Rose Ramblings - San Diego Rose Society

Rose Ramblings

VOL. LXXXVII NO.2 Patron Member of the American Rose Society FEBRUARY 2015
JOURNAL OF THE SAN DIEGO ROSE SOCIETY

February/March Rose Care What’s Inside?

By Gary Bulman, [email protected] Monthly rose care….........1
Petals for Patriots……….2
By this time pruning should be completed or at Pruning demo…………...3
least well under way. Pruning is the trigger that sets the President’s Message…….5
rose into motion taking it from a stark frame of canes to SDRS Board Members….6
lush foliage and blooms. The next steps will determine Rose Garden Trust……..8a
how our bushes will progress. The Long Sleep.………..8b
Pick up your Bio-Start (hopefully you ordered) or pick up an or- Monthly program………..9
ganic fertilizer such as Dr. Earth, etc., and spread two cups per large bush Awards………...……….10
and one cup for small or mini roses around the bush and gently work into Membership……………11
the soil. As the soil warms and either rain or a water regime begins the fer- Membership form....…...12
tilizer will be assimilated by the feeder roots and growth rapidly begins. Fertilizer Sale…….….....13
When fertilization has been completed spread a two to three inch layer of Tidbits………...………..14
mulch. The thick mulch will allow water and fertilizer to penetrate the soil, Photo credits…………...15
keep it from evaporating and hold weed growth in check. I recently heard a
presentation from a fertilizer representative who explained that the mulch
must be thick in order to work. A thin layer of mulch gives weeds a great
growing environment that allows them to grow right through the mulch.
The thick layer does not allow weeds to reach the sun and grow. In addi-
tion, to give roses a head start I mix one tablespoon of Magnum Grow or
fish emulsion to one gallon of water and pour over the bush twice a month.
Irrigate your roses once a week if rain does not happen and water in slowly
and deep to force the roots to grow down.
Check new growth and remove side buds if necessary. Finger
prune excess growth that is heading toward the inside of the bush. Walk
through your garden often to check for pests and/or fungal disease. Aphids
can be washed off with a strong stream of water. Mildew is preventable if
spraying begins before it appears. No product will remove it once estab-
lished.

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Petals for Patriots
People and Roses Making a Difference

By Elaine Ornelas, [email protected]

Last month, members of the Rose Garden Corps launched into the great effort of pruning and cleaning
up around the roses of the Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden in Balboa Park. Because of our temperate

climate in San Diego, many of the rose
bushes were still in bloom. So instead of
discarding all of the blooms, for the sec-
ond time this year members of the Mis-
sion Hills Garden Club were invited to
harvest some of the blooms so that they
could create floral arrangements. These
would be distributed to the wounded vet-
erans at Naval Medical Center San Diego
under the Petals for Patriots program.

Petals for Patriots is a gesture of appreciation to our Unit-
ed States Military Wounded Warriors. Started by David Root, and with the
assistance of the Mission Hills Garden Club, fresh floral arrangements are
delivered to the hospital’s wounded warriors once each month. This effort
began in spring 2008 and is an exten- sion of a project begun by Mr. Root,
floral designer and lecturer. In a rou- tine floral delivery to Balboa Naval
Hospital he saw the young men recov- ering there and wanted to give them a
symbol of appreciation for their service and sacrifice. The Mission Hills Gar-
den Club volunteered to deliver the monthly bouquets to the hospital.
Notes of appreciation to the coordinators of the Rose Garden Corps from Carolyn Fossett, Mission
Hills Garden Club and David Root, founder of the Petals for Patriots program are attached here.

“Thank you once again for giving us access to the Rose Garden to benefit Petals for Patriots. I'm at-
taching some photos plus a short note from David Root, founder of Petals for Patriots in San Diego. As I men-
tioned last year photographing the soldiers is not permitted. The two photos from Balboa Hospital do not show
much but as you can tell from David's comments the roses did mean a lot.”

Carolyn Fossett

"The roses were a hit and all went well. We were short 3 as there were more people this time than the
last time. Thank you for all you did to arrange for us to get the roses again. Please pass along our sincere
gratitude to whomever is responsible for clearing the way for us to receive the roses. One warrior said, “I
want you to know what you do for us really makes a difference.” That makes it all worthwhile!!!
Take good care.”

David Root

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2015 Pruning Demonstration a Great Success

Bob Kolb, [email protected]

Saturday, January 10, was a beautiful spring-like winter day. It was a perfect day for our annual prun-
ing demonstration. A lot of people agreed and were eager to learn about pruning roses. They ranged in age
from teenager to senior citizens and had started gathering in the Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden prior
to our scheduled starting time of 9:00 am. Sue Streeper, Gary Bulman, Ken Huff and I arrived at about 9 and
instruction began immediately. Julie Nydam and John Lester soon joined us and immediately engaged a group
of eager students. Over 100 people attended throughout the day with lots of questions. Attendees stayed and
worked until about 12:30 pm. Rita Perwich’s article in the UT the previous week clearly served as a stimulus
for many of the attendees. The varying skill levels of the attendees made it challenging to for the Consulting
Rosarians to be responsive to all of the questions. It would have been great if more Consulting Rosarians had
been able to attend. This will be a goal of the 2016
event.

Ken Huff, our membership Chairman, es-
tablished a membership station and was busy an-
swering membership questions all morning. Five
new members joined and several more took applica-
tions and expressed a desire to join as well. There
was also one membership renewal. A membership
desk is an important part of this activity since many
of the attendees are not San Diego Rose Society
members.

Membership Chairman, Ken Huff, on the
left in the photograph above

continued on page 4
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(Pruning, continued from page 3)

Special thanks go to Consulting Rosarians, Sue Streeper, Julie Nydam, Gary Bulman, John Lester, and
Bob Kolb, for their contributions to this successful event. The San Diego Park and Recreation Department pro-
vided staff members to clean up the rose clippings which contributed to a safer environment for tourists and
demonstration attendees. About 150 roses were pruned which made it easier for the Balboa Park Rose Garden
Corps that worked to prune the remainder of the garden starting on Monday. Attendees provided a lot of posi-
tive feedback about the event. Several people were return attendees back to learn more about pruning roses.
Another good sign is that this event is viewed as a positive contribution to the community.

The Balboa Park Rose Garden Corps and San Diego Park and Recreation Department Staff started
work to prune the entire garden on Monday morning. The pruning was completed at about noon on Thurs-
day—all 1600 roses pruned.

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President’s Message

By Gary Bulman, [email protected]

Our first event of the new year was our annual pruning instruction for the general public held in the
rose garden in Balboa Park. Attendance seemed up as approximately 100 folks came and went throughout the
morning gaining experience and confidence in their pruning skills. Thanks go to the many society members
who gave of their time and experience to make this event a success. A timely reminder from Rand Allan to
give our members a reminder was helpful and greatly appreciated.

Using this event as a springboard I wish to recommend and encourage our members to join the Ameri-
can Rose Society which will enable them after a three year period to explore the possibility of attending a Con-
sulting Rosarian School and become a Consulting Rosarian. I am aware than the Pacific Rose Society is spon-
soring a school on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the Los Angeles Arboretum. It is in the future but will give you
time to research the qualifications and be ready in July.

Due to conflicts in their schedules the Bronze Medal (Al and Lana Heck) and Rosebud (Ken Huff)
awards were awarded at the January 26 meeting by Bob Kolb instead of during the Holiday Party in December.

Many thanks to Ruth Tiffany for managing our fertilizer ordering and sale this year. This operation has
grown every year as our membership spreads the word on the great results that happen when you apply Bio-
start. A pick-up schedule appears elsewhere in the newsletter.

A one day pilgrimage is pretty much firmed up for Sunday, May 3, 2015. The details will be publi-
cized in the March newsletter. Our calendars fill up during this time of year so this heads up is furnished for
you to consider. Sue, Linda and Ruth have been busy checking gardens and schedules in order for this to hap-
pen.

Our dear friend Dixie Dahl is being treated for a mass in her lung. I have been in contact with her and
her spirit is high but I know that a card from her friends in the rose society would be welcome. Phone calls may
not be appropriate for now as her voice is weak at this time. Dixie’s address is 5830 Cozzens St., San Diego
92122-3723

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Get to know your San Diego Rose Society Board Members!
Part 2

By Elaine Ornelas, [email protected]

In last month’s issue of Rose Ramblings, information about some of the new members of the San Die-
go Rose Society Board of Directors was published. In the interest of space, there only were articles about 6 of
the new members. Below is information about the remaining board members. Feel free to approach them and
share rose stories and harvest useful information!

2015 San Diego Rose Society Board of Directors

New San Diego Rose Board members: (from left) Past President--Gary Bulman
President Bob Kob, Kirk Rummel, Linda Humiston, VP Programs--Dixie Dahl
Christine Allan, Linda Pellegrino, Bill Ornelas, Paula VP Membership--Ken Huff
Taylor, Dixie Dahl, and President Gary Bulman. (Not Treasurer--Bill Ornelas
present for photo: Ken Huff, Mark and Robin Breeding, Recording Secretary--Linda Pellegrino
Corresponding Secretary--Christine Allan
Maria Mata, Terry Harris) Member at Large--Linda Humiston
Member at Large--Mark and Robin Breeding
Member at Large--Kirk Rummel
Past President--Bob Kolb
Rose Garden Trust

One year--Maria Mata
Two years-- Sue Streeper
Three years--Bob Kolb
Four years--Terry Harris
Five years--Paula Taylor

Recording Secretary—Linda Pellegrino
(Information unavailable at this time)
Members at Large - Mark and Robin Breeding

Robin has always loved roses but has always had a "black thumb" when it comes to plants of any kind.
Mark on the other hand has always done well with plants. After hardscaping our backyard, Mark recognized the
need to add some greenery to the area.

Each year we go to the Del Mar Fair to look at the garden area. Two seasons ago we ran into a couple
rosarians at the entry to the garden area and got a lot of information about roses and the rose society. Knowing
Robin`s love for roses, Mark decided to add beautiful roses to the yard. Starting the following spring, after much
investigation, he began our foray into growing roses.

In 2014 we ordered more roses and attended some meetings of the rose society. Amazingly, it was time
for the national rose convention which was our first time seeing and participating in this event. It was amazing. It
was quite eye opening to go to the homes of our local rosarians. Wow!

We are just starting out and only have 20 roses at this time. Our favorite rose is hard to name, we love
McCartney, Ketchup and Mustard, and Oklahoma. We learned about the differences between floribundas and
English roses. We were awe inspired by all the gorgeous roses we saw at everyone's homes and are looking to
add more roses to our yard this spring. We look forward to getting to know the great people who make up the
rose society and learn more about roses this year.

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(Board, continued from page 6)

Rose garden Trust, One Year—Maria Mata
(Information unavailable at this time)

Rose Garden Trust, Two Years—Sue Streeper
Sue has been growing roses for over 40 years. She and her late husband Dick grew about 400 roses of
all types in their long-time home in El Cajon. At present she has about 300 roses grown for their landscape per-
formance and for exhibition including at the Del Mar Fair. Sue has a special fondness for floribundas and
climbers for their stellar performance in the landscape. But then other favorites include all types such as Secret
(hybrid tea), Ruby Ruby (miniature), Lady Elsie May (shrub), and Fresh Pink (climbing miniature).
Sue is a past president of the San Diego and East County Rose Societies and is currently president of
the East County Rose Society. She has worked on several American Rose Society conventions including the
2004 convention in San Diego of which she was chairman. She is a horticulture judge, master consulting rosar-
ian, and recipient of the American Rose Society Bronze Medal and the Pacific Southwest District Silver Honor
Medal. She is one of the leaders of the Rose Garden Corps, a volunteer group that maintains the Inez Grant
Parker Memorial Rose Garden in Balboa Park.

Rose Garden Trust, Three years—Bob Kolb
(For bio see previous Rose Ramblings under Past President)

Rose Garden Trust, Four years—Terry Harris
(Information unavailable at this time)

Rose Garden Trust, Five Years—Paula Taylor
When we downsized 20 years ago to a home in Rancho Bernardo, I inherited a rose garden of
a dozen roses. At first I considered removing the roses as I believed they required a lot of work. On
second thought, I decided to try them for a year while we settled in. Our beloved golden retriever had
died so we scattered his ashes in the tiny garden and installed a sign in his memory. When people
commented on how beautiful the roses were, I just replied, “I use organic material!”
Eight years later, the garden was still there and producing beautiful roses. But, having failed at
downsizing, we moved two houses away. By this time I had joined the San Diego Rose Society and
gleaned as much information as I could from speakers and members and was confident I could suc-
cessfully expand the garden. Out went the grass; out went the horrible soil. We built a Motawi blue-
tiled fountain and two large raised beds. Wheel barrow by wheel barrow, in came all new “Queen of
Show” soil recommended by Linda Clark. (If my roses could look half as wonderful as Linda’s, I’d
be happy.) One of the beds is devoted to roses that thrive with sun, water, good air circulation, and
Magnum fertilizer recommended by Gary Bulman. Throughout the garden there are 50 rose bushes
including seven climbers with Joseph’s Coat being my favorite. Floribundas Topsy Turvy and Shock-
wave are always in bloom. Hybrid Teas Black Magic, Secret, and Bewitched never disappoint.
Dick and Sue Streeper, Phil Ash, Ruth Tiffany, and Roger English, just to name a few, have
all contributed to the success of my garden. If you have a question about roses, by joining the San Di-
ego Rose Society, you have come to the right place.

(For detailed information regarding the Rose Garden Trust see page 8)
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What Is the Rose Garden Trust?

By Sue Streeper, [email protected]

The Rose Garden Trust, formed in 1975 shortly after the establishment of the Inez Grant Parker Me-
morial Rose Garden in Balboa Park, is charged to “develop and maintain public rose gardens in San Diego
County.” In keeping with that responsibility, it has over the years paid for name labels, replacement plants, the
sign identifying the garden, and part of the cost for t-shirts which identify the Rose Garden Corps volunteers.

The trust receives its income from donations. Those moneys are often from people who want to donate
in the name of deceased rose lovers. Sometimes donations are made by people who have received visits from
consulting rosarians who advise about rose horticulture. Gifts of $50 or more to the Rose Garden Trust are rec-
ognized using hand-lettered calligraphy in a beautiful Memory Book which is shown from time to time at rose
society meetings.

A donation to the Rose Garden Trust can be made out to the San Diego Rose Society with a notation
that it is for the Rose Garden Trust. The San Diego Rose Society is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, so do-
nations are tax deductible. The mailing address is San Diego Rose Society, P.O. Box 86124, San Diego CA
92138-6124.

Many people are curious about the name of the rose garden, which is named after Inez Grant Parker. In
the early 1970s when the garden was being born, the Parker Foundation made its construction possible by
providing half the cost of construction, the other half coming from the City of San Diego. The Parker Founda-
tion gives generous grants to dozens of San Diego organizations every year, amounting to many millions of
dollars since the foundation’s inception in 1971. Gerald T. Parker and his wife Inez Grant Parker spent most of
their life and made their fortune in Kansas City, Missouri, and moved to San Diego afterwards. The Parkers
were enthusiastic supporters of community organizations here, and they formed their foundation to continue
support to worthy local groups. San Diego rose lovers are in their debt for making the Balboa Park rose garden
possible.

The Last Rose Before the Long Sleep

By Elaine Ornelas, [email protected]

My husband and I are in the process of go- saying “I still have much to give you!”. Amid all
ing through our usual January process of pruning the other rose plants where there were only rose
our 130 roses before their long ‘sleep’. We have not hips and no blooms, here was a ’rebel’, not comply-
been deadheading the spent rose blooms for a ing with our calendar, but to its own.
while, but have been
‘dead petaling”, meaning Maybe there is something to
that we are taking off the be learned by my little solitary
petals from the old Gemini bloom. If I had hastily
blooms and discarding pruned the Gemini as I did the
them, allowing the rose other plants, not really paying
hips to form. This signals attention to the entire plant, I
to the rose bush that their would have cut away a stun-
time for blooming is near ning reason for why we grow
an end and it is time to the rose plants to begin with.
retreat into the roots, stor- We so often are rushing to
ing up energy for the next have our flowers and plants
big growth spurt as the conform to our definition of
weather warms. when they should grow,
bloom, and perform that may-
But while pruning be we forget to really take the
I was taken off guard by a single bloom on our time to look at them, and thank them for the gifts
large Gemini bush, a plant which is resisting the they give us every day.
normal process of ‘going to sleep’ as the others al- Maybe we will wait a little longer to prune
ready have. The bloom was exhibition quality, our Gemini. It might have a little more to give be-
bright and vibrant in its colors. It was as if it was fore the ‘long sleep’.

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February Program: Bob Martin Presents “What’s New in Roses”

By Elaine Ornelas, [email protected]

Place and Time

Our meeting is on Monday, February 23rd in Room 101 of Casa del Prado in Balboa Park. Please note
that in January and February, the meeting dates change from the usual third Monday to the fourth Monday be-
cause of conflicts with holidays. We are pleased to have our own Bob Martin, Master Rosarian, present
“What’s New in Roses”. This should prove to be a program full of information and Bob’s witty comments!
The program starts at 7:30 p.m. .

Rose Care Program with Question and Answers
Come a little early! Starting at 7:00 p.m., John Lester will be available in the Consulting Rosarian Cor-
ner to present a short program followed by a question and answer period. The first rose feeding is coming very
soon and John will answer your questions that have arisen. This 30 minute period is designed to give attendees
a chance to have individual questions answered by an expert Consulting Rosarian.

About Our Speaker

Bob Martin has been growing roses for more than 40 years. He and his wife
Dona live in Escondido, California, where they have a rose garden of more than 400
roses of all types. He is an ARS Master Rosarian, an Accredited Horticultural Judge
and an Accredited Arrangements Judge.

Bob is well known as a humorous and effective speaker and rose evangelist,
having spoken at 21 American Rose Society national conventions, at district conven-
tions in 13 of the 18 ARS districts and at rose societies throughout the U.S.

Bob is also a prolific writer, having authored more than 600 published arti-
cles on roses. He is the editor of the American Rose Society quarterly publication,
Rose Exhibitors’ Forum and National Editor of Horizon Roses, an annual review by
the nation’s top exhibitor of new exhibition roses. Bob is also the author of the book:
Showing Good Roses, and maintains a website covering U.S. Rose show at
www.roseshow.com. He was honored for his lifetime contribution to rose education as
a 2009 recipient of the ARS Klima Medal.

Bob is an active rose exhibitor at all levels and the 2007 recipient of the ARS Guy Blake Hedrick Jr.
Award for lifetime achievement in rose exhibiting. He is also a hybridizer with eleven registered varieties, in-
cluding show roses, Butter Cream, Peter Cottontail and Pasadena Star. He serves as the western regional direc-
tor of the Rose Hybridizers Association. One of his latest roses is a pink sport of Randy Scott that he named
after his wife, Dona Martin.

Bob most recently served the San Diego Rose Society as Program Chair for the ARS National Con-
vention in May. Bob has also served the Society as Vice-President - Programs and as President. In the past he
has served as the Pacific Southwest District Director of the American Rose Society, and in numerous local,
district and national rose society positions. Bob is the recipient of the ARS Silver Honor Medal for Service to
the District, and three ARS Bronze Honor Medals for service to the San Diego Rose Society, Los Angeles
Rose Society and Pasadena Rose Society.

Most recently, Bob has announced that he is a candidate for Vice President of the American Rose So-
ciety at its triennial election to be held in 2015. Further information on his candidacy is available at http://
www.bobmartinarsvp.com/

*Directions to Casa del Prado, Room 101: The Casa Del Pr ado building is immediately west of the Natu-
ral History Museum. Entrances to the Casa Del Prado lead to an inner court, the rooms are accessible from the
court. Room 101 is downstairs on the east end of the court.

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2014 Rosebud Award and Bronze Medal Awards Presented

Bob Kolb, [email protected]

The 2014 Rosebud Award and Bronze Medal were presented at the general meeting on Monday, Janu-
ary 26. These awards are usually presented at our Holiday Party, but this year’s winners were not able to attend
so they were presented at our first general meeting of the
year.
The 2014 winner of the San Diego Rose Society’s
Rosebud Award is Ken Huff. This award is presented an-
nually to one or more newer members for outstanding ser-
vice to the society. Ken certainly fills these criteria and
more. Ken served as Corresponding Secretary and Sun-
shine Chairperson for the past two years. He is the newly
elected Vice President for Membership. Ken is an active
member of the Board offering constructive ideas and fre-
quently volunteering to support society activities. Ken
served in many capacities at the 2014 ARS Convention.
Ken is a will-do, can-do person and a valuable member of
the San Diego Rose Society.
Al and Lana Heck are the winners of the American
From left to right: Bob Kolb, Ken Huff

Rose Society Bronze Medal for Outstanding Service. The San Diego Rose and Gary Bulman

Society, an affiliate of the American Rose Society, may annually award a
Bronze Medal to one of its members for outstanding and meritorious service at the local society level. The re-
cipients must be a full or associate/joint
member of the American Rose Society and
an active member of the Local Society for
no less than three years. The Board of the
Local Society will nominate candidates and
select a winner by secret ballot. The Bronze
Medal may be awarded jointly to husband/
wife teams. Al and Lana certainly deserve
this award for their many years of service to
the San Diego Rose Society. Al served
many years on the board and held many of-
ficer positions up to and including Vice
President for Programs. He maintained our
membership database for over ten years on
an outdated software program that required
extra personal effort to keep it working and
our database accurate and current. This past
year it was finally converted to a more mod-
From left to right: Lana Heck, Al Heck, Gary Bulman and Bob Kolb. ern database program. And who can forget Al’s

wonderful, often humorous, emails that reminded us to renew our membership, urged us to volunteer, or com-
municated other important information. Al and Lana were responsible for our exhibit at the San Diego County
Fair for many years—potting the roses, nurturing them for at least two years, organizing a team of people to
move the roses to the fairgrounds, preparing the exhibit, caring for the roses during the fair, arranging for do-
cents to be at the exhibit each day of the fair, and then returning roses back to their home. Lana was instrumen-
tal in recruiting docents and for setting up the procedures for reporting the new members and collecting the
dues. Lana continued to perform this important function even after responsibility for the exhibit shifted to other
members. Lana worked on the Registration Team during the ARS Convention. She is truly the wind beneath
Al’s wings. Al and Lana’s Service to the San Diego Rose Society was outstanding over many years of service.

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LAST CALL – IT’S MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL TIME!!

OK – many of you have renewed – and we thank you for that!
BUT there are still many of you who have not yet renewed your SDRS membership.
Please fill out the form on the next page and send in your payment: either by regular mail, or by Pay-
Pal – using the link on our webpage (sdrosesociety.org) that says “Pay your membership dues with PayPal.”
Or, you can bring your form and payment to the next SDRS event that you attend: e.g. the monthly meeting on
February 23th.
If you wish to receive a hardcopy version of the newsletter, you’ll need to renew at the $25
(contributing) or higher level. Supporting, Sustaining, and Patron members are extra special. Their contribu-
tions help support our programs throughout the year. Quite a few of our members contribute at these levels.
Many thanks to them!
To those who have any hesitation about renewing, consider the following:
All of the benefits of membership:
 9 issues of the Rose Ramblings newsletter with lots of useful information
 9 meetings at Balboa Park with special speakers and free raffle tickets
 Access to Consulting Rosarians who are happy to answer your rose questions
 The annual pruning demonstration in Balboa Park
 Opportunities to purchase fertilizer and other rose care products at considerable discount
 Many opportunities to discuss rose growing with fellow rose enthusiasts

Please renew now – “Do It Today!”

Questions? Contact Ken Huff, VP Membership, [email protected]

See Membership Form on page 12

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San Diego Rose Society Membership Application/ Renewal

1. PLEASE CAREFULLY PRINT THE FOLLOWING:

NAME(S): ___________________________________________ ____________________

ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________

CITY STATE ZIP: ___________________________________________________________

EMAIL: __________________________________________________________________
All members who provide an email address will automatically receive a link to the online
full-color Rose Ramblings.

PHONE (_____) __________________________________

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2. CHECK MEMBERSHIP STATUS: Renewal______ New Member _____

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3. CHECK (OR ENTER) MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT:

All membership support is per household and for the calendar year.

____REGULAR $15 _____SUSTAINING $50

____CONTRIBUTING $25 _____PATRON $100

____SUPPORTING $35 _____ADDITIONAL DONATION $_____

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4. CHECK ROSE RAMBLINGS NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTION CHOICE:

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Selection of the e-mail/online newsletter represents a considerable savings of funds for

SDRS as well as volunteers’ time and effort.

____ BLACK/WHITE PRINTED COPY [MAILED] AT CONTRIBUTING AND HIGHER MEMBERSHIP LEVELS

We continue to offer a printed copy for members who do not have a computer or prefer a

printed copy. You may receive copies by both e-mail and hardcopy if you wish.

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5. ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY? Yes_____ No____

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6. SEND THIS FORM AND A CHECK PAYABLE TO SDRS TO:

SDRS MEMBERSHIP
P.O. BOX 86124
SAN DIEGO, CA 92138-6124

OR: send payment via PayPal: see link on www.sdr osesociety.org
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT OF THE SAN DIEGO ROSE SOCIETY!

Newsletter 10/2015

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Important Change in Fertilizer Sale Pickup Dates

By Ruth Tiffany, [email protected]

On January 21, Ruth sent this email to folks who had ordered fertilizer from her explaining why there
would be a change in the dates for picking up the fertilizer:
Hi Rose Lovers,

I am so sorry to have to change the pickup dates but I am having my house painted after the roses were
pruned (the only possible time to do it) and black mold and rot were discovered on this 55 year old house and
the whole front of the house has to be replaced. Very messy and expensive.
So the new dates are:
Friday February 6 11 am - 5 pm
Saturday February 7 8 am -5 pm
Sunday February 8 1 pm - 5 pm
Monday February 9 8 am - 5 pm
Thursday February 12 8 am - 5 pm
Friday February 13 8 am - 5 pm

On the bright side, your fertilizer will be fresh and ready to be applied IN TIME FOR YOUR FEBRU-
ARY 14 APPLICATION TO YOUR VERY BELOVED ROSES with minimal storage time. I am so sorry
for the inconvenience.

Payment is by cash or check to San Diego Rose Society only. This is also a great time to pay your San
Diego Rose Society membership of $15 in case you may have let your membership lapse. You want to contin-
ue to receive all those informative newsletters.
Here are the address and directions to my house if you need them:
Ruth Tiffany
6705 Maury Drive
San Diego, CA 92119

Take the 8 freeway to the 125 North
Take the 2nd exit-Navajo Rd
Turn left of Navajo Rd.
Go to the 3rd stop light which is Bisby Lake & turn right
Go up the hill, third street is Maury Dr
RoseHill Garden, corner of Bisby Lake & Maury Dr

If problems call me 619-548-6950

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Tidbits!
Error Correction

In the January 2015 issue of Rose Ramblings in the President’s Message article, the dates for
the SDRS Annual Rose Show at Liberty Station were stated to be April 16-17, 2015. These dates
were incorrect. The dates for the show will be April 18-19, 2015. We apologize for the error.

What Would You Like to See in Rose Ramblings?

As the new editor of Rose Ramblings, I would very much like to
hear from any of you with your ideas of what you would like to see in
upcoming issues. Please send me your suggestions for topics that you
would like to read more about in our society’s newsletter.

Just send an email to:
Elaine Ornelas, at [email protected]

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Photo Credits for this Issue

Photographs on pages 3, 4 courtesy of Bob Kob
Photographs on page 2 courtesy of Carolyn Fossett, Mission Hills Garden Club

Photographs on pages 1, 6, 8, and 10 courtesy of Elaine Ornelas
Photograph on page 9 courtesy of Bob Martin

Rose Ramblings

Newsletter of the San Diego Rose Society

Editor: Elaine Ornelas, [email protected]
Assistant Editor: Sue Streeper, [email protected]
Distribution: Bob Kolb, [email protected] and Linda Hitney, hit-

[email protected]
Webmaster: Daniel Craun, [email protected]

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San Diego Rose Society
P.O. Box 86124
San Diego CA 92138-6124