NASHVILLE ROSE LEAFOfficial Publication of The Nashville Rose Society

Serving Rose Enthusiasts Throughout Middle Tennessee

December 6th NRS Christmas Party 6:30 p.m. at Cheekwood

deceMber 2011 Volume 44, Issue 11 Affiliated with the American rose Society - www.ars.org

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Nashville Music Garden Honors “Rhinestone Rembrandt,” Manuel

With Namesake Rose

Hybrid Tea Queen exhibited by Bob & Christine Thorpe

Pictured L to R: Host of NPT’s “Volunteer Gardener,” Troy Marden, Manuel, Country legend Lynn Anderson, Nashville Music Garden Founder, Pat Bullard, and ‘Manuel Cuevas’

rose hybridizer, Whit Wells of Wells Mid-South Roses

On November 4th, the Nashville Music Garden, a one-of-a-kind public garden that pays tribute to the artists, songs and industry leaders who have contributed to making Mu-sic city one of the most unique cities in the world, pre-sented legendary costumer and artist (for celebrities like elvis Presley, Johnny cash, Lynn Anderson, John Len-non, Porter Waggoner, and Jack White), Manuel cuevas with a brightly colored, namesake rose. “Well, now I have to say ‘so long’ to the 70 years of trying to draw a rose as beautiful as this,” said Manuel of his rose in the Nashville Music Garden collection.

country legend Lynn Anderson was on hand to present Manuel with his namesake rose. “roses have always been intertwined with my career, from the designs that Manuel created, to the signature song that jump-started my suc-cess. It was an honor to present Manuel with a rose today. I look forward to seeing it blossom alongside the other leg-

ends represented in the garden,” said Anderson of present-ing Manuel with his rose. The ‘Manuel cuevas’ miniflora rose will be planted in the Nashville Music Garden (located in Walk of Fame Park downtown) in Spring 2012.

The hybridized rose creations of Whit Wells are no strang-er to the Nashville rose Society. Twenty Whit Wells roses, and counting, call the Nashville Music Garden home.

‘Manuel Cuevas’

Country legend Lynn Anderson wearing Manuel’s custom de-signed piece for Nashville Music Garden’s “Country Music Blooms

Online Auction,” which ends December, 5th 2011. http://www.nashvillemusicgarden.com/auction-items

President’s Column

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The Nashville rose Society, over the years has been privileged to have been operated and overseen by a di-verse and talented group of rose lov-ers who have given much of their time and labors to the love and education about the rose, as well as the advance-ment of the rose Society itself. Over the last two years, this tradition has continued to a point that we are one of the leading ArS affiliates in holding our membership in numbers as well as service to the rose. I am not going to attempt to name all the people who have had such influence on the organi-zation during my time as President as I would certainly miss some who have been instrumental in the successes we have enjoyed.

however, there are a few I feel I must point to as key to keeping me on track as well as providing assistance over and beyond the call of duty, so at the risk of offending, let’s go. As most are aware, one of the main selling points to new and prospective members of our group is an outstanding monthly publication which we all look forward to, our Nashville rose Leaf, and it is hard to imagine the quality and infor-mation it contains, without also see-ing in “our mind’s eye” Jim and Starla harding laboring hard and long each month, making it happen. Jim and Starla, thanks from all of the NrS.

In no particular order of importance I also have many others to thank, but knowing where to start is not easy.

To begin with any time I get stuck, or need quick and great advice, it’s pretty easy to pick up the phone or e-mail charles Lott, Sam and Nancy Jones, Marty reich, Anne Owens, ron dan-iels, Gene Meyer, Tom beath, Lynda and Ken correll, cynthia Worch, de-nise Thorne, Sara Jo Gill, don Gill (for our great web-site). Maybe I should just get the membership list, and copy that. Anyway, you get the idea. If I did not mention you in this hurried at-tempt to complete this column, I in no way want to say that your contri-bution is not appreciated, I told you I would miss some. Now, special thanks

to my wife connie for all the advice, comments and patience while I pon-dered over all the perceived problems I thought up.

Now, in saying that, let me say this (sounds a little like Forrest Gump doesn’t it?), while all these people have paddled the canoe, some for several years, there is still a lot of stream to go and we need more paddlers. Some of the jobs needing leaders in the times to come are:

Vice President

Treasurer

Secretary

recording Secretary

Member at Large

coordinate Vendor Night

coordinate Nashville L & G booth

coordinate Ice cream Social

coordinate chile cook-off

coordinate Meeting refreshments

coordinate two or three Gran Prix

Annual rose Show chair

host Annual Picnic

coordinate Garden Tour

Serve as Webmaster

consulting rosarian chair

Oversee Silent Auction

Meeting Greeting Table

Oversee annual rose Sale

did you know it took this many people to make it work?

Now, if you are currently perform-ing one or more of these tasks, don’t feel that we want to replace you, we just want everyone to know what is involved so if you don’t mind, please

fill out the form and let us know you want to continue. For, everyone who is not performing one of these tasks, look over the list, pick out one, fill out the form and let our new President, Tom beath, know you are willing to perform either by e-mail beathand-company@gmail.com, or bring the form to the christmas Party. If you want to help but not sure how, then simply fill in “I want to help”.

Yes I want to be a part of the future of the NrS and I pre-fer to help in the position of _________________________

Name _____________________

email _____________________

Speaking of the christmas party. If you attended last year, you know what a fun time we had. If you could not attend last year, you certainly do not want to miss it again. We will meet Tuesday, december 6th, 6:30 p.m. at cheekwood for the enjoyment of of honey baked ham (furnished by NrS) along with your covered dishes and desserts and you know the abili-ties of the NrS cooks! dinner is fol-lowed by an evening of fun and gift ex-change. Please limit gift to $20 or less, and bring one for each or participate as a couple with one gift between you. We will conduct a very limited busi-ness meeting recognizing the winners of the various cook offs, etc. but with a lot more fun than business.

Also needed are door prizes to award, so if you have some rose or garden connected item you would like to con-tribute, just wrap it up, mark it door Prize and bring it on; the more fun the better. I would hate to be one to have to say “I missed all the fun and excite-ment of christmas with the Nashville rose Society.” but if you must miss, Merry christmas and happy New Year!

Larry Baird —

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What Are Pesticide Metabolites? By: Raymond A. Cloyd, Ph.D, Professor, Kansas State University (Email: rcloyd@ksu.edu)

The primary means of dealing with insect and/or mite pests on roses in-volves the use of pesticides (in this case, insecticides and miticides). A pesticide formulation includes the active ingredi-ent and inert ingredients, which are usu-ally considered proprietary information. The active ingredient component of a pesticide formulation is responsible for the toxic effects on insect and/or mite pests. however, what many rose grow-ers may not know is that the active in-gredient of some pesticides is converted into one or more metabolites by either the insect or mite, or the plant in which the pesticide is being applied to. This may occur due to changes or alterations of the active ingredient. Some materials designated as either pro-insecticides or pro-miticides/acaricides need to be con-verted, in an organism (insect or mite), into metabolite(s) that have either insec-ticidal or miticidal properties.

So what is a metabolite? A metabolite is a substance or compound formed dur-ing metabolism, which is an overall set of chemical reactions that occur in an organism or cell. In fact, a number of currently available insecticides and/or miticides that may be used on roses are converted into metabolites once inside the insect and/or mite pest, or plant in-cluding imidacloprid, (Merit), acephate (Orthene), bifenazate (Floramite), and thiamethoxam (Meridian). A number of insecticides and miticide metabolites possess no or very little insecticidal or miticidal activity, respectively. There-fore, such mechanisms are known as de-toxification. however, some processes may result in metabolites that are more toxic than the actual active ingredient. As such, these alterations are required for some insecticides and miticides to confer toxic effects on insect and mite pests.

Imidacloprid, when applied as a drench or granule is metabolized almost imme-diately. In fact, approximately 95% of the active ingredient or parent compound is metabolized; however, this is dependent on the plant species and time. certain metabolites of imidacloprid are active

against insect pests such as aphids. The primary metabolites are olefine, 4-hy-droxy, and 5-hydroxy imidacloprid. Ole-fine is 10 times more active and is more toxic to phloem-feeding insect pests than imidacloprid, and also has a higher attraction for the target site, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAchr), in cer-tain aphid species. In addition, the wa-ter solubility of the metabolite is higher than imidacloprid.

Some insecticides including malathi-on are converted inside the insect into less toxic substances or metabolites by means of enzyme activity. however, this may also occur through hydrolysis (re-action of a compound with water result-ing in decomposition into less complex compounds) as is the case with acephate (Orthene). Malathion, which activity against many different types of insects, is converted through oxidative reactions (in which a substance loses electrons to oxygen and forms bonds with the oxy-gen atom) into the metabolite malaoxon that is an efficient acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, but not a good insecticide, because of reduced stability and the in-ability to penetrate through the insect cuticle. In addition, oxidative metabo-lism may convert certain organophos-phate insecticides into compounds that have higher insecticidal activity than the original insecticide or active ingredient. For example, acephate (Orthene) is con-verted, when applied to plant leaves, into methamidaphos via hydrolysis. This me-tabolite is more active on insects such as whiteflies than acephate. Furthermore, the metabolite is readily translocated throughout the plant, and is actually more toxic to insects than mammals.

bifenazate (Floramite), another pro-acaricide, is converted inside mites into the principal active metabolite—diaz-ene. This metabolite is likely respon-sible for the miticidal activity of the ac-tive ingredient against the twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) and may be associated with the mode of ac-tion, which is a mitochondria electron transport inhibitor (MeTI). Thiame-thoxam (Meridian) is a neonicotinoid-

based insecticide, similar to imidaclo-prid (Merit) that is also a pro-insecticide readily converted into the metabolite, clothiandin. clothianidin is less water soluble than imidacloprid (0.32 vs. 0.61 g/L at 20ºc) but has a higher binding affinity to the nicotinic acetylcholine re-ceptors, which are the target sites of the neonicotinoid-based insecticides. In ad-dition, clothianidin is rapidly absorbed by plant roots due to the lipophilicity of the active ingredient, which refers to the ability of compounds to dissolve in fats, oils, and lipids. highly lipophilic compounds are generally not systemic whereas compounds that are either moderate or intermediate in lipophilic-ity can move through the xylem (wa-ter-conducting tissues) to plant shoots. Furthermore, root absorption is greater when compounds are more lipophilic. As such, clothianidin is rapidly taken-up in the transpiration stream, which is re-sponsible for water movement through plants, and may accumulate at higher concentrations in plant parts and tissues compared to other neonicotinoid-based insecticides. clothianidin may also be evenly distributed within the entire leaf lamina.

Another pesticide that is not common-ly used on roses, but which is converted into an active metabolite is indoxacarb (Provaunt). Indoxacarb is a pro-insec-ticide that is metabolized by esterase/amidase to an N-decarboxylated active metabolite—dcJW. This metabolite works on a different pathway in in-sects, being considered a sodium chan-nel blocker, which is different than the action of pyrethroid-based insecticides such as bifenthrin (Talstar) and cyflu-thrin (Tempo). In summary, this article has provided information indicating that a number of insecticides and miticides are converted into metabolites that are not toxic, have reduced toxicity, or have increased tox-icity against the array of insect and mite pests. Finally, nearly all pesticides or chemicals may undergo changes either within the insect or mite pest, or treated plant. happy rose growing!

In the horticulture division win-ners earning the most points were Larry baird as an Advanced exhibi-tor, Gene Meyer as an Intermediate exhibitor and bob bowen as a Nov-ice exhibitor.

In Section 1: hybrid Tea rose Specimen, Gene Meyer won Queen of Show with ‘Gemini’, Larry baird won King of Show with ‘desperado’, and Lyle Worsham won Princess of Show with ‘Mavrik’.

In Section 2: Non hybrid Tea rose Specimen, denise Thorne won best of Section with ‘heritage’.

In Section 3: Miniature rose Speci-men, Lyle Worsham won Miniature Queen of Show with ‘Whirlaway’, Larry baird won Miniature King of Show with ‘baldo Villegas’, and Min-iature Princess of Show with ‘Joy’.

In Section 4: Miniature Sprays, denise Thorne won best in Section with ‘Pink Poodle’.

In Section 5: rose in a bowl, Jim and Starla harding won best in Sec-tion with ‘Joy’.

In section 6: bob bowen won the Most Fragrant rose challenge with ‘royal Amethyst’.

In the Arrangements division the winner with the most points was Sam Jones. he won the best Large rose Arrangement using ‘St Patrick’ roses and the best Miniature rose ar-rangement using ‘Autumn Splendor’ roses.

I want to thank Jeff and Jennifer harvey for Judging, ray hunter for helping in the Prep room, Linda correll for clerking, and everyone that entered roses.

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Dormant SpraysBy: Jolene Adams

NRS 2011 Grand Prix Award Winners

By Dillard Lester

NRS News 2012 NRS

Fortuniana Rose Sale The rose industry is in flux, along with the varying opinions of whether there will be a shortage of roses from the normal national sources in 2012 or not. One sure thing in 2012 is the Nash-ville rose Society Fortuniana rose sale. Once again this rose sale offers some new varieties not previously available on Fortuniana root stock. Our supplier (K & M roses, a.k.a. James Mills) has added new cultivars to the list of more than 300 roses, which are all grafted on Fortuniana root stock, and are available in the sale. Only a limited number of growers provide roses on Fortuniana root stock, and K&M is one of the most popular. Quantities are limited, so send your order early if you want to ensure getting the roses you want. The order form is available on the NrS website www.nashvillerosesociety.com remember that all proceeds from the rose sale go to support publica-tion of Nashville rose Leaf. contact charles Lott at (615) 824-5614 or crlott@bellsouth.net with any ques-tions.

ARS Trial

Membership

Tis the season to give and an ArS membership makes a great stocking stuffer for your favorite gardener.

The American rose Society is now of-fering a four-month trial membership for only $10 to anyone who is interested in becoming an ArS member (or $5 for current NrS members and free for new members). The Four-Month Trial Members receive a long list of benefits. To sign up for your trial membership you may complete the online form at www.ars.org or call toll free at 1-800-637-6534.

While dormant sprays are commonly used on fruit trees, they can also ben-efit roses and other ornamental shrubs that might develop insect or fungal dis-ease problems as the warmer weather arrives in the spring. dormant sprays should only be used in conjunction with good garden sanitation. be sure to rake up and dispose of all fallen leaves and debris - they may harbor fungus spores and overwintering insects. Sanitation and dormant sprays are the “ounce of prevention” that will save you a pound of cure in the spring.

Apply dormant sprays before your roses begin to leaf out in early spring. In the bay Area, roses may not go com-pletely dormant, but a dormant spray can still be applied in January if the weather is cool (below 65 degrees). In fact, dormant sprays can help induce dormancy by making old leaves detach and fall off. Then the roses have to rest while they reorganize their time table and start pushing out the spring buds.

Two different types of fungicides are used in dormant spray products. You should use each of them in different applications. First one in early Janu-ary, the other in early February:

1. Sulfur-based - the most common dormant spray is lime sulphur, com-bined with a horticultural spray oil. This combination effectively controls blackspot and other fungal diseases whose spores can overwinter and re-infect the plant in spring. Spores that have fallen to the ground or are on the undersides of leaves and in bark crev-ices will activate when warm weather starts and the disease will strike again.

The lime sulfur fights the fungal dis-ease while the oil helps it stick to the plant so it won’t be washed off by our winter rains. The oil spray also smoth-ers any insect pests or insect eggs that may be overwintering on the plant. While lime sulfur smells like rotten eggs, it’s relatively safe to use and is ap-proved for use in organic gardens. be

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careful not to get it on painted surfaces, as it will stain them.

2. Copper-based - these are prod-ucts such as Microcop* (copper sul-fate) or Tribasic copper sulphate com-bined with a spreadersticker such as Sta-Stuk. copper sprays effectively control fungal diseases that overwin-ter by killing the spores. The copper is toxic to fungus organisms. This one is NOT rated for use in organic gardens. be sure to spray all plant surfaces (stems and any leaves remaining) as well as the bare soil around the base of the rose bush.

As with all pest control sprays, fol-low instructions on the spray label and wear appropriate protective clothing when applying these materials. (ed. note; Avoid direct contact with exposed skin surfaces, as the strong alkalinity of lime sulfur can cause skin damage). both of these products mix easily (fol-low the directions) and cleanup is ac-complished with mild soap and water. If there are any leaves still on the rose bush, this stuff will kill the leaf. Then it will fall off ... then you have to pick it up and throw it away. It’s easier to strip off the leaves before you spray!

dogs and cats aren’t interested in these sprays, birds and worms won’t touch them, they won’t harm humans who don’t drink them or rub them all over their bodies or inhale them as some sort of mind-bending halluci-nogenic “trip.” be normally careful — wear goggles to keep mist out of your eyes, wash your clothes and yourself after you clean up your sprayer. Your roses will appreciate your concern for TheIr health as well as your own!

This 2002 ARS Award of Merit ar-ticle is reprinted with permission from the The Rose Consultant, Golden Gate Rose Society, Jo Poblete, Ed. 2002

* Liquid copper fungicide manufac-tured by Bonide is a similar product available in middle TN at local garden centers and Co-op’s and is labeled as safe for organic gardening.

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It is with a bit of trepidation that I divulge my former contempt for rain. Our feud originated in my childhood when its senseless downpours ful-filled the sole purpose of hindering my intended outdoor activities. I am not just speaking of casual play dates here, but important childhood outdoor business such as easter egg hunts, Piñata battering and dodge-ball play-offs, none of which my mother was open-minded enough to host indoors.

My distaste for this soggy nuisance was perpetuated well into my pre-teen years when young ladies with straight hair will spend hours per-fecting a curly-do. It only takes a two minute spring shower to reveal the true nature of one’s hair and it seems that rain’s favorite past-time was “dropping in” on all my pre-teen critical hair days. It is little won-der how rain became associated with sadness and dreary Monday’s. My final youthful distaste for rain came when my mother imposed a mora-torium on newly-licensed teenagers driving during downpours. rain and ruin became synonymous in my dic-tionary and I often used the words interchangeably.

My rain disdain continued well into adulthood and my oblivion to its necessity was unchanged even as I developed a new-found love of gardening. clouded by my child-hood memories of its impositions, I kept score of the instances that rain loomed over every outdoor occasion I planned, certain it was mocking me (and my plans) with its thunder-ous laughter. I felt justified in my years of rain-complaining and never believed for one second that my ha-tred for rain was precipitated by my gloomy outlook, rather than the pre-cipitation itself.

Then, the rain, rain went away and did not come another day. At first, I never missed it as I forged a very strong connection to Mr. Water hose, my rain replacement. Unlike

rain, he yielded to my every whim with the simple twist of a knob. but after rain’s sabbatical continued well into the hot summer months, Mr. Water hose began to feel more like a noose or a chain and, finally, when I received several hefty bills for his services, I saw him for what he re-ally was... slithering, coiled-up and hissing. how odd it seems that the true worth of something is often not understood or appreciated until an extended or permanent absence.

recently, a change in circumstanc-es kept me from my normal routine of watering roses, the lawn and a multitude of gardening greenery. Wouldn’t you know that, just when I needed it the most, rain came along and saved the day gifting to me the fi-nal glory of Fall’s breath-taking rose blooms, gloriously green grass and one last flurry of vibrant landscape color. I, nor a host of hoses, could ever hope to replace the essence that rain returns to her earth and I find myself with a renewed perspective, learning to laugh in the rain. I have come to terms with the certainty that into each life, some rain must fall. I even embrace the uncertainty as to when.

Who knows, maybe there is even hope for a change in my frosty per-spective towards Mr. Snow. After years of rescuing me from the slav-ery of school and homework, I saw a different side of him as an adult... behind the handle of a snow shovel. but now that I have Jim to handle that particular handle, perhaps even Mr. Snow and I could make nice again with my new receptiveness to-wards a white christmas? however, that is left to the wisdom of the rea-son for the season. In that regard, Jim and I extend heartfelt wishes for a Merry christmas to each of you and your loved ones.

Starla & Jim harding —

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December Rose CareBy: Jim Harding

depending on what you did or did not do in November, december rose care will either be a breeze or a last chance to catch up before winter sets in. Those who have already prop-erly prepared your roses for winter can sit back and make out your wish list for Santa. If you coasted during November then you still have some work to do before Santa comes to town.

Spraying

At this point in the year the only spray activity you may want to con-sider is a dormant spray to dis-courage bugs and diseases for next year. If your roses struggled with blackspot this past year lime sulfur is a good way to help clean up lin-gering fungal spores along with a horticultural oil that will smother pests and their eggs. While these chemicals can be purchased sepa-rately and mixed together they are also available pre-mixed in a single container. For more information see the article on dormant Sprays on page 4. With any chemicals be sure to read the label and apply in accor-dance with manufacturer’s recom-mendations.

Cleaning & Planning

Once you are done spraying for the winter, remember to flush and clean your sprayer equipment before put-ting it away. If you have a battery charged spraying a little squirt of Wd40 in the receptacle to prevent corrosion over the winter will save you a lot of grief next spring. When storing your chemicals in a safe place where they will not freeze, (an old insulated cooler works well), also take inventory of what needs to be replaced and make note for easy ordering of supplies for the NrS Vendor night.

With regards to inventory now is a good time to assess the performance of your roses and plan to remove

any lackluster bushes. doing this now accomplishes two things. First, it makes room for the new variet-ies, allowing us to place our order guilt free knowing we already have a vacancy in the garden for them. Secondly, we can take a few more minutes and amend the soil of the vacated space as needed.

Where will those new roses come from? Good question! Whether you have been bad or good this year, you can download the Fortuniana rose order form from the NrS website and make out your wish list or con-tact sales coordinator, charles Lott, (615) 824-5614, crlott@bellsouth.net for a copy.

Soil

Knowledge is power and know-ing the ph of your soil will provide you with the knowledge of what your soil may or may not need to be in top condition for next spring’s blooms. A Kelway ph meter makes a great stocking stuffer but short of that expense the best test is to send soil samples to the agricultural ex-tension office. The University of Tennessee Soil, Plant and Pest cen-ter is located at the ellington Ag-ricultural center in Nashville. It is equipped for routine soil analysis to make lime and fertilizer recommen-dations and offers its services to all Tennesseans (615) 832-5850. Soil samples need to come from the root zone of the plant, which means get-ting down past the mulch into the root zone where the soil chemistry is important.

If the ph is lower than 6.0,you should add a slow-acting lime. If the test showed the ph higher than 7.0, then you should add sulfur. A ph of 6.5 is ideal for roses to be able to maximize the available nutrients. Most soils in middle Tennessee tend to be more acidic than alkaline so, if your soil ph needs adjusting, odds are you will need to add lime. The

question is how much lime is the right amount? To raise the ph from 5.5 to 6.5 a typical application rate is 2 to 3 pounds per 100 square feet of garden area. do not use more than 5 pounds per 100 square feet at any one time. If you are not sure how big your rose bed is, use 1 cup of lime per bush and ½ cup per miniature. remember that raking the lime into the top couple inches of soil will yield better results than sprinkling it over the soil’s surface.

If you want to learn more about ph you can reference a wonderful article written by Marty reich that was published in the July Nashville rose Leaf titled “ph basics 101”.

December Rose Tips COLOR AND SIZE

COORDINATION

To build a spectacular rose gar-den the rosarian must consider the color scheme and the various heights of rose plants. Avoiding a hodge-podge of displaying rose bushes can best be accomplished by keeping colors together that are compatible. For instance, planting a red rose bush (Vet-erans Honor) next to an orange bush (Folklore) is not the best scheme. Neither is Brass Band (orange) next to Europeana (red). Use the same care as you would in selecting clothing. As to size, planting tall bushes that overpower adjacent short spe-cies is a no-no. Carefully plan your planting exercise.

Ted Mills, Master rosarian

Contributions Nashville rose Society is a 501c-3

organization and all contributions to the society are tax-deductible. contri-butions may be made as memorials or to honor some person, group or occa-sion. checks for contributions should

be made payable to Nashville rose Society and mailed to:

cINdY WOrch 137 Urban Farms rd.

Manchester, TN 37355 ((931) 723-2142

rosegardener@hughes.net

Disclaimer: While the advice and information in this newsletter is believed to be true and accurate at the time of publi-cation, neither the authors nor the editor(s) accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may have been made.

The Nashville rose Society makes no warranty, expressed or implied with respect to the material contained herein.

Nashville Rose Society Membership

We are a non-profit organization serving the middle Tennessee area to educate persons on growing and exhibiting roses. Membership is open to everyone who supports the objec-tives of the organization. Annual dues of $20.00 per household include a sub-scription to The Nashville rose Leaf, the official newsletter of the society. To join, send a check payable to Nashville rose Society to:

Marty reich, 5020 dovecote dr., Nashville, TN 37220-1614

Phone: (615) 833-0791; e-mail: marty615@bellsouth.net

Nashville Rose LeafThe Nashville rose Leaf is published

eleven times annually by the Nashville rose Society, Nashville, TN

editors: Jim & Starla harding, Sam Jones & Leann barron

editorial Advisory committee: Marty reich

ARS Consulting Rosarians

South NashvilleLeann barron (615) 269-0240Marty reich* (615) 833-0791

West NashvilleKeith Garman (615) 352-6219Sam* & Nancy Jones (615) 646-4138

Brentwood Areacecil* & bessie Ward (615)373-2245Jerry & Marise Keathley(615)377-3034

Franklin AreaAnne Owen* (615) 794-0138Logan* & Joan Shillinglaw(615) 790-7346robbie*&Marsha Tucker(615) 595-9187

Hendersonville Arearon daniels (615) 330-7083charles Lott (615) 824-5614Jack Wedekind (615) 824-8696

Murfreesboro Areadillard & diane Lester(615) 896-0203

Columbia AreaLyle Worsham* (931) 388-4547

Lebanon-Watertown AreaJeff harvey (615) 268-7089Jennifer harvey (615) 268-7032denise Thorne (615) 237-9757

Duck River-Centerville AreaLarry* & connie baird(931) 729-5259

Manchester Areacindy Worch (931) 723-2142

*Indicates ArS Master rosarian

Nashville Rose Society 2011 Officers

President Larry baird.........(931) 729-5259Vice-Pres Tom beath..........(615) 673-2435Treasurer Gary Spencer......(615) 662-3819rec. S’ty hayes Gibson .......(615) 794-1708cor. S’ty cynthia Worch .....(931) 723-2142

Nashville Rose Leaf is printed by: The Print Authority, Brentwood, Tennessee

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A Rose Lover’s CalendarNRS, Tenarky, & ARS Coming Events

DECEMBER

6 NrS christmas Party at cheekwood 6:30 PM dinner Party followed by Gift exchange

JANUARY

No Meeting

FEBRUARY

7 NrS Meeting at cheekwood 6:30 PM refreshments - 7:00 PM Program

17-19 Tenarky Winter Workshop - Marriott hotel cool Springs, in Franklin, TN. For information contact Sam or Nancy Jones gsamj@bellsouth.net nancypj@bellsouth.net

Details & other event news available at www.nashvillerosesociety.com

Welcome New Members!

Trevor & Cheryl Torr

126 Gatone Dr.

Hendersonville, TN 37075

torrtrevor@yahoo.com

Peggy Macleod

5936 Long Meadow Rd.

Nashville, TN 37205

NON-PrOFIT O r G A N I Z A T I O N U.S. POSTAGe PAIdbreNTWOOd, TNPerMIT NO. 162

www.nashvillerosesociety.com

5020 dovecote driveNashville, TN 37220-1614 Address Service requested

Highlights from the November NRS Meeting

NRS member Gene Meyer shares his thoughts and advice on preparing our roses for winter.A beautiful pair of ‘Jema’ roses!

Novemember marks the annual NRS chili and cornbread cook-off. Members were treated to six delicous batches of chili to taste and choose their favorite. Voting ended in a

tie between Dick & Sandra Frank and Jim & Starla Harding. Saving the best for last is a true statement when it came to

the best dessert - apple cake by Martha Jeffery.

A vase full of Whit Wells miniflora creations; ‘Memphis Music’, ‘Top Contender’, ‘Good Ole Mountain Dew’,

“Grand Ole Opry’, ‘Best of ‘04’, and ‘Always on My Mind’.

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