By Barbara Todd, President As I write this message, my roses are in full glorious bloom. It has been such a delight to walk through my garden in the freshness of the early morning and discover which roses are newly blossomed. Hopefully, I will have some specimens ready for our Annual Rose Show on May […]

By Barbara Todd, President Our March meeting featured our own Dave Peterson discussing the best soil for growing roses and other vegetation. He covered properties of soil, living soil, soil solutions, management and improvements, and had several informative handouts. One thing that surprised me was that he recommended just covering your soil with compost without the need to dig it […]

By Barbara Todd, President The warm weather we’ve been having has caused my roses to leaf out early; I even have blooms on some of my hybrid teas! As I walk around my garden, I feel such a sense of anticipation looking at all my leafy roses and imaging the glorious roses that will shortly be gracing them. […]

by Barbara Todd, President While we all wish for more rain, the beautiful weather we’ve been having has been ideal for getting out into our garden to prune our roses, spray and plant new roses. Be sure to buy your new roses now and shovel prune those that have not done well. The selection is […]

By Barbara Todd, President I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and joyful New Year. Our holiday potluck was a big success. The food was delicious and the company great. Thanks to Jill and her crew for set-up and the lovely decorations and to Pam Schenk for picking up the poinsettias for our tables and raffle. Our annual […]