2010 Schedule of Meetings:
Monday, January 25 - "Secrets of
Rose Pruning"
CCRS Members will demonstrate proper winter rose pruning
Wednesday, February 24 - "Easy Roses for a Busy
Life" (Note the change of day for February)
Speaker:
Jolene Adams, East Bay Rose Society, Vice President of the American Rose Society
Monday, March 22 - "Integrated Pest Management for a Happy Garden"
Speaker: Ken Williams (Master Gardener)
Monday, April 26
- "A Rose is a Rose is a Rose" (Growing roses is not a great mystery and one does not
have to have special skills to produce beautiful flowers. This rose conversation will be about sharing simple steps
that work for Joan. It is about talking with the roses, learning what they need and enjoying them).
Speaker: Joan Thisius, CCRS member
Saturday, May 8, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm - Rose Exhibit at Pleasant Hill Garden
Study Club
Winslow Center (Corner of Pleasant Hill Rd and Taylor Blvd)
Saturday,
May 15, 10:00 am to 12:00 noon - Garden Tour of Member's Garden with over 400 roses (open to
Members only)
Monday, June 28 -
"Let's Grow Roses"
Speaker: Jolene Adams, American Rose Society Vice
President
Sunday, August 1, 3:00 to 6:00 pm - Ice Cream Social at
a member's house (for members and their guests only)
Monday,
August 23 - "Where Do Old Garden Roses Really Com From?"
Speaker: Cass Bernstein
Wednesday,
September 22 - "Planting and Care of Own Root Roses" (Note the change of day for September)
Speaker: Gregg Lowery, Vintage Nursery in Sebastopol, CA
Monday, October 25
Speaker and
meeting topic TBA
Election of CCRS Board Members
Monday,
November 8
Installation of New Board and Annual Potluck Dinner
Alice Affleck, NCNH District Director
December
- No meeting
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Some topics from past meetings and field trips:
"Leave
the Prickles on the Rose"
"Hand and Gardening Tools from Japan"
"Landscaping with Miniature
Roses"
"A Unique Perspective on Heritage Roses"
"Integrated Pest Management - Healthy Gardening
the Less Toxic Way"
"Unusual Herbs for Companion Planting of Roses"
"Easy Roses for a Busy Life"
"Rose Arrangements for the Home"
Tours of San Jose
Heritage Rose Garden in San Jose, and Garden Valley Ranch in Petaluma