November is here and we are now entering the final stretch of 2023!  This becomes such a busy time of year when we take time to catch up with friends and family.  We also find a reason to eat more than we normally would. Speaking of friends and eating please mark your calendars for our […]

October! This is my favorite month of the year. The roses have been working hard all season and we’ll begin preparing them for their winter rest. October is also a very festive time of year for various fall-season celebrations throughout the world.  One of the most famous is the annual Oktoberfest festival which is now […]

Well, here it is September.  Can you believe it? By the end of this month, we will notice our roses making the seasonal change.   In early fall many of our rose varieties will give us another strong bloom while some varieties are already slowing down.  We do have one more member meeting rose show […]

I hope this newsletter finds all of you doing well and enjoying our mild summer.  So far we have been fortunate to have survivable temperatures in our area, which allows us to be outdoors and enjoy our parks, gardens and events. Our annual potluck picnic, on July 23rd,  was attended by 35 members and we […]

Is your birthday this month?  If it is then the rose is your birth month flower.  How fitting is that when you’re a member of the Peninsula Rose Society? Happy birth month and I hope you are enjoying your roses. I read that National Rose Month was first observed in 1959 when efforts were made […]

Here we are in the middle of spring and we are finally blessed with springtime weather.  Our roses are loving it and so is the Peninsula Rose Society.  This means we will have roses for our May 7th show.  Life as a rose doesn’t get any better. When I write up these messages I always […]

Rain, rain go away, let our roses bloom for May! Here I am in mid-March and wondering how many rose blooms will I have for our rose show on May 7th? Today  I spotted one bud on my “Best Kept Secret” rose! So there is hope. I did notice that in my garden the aphids […]

“Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo On March 20th at 2:24pm we enter the Spring Equinox. This is the time at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately the same length of time. What I enjoy about […]

“A good garden may have some weeds” – Proverb Isn’t it amazing how lush and beautiful some of the weeds are at this time of year and the rose lies resting in its dormant state only to surprise us with its beauty throughout the year. Since we’ve had so much rain this season those unwanted weeds […]