Inés Josefina Carreras Hill passed away peacefully on December 15, 2024. During her time with the Peninsula Rose Society, she served on the calling committee during the pandemic, reaching out to members to check on their well-being and see if they needed assistance. She also held the role of Correspondence Secretary in the past. Inés […]
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January 2025 – President’s Message
By Karen Flores, President Happy New Year to all! This is a big year for PRS – it is our 75-year anniversary! We will plan a fun party to celebrate during the year. We have a great line up of presentations for our meetings and we have our kickoff in January with a pruning talk […]
November 2024 – President’s Message
By Karen Flores, President It is hard to believe November is already here – Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner! PRS has many fun things happening during this time – our membership meeting on 11/19 will be wonderful, with Burling Leong presenting and bringing up her many roses. Please see the details in the newsletter […]
October 2024 – President’s Message
Dear PRS Members, It is election time! Not just for our country and our state, but for the PRS as well. In October, the nominating committee will be contacting members to see who might be willing to step into a new role. Jobs are both small and larger, but all are fun and connect you […]
September 2024 – President’s Message
Dear PRS Members, September is here and fall is on the way! I hope everyoneenjoyed a pleasant summer and that your roses survived the various heat spells we had! The PRS had a wonderful picnic hosted by Anne Quincy in July – the weather was perfect; we had a great turnout and amazing food! Thanks […]
June 2024 – President’s Message
Dear PRS Members, I want to start out with a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who helped, exhibited or in some way contributed to our wonderful Rose Show. There are way too many shining starts to name everyone, but I sincerely thank each and every one of you. I would like to give a special […]
May 2024 – President’s Message
Dear PRS Members, May is all about roses! Our Rose Show and Sale is coming up this weekend! Find a few lovely blooms to enter, create an arrangement, and come and enjoy the show and help out with all members of the PRS. We have a fun field trip this month, as well as several […]
April 2024 – President’s Message
Dear PRS Members, Well, April and May look like busy months for rose lovers! Not only do we have our lovely gardens to work in, but we have our first PRS Monthly Rose Show at our meeting on April 16. See the new schedule and plan to bring roses and arrangements! This is also great […]
February 2024 – President’s Message
Dear Members of the PRS, February 14 will be Valentine’s Day, which always makes me think of roses! Of course, most of us don’t have any flowers blooming during February! However, it is still the perfect time to practice making rose arrangements. Go to your local store and purchase a bunch of roses and create […]
Winter Rose Pruning at Red Morton Park, Redwood City
Thank you to PRS member Scott Morton, who has taken on this wonderful project to restore and maintain the Rose Garden at Red Morton Park in Redwood City. Many members of the PRS attended two special pruning days to prune over 300 roses! The PRS was also provided a wonderful donation from Lyngso Garden Materials […]