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President’s Message

These warm days are very tempting to me. I

am tempted to take my sharpened pruners and

go to work. I dare not prune this early, as I

want to have as many blooms as possible to

bring to the Rose Show this year.

Master Consulting Rosarian Bob Eskew tells

me that prime pruning days in Birmingham

will the first ten days of March in order to

have blooms for the show. Many other

factors play into to bloom cycles, so be sure to

reach out to any of our Consulting Rosarians

for details on pruning and fertilizing for the

May Show. In the mean time, I am building a

new raised bed and cleaning up other beds to

prepare for about a dozen new roses that are

coming at the end of this month. I want to be

ready to plant when they arrive.

I am looking forward to seeing everyone at

the gardens for our annual pruning event

Saturday morning March 3. Bring your

pruners and hopefully we’ll have some new

folks join us that need to know how to prune.

It’s a great time to teach as well as help

prepare the gardens for spring blooms.

Christopher R. VanCleave President, Birmingham Rose Society

‘Dream Come True – Grandiflora

Photo: Weeks Roses

Passion can be an amazing thing. No…not that kind of passion! We’re talking rose passion here. The love of the rose struck Dr. John Pottschmidt was hit like a ton of bricks, and has become a driving force in his life. One of his many rosy goals was to breed an AARS winner that everyone can enjoy. Dream Come True does just that. Its big clean vigorous bushy plant pumps out loads of long-stemmed scrumptious shapely yellow blooms edged in ruby red. Each eye-catching flower blushes to all-ruby on the finish, giving a multi-colored display that’s truly dreamy in every way. Height / Habit: Tall / Upright & bushy Bloom / Size: Large, full Petal count: Around 40 Parentage: Unknown x Unknown Fragrance: Mild tea Hybridizer: Pottschmidt - 2008

February 2012 www.BirminghamRose.org

Garden Faces Birmingham Rose Society

American Rose Society Affiliate

American Rose Society Online:

www.ARS.org

Birmingham Rose Society Online:

www.BirminghamRose.org Deep South District Online

www.DeepSouthDistrict.org

Consulting Rosarian Report

This is traditionally a slow month for rose

growers. The main tasks for February are to get

your pruners sharpened and in shape for the

heavy pruning task in early March and

preparation of new beds for planting new roses.

I have some bare root roses scheduled to be

shipped February 21 so they will be planted

early. Be sure that the rose or roses you

ordered for your Valentine get planted with

special care and in the right place unless you

took the easy route and ordered cut roses.

It is also an ongoing project to keep your beds

clean from weeds and other unwanted growth.

Spraying time will be here sooner than you

think, so get prepared. Immediately after you

do your heavy pruning is a good time to spray

Lime-Sulfur to kill fungi spores. The

manufacture recommends adding some

dormant oil mixture to the spray. I find that

Hannah’s Garden Shop normally has a good

supply of Lime-Sulfur and at a lower price than

Rosemania.

Don’t forget the Pruning Party scheduled for

the BBG roses on March 3, 2012 unless

otherwise informed by Robert Eskew.

Have a good month and we will see you at the

gardens!

- Glenn Hodge, Consulting Rosarian

Garden Faces – Birmingham Rose Society

Pruning @ The Gardens

Saturday March 3, 2012

8 am – 12 noon

Sharpen your pruners and join us in the Dunn

Formal Rose Garden for this annual pruning

event. We’ll not only help beautify this

garden, if you are unsure about proper

pruning techniques, we’ll be there to show

you how! Bring your tools! See you there!

Botanical Gardens Plant Sale The Spring Plant sale benefiting the

educational programs at the Birmingham

Botanical Gardens will be held April 12 – 15

at the old Mazer furniture building in

Homewood. Volunteers are needed to staff

the rose tables. Sign up at the Feb meeting.

Pruning @ the Gardens

www.ARS.org

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Tom Carruth Retires From Weeks Roses

After over 25 years with Weeks Roses,

Director of Research and Marketing Tom

Carruth announced his retirement this January.

Tom gave Weeks Roses the face it has today,

from his style of rose hybridizing to his words

and design sense in the catalog and Web site.

His innovations span from unique color

creations to emphasizing the importance of

natural disease resistance in his designs.

Tom's path through the rose garden began after

college (a Bachelors in Horticulture followed

by a Masters in Plant Breeding from Texas A

& M University) in California with the late Bill

Warriner, from Jackson & Perkins, and Jack

Christensen, formerly of Armstrong's Nursery.

There are only a handful of rose hybridizers yet

Tom followed his dreams and entered into this

small but distinguished group. Since 1988

when he became the Research Director we

have all been the benefactor of his vision, talent

and, of course, humor.

Tom's whimsy shines through in the playful

designs of his roses such as Scentimental,

bringing old rose heritage with a modern twist.

Sometimes I believe he decided upon "Home

Run" as a name for his flame red, disease

resistant shrub just so he could have fun with

the catalog description.

Accomplishments? There are a few of these.

How about 11 All-America Rose Selections

winning roses in just 14 years. Take a look at

this list and you can see his amazing ability not

just to create one style of rose but incredible

plants of different colors, styles and

personalities.

I'm not going to list them all but Tom is the

inventor of over 75 plant patents and has over 100

introductions to his credit. He has also left a legacy

in the field. Since the time from initial

hybridization to bringing a rose to market spans

eight to ten years, we will be seeing Tom's

creations for years to come.

Scentimental (1997) His first AARS

Winner

Fourth of July (1999) The first climber to

win the honors in 23 years

Betty Boop (1999) Two awards in one year

Hot Cocoa (2003) Break through color

Memorial Day (2004) To honor, celebrate

& remember

About Face (2005) Incredibly unique two-

toned color

Wild Blue Yonder (2006) Don't get to see

purple like this on roses very often

Julia Child (2006) Consistent, hardy &

floriferous

Strike it Rich (2007) Brings out the gold

digger in any gardener

Cinco de Mayo (2009) Eye-catching &

flowerful

Dick Clark (2011) AARS Winner Co-

hybridized with Christian Bédard

Tom's influence on the industry, and many of us,

cannot be overstated. His stories about the history

of a single rose, some unique part of the process of

hybridization, or just one of his own personal

experiences was always a pleasure to hear.

Taken From Weeks Rose Musings

February 2012

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February 27, 2012 – 6:30 p.m.

Hodges Room

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Topic:

“Organic Gardening”

Sally Lee, Urban Region Extension Agent

with the Alabama Cooperative Extension

Office will be our guest speaker for the

evening. She will be discussing organic

gardening as it relates to the rose garden. I

hope you will join us!

Gloria Purnell, Program Chairman

Executive Committee Meeting Monday February 27, 2012

5:30 p.m. All Officers should attend

February Meeting Details

Join Us!

2012 Rose Show Update

AD SALES

Revenue from ad sales are critical to the

financial success of our rose show. This

funding is used to underwrite the cost of the

show and your help is needed selling ads for

this year’s rose show. The deadline to turn

in your ad and $$ is March 31, 2012. See

Chris VanCleave to submit your ad 205-585-

9687 [email protected]

Show AWARDS & Sponsorships

If anyone has awards they would like to

recycle, please bring them to our Feb

meeting. If you can't come, contact Hyacinth

Prince so a count can be taken and we will

have a better idea of what remains to be

purchased.

Sponsoring a particular show award is a

great way to honor a loved one or showcase

a business. If you would like to sponsor an

award or know of a business that would,

please contact Hyacinth as soon as possible.

All award purchases, donations and

sponsorships need to be completed by

March 31.

Annual Birmingham Rose Society dues are due by Feb 29, 2012

$20/single - $30/family Pay at the society meeting

or send your check payable to the Birmingham Rose Society to:

Judy Williams 22605 Ironstone Cove McCalla, AL 35111

Chris VanCleave. President called the meeting to

order. We had thirty-seven in attendance. Hostesses

Brenda Bodine, Nora Coffee and George Ann

Hamilton were thanked for providing refreshments for

the meeting.

Under old business: Ballots were passed to each

member to vote on the following change in the By-

Laws. Raise the membership dues to $20.00 for

single and $30.00 for family membership. The

second item on the ballot: If someone becomes a

member of Birmingham Rose Society during the

months of October, November or December, their

dues would carry over to January when dues become

payable for the New Year. Both measures passed

with Thirty-four voting members present. Total cast

for raising dues; 28 in favor and 6 against. The

second item passed unanimously in favor.

There were no minutes to approve for November or

December 2011.

Hyacinth Prince gave the treasurer’s report. As of

January 30, 2012, the checking account balance is

$3,697.73 and the CD is unchanged at $5,047.47.

The Annual Pruning of the Rose Garden will be

Saturday March 3, 2012 at 8:00 am until the pruning

is finished. A signup sheet was passed around for

members to volunteer for the day. If the date is

changed everyone will be notified.

The Spring Plant Sale benefiting the Birmingham

Botanical Gardens will be April 12, 13 and 14th. The

sale will be held at the old Mazer building on

Greensprings Avenue. A signup sheet for volunteers

for all days was passed around.

Dean Hodge gave a report on the Deep South District

Show. A new award will be given to the person who

enters the most rose show. So keep up with the

number you enter. This award is to encourage us to

enter other rose shows in our area other than our own.

An award was given to our own Chris VanCleave for

hid digital photo of “Cherry Parfait”.

Chris VanCleave reported that Ann and Carl Jones

would not be able to Chair the 2012 Rose Show.

When this occurs the Chair falls to the President

therefore he will take on this responsibility. This will

be our 60th Rose Show for our society. Our rose

show costs around $3000 to $3500 each spring. To

raise this amount we sell ads in our show booklet. Ad

sales last year raised $2300 for the show. We need to

increase ad sales to pay for the rose show. It is the

responsibility of each member to do his or her part in

this effort.

Volunteers are needed in five areas to help with the

show. Awards – Money or donation of awards you

may want to pass on. Placement – Exhibitors are not

allowed to place their own roses except in certain

Divisions. Volunteers are needed for the placement

of rose entries, Hospitality Breakfast for the Judges,

and many other duties such as the rose sale table –

This means income and we need volunteers on

Saturday and Sunday.

This year’s show will add classifications for Knock-

Out and Earthkind Roses and a FREE seminar on rose

care to be held on Saturday afternoon.

Gloria Purnell, Program Chairman opened the

program for the evening “What Judges look for when

judging a Rose Show”. We have six judges in our

own society, Mayre Parr, Dean Hodge, Glenn Hodge,

Gloria Purnell, Martha Eskew and Bob Eskew. Each

of the judges explained what the duties of a judge are

and what they look for in arriving at the best roses in

a show. The program was excellent and full of

information to make all of us better exhibitors.

The Meeting was adjourned at 8:40PM

Respectfully submitted,

George Ann Hamilton, Recording Secretary

Minutes of the January 2012 Meeting

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Birmingham Rose Society

American Rose Society Affiliate

While the advice and information in this newsletter is believed to be true and

accurate at the time of publication, neither the authors nor the editor accept

any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may have been made.

The Birmingham Rose Society makes no warranty, expressed or implied with

respect to the material contained herein.

Grow Roses. Show Roses. Share Roses.

February 2012

Editor: Chris VanCleave

Phone: 205-585-9687

E-mail: [email protected]

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