El Corazon Oceanside Senior Center
3302 Senior Center Drive
Oceanside, California 92054
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Rose Show and Silent Auction
Open to the public 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
The rose plants for both the Silent & Live Auction will be on display for perusal at 12:30 pm. The 121 roses offered are extraordinary and very rare. Most are unavailable elsewhere or are in this country for the first time. There old favorite OGRs such as Baron Girod de l’Ain, Mme Pierre Oger, Green Rose & Mons Tillier, as well as the very rare Caroline de Sansal (1849), Souvenir de Mme Auguste Charles (1866) and even rarer, Souvenir de Marcelle Balage (1930). The beautiful climber, Allen Chandler (1930), was planted by Vita Sackville-West to cover the brick facade entry of Sissinghurst Castle.
Bidding online has already begun at www.ccrsauction.com
Each rose is linked to HelpMeFind, where one can find pictures & information about the rose. Also at the site is detailed information about the event.
At 1:00 lectures by the three guest speakers begins; Gregg Lowery, Anita Clevenger & Burling Leong. They are experts in historic roses, their preservation and cultivation. The opportunity to see them in Southern California after the past three long years should not be missed!
Presentations will generally last 45 minutes, with opportunity to ask questions at the end of each talk. Attendees are free to move about and even place bids during these lectures.
1:00-1:45 PM: Gregg Lowery - Curator, Historic Rose Collection, Friends of Vintage Roses Sebastopol CA. Gregg has been a passionate gardener and collector of roses for the past 40 years. His collection of historic roses formed the basis of a nursery, Vintage Gardens which he developed and managed for 30 years. The preservation of historic rose cultivars and wild roses was his principal interest and cause.
2:00-2:45 PM: Anita Clevenger - This very experienced platinum Sacramento Master Gardener was Curator of the Sacramento City Cemetery Historic Rose Garden. This collection consisted of 500+ roses many of them climbers which covered some 2 acres. Anita has a passionate expertise in the area of antique roses. She will speak about 'Pivoting to Preserve.'
3:00-3:45 PM: Burling Leong is the owner of Burlington Rose Nursery in Visalia CA and past propagator for Ralph Moore's Sequoia Nursery. The two-acre nursery is a retail and wholesale grower of roses, perennials and shrubs Plants are produced via cuttings and buddings. Burling is a recognized rose authority who not only hybridizes new varietals but also provides many hard to obtain ones.
3:45-4:30 PM: Speakers and expert rosarians will be available to answer any questions about rose varieties in the auction.
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Rose Show and Auction
Open to the public at 10:00 am
Silent Auction closes at 12:30 pm
Rose Show Awards at 1:30 pm
Live Auction at 2:00 pm
Rose Show will continue until 4:00
Birthday Celebration! Burling has created a beautiful new floribunda named Marion Ross after the famous actress. The rose will be offered in the live auction. We are honored that Marion Ross will be there and it’s her 94th birthday! Join us for cake and wishing her a happy day shortly before the Live Auction begins.
The Live Auction begins at 2:00. John Bagnasco will present the rarest of the rare rose varieties with auctioneer Bryan Main.
For detailed information on the event go to ccrsauction.com
This will be a fantastic fun weekend & an extraordinary opportunity to acquire rare roses to preserve in your garden.
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All amateurs are invited to exhibit their roses. The exhibit hall will be open to the public upon completion of judging, estimated to be 1:00 pm Saturday, and will remain open until 5:00 pm.
If you’d like to exhibit your roses, please CLICK HERE to download the program information.