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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Dear Members of the PRS, I can hardly believe it is already 2024! 2023 seemed to fly by! I am excited to be serving as your President and have many fun ideas to share with you for the year ahead! Please plan to come to our first meeting in January to hear all about it. […]

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 […]