well, so much for a careful transplant—it was quickly planted. We covered it with the discarded water jug from a local water company. We watched it day by day as the fall temperatures turned cooler and the

leaves continued to be green—I was hopeful, Ellie was certain! Our winter was relatively mild and I thought we had escaped any measurable snowfall when we had this rainbow in the sky the end of January (right). We had several good rainy days and a few foggy mornings, yes, the winter I had hoped for! The growth of ‘Firefighter’ continued under the protection of its water jug. Then it happened...a little snowfall—nothing we couldn’t handle, and after all, the moisture was certainly good for everything. Then there was a little more and then a lot more and more on top of that!

With record snowfall in February, March was determined to make its mark on the weather charts. When it was all said and done, everything was showing the effects of the big storms. The ducks were wandering in parts of our yard where I’ve never seen them. There was no bare ground to be found. Even the robins began foraging on the rose hips. They especially liked the cleared patio to work the hips open and eat the seeds, (especially after the icicles melted)! Once again, I was thankful I don’t use any chemicals on my garden! The birds (and any other animal who might depend upon the hips) were safe!

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Ellie With Me, continued Just Believe

From left to right above: the first day we took the jug off the rose. The next two photos were the first bud and bloom (too early for the show). On the left, the second bud was ready for the show and Ellie was SO happy to clip it! On the right are the blue ribbon winner, ‘Firefighter’ AND the crystal covered candy dish prize! This was quite a project and one that was watched over for many months. Yet, for this 5 year old there was no doubt she would have a rose for the show! Yes, Ellie believed this day would come.

And in her words, “Best Day Ever!”

Once the thaw began, the melting process quickly un-covered the newbies in our rose garden nursery. First photo to the left was March 16, 2019 and the second photo was March 19, 2019! Everyone was ready to welcome Spring!

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Rosie the Riveter Comes to the Tri-Cities! by JoAnn Brehm

We did it!

A group of dedicated volunteers from the Girls Scouts of Service Unit 472, Tri-City Rose Society, and Master Gardeners planted three ‘Rosie the Riveter’ roses for the first Rosie the Riveter Memorial Rose Garden for SE Washington at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden in Kennewick, WA and then in the Tri-City Rose Society rose garden at Lawrence Scott Park, also in Kennewick.The planting took place on Satur-day, May 25th just in time for Memorial Day weekend. Many Girl Scout troops signed up for planning and participation in events for the fu-ture. One troop even came from Prosser, Washington to help us plant. We wore Rosie the Riveter bandanas, told stories about women who supported the war effort on the home front, and sang the “Rosie, Rosie, the Riveter” song. Stories were shared about Hanford workers and several family mem-bers, including one in England who worked in the Victory Gardens. We will be sharing our story with the Nation-al organization showing photos from the plant-ing with our Girl Scouts and other organizations involved wearing bandannas for our official garden photos.

Basic Steps for Creating a Rosie the Riveter Memorial Rose Garden

DONE Choose a Location – Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden & TCRS Rose Garden at Lawrence Scott Park both in Kennewick, WA DONE Order Rosie the Riveter Roses DONE Planting Date Scheduled DONE Girl Scouts Invited DONE Official Garden Signs Ordered & Received (pictured right) DONE Planted ‘Rosie the Riveter’ roses in 2 new Rosie the Riveter Memorial Rose Gardens in SE Washington

This is the first of several events we will have as we

celebrate the 75th year of the end of WWII in 2020.

We hope to add more roses to the garden by then

and have several grand celebrations.

Still to Do Get Tri-City Girl Scouts involved to plan future events:

• Invite our own Rosies who worked on the War effort at Hanford, partners, elected officials, service organizations, historical societies, etc. • Notify local media.

Anna and JoAnn Brehm hold memorial photos of

women who played instru-mental parts on the home

front during WW II.

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As told to us by TCRS member, Tom Morris at the garden.

My Mom, Marjorie Morris, lived in Pasco from 1942-1944. She was newly married and went where the Navy sent my Dad, George Morris. While Dad was stationed at the Pasco Naval Air Base, Mom worked as a teletype operator for the Army at the Big Pasco warehouse. She was a civilian employee of the Army. We know that the work she did required speed, accuracy and secrecy. The attached picture (left) even resembles my mom and shows what she was doing during the war. Likely her work was a part of the highly secret Manhattan Project taking place at Hanford. Mom and many women helped with the war effort from here. Dad later was deployed to Guam. He served there until the end of the war. Photo on top right is my Dad and Mom, 1940. Lower photo was my Mom in 1939.

Rosie the Riveter Memorial Garden Planting— Photos and Memories

Photos of “Rosies” and Rose Show photos courtesy of:

Maria Lyczkowski Jo Angelos

JoAnn Brehm

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ARS Horticulture Judging Audit & Dinner – May 31st Hampton Inn, Richland, Washington The night before our rose show, we had 16 people taking a very successful ARS Horticulture Judging audit. Bruce and Barbara Lind, two premier judges from Tacoma, WA conducted the audit for 8 judges from Montana, 2 from Nevada, and 4 from Tri-Cities, WA. Dinner was served and we were updated with the lat-est Guidelines and Rules for Judging Roses (8/18/2018), including judging Old Garden Roses, Miniatures and Minifloras, and Shrubs and Climbers. These are areas noted on our required annual forms. For those who are ARS judges, audit credit will be given. Thank you to the Linds for their time and knowledge and to Ray Hoffman of Missoula, MT requesting this East of the Cascades audit location for Montana judges, who have a hard time traveling to the Portland, OR location for the fall PNWD meeting. On June 1, 2019 the au-dit participants had hands-on practice. Thank you to all the judges! Photos provided by Maria Lyczkowski.

PNW District Doings! JoAnn Brehm, MR, Horticulture and Arrangement Judge

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All NEW members of your Rose Society are eligible for a FREE ARS 4-Month Trial membership. This offer is at no cost to your society or the new members. This is a wonderful offer that adds value to your member-ship without increasing the cost of membership dues. All you have to do is send the name, address, tele-phone number, and e-mail address for each new member to ARS National Director of Membership, Lucy Medvec. If you have this information in excel for-mat, you can also send it as an attached document. If not, just send the members' information in an e-mail. This offer is for new members who are not already ARS members, but you do not have to determine if the member was or is an ARS member; our office will tell you if they are not eligible. A recent analysis of local society membership shows that the local societies whose membership is growing are the ones taking advantage of the 4-Month Trial Membership Programs. So don’t miss out on this special benefit! Send in your new members today. This benefit is ongoing, so you can send your new members' information throughout the year.

If you have any questions, please contact: Lucy Medvec, ARS National Director of Membership American Rose Society P.O. Box 30000 Shreveport, LA 71130 www.rose.org or lucy@rose.org

What a great time to invite or sponsor new members to the Tri-City Rose Society!

They will also receive: A Free four-month American Rose

Society Membership!

ARS News—Ways to join and support the American Rose Society

The American Rose Society exists to promote the culture, preservation and appreciation of the Rose, and to improve its standard of excellence for all people, through education and research. What a wonderful mission statement! As a mem-ber you help make our mission statement a reality. There are many ways to help support our mission, like inviting someone to your local society, becoming a Con-sulting Rosarian, participating in a rose show or donating to the Annual Fund. However you decide to support your love of the rose, we are glad you are the best of what it means to be a part of the American Rose Society!

Jon Corkern, Executive Director Supporting ARS

In the 1935 American Rose Annual, J. Horace McFarland, the Father of the American Rose Society, presented a “high ideal” for a proposed Rosarium of the American Rose Society. Details will continue to be published in the American Rose, on our website, and in presentations being made throughout the country. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to be involved in carrying out a long-held dream of so many of our predecessors, a dream of a great Rosarium and THE garden for America’s Floral Emblem, the Rose. I encourage all members of the American Rose Society to support this project.

GROUNDBREAKING IN SHREVEPORT Robert B. Martin Jr., President

Rose Herald of the Tri-Cities: Kennewick–Pasco–Richland, Washington June 2019, Vol. 54, No. 6

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President, Harlow Young, CR, 2019 Show Chair 18 W 2nd Ave, Kennewick, WA (509)735-3481 threegkids@charter.net

Vice-President, Education Chair, Richard Kerkof, MR 4002 Meadow View Drive, Pasco, WA 99301 (509)547-1860 rjkerkof@gmail.com

Treasurer, Adam Diaz, 725 S Yelm Pl, Kennewick, WA 99336 (509)440-2259 adamdiaz88@gmail.com

Secretary, Cyndy Sharer, 2143 Rainier Ave, Richland, WA 99354 (509)375-4246 cl.sharer@gmail.com Facebook Manager, Membership Chair Katie (Dickenson) Henderson, 3611 W 15th Ave Unit 4, Kennewick, WA 99336 (509)521-7551 katiemaedickenson@gmail.com Rose Herald Co-Editor, Norma Boswell, MR 465 Mateo Court, Richland, WA 99354 (509)375-0567 rosybos@owt.com

Rose Herald Co-Editor, Jo Angelos, 719 S Yelm Pl, Kennewick, WA 99336 (509)586-0857 angelosfolk@gmail.com

Webmaster, Nancy Foster-Mills, 1537 Adair Dr, Richland, WA 99352 (509)528-9083 nmisc@owt.com and www.owt.com/rosesociety JoAnn Brehm, MR, 1113 Saddle Way, Richland, WA 99352 (509)627-0577 jobrehm@outlook.com TCRS Rose Show Awards Chair, Janet Bryant, (509)627-2687 janetsbliss@hotmail.com Jim Campbell, MR 1307 Maple Lane, W. Richland, WA 99353 (509)967-2606 Librarian, Michael Rung,2053 Geo Washington Way, Richland, WA 99354 (509)943-0117

2019

Summer Garden

Meetings

June 24

Garden of Bob and

Bridget Louie

20 N Jefferson

Kennewick, WA

(See page 2 for

more information.)

July 22

Garden of Harlow

and Linda Young

Kennewick, WA

August 26

Garden of Ward and

Jolene Angelos

Kennewick, WA

These fine businesses were the sponsors of our TCRS 71st Annual Rose Show.

As you shop with them, give them a big “Thank You!” from the TCRS.

Pallis Pool & Patio, 201 N Fruitland—Kennewick Pallispool.com

Wood’s Nursery, 2615 Van Giesen—Richland www.woodsnursery.biz

Ranch & Home, 845 N Columbia Center Blvd—Kennewick http://www.ranch-home.com/

Flower Farm, Columbia Center Blvd—Kennewick www.tricitiesflowerfarm.com/

Job’s Nursery, 4072 Columbia River Rd—Pasco www.jobsnursery.com

Mac’s Garden Center, 6711 W Court— Pasco www.facebook.com/Macs-Garden-Center-

Columbia Grain & Feed, 2001 West Lewis St—Pasco www.columbiagrainandfeed.net

Farmer’s Exchange, 215 W Canal Dr—Kennewick www1.mowerhome.com

Jesse’s Lawn Maintenance, 6418 W Deschutes Ave—Kennewick www.jesseslawn.com/

B & B Printing—Kennewick & Pasco www.bbprinting.com

Northland Rosarium, 9405 S Williams Lane—Spokane, WA www.northlandrosarium.com

LuLaRoe with Christine Diaz & Jane Cassinelli www.facebook.com/groups/lularoechristinejane/

On The Edge Sharpening Service—Bill Mager 509.947.6439 bmager@yahoo.com

Queensgate Nursery, 1040 Queensgate Dr—Richland www.queensgate-gardens.com