I hope you enjoyed last month’s pruning program. It was wonderful to see so many of you bring your own roses for hands-on guidance. This was our first time inviting members to bring their own rose bushes, and it was such a success that we’ll likely make it an annual tradition.  For our upcoming February […]

Happy New Year! As we welcome January, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the energy, care, and joy you bring to our rose community. The past year was filled with breathtaking blooms, memorable gatherings, and the kind of camaraderie that makes our society truly wonderful.  Looking ahead, 2026 promises to be a year […]

By Karen Flores, President We are heading into the holiday season! Make sure to mark your calendar for our wonderful PRS holiday party which will be on a WEDNESDAY this year! 12/10/2025 at the Veterans Building, where we hold our regular monthly meetings. It is always a nice evening with great food, prizes, awards, and […]

By Karen Flores, President The first day of fall has officially come! Wow, the summer really went by fast! This fall is bittersweet as we bid goodbye to one of our star members, Doug Brees. Doug has purchased a home in Virginia, and he will be moving very soon. We thanked him at the September […]

By Karen Flores, President I hope everyone is enjoying the pleasant and cool weather this summer and that your roses are extra happy! We had a fun filled picnic and 70-year celebration in July with a great turn out, amazing food and perfect weather. Be sure to check out the pictures in the newsletter! We […]

By Karen Flores, President May has come and gone! We had a wonderful rose show with many great successes! So many members helped that it made it all go much more smoothly and was way more fun! We had many wonderful comments from the judges and the public who attended. And then we finished it […]

By Karen Flores, President April was a blur as I was recovering from my emergency back surgery. I was very thankful that I had gotten most of my roses pruned and fed before this occurred. Thanks to our intern Jayden for helping while I have been unable to do any garden work! I have also […]

By Karen Flores, President Happy Spring! The weather has been a bit crazy-freezing cold and stormy one day and then HOT the next! Our poor roses are a bit confused for sure! But they are still showing buds and, in some cases, already blooming! Just in time for our first small rose show at our […]

By Karen Flores, President Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, meaning we should have all of our pruning completed by then and begin to think about feeding our roses. The February meeting will focus on that exact subject! See more details in the newsletter. The January meeting was fantastic with the separate pruning stations set up […]