“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 […]
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Obituary – Marlene Bollhoffer
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of long-time member and past president Marlene Bollhoffer on Sunday, February 12th, 2023 at Stanford Hospital. She was 83 years old. Marlene was a mental health social worker before retiring to pursue her love of roses, and along the way, she made some dear and […]
February 2023 – President’s Message
“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 […]
January 2023 -President’s Message
2023 brings The Peninsula Rose Society a very fun and exciting year ahead. This year we welcome 3 new board members Vice President, Janice Murphy Recording Secretary, Katherine Nelson Director, Carl Brannon A huge thanks for joining the board and I look forward to working with all of you. Here is a bit about me: […]
2023 Foothill College Horticultural Student Internship Goes To Beatrice Zelenko
Please join me in welcoming Beatrice Zelenko from the Foothill College Horticulture Program as the 2023 Peninsula Rose Society Barbara Todd Memorial Intern. This internship is in memory of Barbara Todd, a past president of the PRS, an avid gardener, and a talented watercolor artist.
November 2022 – President’s Message
“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” – anonymous. As I write the last president’s letter for 2022, I think back at all the beautiful things I learned and will take with me in 2023. Besides feeding my […]
October 2022 – President’s Message
The White Rose John Boyle O’Reilly – 1844-1890 The red rose whispers of passion, And the white rose breathes of love; O, the red rose is a falcon, And the white rose is a dove. But I send you a cream-white rosebud With a flush on its petal tips; For the love that is purest […]
September 2022 – President’s Message
“There is something profoundly satisfying about sharing a meal. Eating together, breaking bread together, is one of the oldest and most fundamentally unifying human experiences.” Barbara Coloroso On July 16th, thirty-eight members of the Peninsula Rose Society members came together under my majestic century-old Southern Magnolia to share a delectable meal. The weather was perfect, […]
June 2022 – President’s Message
by Patti Spezzaferro “Flowers are the beautiful hieroglyphics with which she indicates how much she loves us. “ Johannah Wolfgang von Goethe June is National Rose Month, and it was first introduced in June of 1959. Some three decades later, in 1986, President Ronald Reagan officially made the rose the national flower of the United […]
May 2022 – President’s Message
By Patti Spezzaferro There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments. Janet Kilburn Phillips Every time I see a plant in trouble, my heart sinks but then I remember the wise words of Janet Kilburn Philips, “there are no garden mistakes, only experiments”. I quickly put on my detective hat and looked at all the possibilities […]