Meeting – Special Program:
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Discover new rose varieties, quiz the rose experts and take home a free bare-root rose for your garden!
With a rose parade and Rose Bowl kicking off our Southern California new year every January 1, it’s only natural that our Society’s January meeting immerse you completely in roses.
Our extraordinary rose-related program opens with a slide presentation on new roses by Tom Carruth of Weeks Roses. A Question and Answer panel of expert rosarians will follow to answer your rose-related questions.
Our remarkable rose panel members are:
- Tom Carruth of Weeks Roses is a renowned hybridizer whose award-winning roses include ‘Scentimental,’ ‘Betty Boop,’ and ‘Hot Cocoa.’
- Keith Zary is the highly respected vice president of research for Jackson and Perkins Roses. ‘Honey Perfume,’ Tahitian Sunset,’ and ‘Moondance’ are a few of Dr. Zary’s award-winning hybrids.
- Jacob Maarse is founder of legendary Jacob Maarse Florists in Pasadena and Los Angeles. Mr. Maarse (now retired) and his wife, Clara, grow three acres of roses at their Sierra Madre home. The roses are cut and sold at the family’s flower shops.
- Steve Gerischer of Larkspur Garden Design is a horticulturist, gardening teacher, SCHS vice president, and veteran of Hortus Nursery and Smith & Hawken. His Eagle Rock garden includes more than 100 organically grown, old and modern roses.
- Panel moderator Lili Singer is a horticultural consultant, educator, Los Angeles Times garden writer and SCHS board member.
Following refreshments, book sales, and our popular Plant Forum (featuring assorted plants from members‚ gardens), each attendee will receive an AARS Award-winning rose, courtesy of All-American Rose Selections.
Members: FREE! – includes free rose
Non-Members: $25 – includes a free rose, plus an introductory six-month SCHS membership with all benefits (our newsletter, two issues of Pacific Horticulture magazine and more)
Location: Friendship Auditorium, 3201 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Click here for a map to Friendship Auditorium.
Book of the Month
Healthy Roses: Environmentally Friendly Ways to Manage Pests and Disorders in Your Garden and Landscape
In keeping with January’s Spotlight on Roses theme, this month’s selection is Healthy Roses, a profusely illustrated 32-page guide to growing great roses with little or no toxic materials.
This little jewel of a book – written especially for the home rose enthusiast by experts at the University of California – stresses environmentally friendly Integrated Pest Management practices. You’ll learn how to identify problems, recognize beneficial insects and take action when appropriate (using effective alternative pest control methods). Preventative measures (careful selection, planting, maintenance, and pruning, etc.) are also included.
Healthy Roses, with several handy tables and 48 color photographs, is a terrific short course for beginners and a fine refresher for long-time rosarians.
Cover price: $10.00. SCHS Member Price: $7.00 (includes tax).