NASHVILLE ROSE LEAFOfficial Publication of The Nashville Rose Society

Serving Rose Enthusiasts Throughout Middle Tennessee

June 12th - NRS Meeting & Grand Prix Rose Care Program with Keith Garman, Ron Daniels and Cecil Ward

Refreshments 6:30 PM Program 7:00 PM june 2012 Volume 45, Issue 5 Affiliated with the American Rose Society - www.ars.org

June Rose of the Month

(Cont’d on page 6)

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‘Hurdy Gurdy’

‘White Wings’ ‘Dusky Maiden’

‘Yann Anthus-Bertrand’

‘Forest Hale’

‘Roller Coaster’

ed. note: As a member of the American Rose So-ciety you enjoy access to a series of quarterly bul-letins with a special focus such as arrangements, ex-hibiting roses, miniature and miniflora roses, old garden roses and even a bulletin that is dedicated to “Singularly Beautiful Roses”, edited by Stephen Hoy, from Warner Rob-ins, Georgia. If you are not a member of the ARS then you are missing out on these and other great rose lover resources, (this is your hint to join the ARS).

Stephen Hoy has channeled his passion for single roses into a se-ries of quarterly bulletins that are chocked full of insightful stories complemented by beautiful pho-tography. The photos you see on the cover are Stephen’s. What fol-lows is an excerpt from Volume 2, Issue 1, Winter 2011 issue of “Sin-gularly Beautiful Roses”.

Yann Arthus-Bertrand: A Rose, A Man, A

StatementBy: Stephen Hoy

This past spring I purchased a rose from euroDesert Roses that

President’s Column

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Hello to all rose growing enthusiasts. I hate to complain in the second sen-tence, but Mother nature seems to be a bit unfriendly to us. A too mild winter, followed by a wet spring and now the heat, has wreaked havoc with some of our blooms. I experienced my first bout of thrips, which decimated my first flush of blossoms. They attacked the back yard only, so I still had roses out front. Spraying an insecticide on the blossoms only cleared my problem and hopefully didn’t wipe out too many friendly in-sects. I have many buds, which I hope will be ready for our first Grand Prix. I learned the value of shovel pruning, this spring, when I removed a few roses that seemed overly susceptible to black spot. However, black spot is still alive and well in my rose garden.

Incidentally, our next meeting and Grand Prix will take place on Tuesday, june 12, at Cheekwood. There were some scheduling issues with Cheekwood, but in the end it seems like everything is working its way out.

on May 6th, at 2:30 PM, I was privi-leged to accompany Ron Daniels to a luncheon at the Ardent Gardeners Garden Club. The club was founded in 1951 and is the first African-American Garden Club in Tennessee. They per-form a myriad of charitable works in their community, notably decorating Meharry Hospital every Christmas. Ron and I were fed chicken, ham, a number of side dishes too numerous to mention and biscuits. The recipe for the delicious peach tea remains a secret despite my pleading.

I introduced Ron, who delivered his excellent Rose Presentation Program to the ladies. Their club is celebrating the Rose as the flower of the Year. Ron had a large bouquet of exquisite roses from his garden and a few door prizes. His discussion was informative and educa-tional. After numerous questions were asked and answered, all of the ladies were presented with a rose. Great job, Ron. Thanks to the Ardent Club for al-lowing us to be a part of your wonderful tradition.

Saturday, the 19th, I got to spend the morning with Cecil Ward. We set up in his driveway to sell roses for the nRS, during a neighborhood garage sale. We sold 5 roses, but I got to pick Cecil’s brain about everything from rose care to the history of our society. Cecil is a wealth of knowledge and a very generous and delightful person. Thank you, Cecil.

I was unable to make the trip to Bowl-ing Green. That became doubly regretful when I learned that our own Sam jones was a judge at the show. I especially would have appreciated his take on the arrangement entries, because Sam al-ways enters arrangements at our shows. He has a very critical eye.

If you missed the Rose Tour, you missed a good one. I saw many familiar faces. Keith and Martha Garman opened up their garden to us. The rose foliage was especially healthy looking. large leaves, deep green and hole free, with a noticeable lack of blackspot. There were many beautiful blossoms and lots of buds. Both Keith and Martha guided us through the garden while dispens-ing plenty of information. Rose names, when they were planted, how they were obtained and other historical facts about the roses themselves were presented. Their roses are obviously well tended. Great job.

The second garden was at the home of Iris Buhl, on Belmont Boulevard. Iris had a bed of roses, in the center of her back yard, encircling a statue, as well as many climbers on the house and garage walls. What struck me was the way in which she incorporated roses into her landscape. The roses were right at home, while being flanked by hydrangeas and hostas. The hydrangeas were in bloom, while the roses were making ready for their second flush. A very well designed garden, that was both peaceful and pro-vocative. fig trees beckoning you to sit at a bench and an intertwining parterre of boxwood and dwarf barberry allowed us an insight to a creative and well planned garden. Iris is a very gracious host.

I viewed the Belmont Rose Garden and was surprised by the number of blooms. The planting is obviously well maintained. I would have called it a day, but Wendy Wise is a personal friend

of my wife and me. She maintains the nashville Music Garden. That and the fact that I promised myself a Guinness afterward propelled me downtown. lots of blooms for the time of season and clean foliage made a very pretty picture. Knowing Wendy, it was as an-ticipated. We are very fortunate to have that beautiful garden, which offers a surprising contrast to the stark concrete that dominates the environment.

This month’s meeting, as we all know, is our first of two Grand Prix events. Please bring roses and enter them. We are going to lean heavily on experienced members to mentor the newer members. All roses will be evalu-ated and, if necessary, suggestions will be made to help us all grow better roses. Prior to the Grand Prix, our program will be both educational and entertain-ing. Three of our very knowledgeable members are going to share, with us, their personalized rose care programs. Keith Garman, Ron Daniels and Cecil Ward will share their specific spray and fertilization routines, as well as insect control issues and best times to prune, prior to a show. Bring a notepad and pencil. Questions and comments will follow.

We still have some committee chairs to fill. foremost is the food and bever-age committee. Keeping in mind that some of us come straight from work to the meeting, refreshment time is din-ner. We need a member to schedule volunteers to bring main courses, sides, desserts and drinks. We have enough members that each member need par-ticipate only once or twice. I will bring a Honey Ham with rolls and mustard to the meeting. We will need the oth-er items listed above. Contact me at 615.481.3589 if you would like to help out. let’s keep our refreshments a pri-ority. After all, we are a social organiza-tion.

lastly, I wish to thank all of those people behind the scenes, for their en-couragement and support of me. They know who they are. I couldn’t do this job without them.

Sincerely. — Tom Beath

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Twospotted Spider Mite on RosesDr. Raymond A. Cloyd, Professor Kansas State University (Email: rcloyd@ksu.edu)

The twospotted spider mite (Tetrany-chus urticae) is one of the most destruc-tive arthropod pests of roses; especially from spring through late fall (depend-ing on geographic location). Twospotted spider mite is a problem on roses for a number of reasons, including 1) their small size makes them difficult to detect; 2) they tend to be located on leaf under-sides, which also makes it hard to see them; 3) they have a rapid life cycle (egg to adult), which can lead to outbreaks occurring frequently; and 4) populations may become resistant to commonly used pest control materials (miticides).

Twospotted spider mites are typically a problem on roses when the ambient air temperature is warm and dry, which fa-vors mite development and reproduction. Twospotted spider mite populations are located on the older leaves of roses and feed on leaf undersides within plant cells (palisade and spongy mesophyll cells) removing chlorophyll (green pigment) with their stylet-like mouthparts. They primarily feed near the midrib and plant veins, which generally have the high-est concentrations of amino acids (food source), resulting in damaged leaves appearing “stippled” with small silvery-gray to yellow speckles. Heavily-infested leaves may appear bronzed, turn brown, and fall off rose plants. In addition, mites may spin irregular webbing, which pro-vides protection from natural enemies and allows mites to move among plants; particularly when roses are spaced close together and leaves are in contact with each other. They may also be moved around via wind currents.

Twospotted spider mites are approxi-mately 1/16-inches long and oval-shaped. They can vary in color from green-yellow to red-orange. Adults have two dark spots (or markings) on both sides of the abdo-men. Adult females live about 30 days and can lay up to 200 small, spherical, transparent eggs on leaf undersides. fe-males do not have to mate to reproduce. eggs hatch into six-legged larvae that transition into two eight-legged nymphal stages (protonymph and deutonymph) before reaching adulthood. The life cycle

from egg to adult takes one to two weeks; however, this is dependent on tempera-ture. for example, the life cycle from egg to adult takes 14 days at 70ºf and 7 days at 85ºf.

The management of twospotted spider populations on roses involves imple-menting a combination of cultural prac-tices and the use of pest control materials with miticidal activity. first, avoid over-fertilizing roses, especially with soluble forms of nitrogen, because this leads to the production of soft, succulent tissue that is easier for mites to penetrate with their mouthparts. Second, remove “old” plant material, which may serve as an inoculum source for twospotted spider mite populations. Third, avoid water-stressing roses as this increases suscepti-bility to twospotted spider mites. fourth, remove weeds as certain weed species including those in the nightshade fam-ily and creeping woodsorrel (oxalis corniculata), which may serve as hosts for twospotted spider mite populations. furthermore, mites may overwinter on any weed debris.

Another strategy that may be effec-tive in rapidly reducing populations of twospotted spider mites is applying a forceful water spray to roses (targeting the underside of leaves) at least twice per week. This not only dislodges all the mite life stages including eggs but also preserves natural enemies. In addition, the mites will not return to feed on your roses. Be sure to conduct forceful water sprays in the morning so the foliage has time to dry before evening, which will avoid problems with the fungal disease, black spot (Diplocarpon rosae).

Scouting or checking your roses regu-larly is critical in avoiding/reducing the potential of having to deal with outbreak populations of twospotted spider mites during the growing season. one meth-od is to simply look underneath leaves or shake branches over a white sheet of paper. If there are mites present, they will fall onto the paper and start moving around.

There are a number of pest control ma-terials commercially available for regu-lating populations of twospotted spider mite on roses. These have either contact or translaminar properties. When using contact miticides it is important to get the spray to the underside of leaves. Contact materials include bifenazate (floramite), hexythiazox (Hexygon), fenpyroximate (Akari), acequinocyl (Shuttle), insecti-cidal soap, and horticultural oil. Be care-ful when using insecticidal soaps (potas-sium salts of fatty acids) or horticultural oils (petroleum-based) against twospot-ted spider mites on roses because fre-quent applications may be harmful to plants. Translaminar means that the active ingredient penetrates the leaf sur-face and resides or forms a reservoir of active ingredient within the leaf tissues, killing mites that feed on leaf undersides. Pest control materials with miticidal activity that have translaminar proper-ties are abamectin (Avid), spiromesifen (forbid), spirotetramat (Kontos), and etoxazole (TetraSan).

Always be sure to read the label to de-termine which mite life stages a product works best on. furthermore, never apply any pest control material (insecticide, miticide, or fungicide) when the air tem-perature is greater than 85ºf as this will result in plant injury. As for all insect and mite pests that attack roses, it is impor-tant to use a combination of different management strategies as opposed to relying only on one such as pest control materials in order to effectively deal with twospotted spider mites.

HAPPY RoSe GRoWInG

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Recently someone asked me if it was okay to cut off the big red-col-ored ‘shoots’ that were growing out from the base of their rose plants. The answer is a definite ‘NO’. You definitely do not want to cut these off. In the rose world these are known as ‘Basal Breaks’ and are new growth which emerges from the graft site base or the bud union. This is the ‘good’ stuff; and it should be encouraged and protected, espe-cially while it is tender, new growth. It will become a strong, new stem or cane of the grafted plant.

Several years ago when we had a small rose garden I purchased a 2 ½ gallon battery operated sprayer. Although we have a larger garden now and I mostly use a 5 gallon bat-tery operated sprayer, I still find the small sprayer handy. Black and Decker discontinued the 2 ½ gal-lon sprayer so it is longer available. However, I recently discovered another small (3.2 gallon) battery operated sprayer. The Earthwise Sprayer (Model No. LRS 70036) is available online for about $60. I have not tried the Earthwise spray-er, so cannot vouch for the quality. If you ever use a batter operated sprayer, you will never use another pump-up sprayer, because as long as your battery is charged you get constant spray pressure at all times. Charles R. lott, Consulting Rosarian

Let’s go fishing. If you can remem-ber the “good old days”, it was com-mon practice to dig earth worms to use as fish bait. Rosarians may not use them as fish bait, but two earth-worm virtues are prized by grow-ers. Worm castings are excellent fer-tilizer that is often overlooked. Also, the crafty rosarian knows that aer-ation of soil is also a good practice. They also know that earthworms are super “drillers” of the soil. If you haven’t provided earthworms for your rosebeds, do so. There are sev-eral sources where these can be pur-chased. Buy them and enrich your rosebed soil. Be sure and feed the earthworms with organics. Corn meal is a delicacy that is relished. Oh yes, refrain from using pesticides that will destroy the worms.

Ted Mills, Master Rosarian

June Beginner’s Rose Tips

The roses should now be blooming beautifully making all your spring ef-forts pay off. The major pruning in late March is really just the beginning because pruning takes place all season long.

Routine pruning begins after the plants leaf out and begin growing. Dur-ing your main spring pruning, we rec-ommended removing any new foliage growing toward the center of the bush and any crossing canes. This practice should continue all season and is im-portant for the health of the rose to im-prove air circulation and enable better contact of spray materials.

other types of growth that should be removed are blind shoots and “twiz-zles”. Blind shoots will never produce a bloom and should be removed at the point of origin. A type of growth that appears as a spiral of leaves without a stem should also be removed. It prob-ably has a botanical name but I’ve never heard it called anything but ‘twizzles”. In late May or early june, you should remove the lower 6-8” of foliage on well established plants. This helps keep the spider mites from gaining a hold and it exposes the lower twiggy growth that needs to be removed. It also enables you to get a strong spray of water up-ward on the underside of the bush fo-liage that will keep spider mites from reproducing. If you do have a problem with spider mites, check Rosemania for the appropriate chemicals that kill adults and eggs.

If you buy a new potted rose, it will look very lush and full of foliage. on closer inspection, you will find that much of the foliage should be removed. once you take out the unproductive growth, the rose will look pretty skinny, but you will see right away how much better off the rose will be without the extra foliage that works against you, not for you.

In mid-june, you can apply 2 TBSP of epsom Salts around the dripline of roses and water in. Keep your roses well watered especially when the tempera-tures are high consistently and there is

inadequate rainfall. Roses need about 1” of water or rain every week, more as the temperatures rise into the high 80’s and 90’s. As the weather gets hotter, you will notice that the roses get smaller. The heat makes the blooms open faster and they don’t have time to grow their fullest form as they do in cooler weath-er. There’s nothing you can do about it except appreciate the larger blooms in the spring and fall.

If you live in an area where you are bothered with thrips, you can mist the blooms and buds every few days with a quart or gallon sprayer using orthene or Conserve. It doesn’t take long and you will be rewarded with clean blooms. Well, at least cleaner blooms. If you’ve ever walked into a room and then won-dered why you are there, it’s time to keep a garden journal. It’s almost im-possible to remember what you did to the roses and when, so if you write down the date and application, you will be able to look back next month or next year and refresh your memory. When I first started using liquid Carbon, I for-got about it and about two weeks later, I was walking through the roses and won-dering whose roses they were. looked in the journal and saw that it was the liquid Carbon at work. If you’re not us-ing it yet, it’s time to start.

now that most of the spring push is over, consider becoming a Consulting Rosarian. Think of all the things you have learned about growing roses and how wonderful it would be to teach oth-ers.

Contact nRS President Tom Beath and let him know you’re interested. The annual rose show is in the planning stages. Please call Sam jones and vol-unteer for something. You don’t have to have any special knowledge to do many of the jobs like filling vases, moving tables, transporting supplies, etc. Help your nashville Rose Society be the best society we can be.

Reprinted from the June 2010 issue of the Nashville Rose Leaf

The June Rose GardenBy: Anne Owen, Master Rosarian

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The Grand Prix is a rose show that is held at a regular nRS meeting. Its purpose is to give members a chance to learn about and practice exhibiting roses. What kind of effort is involved? for the past year members have been bringing their roses to the meetings to share on the back table. every one one of those members can be part of the Grand Prix. Yes, it is that simple.

The Grand Prix is the easiest rose show to enter, guaranteed. no get-ting up before dawn. no searching in the dark for that last rose. no special equipment or previous experience re-quired. All you need is a rose.

Still have doubts? no need to be-cause experienced exhibitors will be there to help beginners and others on the grooming of roses. Without fail, every year there is a first timer that comes away with a blue ribbon and a big smile. That person can be you!

Grand Prix I will be held on june 12th at the Cheekwood Botanic Hall. The Grooming Room will be open at 5:30 PM. Please refer to the Grand Prix insert for information on classes, rules, exhibitor explanation, the point system and how winners are deter-mined.

Grand Prix II will be conducted on September 3rd.. for questions, call Dillard lester at 615-896-0203 or e-mail at d-lester@comcast.net.

NRS June Grand Prix

Nashville Rose Leaf Honored

The nashville Rose leaf received the American Rose Society’s 2011 Silver Medallion award for the third year in a row for newsletter bulletins in Class B, (rose societies larger than 75 members). There any many people that graciously contribute their time, talent and knowl-edge in order to help produce a quality newsletter and perpetuate the tradition of excellence established by previous editors. first of all thank you to the edi-torial advisory committee of Sam and nancy jones, Marty Reich, and Yoda, a.k.a. Charles lott, who provided con-tinuous support throughout the year.

Special congratulations go to our ARS Award of Merit winners! Dr. Raymond Cloyd has graciously shared his knowl-edge and expertise over the past four years and once again has been recog-nized for two articles; “Rose Rosette Dis-ease” and “What are Pesticide Metabo-lites?” Ray Hunter received recognition for his wonderful article on “line and line Mass Designs”. Congratulations to master rosarian, Marty Reich, who tack-led a very challenging subject and made it simple with her article, “pH Basics 101” that has become the defacto stan-dard for anyone who wants to under-stand the how and why of pH in the rose garden. last but not least, my lovely wife Starla Harding received her first award of merit for an excellent article on “Whit Wells, A Man of Many Roses”.

We also want to acknowledge and ex-press our appreciation for all those who contributed their writing talents in 2011:

jolene Adams larry Baird Mary Bates Tom Beath Kathy Brennan Kent Campbell Dr. Raymond Cloyd jeff Garrett jeff Harvey Mary Ann Hext Sam jones Dillard lester Gene Meyer

Ted “RoseDoc” Mills Anne owen Marty Reich Denise Thorne Bob Thorpe Cindy Worch

Thank you to Ken Wood for continuing to share his photographic talents with the newsletter - we really appreciate his contributions.

opportunity is knocking! It was an-nounced earlier that after serving as edi-tors for the past four years, 2012 will be the last year for Starla and I to serve as editors of the nashville Rose leaf. We were sure our phone would be ringing off the hook but don’t you know, not even one inquiry! But then it dawned on us that maybe everyone tried to call at the same time? So if you could not get through please call back. Your call is very important to us and will be answererd in the order it was received.

Seriously though, this was in hope of finding a volunteer willing to come for-ward without having to start asking, because the truth is that we stink at ask-ing people for help. Since plan A hasn’t worked so far, it is time for plan B to go into action. We know there is some-one out there, we just don’t know who. When you get a call from Starla or me, we hope you will consider how you can help contribute, if not as the editor may-be as a writer, or as part of the editorial advisory committee? The only real qual-ification is a willingness to give of your time and even that is negotiable. We had only been growing roses for two years and nRS members for one year when Charles lott popped the question. To his credit Charles has proven to be a great mentor and Starla and I would hope to do the same for the next editor.

The benefits outweigh the lack of any financial compensation. As editors we have learned a lot about roses, learned how freely people share their love of roses, and established some wonderful friendships both in the nRS and around the country. There is a national newslet-ter exchange where other editor’s share their society’s newsletter with each other which makes for interesting reading on

how rosarians from coast to coast prac-tice growing roses across the nation.

In the end we feel we have received far more than we have given, so when op-portunity to contribute comes knocking we hope you answer the call.

Thank you!

jim & Starla Harding

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June Rose of the Month (Cont’d from page 1)

By: Stephen Hoy, Editor of “Singularly Beautiful Roses”

ARS Membership

every rosarian should be a member of the American Rose Society and as noted in the june Rose of the Month column, the benefits far outweigh any costs. A full membership is only $49 a year. A four month trial membership is only $10 (or $5 for current nRS members). Most trips to Starbucks cost more than $5 and what you get doesn’t last nearly as long! new Member Benefit deal! Re-ceive a one-year subscription to Better Homes & Gardens magazine when you join the ARS or renew your member-ship! not available with four-month membership.

was completely unknown to me. It was something new, it was single-flowered, and a unique blend of colors. When it arrived (along with several others!) it was potted up and placed in my grow-it-on area. I noted that the foliage was healthy, and the color of the first bloom was indeed as pictured. not long after, I received one of those emails we all get advertising “Amazing photos!” frequently I delete these emails, but for some reason I opened the email and attachment and found that the photos really were amazing. At the end of the slide show I noticed the name of the photographer. The wheels started turning, “Isn’t that the name of . . . ?”

I walked out to the garden and looked at the tag on my young eu-roDesert rose and indeed it was - Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Yann Ar-thus-Bertrand was introduced in 2007 by Meilland and is registered as an orange blend shrub. Its 2.5-3” flowers are a color riot of coppery pink and yellow. Pronounced red venation is often a prominent fea-ture of newly opened blooms. As the flowers age the pink overpowers the orange. Maroon filaments topped with gold anthers provide a stark but attractive contrast. Stick your nose into the blooms and a faint cit-rusy/orange scent is detectable. The foliage is glossy medium green and the plant is predicted to grow about 3 feet in height. Its ADR designation is a testament to the health and vig-or it exhibits in the garden.

The gentleman for whom the rose is named is a french photographer and environmental proponent. After spending several years living in Ke-nya he decided to specialize in aerial and wild life photography. In 2000 he created a Paris exhibit of over 150 4 foot x 6 foot poster-sixed pho-tos entitled “earth from Above.” It consisted of pictures taken from helicopters and hot-air balloons of breathtaking landscapes from every

corner of the earth. After the exhibit traveled world-wide it was made into a book in 2008. Arthus-Bertrand is also the founder of Good Planet, an organization dedicated to promot-ing environmental awareness and sustainable development. His latest project is a documentary style fea-ture film released in 2009 entitled “Home.” It focuses on the ecological challenges and environmental con-cerns facing planet earth. The film is available in a number of formats and can be viewed on-line at www.home-2009.com/. Amazing photos indeed!

Stephen Hoy can be contacted at hoy127@cox.net

For ARS members wanting to know more simply go to www.ars.org and on the right hand side of the screen un-der “Members Only” click on “Quar-terly Bulletins. You will be prompted to type in the password listed in your American Rose magazine. Joining the ARS is quick and easy. You can ei-ther click on the “Membership” at the top of the home page at www.ars.org to see a list of membership options or call (800) 637-6534.

The annual NRS Silent Auction was once again a nice success raising over $500. Thank you to everyone who participated in this event!

Highlights from the June NRS Meeting

We hope you were able to get one of the last of the ‘Crescendo’ roses avail-able in 2011 that were sold at the May NRS meeting. With every flush of blooms this rose keeps getting better and better. The proceeds benefit the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, The Nashville Music Garden and the Nashville Rose Society. A big “Thank You” to master rosarian, Ce-cil Ward, for taking great care of these roses.

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Contributions nashville Rose Society is a 501c-3

organization and all contributions to the society are tax-deductible. Contri-butions may be made as memorials or to honor some person, group or occa-sion. Checks for contributions should

be made payable to nashville Rose Society and mailed to:

CInDY WoRCH 137 urban farms Rd.

Manchester, Tn 37355 ((931) 723-2142

rosegardener@hughes.net

Disclaimer: While the advice and information in this newsletter is believed to be true and accurate at the time of publi-cation, neither the authors nor the editor(s) accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may have been made.

The nashville Rose Society makes no warranty, expressed or implied with respect to the material contained herein.

Nashville Rose Society Membership

We are a non-profit organization serving the middle Tennessee area to educate persons on growing and exhibiting roses. Membership is open to everyone who supports the objec-tives of the organization. Annual dues of $20.00 per household include a sub-scription to The nashville Rose leaf, the official newsletter of the society. To join, send a check payable to nashville Rose Society to:

Marty Reich, 5020 Dovecote Dr., nashville, Tn 37220-1614

Phone: (615) 833-0791; e-mail: marty615@bellsouth.net

Nashville Rose LeafThe nashville Rose leaf is published

eleven times annually by the nashville Rose Society, nashville, Tn

editors: jim & Starla Harding, Sam & nancy jones

editorial Advisory Committee: Marty Reich

ARS Consulting Rosarians

South Nashvilleleann Barron (615) 269-0240Marty Reich* (615) 833-0791

West NashvilleTom Beath (615) 481-3589Keith Garman (615) 352-6219Sam* & nancy jones (615) 646-4138

Brentwood AreaCecil* & Bessie Ward (615)373-2245Gene Meyer (615) 373-0303

Franklin AreaAnne owen* (615) 794-0138logan* & joan Shillinglaw(615) 790-7346Robbie*&Marsha Tucker(615) 595-9187

Hendersonville AreaRon Daniels (615) 330-7083Charles lott (615) 824-5614jack Wedekind (615) 824-8696

Murfreesboro AreaDillard & Diane lester(615) 896-0203

Columbia Arealyle Worsham* (931) 388-4547

Lebanon-Watertown Areajeff Harvey (615) 268-7089jennifer Harvey (615) 268-7032Denise Thorne (615) 237-9757

Duck River-Centerville Arealarry* & Connie Baird(931) 729-5259

Manchester AreaCindy Worch (931) 723-2142

*Indicates ARS Master Rosarian

Nashville Rose Society 2011 Officers

President Tom Beath.........(615) 481-3589Vice-Pres Gene Meyer....... (615) 373-0303Treasurer Gary Spencer......(615) 662-3819Rec. S’ty Hayes Gibson .......(615) 794-1708Cor. S’ty Cynthia Worch .....(931) 723-2142

Nashville Rose Leaf is printed by: The Print Authority, Brentwood, Tennessee

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A Rose Lover’s CalendarNRS, Tenarky, & ARS Coming Events

JUNE

1-3 1st Annual ARS Multi-Regional All-Arrangement Rose Show franklin Marriott Cool Springs, franklin, Tennessee, contact Registrar, Kay Harrell, 912-634-0323, kay@fairmarsh.com

12 nRS Meeting & Grand Prix at Cheekwood - Program -rose care with Keith Garman, Ron Daniels and Cecil Ward 6:30 PM Refreshments, 7:00 PM Program JULY

nRS Picnic – date and location to be determined.

AUGUST

7 nRS Meeting & Ice Cream Social at Cheekwood - 6:30 PM Refresh ments, 7:00 PM Program

Details & other event news available at www.nashvillerosesociety.com

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Nashville,TN 37209

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NRS Garden Tour 2012

Keith & Martha Garman

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A touch of garden whimsy welcomes guests as they enjoy the walk up the

drive to the Garman’s home

‘Playboy’ in the Garman Garden

The rose garden at Belmont University

The Nashville Music Garden

A view from the steps that lead to the Garman’s rose garden.

Iris Buhl next to ‘Peach Drift’

The red of ‘Christopher Marlowe’ against the white Carriage House

‘Peach Drift’ in Iris Buhl’s Garden