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A local, nonprofit organization affliated with the American Rose

Society (ARS) and dedicated to the study, enjoyment, enhancement,

cultivation and promotion of the Rose.

http://redriverrosesociety.com/

http://www.ars.org/

December 2009 Volume 2, Number 11

December Christmas Party!

Date: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009

Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Place: Christ Church Hall,

607 W. Bruton (Fairview Park

Area), Sherman

Bring: Your favorite finger

food/appetizer/dessert and

beverage to share if you wish.

Wine punch, coffee and soft

drinks will be provided.

RSVP: Nancy Grella by Dec. 10

Phone: 903-868-9811 and leave a

message.

Come and share the Christmas spirit with your

fellow rose enthusiasts! We have had an

excellent year learning and teaching others about

roses and rose care. Now let‘s celebrate the

season and each other with food, fellowship and

prizes!

In This Issue

Red River Rose Society Happenings.…… Page 2

Events Calendar………………………….. Page 4

Jack Walter: ARS Gold Honor Medal…… Page 4

Rosarian Spotlight: Lacy Peters………… Page 7

December in the Rose Garden…………... Page 9

AARS Test Garden Roses (09R412)…….. Page 11

History of Roses (Part One A)…………... Page 12

December Photographer: Bill Cashin…... Page 17

Top 10 Favorite Roses: ‗Hot Cocoa‘……. Page 17

Armchair Rose Gardening……………… Page 19

List of Officers and Consulting Rosarians. Page 20

President’s Corner

By Sue Abernathy

If you missed the free fall seminar at Eisenhower

Birthplace Park the first Saturday in November,

you missed a wealth of information. Jerry

Haynes discussed "Putting Your Roses to Bed"

and was kind enough to supplement his talk with

an article in the November newsletter. (If you

haven't yet read the Consulting Rosarian's

Report: November in the Rose Garden, please do

so).

I researched and presented "New Rose

Selections/Introductions for 2010" and would

like to share my findings with you. Divided by

rose classification, the following lists many of

the new rose introductions for 2010:

1) Hybrid Tea Roses – Over the Moon,

Sedona, Secret’s Out

2) Grandiflora Roses – All-American Magic,

Ch-Ching!

3) Floribunda Roses – Drop Dead Red,

Monkey Business, Pumpkin Patch,

Singin’ The Blues, Sweet Intoxication,

Easy Does It

4) Shrub Roses – Candy Oh! Vivid Red,

Lavender Meidiland, Limoncello,

Bubblicious

5) Mini-Flora Roses – Daddy Frank, First

and Foremost, Spirit Dance, Tabasco Cat

6) Miniature Roses – Cinnamon Girl,

Daddy’s Little Girl (continued on page 2)

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7) Groundcover Roses – Apricot Drift,

Beach Blanket, Lemon Splash!, Sweet

Drift

8) Climbing Roses – Cancan, Citrus Burst,

Orange Crush, The Charlatan

9) English Roses – Princess Alexandra of

Kent, Young Lycidas, Sir John Betjeman,

Wisley 2008, Munstead Wood

10) Earth Kind Roses – Reve d’Or, Cecile

Brunner

I've asked Jack Walter to be on the lookout for

any of these roses that he can purchase as bare

root roses, as I plan on adding Secret’s Out, Ch-

Ching! , Sweet Intoxication, and Easy Does It to

my raised bed garden this spring, as well as

starting a new bed of David Austin English

Roses. I can hardly wait, as the planning is just

as much fun as the planting for me!

Between decorating your home, shopping and

wrapping presents, and baking cookies and

making candy for the Christmas season, take

time out for yourself and plan your new rose

additions for next spring. It will be a gift that

will continue giving for many years to come.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and

Happy New Year filled with the things you love

and cherish, especially beautiful roses!

‘Secret’s Out’

(Photo courtesy of Witherspoon Rose Culture

http://www.witherspoonrose.com/ )

RRRS Happenings

By Richard McGowan and Nancy Grella

Guest speaker at the November meeting of the

Red River Rose Society was Dennis Jones,

current president of the Fort Worth Rose Society

and former designer and director of the Rose

Gardens at Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The

original rose garden, dedicated in 1933, was

largely the product of laborers and highly skilled

stone masons put to work by the federal

government to relieve unemployment during the

Great Depression. The stone work, Dennis

reports, is still intact and is a remarkable

testament to the sort of craftsmanship common

in those days.

Dennis Jones has the attention of our members as

he prepares to give his talk. (Photo by Gerald Frimann)

Early on, Dennis realized that the roses he

selected to plant needed to be showy, robust,

attractive to the thousands of visitors every year,

and at the same time low in maintenance costs in

order to justify his budget to the city council. He

needed roses free from serious disease and insect

attack that would withstand the rigors of a

typical Texas summer. So, as any rose fancier

would have guessed, he chose ‗Knock Outs‘,

both red and pink, for his central display.

But he didn‘t stop there. Dennis showed slides of

his many almost equally vigorous selections. A

partial list includes ‗Puerto Rico‘, ‗Julia Child‘,

‗Comtesse du Cayla‘, ‗Antoine Rivoir‘, ‗Cinco

de Mayo‘, ‗Belinda‘s Dream‘, ‗Perle d‘Or‘,

‗Carefree Beauty‘, ‗Cramoisi Superieur‘, ‗Old

Blush‘, ‗April Moon‘, ‗Rise ‗n‘ Shine‘, ‗Green

Ice‘, ―Highway 290 Pink Buttons‖ (found rose), (continued on page 3)

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and ‗Climbing Pinkie‘, which tolerates more

shade than other roses, he said. Each rose variety

is carefully labeled because Dennis realizes that

one of the roles of the rose garden is to educate

the public in making wise selection for their own

gardens. Dennis went on to talk about the

present and future challenges facing the Ft.

Worth Lower and Oval Rose Gardens. He also

detailed which Dr. Buck and Ralph Moore roses

were doing the best in the rose gardens with little

maintenance requirements.

In other business, President Sue Abernathy

passed out a questionnaire to members to help

the Executive Board organize programs for the

coming year. Thanks to everyone who took time

to complete the survey! In lieu of a regular

December meeting, a Christmas Party on

December 15 has been planned. Sue also

congratulated our very own member and

Regional Director Jack Walter for being

awarded the ARS Gold Honor Medal. We are all

so proud of him!

June Boyett with her ‘Oklahoma’ rose bush.

(Photo by Gerald Frimann)

Rose bushes were awarded to Harriet Steward

(‗Oregold‘) and June Boyett (‗Oklahoma‘). A

pewter rose pin went to Carolyn Hayward and an

American Rose Society magazine to Lacy Price.

Carolyn Hayward and Harriet Steward were two

of the drawing winners. It’s great to see Carolyn

back in action! (Photo by Gerald Frimann)

Our membership stands at 55 members now with

two new members joining at the Fall Seminar.

Welcome Kay Karns and Kay Murphy! We

look forward to getting to know you and your

roses in the coming new year.

RRRS Fall Seminar Highlights

Sue Abernathy, President RRRS, and member

Cherry Cunningham, looking up information on

new and familiar roses. (Photo by Gerald Frimann)

(continued on page 4)

It’s time to renew your RRRS

membership for 2010!

Don‘t miss out on all the great fun at our

upcoming RRRS events or miss a single timely

issue of Roses on the Red in 2010!

Membership dues are $20.00 per household per

calendar year and can be mailed to Nancy

Grella, Treasurer, 453 Friendship Rd.,

Sherman, TX 75092. Please continue to be a

most important member of our rose family!

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Jack Walter (left), RRRS member and ARS

Regional Director, not only attended the Fall

Seminar at Eisenhower Birthplace Park on Nov. 7,

but he also shared his vast knowledge of roses

with participants and brought beautiful cut

miniature roses to share with everyone! Thanks

Jack! (Photo by Gerald Frimann)

Jerry Haynes, ARS Consulting Rosarian,

instructing community members on how to

winterize roses in the Texoma area. (Photo by Gerald Frimann)

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Events Calendar

December 15: RRRS Christmas Party. Tuesday, Dec. 15, at Christ Church Hall, 607 W.

Bruton, Sherman. Time 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bring a

favorite finger food/appetizer/dessert and beverage to

share.

January 19, 2010: RRRS Meeting. Dr. John

Allen will be the presenter.

February 6, 13, and 20, 2010: RRRS Spring

Seminars. Save the dates! ―Waking Up Your

Roses‖ will be the theme with topics including but

not limited to pruning/planting, bed preparation, bugs

and what to do, etc.

February 20, 2010: ARS Annual Spring

Pruning Event at the American Rose Center.

April 29th

-May 2, 2010: ARS Spring National

Convention and Show

May 8, 2010: Dallas Rose Show to be held at the

Dallas Arboretum

October 8-11, 2010: ARS Fall National

Convention and Rose Show. Atlanta, GA. See

the website www.atlantarose.org for more

information and updates.

October 22-24, 2010: SCD Fall Convention

and Rose Show. Tulsa, OK. Tulsa Doubletree

Hotel at Warren Place, 61st St and Yale Ave. See the

website http://www.tulsarosesociety.org/scd2010.htm

for more information and updates.

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Jack Walter: ARS Gold Honor

Medal Awardee

Jack Walter (center) with Bill Cashin (left) and

Baxter Williams (right) at our very first RRRS

meeting, February 2007. (Photo by Gerald Frimann)

The American Rose Society honors its members

for distinguished and outstanding service at the

national level with the prestigious Gold Honor

Medal. This year John C. ‗Jack‖ Walter from

Grand Saline, Texas was fittingly bestowed this

coveted award. Jack is a current member of the

Red River Rose Society and our Regional ARS

Director, so we are especially pleased and proud

of his achievement! (continued on page 5)

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Jack‘s nomination form for the Gold Honor

Medal received from RRRS member Ilene Cook

is well worth reviewing for it sums up both the

man and his work ethic. While most

octogenarians are beginning to let the world pass

by, Jack Walter has attended 29 of the last 30

ARS National Conventions and Mini National

Conventions held in the last 10 years. Jack loads

his van and drives for hours to deliver his roses;

to help promote local societies‘ fund raising

efforts; to conduct workshops at local, regional

and national venues; and to share his rose

growing expertise with novice and experienced

rosarians alike.

Jack Walter in his van delivering the Ebby rose to

the Ebby Halliday Corporate office Oct. 28, 2009. (Photo from Ebby Halliday Realtors Blog

http://blog.ebby.com/category/general-dfw-metroplex-

news/ )

Jack has helped local municipalities acquire the

needed sources to build public rose gardens such

as the EarthKind Trial Gardens and the AARS

Trial Gardens that have been established in

Farmers Branch, Texas. He is the Chairman of

the Rose Hybridizers Test Garden Committee

and Chairman of the AOE Test Gardens at the

American Rose Center. In addition he was

instrumental in the creation of the Easy-Tea

Hybrid Test Garden at the ARS.

As Region 7 Director for the ARS, Jack has

recently helped to establish a new local rose

society, our very own Red River Rose Society, in

Denison, Texas and has been a featured guest

speaker there. When he is not promoting the

ARS and the regional and local societies, he

continues to maintain and grow his privately

owned nursery and supply firm to help all

rosarians have access to many of the needed

tools and products no longer available by big box

retailers.

Born April 6, 1923 Jack learned early about the

care and nurturing of roses from his father who

maintained roses on a family farm in Gates

Mills, Ohio, a small city east of Cleveland. Jack

graduated from Lehigh University in

Pennsylvania with a degree in Chemistry after he

completed his three year tour of duty as a medic

for the US Navy in World War II. Jack married

his wife Dorothy and joined the American Rose

Society in 1949. So began two of the most

important events of his life.

Jack and Dorothy began exhibiting and

arranging roses by 1950, and Jack was elected

President of the Forest City Rose Society in

Fairview, Ohio by 1954. Jack‘s rose enthusiasm

and commitment to further support other local

societies resulted in his becoming involved in the

Cleveland Rose Society, the Medina Rose

Society, as well as the Buckeye District. By the

mid 1950s, Jack and the family had relocated to

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jack‘s deepening

commitment to rose growing once again led him

to join the Milwaukee Rose Society. His

leadership skills prompted him to form and lead

the Waukesha City Rose Society as their first

president.

Jack moved his family to Dallas, Texas in 1960,

and he and Dorothy joined the Dallas Rose

Society, Fort Worth Rose Society, Tyler Rose

Society, and the Shreveport Rose Society. In

1963, Jack was nominated to President of the

Dallas Rose Society, and he became an ARS

Horticultural Judge by 1961 and a life member

of the ARS in 1967.

For the next four and a half decades that

followed, Jack served as Co-Chairman for the

first American Rose Society Convention held in

Dallas in 1972. He organized the first Winter

Workshop for the South Central District of the

American Rose Society and helped to establish (continued on page 6)

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the Mid Cities Rose Society. Jack served two

terms as the Director of the South Central

District.

Jack‘s commitment to rose growing began to

take a greater role in his life by 1972. He and

Dorothy had purchased Kimbrew Roses, a small

rose nursery that had been in operation since

1919 in East Texas. Jack felt that the purchase of

the nursery would allow him to create a

commercial platform. Jack saw the need for

smaller roses for the garden and home and began

to provide such roses for the retail trade. He

researched rose tissue culture and evaluated the

benefits of the ever popular Griffith Buck roses.

He currently is one of a handful of commercial

nurseries that are grafting and budding roses on

fortuniana rootstock. These revolutionary ideas

have transitioned this once small Texas nursery

into a large multi-greenhouse operation.

In 1992, Jack lost his wife, Dorothy, to cancer.

He consoled his grief by continuing to provide

cutting edge, quality rose products and bushes

while maintaining old-fashioned contact with the

customer. This one business practice has given

Jack the ability to remain in touch with both the

novice and experienced horticulturist. Jack

further continued to use his nursery business not

just for the betterment of self but as a means to

help cultivate revenues for all the local societies.

Jack‘s many awards for service above and

beyond the ordinary include: SCD Outstanding

Consulting Rosarian 1985, SCD Outstanding

Horticulture Judge 1993, and SCD Silver Honor

Medal 1977. Bronze Honor Medals for

outstanding service to a local rose society were

awarded by the Dallas Rose Society, 1980; Mid-

Cities Rose Society, 1976; and Tyler Rose

Society, 1991. The Presidential Citation for

Support of the ARS Trial Gardens Grounds was

presented to Jack in 1997. He was also awarded

the Presidential Citation for a lifetime of

continuous work with roses and support of

American Rose Society in 2004. Jack was

awarded a citation from the Executive Director

of ARS for work at the American Rose Center in

2008.

Jack Walter has surely proven the spirit of

service and has exhibited the best standards of

the American Rose Society. He singularly has

proven time and time again that the service of

one (one speaking engagement at a time, one

phone call, one rose bush sold on behalf of the

local society, one district show, one vendor

booth, one national tour, one dedicated rosarian)

can help nurture the rose garden that is today‘s

American Rose Society.

The Red River Rose Society is so proud to count

Jack as member, Regional Director, and friend!

Jack Walter and Virginia Carpenter, his lovely

and loyal partner, at the SCD Convention and

Rose Show in Houston. (Photo by Carole Mainwaring)

The Red River Rose Society is part of the South

Central District (SCD) of the ARS. The SCD

publishes a quarterly bulletin titled The

Rosarian. Subscriptions are $5 for four issues

and can be purchased through Jackie Clark SCD

Treasurer, 9683 Chelmsford, San Antonio, TX

78239. Send your email address with your check

to receive the bulletin online. Baxter Williams is

the ARS Director of the SCD. He can be

reached at [email protected] or H: 713-944-3437.

The Red River Rose Society is part of the

South Central District (SCD) of the ARS.

The SCD publishes a quarterly bulletin titled

The Rosarian. Subscriptions are $5 for four

issues and can be purchased through Jackie

Clark SCD Treasurer, 9683 Chelmsford, San

Antonio, TX 78239. Send your email address

with your check to receive the bulletin online.

Baxter Williams is the ARS Director of the

SCD. He can be reached at [email protected]

or H: 713-944-3437.

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Lacy Price

December Rosarian Spotlight:

Lacy Price By Carole Mainwaring

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured

smile can work wonders and accomplish

miracles. William Hazlitt

My first thought when Lacy Price sent garden

pictures of herself and her roses taken by her

daughter to me was how lucky her daughter and

her garden were to be tended by such a kind

spirit. I could easily imagine her walking

through her garden each day encouraging the

roses to bloom a little brighter, to smell a little

sweeter, and to grow a little stronger. Lacy says

she enjoys watching her roses grow and bloom,

and I imagine they try just a little harder to

please her. Lacy favors English cottage

gardening with its freer and more exuberant

growth. She divides her time between gardening

and golfing and still works a part time job at

Grayson College in the testing department. A

busy lady, indeed, is Lacy; and one who seems

to balance work and play better than most. I

can‘t help thinking that her roses know Lacy as

well as she does them, and that behind the kind

smile is a steely determination to have her roses

reach their highest potential!

Why do you grow roses?

I grow roses because it is something that I've

always wanted to do. I love to grow plants; and

after becoming a master gardener, I thought that

I would try to beautify my yard with roses. I

have learned the importance of preparing the

beds, choosing the correct sites and selecting the

right roses. I have learned of ways to care for

them with fertilizers and disease sprays, and I

thought that I would give roses a try up in the

North Texas area.

What roses do you grow?

I am new to growing roses, and all my roses are

three years old or less. I have ‗Knock Outs‘ and

‗Double Knock Outs‘. I have ‗Carefree Beauty‘,

‗Belinda‘s Dream‘, ‗Marie Daly‘ and ‗Spice‘. I

have ‗Climbing Pinkies‘ on the courtyard wall

and a ‗Mutabilis‘ that is doing nicely in the front

of the house. There are ‗Martha Gonzales‘, ‗The

Fairy‘ and ‗Rise ‗n‘ Shine‘ roses, too.

‘Mutabilis’

(Photo by Lacy Price)

How do you care for your roses?

I like to go organic as much as I can, but if there

is a problem with diseases or thrips, I gladly will

use a chemical to help get rid of those unwanted

visitors. All summer long I have been eating a

banana a day. I save the peel and cut it up

around some of the roses. It doesn't seem to

have hurt them any, as they are blooming

beautifully.

(continued on page 8)

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‘Tamora’

(Photo by Lacy Price)

What are your favorite roses?

When I first moved to Sherman from San

Antonio three years ago, I bought two ‗Tamora‘

roses. I didn't know anything about roses then. It

turns out that ‗Tamora‘ is a David Austin

English rose. Its blooms are big and beautiful

and smell heavenly. It is the most fragrant rose

that I have.

What has helped you the most as you learned

about growing roses?

I mostly use the internet and look up the rose that

I am interested in. I go to the Texas A&M

EarthKind website, too. I have learned a lot, also,

from the RRRS speakers and members.

What is the best advice you would give to a

novice rose grower?

Start with EarthKind roses. They really are hardy

and are not easy to kill. Roses are really fun to

propagate as well. I have been using Bill

Cashin's method of propagating my favorite

roses by putting cuttings into miniature

greenhouses made with water bottles. Sometimes

they survive, sometimes they don't. You just

need patience. It is an easy and inexpensive way

to have more roses in your yard.

What is the funniest experience you have had

growing roses?

My dog Zoey tries to be a gardener, too. She

tries to help me dig holes. She buries fertilizer

(like bones), and she always tries to get in the

picture. When she was new to the house, she

used to pick flowers for me. I'd be so proud that

something was flowering, and then when I

looked again, the flower was gone! Zoey had

been there. I think she ate them.

Zoey in the Garden (Photo by Lacy Price)

Is there anything else you would like to add?

I plan to add more EarthKind roses to my

landscape. I like them because they are easy to

care for and look beautiful.

‘Pink Double Knock Outs’

(Photo by Lacy Price)

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‘Santa Claus’

This velvety, dark red

miniature rose has

disease-resistant, glossy

deep green leaves. The

fragrance is slight. It

shows the best form in

cool weather, but its

bloom size is best in

heat. RIR 7.8

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December:

The Perfect Time

to Join the ARS!

ARS membership benefits include the

Consulting Rosarian’s Report:

December in the Rose Garden By Carole Mainwaring

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA) has released its winter

2009-2010 outlook, and our Lake Texoma area

appears to be on a dividing line between below-

average and average temperatures and above-

average precipitation for much of the winter.

While we cannot be sure this means more ice or

snow for our roses, it is a safe bet that our more

tender roses will need some winter protection to

make it through the next few months. My

garden had its first frost on November 27 with

temperature down to 32.9 degrees F. Tender

plants like canna lilies and rose buds and blooms

showed damage the following morning. Now is

a good time to prepare our roses for the blue

Northers‘ that will surely come our way!

(Both photos from NOAA)

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20091015_wi

nteroutlook.html

Protect

Roses vary in how winter hardy they are. Old

garden roses, miniatures on their own roots, and

shrubs tend to be hardier than teas, Chinas,

noisettes, and modern bush roses. To prepare

tender roses for winter, a good date to follow is

to have all your rose beds mulched with 3-4

inches of mulch and all your roses hilled with at

least 10-12 inches of soil/compost/mulch by

December 15. That date usually gives the roses

a few cold spells by which they start going

dormant on their own, but it protects them from

the really cold weather we could have later in

December. Hilling your roses simply means to

put new soil around the base of the bush. Don‘t

dig up the soil from the bed. This could damage

or expose roots. Hilling will protect the graft

from freezing during very cold weather. (continued on page 10)

ARS membership benefits include the

American Rose magazine, the American

Rose Annual, and the Handbook for

Selecting Roses. Annual dues are $49

(or $46 for those 65 or older) with a

three year membership of $140.

Associate membership for the spouse of

a regular member is $13.00. ARS also

publishes four specialty quarterly

bulletins for those with particular

interest: The Rose Exhibitors’ Forum,

The Old Garden Rose and Shrub

Gazette, The Mini/Mini-Flora Bulletin,

and The Rose Arrangers’ Bulletin.

These bulletins are free to members

online. Free or reduced garden

admissions and discounts of up to 30%

at merchant partners are also available.

Membership information can be found at

http://www.ars.org/

December 2009 Roses on the Red Newsletter Page 10

Some rosarians will actually make a collar of

chicken wire or newspaper folded over

lengthwise and stapled around the bush, mound

the bush with soil or mulch, and then fill the

space between the canes with leaves, straw, and

mulch. Doing this helps keep the soil in place all

winter. If you simply hill around the base, be

sure to check periodically that the hill has not

washed away in heavy rains exposing the graft.

Photo from

http://www.nashvillerosesociety.com/winterizing.html

Placing straw over the entire bed and around the

bushes to the depth of 1-2 feet will also provide

good insulation. But remember, what is put on

the bed will have to come off in the spring if you

use something other than soil or mulch. I

personally used straw for two winters which

protected the roses, but put me in harm‘s way

when I uncovered two poisonous copperhead

snakes in the straw I was digging out of the beds

the next spring! Coming face to face with

newly-awakened snakes was not my idea of a

delightful surprise!

Photo from

http://www.dixieroseclub.org/winter_protection.html

Spraying the canes with an anti-desiccant like

Wilt Pruf or Cloud Cover will also help protect

the canes from drying out from high winds and

low humidity.

Protecting roses in pots is a very important task.

The roots must not be allowed to freeze in the

pot. One method is to bury the pot in soil over

the winter. Another is to move the pots where

temperatures will stay above freezing. You can

also group all the pots together and cover them

with leaves or mulch between and around the

perimeter of the pots. I have three large pots that

I leave in place, circle with unopened bags of

mulch, and secure with a bungee cord so the

bags stay in place.

Photo from

http://www.nashvillerosesociety.com/winterizing.html

Tree roses (standards) will not survive freezing

temperatures. They need to be dug up and

moved inside where it does not freeze or tipped

and buried in the ground. Some rosarians wrap

them with burlap stuffed with leaves or compost.

Photo from

http://www.nashvillerosesociety.com/winterizing.html

Plan

December is a great month to begin planning

for 2010. Which roses do you want to buy,

which do you want to keep, which need to be

moved to a better location in the garden, and

which need to be shovel pruned? If visions of

new roses have been dancing in your head lately,

then where will you buy and plant them this

spring? Do you have room for more rose beds? (continued on page 11)

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There is no room at the rose inn for new roses in

my garden; hence, a rose must come out for a

new one to be planted each year. I shovel prune

roses that grow poorly, show virus, or do not live

up to my expectations. Ask yourself what you

are trying to achieve in the garden: Do you want

all fragrant roses, a garden with a variety of roses

mixed with other flowers in color coordinated

beds, all hybrid teas, all David Austin English

roses, all old garden roses, all EarthKind roses,

etc? If you do shovel prune a healthy rose bush,

see if you can pot it and give it away to another

rose grower or donate it to a rose society for a

raffle item. My garden has roses that I won in

raffles which are doing great in my soil and

microclimate. Add name tags to all your roses as

you plant them so that you will remember their

names.

Prepare

If you are among the fortunate few, you will

find more space in your yard for another bed or

two of roses. Fall is a great time to prepare the

soil for planting in the spring. First perform a

soil test to see what kind of soil you have. Kill

or remove all the grass growing on top of the soil

and then remove all the grass roots from the soil.

Dig down to a depth of at least one foot and mix

in 6-8 inches of organic material (compost, aged

manure, and/or peat moss) and adjust the pH if

needed for each 100 square feet of bed area.

Another reference point is to add 25% by volume

of organic matter to the native soil. Next let the

bed mellow for a couple of months and perform

a soil test again to see if you need to make any

adjustments to the pH or add any other nutrients.

Letting the bed mellow helps prevent fresh

organic matter from burning the roots of new

bushes. Adding 4 cups of alfalfa meal to the bed

is also suggested by some rosarians. Be sure

that your bed is able to provide excellent

drainage. This may mean that you have to

prepare raised beds. Materials to avoid in

making raised beds are creosote cross-ties or

timbers that are less than several years old.

Prevent

Don‘t forget to water your roses during the

cold winter months—especially before a freeze.

I will spray my roses right after the New Year

with lime sulfur and dormant oil to kill

overwintering fungal spores and insect eggs on

my rose bushes and fruit trees. Follow all label

precautions and directions. I use a Dial‘N Spray

hose end sprayer. That way I can discard the

sprayer when I finish spraying without clogging

an expensive sprayer with the thick spray

material. Lime sulfur and dormant oil can be

purchased from most nurseries or Rosemania.

(http://rosemania.com)

Count your blessings this time of year! How

have your roses brought you and others joy and

comfort during 2009? Can you think of ways to

enjoy your roses even more in 2010? Merry

Christmas and Happy New Year!

December Rose Calendar

Continue watering thoroughly and deeply

when rains are not adequate. Do not

overwater.

Order new roses for spring delivery.

Stop applying fertilizers.

Apply winter protection by Dec. 15.

Prepare soil in new beds for spring planting.

Rake and dispose of all fallen leaves and

debris. Do not consider it mulch!

Spray for diseases and pests only if needed.

Lime sulfur and dormant oil are helpful when

sprayed in January.

Plant container roses if they have been

acclimated to the outside temperatures and

sunlight.

Clean, oil and sharpen tools.

Pay 2010 dues to the RRRS, South Central

District, and the American Rose Society.

AARS Test Garden Rose (09R412) By Bill Cashin

Our December selection from the All-America

Rose Selections (AARS) Test Garden in Farmers

Branch, Texas is a rose identified only as

09R412. The petals are striped like the

floribunda ‗Scentimental‘, but the striping looks (continued on page 12)

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lighter in color. The petals are more pointed, and

petal count is lower. Hybridizers often work

hard to create a new rose that is different from

the ones already on the market. This difference

could be a new color to the petals, better disease

resistance, smaller or larger blooms, smaller or

larger bushes, form of the bloom, etc. In

addition to solid color blooms, there are bicolor

blooms (upper and lower surfaces of the petals

are different colors), multicolor blooms (flowers

turn different colors as they age), blended

blooms (flower color merges into another color

near the petal edge), striped blooms (different

colors are sharply defined streaks and blotches),

and handpainted blooms (different colors are in

very soft ‗watercolor‘ streaks and blushes).

09R412

(Photo by Bill Cashin)

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History of Roses Part One A

by Jerry Haynes

This is the first of a multi-part series on the

history of roses. First things first - Species roses

are the foundation upon which all other roses

were created.

Part One B will appear in January, with a listing

and description of the specific Species roses.

Then Part Two - Old Garden Roses will appear

later, and we will create a timeline showing how

these Species roses were hybridized into Albas,

Bourbons, Gallicas, etc.

Species Roses

These are the very first roses, also known as wild

roses, as found in nature, predating humans by

thousands of millennia, with simple flowers and

the kind of inherent ruggedness that makes them

thrive where no other plant will grow. They

bloom annually, usually in the Spring, have

thorny stems, and all but one of them have only

five petals. They carry their hips into the winter,

providing food for birds and winter color.

Rosa Nutkana

Photo from

http://people.oregonstate.edu/~wilsomar/Species/Ronu.htm

Rose species are endemic only to the Northern

Hemisphere of the planet Earth, and no one

knows why. Fossil evidence from 35 million

years ago (the Oligocene epoch) tell us that some

rose species did exist at that time. The fossil

specimens found near Canyon City, Colorado,

most closely resemble the existing species, R.

nutkana, and R. palustris (the Swamp Rose).

There is no way, of course, of knowing if either

of these species actually survived through 35

million years to exist today...

Rosa palustris (Swamp Rose)

Photo from http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-

week/rosa_palustris.shtml

Sandra and I saw some Minoan Frescoes on the

island of Crete at the palace of King Knossos, (continued on page 13)

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dating back to circa 1700 BC, illustrating a rose

with single, five-petaled pink blooms. In

Mesopotamia, there have been discoveries of

Cuneiform tablets which repeatedly use the

word, "amurdinnu", which is thought to mean

'bramble', or 'wild rose'.

The historical records of the genus Rosa are

extremely rich, illustrating that many ancient

cultures knew and valued these shrubs. Our

American Indian tribes gathered rose hips for

food (very rich in vitamin C), and rose hip jelly

is delicious.

The English archaeologist, William Flinders

Petrie (1853-1942), discovered in the tombs of

Hawara, Egypt, wreaths made of flowers, among

them, roses! The wreaths date to about AD 170,

and represent the oldest preserved specimens of a

rose species still living. It is believed that the

specimens are Rosa richardii, also known as

Rosa sancta.

There is significant disagreement over the

number of true rose species. Some species are so

similar that they could easily be considered

variations of a single species, while other species

show enough variation that they could easily be

considered to be different species. Lists of rose

species usually consist of between 100 and 150

with most botanists agreeing that the actual

number is probably nearer the lower end of that

range.

The actual number of species still in existence is

unclear, as a number of the "wild roses" found

may only be sub-varieties of a given species.

There is also a certain amount of naturally

occurring hybridization between species which

also tends to obscure the facts. To add to the

confusion, roses occasionally develop a 'sport' or

a rose cane that has distinctly different properties

than the host plant. Genetic drift is also a factor.

Genetic drift or allelic drift is the change in the

relative frequency in which a gene variant

(allele) occurs in a population due to random

sampling and chance: The alleles in offspring are

a random sample of those in the parents, and

chance has a role in determining whether a given

individual survives and reproduces.

To go deeper, let's start with the scientific

classification of roses.

Kingdom - Plantae

Division - Magnoliophyta

Class - Magnoliopsida

Order - Rosales

Family - Rosaceae

Genus - Rosa

The genus Rosa is subdivided into four

subgenera:

Hulthemosa (formerly Simplicifoliae,

meaning "with single leaves") containing

one or two species from southwest Asia,

R. persica and R. berberifolia (syn. R.

persica var. berberifolia) which are the

only roses without compound leaves or

stipules.

Rosa stellata (Photo by Patrick J. Alexander from

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ROST

Hesperrhodos (from the Greek for

"western rose") has two species, both

from southwestern North America. These

are R. minutifolia and R. stellata. This

group is indigenous to the western coast

of North America (California and

northwestern Mexico), and contains only

two species, R. stellata and R. stellata

mirifica or 'The Sacramento Rose' - both

of which are lilac-pink in color and

singles. They are not particularly good

for landscaping except in natural settings

where Nature has helped by bringing one

or two into the garden. (continued on page 14)

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Platyrhodon (from the Greek for "flaky

rose", referring to flaky bark) with one

species from east Asia, R. roxburghii. A

one-species rose group containing R.

roxburghii ('The Chestnut Rose') and its

hybrids. The rose is sometimes used in

landscaping for its unusual foliage (small

leaflets in groups of 11 - 15) and prickly

hips. The single blooms are large and

blush pink, although one hybrid (R.

roxburghii normalis) is white. R.

roxburghii plena has double flowers, but

retains the blush pink coloration.

Rosa (the type subgenus) containing all

the other roses. This subgenus is

subdivided into 11 sections.

Banksianae - white and yellow roses from

China. Members of this group are vigorous

climbers, growing easily to 20 ft. What makes

them good to use in landscaping is their relative

lack of prickles. Although flowers - usually

white or yellow - are small, they form large

clusters. The group is distinctive in that it

contains only four Species roses, originally

named after the wife of Sir Joseph Banks,

Curator for The Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew

around 1807. Although their origin is from

China, they were introduced to the West from

1807 to 1870. The most popular are R. banksia

alba plena ('White Lady Banksia') and R. banksia

lutea ('Yellow Lady Banksia'). As a piece of rose

trivia, the largest rose in the world is a 'Yellow

Lady Banksia' which covers some 8000 sq. ft.

It‘s growing in Tombstone, Arizona.

Rosa banksiae

Photo from

http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Rosa_ba

nksiae.html

Bracteatae - three species, two from China and

one from India. This group contains R. bracteata

or 'The Macartney Rose', introduced from China

in 1793. It is a huge rose, growing easily 30 ft. in

all directions, and characterized by very hooked

prickles that proliferate up the stem. The species

was allowed to naturalize in North America

during the mid-18th century, and has been

considered a native rose since that time. It's most

popular hybrid is 'Mermaid'. Mermaid has thorns

like fishhooks and could be used as living razor

wire. It has beautiful, fragrant flowers and is

hardy to zone 4.

‘Mermaid’ (Photo from http://www.chambleeroses.com/order/Own-

Root-Garden-Roses/Mermaid/270 )

Caninae - pink and white species from Asia,

Europe and North Africa. So named because

their hooked prickles reportedly resembled the

teeth of canines, these roses are native to Europe,

northern Africa and western Asia. Foliage tends

to be medium in size and contains seven to nine

leaflets. Blooms are formed in small clusters and

the subsequent hips are large and oval. Growth

habit is varied from erect to arching, from 2 - 12

ft. Many of the Dog Roses found in the wild

today are the suckering remnants of dead hybrid

roses which were grafted onto R. canina root

stocks several decades ago. In some locations,

they are considered a pest weed. Modern rose

garden groups are the Sweetbriars, Dog Rose and

Albas.

Carolinae - white, pink, and bright pink species

all from North America. Named after the

Carolinas in the United States, these roses are

native to the U.S and Canada. In all, there are (continued on page 15)

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seven species within this group; growth is short,

by rose standards, but upright. The very hooked

prickles which proliferate on the stems are

frequently paired. Leaves are composed of 7 - 9

leaflets and produce a beautiful autumnal

display. For the most part, these roses have no

popular gardening hybrids, but are frequently

seen in native landscapes.

Chinensis - white, pink, yellow, red and mixed-

color roses from China and Burma. Although

somewhat tender, this rose grouping single-

handedly set modern rosedom on its nose! It is

from this group that all red roses and all repeat-

blooming roses have descended. Growth of these

roses varies in all forms; however, they are

usually upright in growth pattern and range in

size from 3 - 10 ft. Leaflets vary from five to

seven per leaf, flowers form in small clusters,

and hips are round. Colors range from all the

rose shades - pink, white, purple and red. The

two primary roses in the Species group are Rosa

chinensis or 'China Rose' and R. gigantea. Also,

included in this group are R. x. borboniana the

progenitor of the Bourbons and R. ordata. One

rose, 'The Green Rose' (R. viridiflora) is a

popular curiosity grown by many floral suppliers

and rosarians interested in a "conversation

piece‖. Modern rose groupings are the Bourbons,

Chinas, Hybrid Perpetuals, Noisettes, Teas,

Hybrid Teas and Climbing Hybrid Teas.

Cinnamomeae - white, pink, lilac, mulberry and

red roses from everywhere but North Africa.

This very large group is native to North America,

eastern Europe and Asia. Interestingly, species

native to North America and Europe are pink

while the species native to Asia are purple, red

and white. Their size varies from 3 - 12 ft.

growing erect for the most part. The fall display

of hips is the most notable characteristic of this

group. For the most part, these roses are non-

remontant (nonrepeat blooming). A few of their

hybrids do repeat bloom, however. Modern

garden groups are the Rugosas, Kordesii and

Moyesii, the latter of which is most noted for its

flagon-shaped hips - some as large as your

thumb. Of interest to us in this group are two

native roses, R. nootkana (Nutkana) and R.

gymnocarpa, the popular freeway rugosas and

local favorite R. glauca.

Rosa gallica officinalis ‘The Apothecary’s Rose’ Photo from http://www.roguevalleyroses.com/home.php

Gallicanae - pink to crimson and striped roses

from western Asia and Europe. Sometimes called

the French Roses, this group was actually native

to most of Europe and modern day Turkey and

Iraq. Arguably, Gallicas have had the most

influence on the evolution of modern roses and

are noted for their scent and multiple petals.

They commonly grow from 3 - 6 ft. and their

landscape form varies from erect to grandly

arching. Foliage is composed of five leaflets, as

are most of our modern roses. Blooms are multi-

petaled and form either singly or in groups of

threes or fours on comparatively long stems.

Although most of the early roses are once-

blooming, some of the hybrids and modern

descendants are repeat-blooming. Popular

landscape roses include R. gallica officinalis

('The Apothecary's Rose' or the red rose of

Lancaster in the War of the Roses) because of its

historical significance as a rose that retained its

scent over a long period and was highly valued

by early European apothecaries. R. x.

damascena bifera ('Autumn Damask' or 'Quatre

Saisons' - French for four seasons) is still popular

today and was reportedly the first remontant rose

to be introduced to Europeans. Modern rose

garden groupings in Gallicanae are the Gallicas,

Centifolias, Mosses, Damasks and Portlands.

Gymnocarpae - a small group distinguished by a

deciduous receptacle on the hip; one species in

western North America (R. gymnocarpa), the

others in east Asia. Also called the bald-hip rose.

A short plant, it has teeny tiny pink flowers in (continued on page 16)

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spring and equally tiny red hips in fall and

winter. Shade tolerant, it grows in woodsy areas;

in fact it doesn‘t like full sun. It is not

recommended that one eat the hips because they

are hairy inside.

Laevigatae - a single white species from China.

This grouping is composed of only one Species

rose and some of its hybrid offspring. So named

for its smooth foliage, R. laevigata or 'Cherokee

Rose' was originally discovered off the east coast

of China in 1759, but later introduced to North

America and allowed to naturalize. Blooms are

white, large and borne singly on stems with very

large, hooked prickles. If left to its own desires,

this rose will easily grow to 20 ft. and spread to

form a dense thicket. Near the end of the 19th

century and beginning of the 20th century,

hybrids of this rose were created to add color to

the bloom. These include 'Anemone Rose' (a

pink), 'Cooper's Burmese' (a creamy white) and

'Red Cherokee' (a light red).

R. laevigata or 'Cherokee Rose' (Photo from http://www.antiqueroseemporium.com/rose-

103.html)

Pimpinellifoliae - white, pink, bright yellow,

mauve and striped roses from Asia and Europe.

So called because their foliage is reminiscent of

the pimpinella or salad burnet, this group is

native to central Europe and northern Asia.

There are at least 12 species in this group, and it

is from Pimpinellifoliae that we have most of our

yellow roses. Several creams, pinks, and whites

can also be found, however. As a group, their

growth varies in height from 3 - 12 ft. (1 - 4 m),

and their blooms are single, profuse and born on

short, very prickly stems. Usually, these roses

are once-blooming, although some hybrids can

produce a second flush where growing seasons

are long. Popular landscape roses include R.

foetida and R. f. persiana ('Austrian Yellow')

because it is reportedly from these roses that all

of our modern yellow roses came; and R. foetida

bicolor ('Austrian Copper') because of its

dazzling copper-orange blooms. The latter

sometimes reverts to its yellow parent, and both

yellow and copper blooms can be found on the

same shrub. (These roses are real blackspot

magnets!) Another rose in this group worth

mentioning is R. omeiensis, the only four-petaled

rose. Modern rose groupings are the Austrian

Briars, Burnet and Scotch Roses.

Synstylae - white, pink, and crimson roses from

all areas. This group got its name from the Greek

for "fused pillars" - an apparent reference to the

way the styles are formed at the center of the

flower. The style is the slender part of the pistil

in the center of a bloom. The species belonging

to this group are chiefly from Asia, although

native specimens can also be found throughout

Europe and portions of eastern North America.

The group is noted for its vigorous climbers,

multitude of blooms and robust growth habits.

The most popular specimens for this group are

R. moschata ('The Musk Rose') for its historical

significance as well as its fragrance, and R.

multiflora for its vigorous climbing ability and

floriferous bloom. In central and eastern portions

of the United States, however, the latter is

considered a pest weed. (and a harbor for Rose

Rosette Disease.) The real significance of this

group is that they are the progenitors of our

modern garden groups of Musks and Hybrid

Musks, Modern Shrubs, Polyanthas, Floribundas

and modern Climbing and rambling roses.

The next installment of the History of Roses will

appear in January, 2010.

Thanks to Mark Whitelaw, ARS Consulting Rosarian,

for his excellent article on rose sub-genera.

Fragrance Footnote: The fragrance of Rosa

moschata has a two-part profile of spice/clove

(the "musk" element coming from the stamens,

especially in a young bloom) and rich, sweet,

and not quite fruity but something akin to banana

that comes from the petals. It is unforgettable!

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Rose Photographer of the Month:

Bill Cashin

Bill Cashin submitted this photo of the miniature

rose ‗Scentsational‘ for the Photography Contest

this month. Scentsational was one of the first

Miniature roses Bill purchased. In addition to

the color of the bloom being a beautiful light

mauve with pink tones, ‗Scentsational has an

intense lilac fragrance.

Bill took this photo with a Canon G9 point and

shoot camera. He enjoys taking macro (close up)

pictures of flowers. On this photo, he set the

metering to spot, focus to point, F-stop to

f2.80 so everything in the picture would be out

of focus except the bloom. Shutter speed was

1/60 of a second, ISO was set to 100 and the

exposure compensation was set to -0.67 . He

always uses a tripod when taking pictures in

macro mode.

Bill believes that photography is a hobby that

just seems to go hand in hand with growing

roses. Jay Goode, our web master, and a

few others meet him at the Farmers Branch Earth

Kind Trial Gardens on Monday mornings and

together they work to keep these roses looking

their best. They set aside a little time each

morning for a photo lesson from Jay. Jay has

won numerous awards for his photos of

landscapes and flowers. Bill invites everyone to

join them this coming Spring on "Monday in

the Rose Gardens" at Farmers Branch for

fellowship, rose grooming, and photography!

This photo was chosen over the other entries this

month because of the perfect angle of the camera

to the bloom, the beautiful coloring of the petals,

and the bloom's center being in such sharp

focus. The unfurling of the petals as the bud

opens is brilliantly captured. The softness of the

background keeps the focus on the bloom. The

gray-green coloring to the background contrasts

nicely with the mauve tones of the petals.

Remember to send your rose photos by the first

of each month by email (JPEG) or snail mail

(prints or slides) to the Editor. The email

address is [email protected] and the home

address is Carole Mainwaring, 2000 Lake Crest

Lane, Plano, TX 75023. Guidelines can be

found in the October 2009 newsletter. Don‘t be

afraid to send in your photos—a simple

automatic camera can capture a superb picture!

Joe Abernathy’s Shear Sharpening Service Remember to bring your pruners, loppers, and

scissors to the January meeting so that Joe

Abernathy can sharpen and oil them for you.

You can retrieve your shears at the February

meeting just in time for spring pruning. Cost is

$5 for pruners with money donated to the RRRS.

Thanks, Joe, for providing this great service to

the Red River Rose Society!

2009 Top 10 Favorite RRRS Roses:

‘Hot Cocoa’ By Carole Mainwaring

‘Hot Cocoa’ tied with four other roses for fourth

place in the RRRS Top 10 Favorite Roses for

2009. It is classified as a red floribunda by the

American Rose Society. ‗Hot Cocoa‘ was

hybridized by Tom Carruth of Weeks Roses and

introduced in 2003. The flowers are smoky

orange with deep rust reverse and borne in small

clusters. The bloom is large and ruffled. There

is moderate fragrance. Foliage is large, dark

green, and glossy. Growth is bushy, rounded,

and medium in size. (continued on page 18)

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‘Hot Cocoa’

(Photo from http://www.weeksroses.com/index.htm)

‗Hot Cocoa‘ received a RIR rating of 7.9. It was

an AARS winner in 2003 and won the ARS

Members Choice Award in 2007.

RRRS members growing ‗Hot Cocoa‘ are Jane

Cantrell, Stacy O‘Connor, and Shirley Sexton. If

you like its unusual smoky chocolate orange

coloring, you will love this rose!

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2010 Top 10 Favorite Roses

Grown by the Red River Rose Society

Members

‘The Rainbow Knock Out Rose’

(Photo by http://www.conard-pyle.com/)

Please help us compile a list of the top 10

favorite roses grown by our Red River Rose

Society members. This list will be tallied from

all members who submit a form by Dec. 15. The

top 10 roses favored by the most members will

be featured in our Roses on the Red newsletters

in 2010.

Please do not list any of the roses that were 2009

Top 10 Favorites so that we can spotlight new

roses this coming year. The roses that were

winners in 2009 were: The ‗Knock Out‘ roses,

‗Belinda‘s Dream‘, ‗Veterans‘ Honor‘, ‗Caldwell

Pink‘ (‗Pink Pet‘), ‗Sea Foam‘, ‗Fragrant Cloud‘,

‗Moonstone‘, ‗Mutabilis‘, ‗La Marne‘, and ‗Hot

Cocoa‘.

Please complete the form below and snail mail it

before Dec. 15 to:

Carole Mainwaring

773 CR 2045

Ravenna, TX 75476

OR

email the form to me at:

[email protected]

[email protected]

Thank you for your help!

Your name_____________________________

Name of Rose Reason for Choice

(optional)

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Christmas in Roseland!

Don‘t miss Christmas in Roseland where the

Gardens of the American Rose Center in

Shreveport, LA are transformed into a whimsical

winter wonderland. More information about this

multi-weekend event can be found by accessing

the American Rose Society website at

http://www.ars.org/?p=338

December 2009 Roses on the Red Newsletter Page 19

Armchair Rose Gardening By Carole Mainwaring

Once the roses are tucked in bed for their short

Texas winter nap, time becomes available for the

rosarian to rest a spell, too. How pleasant to sit

and dream about the new rose beds you will

plant with roses ordered this fall, the gifts you

might want to purchase for others (or treat

yourself!), and the books you at long last will

have time to read. To start you off, here is a list

of some of my favorite rosy recommendations.

Rose Books

David Austin’s book The Rose covers all

the roses from species to modern shrubs with

beautiful illustrations. It can be purchased at: http://www.davidaustinroses.com/american/

Field Roebuck’s book Complete Roses is a

second edition of his popular Foolproof Guide to

Growing Roses. He is a Dallas, TX rosarian.

http://creativehomeowner.com/

Rosy Gifts

2010 American Rose Society Roses

Calendar. Featured are 24 photos of all classes

of roses.

Waist Carrier. Looks and acts like a

traditional apron, but it is more comfortable.

Both can be ordered from the American Rose

Society‘s website http://www.ars.org/store/

Garden Kneelers. Young-at-heart gardeners

know it is much easier to get down on the ground

than back up again. This kneeler saves your

knees and back. Plus, it doubles as a garden

bench when flipped over. I never prune nor

weed without it!

Muck Boots. These are all-weather,

waterproof muck boots that keep your feet

insulated in cold weather. The sole has deep

treads.

Both are available from Gardener‘s Supply

Company at http://www.gardeners.com/

Rose Stick Cane Sealer seals rose canes

from cane borers and helps prevent drying and

dieback.

Ratchet-Cut Pruner is perfect for rosarians

lacking hand strength to cut through thick canes.

Both items are available from Primary Products

at http://www.primaryproducts.com/

Roses

‗Easy Does

It‘ 2010

AARS

Floribunda

‗Daddy

Frank‘

mini-flora

2010

Award of

Excellence

Winner

‘Easy Does It’ can be purchased from

http://www.jacksonandperkins.com

‘Daddy Frank’ can be purchased from

http://www.rosemania.com/

December 2009 Roses on the Red Newsletter Page 20

The Red River Rose Society

Officers

President……………….……...……...Sue Abernathy

2151 Liberty Rd 903-523-5029

Gordonville, TX 76245 [email protected]

1st

Vice President…………………Richard McGowan

903-463-7421 [email protected]

2nd

Vice President………………………Jerry Haynes

903-433-1424 [email protected]

Secretary/Treasurer……………………Nancy Grella

903-868-9811 [email protected]

Past President…………………………….Bill Cashin

940-464-3068 [email protected]

Newsletter Editor

Carole Mainwaring……………………972-985-8316

773 CR 2045, Ravenna, TX 75476

2000 Lake Crest Lane, Plano, TX 75023

[email protected] Events Coordinator Bill Cashin…………………………….940-464-3068

[email protected]

Historians Gerald Frimann………………………..903-813-1318

[email protected] Sandra Haynes………………………903-433-1424

[email protected]

ARS Judges

Carolyn Hayward……………………...972-353-9525

[email protected]

Carole Mainwaring (Apprentice)…..…972-985-8316

[email protected]

Webmaster Jay Goode……………………………..972-517-9560

[email protected]

Website Development Staff:

Jerry Haynes, Bill Cashin, and Jeremiah Davis

Will we have roses for Christmas? Only Jack

Frost knows for sure. (Photo by Gerald Frimann)

Consulting Rosarians

Ilene Cook………………………..972-394-6077

[email protected]

Kathy Harris……………………...972-620-1131

[email protected] Jerry Haynes….………..…………..903-433-1424

[email protected]

Carolyn Hayward…………………972-353-9525

[email protected]

Carole Mainwaring……………….972-985-8316

[email protected]

Mark Stelljes……………………918-455-ROSE

[email protected]

Consulting Rosarians are rose growers who

have met the qualifications set by the ARS and

are there to help you with your rose growing

questions. Call on them when you have a need!

Disclaimer – The advice and information

presented in Roses on the Red are believed to be

true and accurate, but its Editors, the Red River

Rose Society not any Member thereof can accept

responsibility for any error or omission. The

Red River Rose Society makes no warranty,

expressed or implied, with respect to the material

contained herein.

Subscriptions are available through membership

in the Society. Membership is available to any

person interested in growing roses. Monthly

meetings are held in the Denison Public Library

Meeting Room, 300 W. Gandy Street, Denison,

TX 75020 (903-465-1797). Dues are $20.00 per

household per calendar year and should be

mailed to Nancy Grella, Treasurer, 453

Friendship Rd., Sherman, TX 75092.

Nancy Grella and Bill Cashin wish you a very

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! (Photo by Gerald Frimann)