JANUARY
2nd
11
"HIDA TOOLS and ROSE PRUNING"
by Suzuki and Ken & Judy Jones
A representative from Hida Tools and Hardware Co., Inc. in Berkeley will be here to tell us all about "Getting ready for Cutting and Pruning with the Right Tools".
Hida Tools offers hand tools for gardening, woodworking, and landscaping. They also offer cutlery.
Suzuki will offer a 10% discount on all purchases made that day.
Click HERE for further information on Hida Tools.
Running concurrently with the Hida Tools presentation will be Ken and Judy Jones from the Mount Diablo Rose Society featuring their Rose Pruning talents.
This will be a great team similar to last years program and demonstration.
If you have potted plants that you would like to bring, we can use them as examples. Also, if you are planning to remove bushes, dig them up the day before, hose off the roots and wrap them in moist newspaper. Bring them to the meeting for the pruning demonstration and then we will put them in the drawing for other Rosarians to win and enjoy!
This is one of the most popular programs of the year. Bring anyone who has pruning questions and you will leave this program more confident and ready to prune YOUR Roses.
For additional information please call Gary at 415/661-4619.
Please pick up your NEW 2009 Meeting schedule and one of the FREE SFPUC's 2009 Gardener's calendar. As usual our "Growing Roses ...." book will be available for $26.00.
Also available for pick up will be a limited number of the new
David Austin Handbook of Roses, Tenth USA Edition 2009 (FREE).
Be sure to get your copy of this beautiful Rose Catalog.
NOTE: Rose Pruning Workshops for January 2009 will be held at:
1..Sloat Garden Center across from the Zoo on Sunday January 4th from 10 AM to 12 PM.
There is a $5.00 Sloat Charge.
Call 415/564-9100 for Reservations
2..Flowercraft Garden Center at 550 Bayshore on Saturday January 17th from 11 AM to 1 PM. FREE
3..Sloat Garden Center at 3rd/Clement on Sunday January 18th from 10 AM to 12 PM.
There is a $5.00 Sloat Charge.
Call 415/752-1614 for Reservations
4..Three B's Nursery on Sunday January 25th from 11 AM to 1 PM. FREE.
Three B's is located at 1921 Clement between 20/21st.
For additional information please call Gary at 415/661-4619.
FEBRUARY
1st
1
"BEES AND POLLINATION"
by Katie Krohn & Ann Kahle
This month's program will feature Katie Krohn and Ann Kahle of "Bees in Berkeley". The subject of their lecture will be "Bees and Pollination".
This will be a review of how Our Roses and other Flowers help the Bees collect material for pollinating Flowers and Fruit trees so they can produce.
For additional information please call Gary at 415/661-4619.
The program will be followed by snacks and conversation in the Garden Club Room.
If you have not yet donated to the "Snack Kitty", please bring some extra cash for the can this month!!!
There will be a Beginners Class at 12:30 and our Consulting Rosarian Chairman, Bill Cawley will give culture tips and answer questions from the audience.
NOTE: Our LAST Rose Pruning Seminar's for the year will be held at the following locations:
1..Flowercraft Garden Center at 550 Bayshore on Saturday February 7th from 11 AM to 1 PM. FREE
2..Sloat Garden Center across from the Zoo on Sunday February 8th from 10 AM to 12 PM.
There is a $5.00 Sloat Charge.
Call 415/564-9100 for Reservations
3..Three B's Nursery on Sunday February 15th from 11 AM to 1 PM. FREE.
Three B's is located at 1921 Clement between 20/21st.
For additional information please call Gary at 415/661-4619.
MARCH
1st
1
"THE JAPAN ROSE CONVENTION"
by Rose Gilardi
The program this month will feature Rose Gilardi and a Power Point Presentation of Photos and Information from the Japan Rose Convention.
The Program will start at approximately 1:00 PM or so.
Plan now to attend.
The program will be followed by snacks and conversation in the Garden Club Room.
If you have not yet donated to the "Snack Kitty", please bring some extra cash for the can this month!!!
There will be a Beginners Class at 12:30 and our Consulting Rosarian Chairman, Bill Cawley will give culture tips and answer questions from the audience.
MARCH
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14
NCNH DISTRICT SPRING BUSINESS MEETING
Hosted by: Sacramento Rose Society
Location: Iva Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd (McKinley Park), Sacramento.
Contact:  Linda Knowles
Click HERE for further information.
APRIL
3nd
19
"BUTTERFLIES AND ROSES"
by Sally Levinson
This month's Meeting will feature Sally Levinson and a program on "Butterflies and Roses". Sally will be talking about the life cycle of the butterfly also caterpillar food plants and how to integrate them into a butterfly garden.
Bio: I studied entomology in graduate school at UC Berkeley and UC Riverside. I've worked with insects in the forests of Idaho, the central valley of California, and labs in Connecticut. I was consulting entomologist on the film "In the Company of Wild Butterflies". I teach a butterfly class at Albany Adult School. I publish butterfly paper crafts in the "The Butterfly Gardener" magazine.
ROSE SHOW: This month is our First Monthly Rose Show, so bring your Roses. If you have never shown before and want to try in our Novice Classes, just cut your Roses with as long of a stem as possible, place them in a container with water and bring them to the kitchen adjacent to the meeting room.
There will be other exhibitors and experienced Rosarians to help you get your Rose ready for the show. We look forward to seeing you at the show table!!
The April Rose Show Special Monthly Classes are:
Class 32: Standard Arrangement - "Sweetness and Light!": A Modern Style Arrangement using Pale Colored Roses. Light and Airy. Foliage and other Flowers can be used.
Class 33: Miniature Arrangement - "Arbor Day!": Using Mini or MiniFlora Roses, in the Oriental Manner, including something from a tree. No larger than 12 inches in Height, Width and Depth.
For additional Arrangement information please call Joanie at 415/648-0241.
As an incentive to the exhibitors in our monthly show, our show chairman Philip Cannon, will be awarding a special prize to ONE lucky exhibitor.
Prior to Sally taking the stage, Charles Dowling, May Show Manager, will take you thru the steps of "Preparing your Entry Tag".
Charles will also take you on a tour of this year's Rose Show Schedule as there have been a few changes.
Following the programs and the drawing we will gather in the Garden Club Room where we can see for ourselves how well the exhibitors in the first Rose Show of the year presented their Roses and our judge, Cynthia Chuang, will share her thoughts on the show. There will be refreshments and coffee after Cynthia concludes her critique
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Please Note: The Mother's Day Rose Show is a "Closed Show", meaning that you MUST be an SFRS member in order to exhibit.
Pick up your May Show Programs and Entry Tags at this meeting.
These items will also be available on Show Day.
Remember that the doors open on May 10th for exhibitors at 7am.
Please return last year's Mother's Day Rose Show Trophies at this meeting.
For additional May Show information please call 415/647-4486.
MAY
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10
No meeting this month -
MOTHER'S DAY SHOW:
MAY 9th: 10 AM - 6 PM - SHOW SET-UP
MAY 10th: 7:00 AM - 4 PM. (Show opens to the public at 12:30 PM)
For additional information, please click HERE
JUNE
2nd
14
"WHY GROW TEA ROSES IN YOUR SAN FRANCISCO GARDEN"
by Dr.Demi Bowles Lathrop
This month's Meeting will feature Dr. Demi Bowles Lathrop and a program on Tea Roses.
Tea Roses are the precursors to long popular Hybrid Teas, and while their flowers hold a similiar beauty to Hybrid Teas, the shrubs themselves naturally are more disease resistant and hardy than the Hybrid Teas.
Few gardeners know about this class of Roses, and Demi will happily introduce them to today's group.
The June Rose Show Special Monthly Classes are:
Class 32: Standard Arrangement - "June is Bustin' Out All Over": An Exuberant Arrangement using Roses and Other Flowers.
Arranger's Choice-Style must be noted on the Entry Tag
Class 33: Miniature Arrangement - "To Dad!": An Arrangement in a Coffee Cup including warm colored Roses (Red, orange, Yellow)
Traditional Mass Arrangement
For additional Arrangement information please call Joanie at 415/648-0241.
As an incentive to the exhibitors in our monthly show, our show chairman Philip Cannon, will be awarding a special prize to ONE lucky exhibitor.
PLEASE NOTE: Winning exhibitor's in the Mother's Day Rose Show are asked to attend this meeting. Trophies and Awards from the show will be distributed at this meeting. Winners will also receive their ARS Ribbons plus the bottom section of their entry tag.
Please consult pages 5 thru 7 of the June Rosarian for a complete list of the winning exhibitors.
For additional awards information please call Charles at 415/647-4486.
JULY
2nd
12
"TIGERS IN THE GARDEN"
by Jolene Adams
This month's lecture will be presented by Jolene Adams, our outgoing District Director and Nominee for Vice President of the American Rose Society.
Jolene will be showing us a PowerPoint presentation titled "Tigers in the Garden".
Her lecture will contain a short history of the stripes in Roses.
How long has this been going on?
How did they get here?
Why do they happen?
The July Rose Show Special Monthly Classes are:
Class 32: Standard Arrangement - "It's a Grand Old Flag' ": Using Red and/or White Roses and some element of our Flag (Stars, Stripes, Colors) - Traditional Line Mass Arrangement.
Class 33: Miniature/MiniFlora Arrangement - "God Bless America": Include the abundance that our country offers, Roses (of course), fruits, grasses and grains, anything you think implies abundance. A modern design of the Arranger's Choice. Note Type Arrangement on the entry tag.
For additional Arrangement information please call Joanie at 415/648-0241.
As an incentive to the exhibitors in our monthly show, our show chairman Philip Cannon, will be awarding a special prize to ONE lucky exhibitor.
AUGUST
2nd
9
ANNUAL FRIENDSHIP POTLUCK
1:00 PM: Short Membership Meeting
1:30 PM (approximately): Our Annual POTLUCK Buffet Luncheon
WHAT TO BRING for the Potluck
Your favorite dish to feed 6 people
Your Own Plate and Utensils
The Rose Society will furnish the beverages, ice, cups and napkins
See "The San Francisco Rosarian," August edition, for more details.
PLEASE NOTE: We will no longer be having a Silent Auction at the August meeting.
The August Rose Show Special Monthly Classes are:
Class 32: Standard Arrangement - "Splash' ": Think how wonderful it feels to splash into cool clear water on a hot summer day...then make an Arrangement..big, splashy, bright colored Roses in Arrangers Choice. BUT YOU MUST PUT THE STYLE ON YOUR ENTRY TAG!
Class 33: Miniature/MiniFlora Arrangement - "Heat Wave": Use waves of Hot Colored Roses in a Horizontal Arrangement.
For additional Arrangement information please call Joanie at 415/648-0241.
As an incentive to the exhibitors in our monthly show, our show chairman Philip Cannon, will be awarding a special prize to ONE lucky exhibitor.
SEPTEMBER
2nd
13
"SHADY LADIES"
by Joan Goff
This month's program entitled Shady Ladies will be presented by Joan Goff.
Joan will show us, with a Powerpoint Presentation, and tell us about "Growing Roses in Deep Shade".
She lives in Mill Valley, where the weather is: some fog, not too much wind, and mostly glorious days with mild temperatures.
Joan loves to start Roses from cuttings and has become fairly good at this. She is a Consulting Rosarian and a Horticultural Judge.
This should be an interesting and informative program - Plan to Attend
The September Rose Show Special Monthly Classes are:
Class 32: Standard Arrangement - "EQUINOX ": Arranger's Choice of style but 1/2 of the Arrangement should be LIGHT and 1/2 DARK....???
What can you Create? Type of Arrangement MUST be on the entry tag.
Class 33: Miniature/MiniFlora Arrangement - "BACK TO SCHOOL": Arranger's Choice, include a "School Supply" - pencil, crayons, eraser, maybe a vase from binder paper????
Type of Arrangement MUST be on the entry tag.
For additional Arrangement information please call Joanie at 415/648-0241.
As an incentive to the exhibitors in our monthly show, our show chairman Philip Cannon, will be awarding a special prize to ONE lucky exhibitor.
OCTOBER
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4 NCNH DISTRICT FALL CONFERENCE / ROSE SHOW
Hosted by: San Francisco, Golden Gate and San Mateo Rose Societies
Location: Foster City
Contact: Kathy Dooley at (415) 731-8948
OR dooleykd@mac.com
Click HERE for a Registration Form
Click HERE for a Rose Show Schedule
OCTOBER
2nd
11
"DISTRICT CONFERENCE CRITIQUE"
by Kathy Dooley
This month our meeting will feature a run down on the NCNH District Conference and Rose Show. Those that missed the Conference can hear all about the great time that we had.
Also at the October Meeting we will be taking nominations for the 2010 Board. See page 6 for the slate that your current Board suggests.
The program will be followed by snacks and conversation in the Garden Club Room.
The October Rose Show Special Monthly Classes are:
Class 32: Standard Arrangement - "HARVEST MOON": Arranger's Choice using Autumn hued Roses and other fresh and dried plant material.
Type of Arrangement MUST be on the entry tag.
Class 33: Miniature/MiniFlora Arrangement - "FLY, WITCHY!": Arranger's Choice, using orangeish Roses and prickly things in a black container.
Type of Arrangement MUST be on the entry tag.
For additional Arrangement information please call Joanie at 415/648-0241.
As an incentive to the exhibitors in our monthly show, our show chairman Philip Cannon, will be awarding a special prize to ONE lucky exhibitor.
NOVEMBER
2nd
8
"TBA"
by TBA
PLEASE NOTE: Monthly Trophies and Awards will be presented at our Holiday Luncheon on Sunday December Sixth.
SFRS MEMBERS: Please attend this final meeting of the year, we will have the election of Officers and Directors for 2010. You will find the 2010 proposed slate in the October and the November Rosarian.
It takes people who are deeply committed to this Society to provide the leadership which will maintain and grow the Society. Those people listed are willing to take on this role for next year. The new Officers and Directors will be installed at our annual Holiday Luncheon on December 6th.
REMEMBER
We have NO meeting in the month of December.
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