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RoseLore
Volume 4 Number 7 July 2021
Bulletin for the Mesa-East Valley Rose Society Mary Van Vlack, Editor
Contents
Page 1 – July Meeting JULY MEETING
Page 2 – Helen’s Letter
Page 2 - Dues Our next meeting will be on Thursday, July 8 at 7 pm with our
Page 3 – In the Garden program on Summer Care of Roses. Do you grow roses in pots
Page 5 - Rosie World News
Page 7 - Reading the Show Schedule
or in the ground? Should you apply fertilizers to your roses
Page 9 - Care in Record Heat during the summer? What should you do about pests and
Page 10 – Roses in Review diseases during the summer? How often do you water your
Page 14 – July in the Rose Garden
Page 16 – Membership/Dues
plants and how much water should you apply? These are some
Page 17 – Consulting Rosarians of the issues that will be addressed at this month’s meeting.
Page 17 - Calendar
Page 18 – Join ARS
Page 18 – Photo credits
Learn the best practices for
keeping your roses alive during
Officers & Board the summer heat. Come listen to
President– Helen Baird
presentations by three of our
VP-Programs – Sherman Weekes Consulting Rosarians - Mike
shermanweekes@gmail.com Jepson, Ryan Regher, and
Treasurer - Bud Morrison
Budmorrison22@gmail.com
Steve Sheard - on how to
Membership – Carole Holkenbrink manage your roses through the
greenroses@att.net summer. Our presenters have
Recording Secretary - Cathy Thiel
cat.thiel222@gmail.com
demonstrated great success with
Corresponding Secretary - keeping their roses thriving
Yvonne Morrison throughout the summer. The
yvonnem50@yahoo.com
Members at-large:
presentation will be followed by a
PatThiel pat.thiel455 @gmail.com Q& A session. Please bring your
LeRoy Brady questions!
lbradyo3.lb@gmail.com
Linda Ahlborn The link to join the Zoom Meeting is:
Adam Downer
Dean Baker https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4770043990
Past President Maggie Holloway The Meeting ID: 477 004 3990
phxmccoy@cox.net
If you need help, you may contact Sherman Weekes or Pat Thiel for
assistance in using Zoom.
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PRESIDENT’S LETTER
BY HELEN BAIRD
From T.S. Eliot’ poem “The Waste Land”
Sweat is dry and feet are in the sand
If there were only water amongst the rock
Dead mountain mouth of carious teeth that
cannot spit
Here one can neither stand nor lie nor sit
There is not even silence in the mountains
But dry sterile thunder without rain
There is not even solitude in the mountains
But red sullen faces sneer and snarl
From doors of mudcracked houses.
As I look out on my yard and rose plants from
the comfort of my air-conditioned home, this
poem must express exactly what I think my rose plants must feel like at this time of year - hot, tired and
wishing for rain rather than just the dry thunder of summer storms.
PS. The quail watch. We are now down to a mother, father and only one teenage quail. I should explain
the quail watch. My neighbors and I watch the birth and survival of the quail each year. Thirty years ago
we had many quail in our area; then home development began and for many years the quail were gone.
They just began to return three years ago, but very few survive to adulthood because of cats or falling into
our pools; therefore, my neighbors and I watch and celebrate each year for any survivors.
ANNUAL DUES FOR MEVRS WERE DUE JUNE 1, 2021.
Thank you to our many members who have paid their dues so promptly.
If you have not yet done so, please take care of this small matter. You can send in your dues of
$25.00 using the form on page ? and mailing a check or you can pay on our website at Membership.
Paying now would save the time and expense of mailing past due reminders.
If you aren’t sure whether you owe dues now, contact Bud Morrison at Budmorrison22@gmail.com for
clarification.
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IN THE GARDEN – May 2021
MARYLOU COFFMAN -
LEROY BRADY,
GARDEN CURATORS
There is not a lot going on in the Mesa Garden this month. Every July is like this, extremely hot. Just
like our home gardens, it is a struggle to keep our roses watered properly.
Our three test gardens seem to be doing well. Evaluating the roses in these gardens is especially
important. In the American Gardens Rose Selections, Steve Sheard and I are the judges. We score
these roses three times a year for two years and at the end of the two-year evaluation, four or five roses
are selected from test gardens throughout the United States as the winners. These assessments are
valuable to growers and hybridizers.
One of the most important evaluations is for heat endurance. I know that all of you want roses that can
survive our high temperatures and recover the vigor and the blooming cycle in the fall. We also rate the
growth habit, vigor, how well and often it blooms, the bloom color and how long the bloom color stays.
We also evaluate the rose for fragrance. Some have strong fragrances, others mild fragrance, while
some have none.
We also give our opinion of each rose and if we would buy the rose for our own garden. I would buy
each of these roses for my garden.
Here are four test roses that we have identified as possible winners for the 2020-2021 garden. They
have numbers rather than names. Next time you are in the garden, look for these roses and let us know
how you would rate them.
501-A-2020-2021, A shrub rose, it has large
clusters of bright red blooms with a yellow
eye. It is very vigorous and blooms each
cycle. It has medium green foliage and a
moderate tea fragrance.
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501-C-2020-2021
This is a shrub rose also, it blooms in large
clusters of pink and yellow blooms with
beautiful golden stamens. It has dark green
foliage that frames the blooms.single with five to
eight petals. Is a Very vigorous. The bush has
dark green foliage. No fragrance.
501-D-2020-2021
This shrub rose is a soft apricot color with old
fashioned cup blooms. It usually has one bloom per
stem. The blooms are large and framed by dark
green folage. Moderate old rose fragrance.
501-J-2020-2021
Very vigorous bush. Grows like a polyantha. A small
bush with clusters of red blooms, with dark green
foliage. No discernable fragrance.
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE ROSE WORLD
• The PSWD held its 2021
Convention and Rose Show June 12 and 13
in real life in San Diego, actually, El Cajon,
CA. David and Mary Van Vlack attended
along with four members of the Phoenix
Rose Society and the Rose Society of
Glendale. Attendance overall was much
reduced from past conventions, no doubt
because this came just as more people
were coming out from the COVID isolation
and because it was held on very short
notice. Normally these events are
announced many months in advance.
Many of the major exhibitors were not in
attendance, so the rose show was much
smaller, but it is always great fun to see on
exhibit the enormous blooms they can grow
in Southern California.
District officers, except for the district
director, were elected during the
convention; all are continuing except David
Mahoney will be replacing Bud Jones as
Awards Chair. Decisions regarding
appointed positions will wait until after the
national election this month, but the district
newsletter editor (Mary) and the webmaster have resigned, both having served in their positions
for nearly nine years. Tom Cooney, the consulting rosarian chair, announced at the CR meeting
that CR schools and seminars will continue to be offered on GoToMeeting because of their great
popularity but plans are in the works for one or more in-person sessions in the coming year. For
more information, check Tom’s page on the district website at Consulting Rosarians .
• The 2021 ARS elections are underway, on-line only and for ARS members only at
https://www.rose.org/2021-elections and will continue until the end of July. Several changes to
the ARS Bylaws are up for consideration, including changes to the committee of regional
directors. There are two candidates for ARS Vice President, Caroline Bergs and Craig Dorschel;
the winner will serve a three-year term as Vice President and then will be installed as President.
The new ARS President, succeeding Bob Martin will be Diane Sommers. In addition, we will be
voting for the Southwest Regional Director, either Kreg Hill or Gary Osborn, and the Pacific
Southwest District Director, either David Bassani or Linda Clark (the incumbent). Information
on all these candidates is available on both the national and district websites and in the May-
June 2021 issue of The American Rose.
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• The 2021 ARS National Convention will be held September 10 – 14 in Milwaukee, WI. With the
theme of Cream City Roses. It is not too late to register – just check with the ARS website.
National Conventions are always lots of fun and offer many learning opportunities, so this might
just be the one for you.
• We are so looking forward to the return of local
rose shows. The Rose Society of Glendale plans
to hold a rose show Nov 6 at Saguaro Ranch Park
in the packing shed. Usually their show is in April
– guess they just couldn’t wait until 2022. If you
have never attended a Glendale rose show, this is
the year. The packing shed is a wonderful old
building in Saguaro Ranch which re-creates the
Arizona farms and ranches of over a hundred
years ago. Our own rose society is planning a
rose show two weeks later, Nov 20, with the
theme of Rainbows of Roses. We’ll have more
information on that in the months to come, along
with information on volunteer opportunities and on
how to enter your beautiful roses.
• Finally, we will continue with virtual meetings until
MCC gives us permission to meet on campus. We
hope this will happen by fall.
THE 2021 MESA-EAST VALLEY ROSE SHOW
Editor’s Note: I do hope you all share my delight that next November we will be hosting a rose show, something
we were not able to do in 2020. Rose shows serve several purposes. While they do allow the most expert rose
growers to show off their treasures, there is much more. Shows give all our members the opportunity to share
the beauty of the roses we love and to give each of us motivation and a deadline for doing our very best work at
home in our gardens. Further, it is a social opportunity for us to connect or reconnect with one another and
share our ideas and experiences – and the names of our favorite roses. Finally, rose shows provide
opportunities for us to connect with our larger community, hopefully inspiring more people to join us in growing
healthier and more beautiful roses.
Over the next few months, Marylou Coffman and I, hopefully along with a few other folks, will be writing about
various aspects of entering roses in shows. After all, what is a rose show without roses? And just a few of the
“old hands” cannot possibly bring enough roses to fill the tables and win all the trophies. We really need your
help – and participation. We want you to know that we are here to help and encourage and make this a great
experience for everyone. In this issue Marylou writes about the show schedule and how to enter.
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READING THE SCHEDULE
BY MARYLOU COFFMAN
Anticipating that we will be able to have a Rose Show on November 20,2021, here are a few hints for
everyone, beginners and those who have been showing roses for a few years. Everyone should show
roses, arrange roses and photograph roses. It is a way to share your roses with your friends. It is also
a way to show the public that roses grow exceptionally well here in the desert. And it is a good way to
make new friends for ourselves and our rose society.
The schedule will provide information on the location and time of show, especially the time for the
exhibitors to enter their horticulture specimens, arrangements, or photography. It will have the show
committee chairs and their telephone numbers. It will also have the names of the judges for the show.
Most importantly it will have all the rules for entering arrangements, horticulture or photography.
There are many different classes for entering the horticulture and
challenge classes. For the most part these classes remain the same
from year to year, but sometimes we
change a class and add a different one
just to keep up with new rules. This year
will include a few new things, so reading
the class descriptions carefully is
important for each show.
Our show has nineteen challenge
classes. These classes include Rose
Bowls, English boxes, Artist’s Palettes
and other classes that require only the
rose itself without foliage. It also
includes Picture Frames. In the
challenge classes there is something for everyone to enter.
We have 44 horticulture classes. This is the section
where you will find the class for one hybrid tea rose
exhibited in a vase. Everyone wants to enter at least one
hybrid tea in this class and WIN, the Queen of Show.
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There is also a class for three roses, one bud, one exhibition quality
and one fully opened. There are many other classes, including fully
opened and most fragrant. This is where you will find all of the classes
for Floribundas, Miniatures and Minifloras.
The schedule will contain
the information, not only
for Horticulture, but for
Arrangements as well.
The show always has a
theme. Themes for the
show should be general
and broad enough so that
class titles can relate to
the theme and stimulate
arrangers’ imaginations.
Themes relate more to the
arrangers than to
horticulture. If the show is large enough, you will have at
least two classes for Traditional, Modern and Ikebana.
Exhibitors should be introduced to as many types of
designs as possible, Traditional and Modern arrangement
classes are generally given in all schedules.
The schedule will tell you if you need to reserve a space ahead of time for your arrangement – or your
photograph.
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Photography is another category for entering
the show. There are nineteen different
classes for photographing roses or a rose
garden, some mirroring a few of the
horticulture classes and others calling for
creativity in the way the rose is presented.
In the fall, if we are allowed back on campus, we will hold
at least two workshops to help you get started on how to
read the schedule and how to exhibit your roses.
CARING FOR YOUR PLANTS DURING
RECORD HEAT
BY LEROY BRADY
While we tough the record-breaking heat and travel in our cool cars,
plants just have to take the heat. If we expect them to survive there are
some steps that help. Notice I said survive not thrive. With the Sonoran
Desert temperatures in excess of 105 degrees F, survival is dependent
on extra care. Many plants wilt and show stress very soon, roses most
often do not show the early until days to a week later. Then we know
by the dried flowers and leaves just how much they were stressed. Just
remember the adage, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
applies to care of roses during our summer heat.
Watch the weather forecasts and apply extra water a day or two in
advance of the hot weather. That extra moisture in the soil gives the
plant a reserve to draw on as the temperature rises and transpiration of
the plant increases. We get used to the timer giving a set amount of
water and so does the plant. This set amount does not allow any extra
for hot, high demand days.
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Roses near trees bushes or other garden
plants even weeds have to compete for
the moisture in the soil. They may need
much more requent and greater quantity
of water to survive the heat. Water use
research shows that a medium Mesquite
tree can transpire 60+ gallons and a
citrus 120 gallons of water on a hot day.
Roses in containers or pots with
temperatures over 100 degrees F may
need watering every other and usually
every day. It is important to make sure
water drains and is not held in the pot. It
only takes two days of standing water in a
pot during high temperature for the plant
to succumb.
Stay cool and hydrated and keep your plants well but not over watered.
2021 ROSES IN REVIEW PREVIEW
BY KATHY MONGE, PSWD RIR COORDINATOR
Hello again! Our annual review of the newer roses for the past 2-3 years will begin in July. So far, the
same online process will be used. The July/August American Rose will have the list of cultivars, where
on the www.rose.org site to locate the survey and when to begin the process.
A big thanks for those who rate the roses every year. There is more to do as participation was way
down in 2020. Considering none of us were traveling and spending massive amounts of time in our
gardens, there was plenty of time to rate. We all spent lots of observation time in 2020 as well as our
current year. We need everyone’s input so newsletter editors, local presidents and Consulting
Rosarians, your job is to be cheerleader/leaders for encouraging your local members to add their
ratings. There should be 100% CR participation.
Time to reveal the nominees. Interestingly, the largest category are shrubs which seems to reflect the
trend by growers to shift toward the “English” style rose. Here will be this year’s group.
Floribunda
Abracadabra F, rb
Arctic Blue F, m
Bliss Parfuma F, pb
Brick House F, mr
Bright & Shiny F, ab
Burst of Joy F, ob
Celestial Night F, m
Celestine F, dp
Dancing Pink F, dp
Emma Hafti F pb Great Speckled Bird F, pb
Forever Rose F, w Honey Bee Haven F, op
Garden Sunshine F, my Kaffe Fasset F, m
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Life of the Party F, yb Love at First Sight HT, rb
Like No Other F, m Moonlight Romantica HT my
Lion King F, ly Nora Virginia HT, yb
Lone Star F, ly Odd Fellows’ Bicentennial HT, pb
Mango Veranda F ob Orange Crush HT, ob
Marc Chagall F, pb Painted Porcelain HT, pb
Pink Brickhouse F, dp Perfume Factory HT, m
Queen of Elegance F, pb Pinkerbelle HT pb
Rosie the Riveter F ob Robert Bruce HT, my
Roxanne F mr Royal Kate HT, lp
St Tropez F ab Shirley’s Bouquet HT w
Soaring to Glory F dy Stiletto HT, dp
Sol Desire F dy Sugar Plum HT, m
Spice It Up F, pb Sweet Mademmoiselle HT pb
Sunbeam F, dy True Inspiration HT, pb
Surreal F, ob True Passion HT, or
Tequila Supreme F, ob
True Friendship F, my
True Integrity F, ob
True Sincerity F, yb
White Veranda F, w
Polyantha
Children’s Hope Pol, mr
Courtney Marie Pol, dr
Four Sisters Pol, pb
Kendyl Marie Pol, dp
My Wildest Dreams Pol, rb
Pretty Polly Lavender Pol, m
Pretty Polly Pink Pol, dp
Pretty Polly White Pol, w
Sigrid Pol, mr Climber
Anne Belovich HWich lp
Grandiflora Bathsheba LCl ab
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Gr, dy Cherry Frost LCl, mr
Fun in the Sun Gr, ab Eyeconic Plum Lemonade LCl, m
Honey Bee Kind Gr, my Highwire Flyer LCl dp
Oh Happy Day Gr ab Kiss Me Kate LCl lp
Show Your Stripes Gr, m Tangerine Flames LCl, ob
Simply Magnificent Gr, m Tangerine Skies LCl ob
Sitting Pretty Gr, mp The Albrighton Rambler LCl, lp
State of Grace Gr, yb True Gratitude LCL, dp
Sweet Spirit Gr, rb
Miniature & Miniflora
Hybrid Tea Aristides MinFl,ab
Beautiful Day HT, ab Bob Martin Min dy
Because She Served HT, mr Candy Sunblaze Min, rb
Bugatti HT m City of Torrance MinFl m
Canada Blooms HT, pb Code of Honor MinFl rb
Della Reese HT, dp Dream Catcher MinFl rb
Dr Jane Goodall HT pb Dreamsicle Min ob
Enchanted Peace HT,ab Emily Justine Min, mr
Hot Prince HT, rb Empty Pockets Min, lp
Julie Andrews HT, pb Eternal Hope Min dy
King Kong HT ab Forever Young MinFl, mr
Le Petit Prince HT, m
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Hot & Sassy Min or Grace ‘n’ Grit Pink S, pb
Hours Change Min or Grace ‘n’ Grit Pink Bicolor S, pb
Hugs & Kisses Min ly Grace ‘n’ Grit Red S, dr
Life’s Little Pleasures Min, m Grace ‘n’ Grit Yellow S, ly
Little Grey Pearl Min, m Gypsy Sue S ab
Marita Lindner Min lp Hawaii Volcanoes HMult, lp
Morning Star MinFl ly Helga’s Quest S, ab
Old Tappan MinFl op Honey Bee Lovely S, ob
Orange Parfait Min, ob Hot Paprika S or
Pat Shanley MinFl pb Imogen S ly
In Your Eyes S, yb
Italian Ice S, yb
James L Austin S, dp
Landlust S, yb
Marilyn Moore S, ly
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Kor, mr
Mauvelous S m
Miss Linda Bischoff S mp
Mrs Howard Moore S mp
Mrs Sam Houston S mp
Orange Freedom S, ob
Oso Easy Peasy S, dp
Peach Lemonade S, yb
Peach Sweet Spot S, ab
Peggy Martin HMult, mp
Pink Freedom S, mp
Patsy Gerling Cinningham Min, w Pink Snowflakes S, pb
Peachy Bear Min, ab Pinktopia S, mp
Perfect Moment Min, yb Playful Happy Trails S, rb
Rachel Marie Min, rb President Shanley S, w
Samantha Tai MinFl, pb Promises S pb
Southern Girl Min, op Raspberry Stripe S, rb
Sunrosa Red Min, mr Red Freedom S, mr
Sunrosa Soft Pink Min, lp Relais & Chateaux S, pb
Sunrosa Yellow Min, my Ringo S, yb
Swirly Pop Min yb Rita Dennis S dr
Vernon’s Laugh MinFl pb Roald Dahl S ab
Zion Rose MinFl, yb Ruby Sweet Spot S, pb
Sharon HRg, lp
Shrub & OGR Sunorita S, my
Ann’s Beautiful Daughter S pb Sunset Happy Trails S, op
Belinda’s Blush S lp Sweet Frances S, pb
Calypso Sweet Spot S, rb Sweet Hips HRg, dp
Canadian Shield S dr The Ancient Mariner S mp
Chardon HMult, w The Billington Rose S dp
Chi S, mr The Mill on the Floss S, mp
Chinook Sunrise S op Top Gun S mr
Christian J S, m Tottering-by-Gently S, my
Coral Freedom S, op Ultra Violet Simplicity S, m
Crazy Love S, ob Urban Legend S, mr
Desdemona S w Vanessa Bell S, ly
Doreen’s Centennial S mp Windsor Castle Wedding S, pb
Double Pink S, dp Yellow Freedom, S, my
Emma June HMsk, pb Yellow Sweet Spo
Eyeconic Mango Lemonade S ab
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JULY IN THE
ROSE GARDEN
By Mary Van Vlack,
CR
After some brutally hot weather in June (this isn’t penetration to at least 10 - 12 inches. It may be
new!) July has begun with a bit of rain, teasing us necessary to water twice on the days you do
with the promise of a wet monsoon season, not water to get that penetration without run-off.
just the dusty, dry wind of some years. Hope is
eternal for gardeners; if we didn’t hope, we would
have given up long ago! So what should we be
doing in our gardens this month? For ideas, I
have gone back through previous years of July
newsletters and I have not found much. Although
at present I have migrated to higher altitudes,
along with my amazing husband, my computer,
and the smaller pots of roses and geraniums that
would never survive summer in Phoenix, I do
have a few ideas to offer.
Pay attention. Walk through your garden
regularly. Go out early in the morning before
breakfast when temperatures are coolest. Watch
for signs of water problems, for evidence of spider
mites and chilli thrips, and for beneficial insects Water some more. Use an attachment wand on
you will want to protect. your garden hose to give you a long reach and a
very powerful stream of water. Insert your wand
Water, water, water. Continue to be generous close to the ground into the center of each bush,
with the water. Roses growing in containers need directing a strong spray of water upward,
water daily, so if you plan to be away from home breaking up the colonies of spider mites and such
for long trips, you should consider installing a and sending rose petals and dead leaves flying
timer, drip tubing and emitters. They are at least into the air. Then pull out the wand and spray the
as reliable as people we may hire or impose upon bush from the top down, washing the East
to do the job, and if something goes amiss, there Valley’s contribution to our topsoil off the leaves
is nobody to blame. Roses in the ground need and branches. Plants breathe through their
only be watered three to four times a week, but leaves, and that reddish haboob dirt interferes
water deeply when you do water, allowing with the process. Ideally, you would spray them
like this at least three times every week
Apply mulch. You did apply a good layer of
mulch in the spring, didn’t you? If not, your roses
are suffering for it. Remove any weeds growing
amongst your roses – they compete for water and
nutrients while adding nothing beneficial to your
garden. Deadhead your roses? At this point in
the summer, I usually give up deadheading. My
time is better spent with the water wand. An
alternative is to remove only the spent flower just
below the peduncle. Do not remove any live
leaves. Your plants are probably losing enough
leaves as it is because of the extreme weather.
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the plant, so minimize it. Of course, it is always Chilli thrips are the other great menace and they
good to cut away any dead canes, cutting back to reproduce rapidly in hot weather. In weather over
live wood where a branch occurs or back to the 100o F spraying is needed every 7 days and there
graft union. Also, do remove any suckers since is no alternative to pesticides to bring them under
they take more than they give to the plant. control. Worm castings and worm cast tea are
great for prevention and maintenance, but
treating a serious outbreak requires the “hard
stuff” and we have found no alternative.
Use the best practices when applying pesticides.
Spray as early in the day as you possible can,
before the bees come out and before the sun
beats down on the rose beds. Cover your hair,
wear a mask or respirator, and wear protective
eyewear. Wear long pants, closed shoes and
sox, and a long sleeved shirt. And wear
chemical-impermeable gloves. Do not eat or
drink anything while you are spraying. When
finished for the day, remove everything, launder
your clothing, and take a nice shower.
Fertilize - maybe. I usually suggest summer Planting. Do not plant or transplant roses now.
feeding half strength about every six weeks. If
you did not feed in June, you might give half or a
quarter of the recommended amount now. On
the one hand, all that water does leach the
nutrients beyond the reach of the roots. On the
other hand, fertilizers are salts and contribute to
leaf burn. Water your roses really well the day
before you fertilize, and then water your product
in thoroughly. This is extremely important.
Control pests and disease. The primary pests
on roses in the summer months are spider mites
and chilli thrips, and these tiny guys cause
serious trouble.
When the leaf surfaces appear dull or pale, the What about going on vacation? Most of us plan
undersides of the leaves feel sandy or rough, and at least one summer trip, and some of us try to be
fine webbing appears on the leaves, the likely away as much as we possibly can. Many people
cause is spider mites. Spider mites are more have asked me what we do about our garden in
closely related to spiders and scorpions than the summer when we retreat to the Rim Country,
insects and will not respond to insecticides such and I would rather discuss what one can do than
as Merit (Imidcloprid). The first treatment and admit to what really happens. I think there are
prevention is to spray the underside of each plant three choices. You can hire a knowledgeable and
with a very strong stream of water every morning reliable professional to look after your garden for
or at least every two days. If the infestation you. I can count on one hand the number of
becomes severe, it must be treated with a companies and individuals in the valley that I
miticide such as Avid or Floramite according to really trust for this, and they are busy and charge
the product directions. Usually, more than one (and deserve) a pretty good fee for their services.
application is needed to control the problem. A second option is to hire or conscript a neighbor
Mites can become resistant to Avid, another or relative or less capable lawn service to
reason why pesticides should not be used manage for you, but we have never had very
casually, but only as a last resort. good luck with this approach. The third choice is
to allow time between trips or return regularly
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home. This is hard because you are coming comments at marywvv@gmail.com
home to unaccustomed heat and a very heavy
load of work to be accomplished in a short
amount of time, but it is what we usually end up
doing. This approach also means that the garden
workload in late September and October is
extremely heavy.
Take care of the gardener. Even more important
than taking care of the garden in the summer is
taking care of the gardener. Hydration comes
first – drink a tall glass of water before you go
outdoors to work and take another with you,
drinking before you are thirsty. It is possible to
flood your body with too much water and
insufficient electrolytes, so keep a hydration fluid
or powder mix on hand. Know the signs of heat
exhaustion and heat stroke and pay attention to
how you feel. Wear sunscreen and a broad-
brimmed hat. You can also buy special clothing
with sunscreen properties. These garments were
designed for fishermen and boaters and can be
purchased in stores catering to these outdoors
sportsmen and women. Wear gloves to protect
your hands from a surprise encounter with active
scorpions and black widow spiders. Finally, while
you are resting indoors, check the date of your
last tetanus shot. They are only good for ten
years, and gardeners are in the high-risk category
for this deadly disease, especially rose
gardeners.
MESA EAST VALLEY ROSE SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
ANNUAL FAMILY OR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP IS $25.00.
ANNUAL DUES ARE PAYABLE BY JUNE 1. NO DISCOUNTS FOR LATE PAYMENTS.
PAYMENTS BY CHECK PAYABLE TO MEVRS, MAIL TO THIS ADDRESS:
MEVRS/MEMBERSHIP P.O. BOX 40394
MESA, ARIZONA 85274-0394
DATE _______________________NEW_______*GIFT*_______RENEWAL ______AMOUNT PAID
$__________________________
CASH ____________CHECK#________________
NAME TAG $10 ADDITIONAL_________________________________________ ________________________________________
NAMES: ________________________________________________________________TELEPHONE #___________________________
STREET ADDRESS____________________________________________________________CELL______________________________
CITY, STATE, ZIP________________________________________________________________________________________________
EMAIL__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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The Rose Lore June 2021Consulting Rosarians, Members of the Mesa-East Valley Rose Society
Name City of Residence Email
*Helen Baird Phoenix --
*David Bassani CA greenscapesbybassani@gmail.com
*LeRoy Brady Mesa lbradyo3.lb@gmail.com •
Phyllis Burgess-Jiacalone Prescott pjinprescott@gmail.com •
Kyle Burnis Gold Canyon kburnis@mac.com
*Marylou Coffman Gilbert coffmanml@aol.com
Cheryl Doan Tempe stvxcd@gmail.com
*Phyllis Henslin Mesa phylbill22@aol.com
*Mike Jepsen Tempe mikejepsen@cox.net
Bud Morrison Scottsdale Budmorrison22@gmail.com
Yvonne Morrison Scottsdale yvonnem50@yahoo.com
Jeremy Poll Mesa dancingemerald@hotmail.com
James Racinowski Scottsdale jracinowski@gmail.com
Ryan Regehr Chandler regehrroses@gmail.com
*Steve Sheard Tempe steveazroses@gmail.com
Cathy Thiel Mesa cat.thiel222@gmail.com
Pat Thiel Mesa pat.thiel455@gmail.com
Natalya Tichy Gilbert zaychikabc@outlook.com
Lynn Twitchell Gilbert jlynn43@cox.net
Mary Van Vlack Phoenix marywvv@gmail.com
Sherman Weekes Maricopa shermanweekes@hotmail.com
*Master CR
CALENDAR
DATE EVENT LOCATION
July, 2021 MEVRS General Meeting Zoom
July 2021 ARS 2020 National and District elections On-line
August 5 MEVRS Board Meeting Zoom
August 12 MEVRS General Meeting Zoom
Sept 10-14, ARS National Convention and Rose Show, ‘Cream City Roses’ Milwaukee, WI
2021
Nov 11, 2021 National Unknown Soldier Remembrance Event Rose Garden at Mesa
Community College
Nov 20 MEVRS Rose Show, Rainbows of Roses MCC
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The Rose Lore June 2021PHOTOS IN THIS ISSUE
Page 1 – ‘Sweet Vivien’, by Mike & Cindy Jepsen
Page 2 – by Mary Van Vlack
Pages 3-4 - provided by Marylou Coffman
Page 5 – Rose show prep, California-style, top is Linda Clark, PSWD Director, by Mary Van Vlack
Page 6 – 2014 Rose Show at the packing shed, by Mary Van Vlack
Page 7 – Rose Bowl provided by Marylou Coffman; Frame with ‘Prospero’ by Mary Van Vlack
Page 8 – provided by Marylou Coffman; arrangement photos provided by Mary Van Vlack
Page 9 – Provided by Marylou Coffman; stressed rose by LeRoy Brady
Page 10 – Stressed Shasta Daisies by LeRoy Brady; ‘Marc Chagall’ by Natalya Tichy
Page 11 - ‘Le Petit Prince’ by Maggie Holloway
Page 12 - ‘Pat Shanley’ by Mary Van Vlack
Page 14 – ‘Marilyn Monroe’, Best in Class at 2021 PSWD Rose Show, ‘Rosie the Riveter’, Best in Class at 2021 PSWD Rose
Show, by Mary Van Vlack
Page 15 – ‘Lady Emma Hamilton’, Best in Class at 2021 PSWD Rose Show, ‘Jewel Grace’ by Mary Van Vlack
Page 16 – LeRoy’s ‘Truck Garden’ by LeRoy Brady
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