Rose Ramblings
Below you will find past issues of the award-winning newsletter from the San Diego Rose Society, from 2020 to 2022. If you’d like older copies, please send us a message.
Editor: Elaine Ornelas
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San Diego Rose Society Meeting - November 21, 2022 at Balboa Park (featuring Beth Van Boxtel)
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Do you dream of having a healthy and happy rose garden to enjoy with your family and friends? This month's meeting will help you with just that. Learn basic and advanced rose garden principles, take note of some of the best roses to plant this winter, and learn how to improve your garden with simple tips and strategies, enabling you to create or maintain the rose garden of your dreams! Come ready to learn the ways of implementing and maintaining a beautiful rose garden!
San Diego Rose Society Meeting - March 21, 2022 at Balboa Park (featuring John Bagnasco)
The San Diego Rose Society was pleased to feature John Bagnasco as our speaker this month. He is currently the president of Garden America, a nationally syndicated radio show and web store. John is an amateur rose breeder and is responsible for introducing over a dozen new roses. He has also taught horticulture classes at Palomar College and San Diego State University. He is the host of the DVD, The Essential Guide to Roses. John has co-authored two books on succulents: Planting Designs for Cactus and Succulents, and Success with Succulents. He is the current President of the California Coastal Rose Society (CCRS) and Chairman of the Save the Roses! Foundation.
2021
January
Schedule for upcoming meetings, fertilizer sale update, tons of pruning/planting/clean-up tips and monthly care advice, floribunda single petal roses, Consulting Rosarian Recertification, and more.
February
Schedule for upcoming meetings, fertilizer sale update, monthly care advice, soil tips, a profile of Dave Bang, how to volunteer for the Rose Garden Corps, rose shrub singles, Joy of Growing Roses, rose garden tour at the Capitol in Sacramento, CA, and more.
March
Schedule for upcoming meetings, March virtual meeting information, photography results from the ARS Photo Contest, monthly care advice, a stroll in Christine and Rand Allan’s garden, strange blooms, growing roses in Hawaii, notes for novices, the first year as a San Diego Rose Society member, fertilizer sale update, traditional large flowered climbers, becoming a Consulting Rosarian, upcoming rose events, and more.
April
Schedule for open gardens/upcoming meetings/rose pilgrimage, tentative Rose Show information, April rose care tips, anthracnose, When & What to Spray, cane dieback, 10 important truths, notes for novices, English-style large flowered climbers, and more.
May
Schedule for open gardens/upcoming meetings/rose pilgrimage, Rose Show information, and more.
June
Updates for the Rose Show and Convention. Schedule for upcoming meetings, rose pilgrimage, tips for June rose care, and more.
July
Photos from the Rose Show and Convention, how to host a rose auction, Roses in Remembrance, spider mites, summer rose car advice, schedule for upcoming meetings, rose pilgrimage, featured gardener: Natalie Stout, chilli thrips, under-pruning roses, and more.
September
Meeting updates (including a silent auction), 20th Century Austin shrubs, Burlington Nursery update, rose care for September, American Rose Society election results, helping the Lester’s garden, roses and monarch caterpillars, and more.
October
In-person meeting updates, Bob Martin’s farewell address as he leaves office at President of the American Rose Society, rose care tips for October, definitions of roses and notes for novices, fertilizer sale info, and much more.
November
Holiday Party information, fertilizer order form, California Coast online silent auction, info about cane disease, November rose care guide, 21st Century Austin Shrubs, Orange County Rose Show wrap-up, notes for novices, membership renewal, and much more.
December
A tribute to Bob Martin, Holiday Party RSVP information, fertilizer order form, California Coast online silent auction results, how to identify a rose, Austin Roses, membership renewal, and much more.
2020
January
Pruning demo, highlights from the December 2019 holiday party, fertilizer sale, pruning and clean-up tips, monthly care advice, 21st century hybrid tea bankers, and more.
February
Rose pruning demo photos, rose roots, plans for planting roses, irrigation rings around roses, mulch, monthly care advice, San Diego County Fair theme, gophers, highlights from the rose care seminar, how to make rose water, hybrid tea newcomers, monthly meeting coffee info, and more.
March
Featuring: Bob Martin’s ‘Mulch’ Madness, arrangement class, rose pilgrimage & open garden plans, volunteer opportunities, fertilizer tips, monthly care advice, foliar feeding, rose oil, grandifloras, and more.
April
Event cancellations, integrated pest management for roses, monthly care advice, floribunda hybrid teas, anomalies of roses, tracking our ARS rising star Beth Van Boxtel, rose flavored honey, rose petal cream scone recipe, ARS digital contest winner Kristine Russell, and more.
May
Finding peace in growing roses, rose petal jam recipe, monthly care advice, spring fungi, 20th century floribundas, the 2020 combined rose list information, rose pests, information for a virtual rose show, rose giveaway, member garden photos, how to peg a rose, and more.
June
Balboa Park Rose Garden temporary closure, Memorial Day rose, Super Bloom event rescheduled date, Rose Ramblings won the gold medal for the best large local society newsletter for the third consecutive year, efficient methods of watering roses, fungal disease and pests, monthly care advice, new website announcement, how to control thrips, water wand advantages, suckers and basal breaks, 2020 Combined Rose List book info, helping Sue Streeper in May, Virtual Rose show update, a message from Ruth Tiffany, and more.
September
Balboa Park Rose Garden garden update, meeting updates, honoring Dick Streeper, the Horizon Roses book, how to get a great fall bloom, stories from summer break, raising monarch butterflies, how to spot and remove caterpillars on roses, Colette and Stan Harper featured gardeners, the Peggy Martin rose, Nominees for 2021 San Diego Rose Society Board of Directors, and more.
October
San Diego Rose Society meeting update, adapting to the pandemic, Consulting Rosarian Corner via Zoom scheduled for Oct 26, Balboa Park Super Bloom cancelled for 2020, modern floribundas, monthly rose care and advice, controlling thrips with organic methods, info about phosphorus and mycorrhizae, helpful tips to grow and train tall roses, membership directory printing, Bonnie Shoultz, CCRS Save the Roses auction info, Mrs Miniver rose, how to moderate soil temperature and moisture in a potted rose, Ornelas virtual rose show, nominee list for the 2021 SDRS board, and more.
November
CCRS 20th Annual Rare and Unusual "VIRTUAL" Rose Auction, Fertilizer Sale information, online seminar details, 2021 SDRS Board Member nominees, What To Do in the Rose Garden in November, Chili Thrips, Membership News and form to join, striped Floribunda roses, How many roses is too many?, The Rose of the Unknown Soldier, and much more.
December
Update for SDRS Meetings and Some Exciting New Programs, review of the 20th Annual CCRS Save the Roses! Auction, Fertilizer Sale info, 2021 SDRS Board Members, new 2021 roses, what to do in the garden in December, Gina Wright & Andrew Wright’s rose garden, brief history of rose names, membership renewal, Delbard Stripes, the Legend of the Christmas Rose, much more. .
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