SOUTHWEST LOUISIANNA ROSE SOCIETY

AFFILIATED WITH THE AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY

The Rosette

Calendar of Events

January: No Meeting

January 20, 2018

Golden Triangle Rose Seminar

9AM-12 Noon Tyrrell Park Beaumont (details inside)

January 26-27, 2018

Gulf District Mid-Winter Workshop

Lafayette, LA (details and registration forms inside)

February 8, 2018

Monthly Meeting

5PM at the AgCenter

7107 Gulf Hwy

Friday, March 9, 2018

Horticulture Symposium at the

American Rose Center

SWLA Garden Conference & Expo

Friday, March 23 & Saturday, March 24 (more info later)

Mark Your Calendar!

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Gulf District Website www.gulfdistrictrose.org

February Meeting

at the AgCenter 5 PM

Plans to sell rose cuttings at the SWLA

Garden Conference & Expo

Bring a Snack to share

Renew your Membership

Don’t miss an issue of the Rosette!

What’s Inside: Information & Registration form for

Gulf District MidWinter Workshop

Gulf District Rose of the Year

Dues Are Due

renewal forms inside

Bits ‘n’ Pieces

Gulf District Rose of the Year

‘Julia Child’

Winter in the Garden

Gulf District Mid-Winter Workshop “A Passion for Roses”

Holiday Inn North Lafayette, LA

January 26-27, 2018 The Gulf District Board of the American Rose Society invites you to the annual Mid-

Winter Workshop at Holiday Inn North in Lafayette, LA on Friday and Saturday, January 26-27,

2018. Come join us as we learn more about our hobby and make new rose friends. We will

begin on Friday afternoon at 2:00 pm for our annual board meeting, followed by a dinner and a

special guest presentation from noted author and rose rustler Greg Grant. Saturday will be a

great day learning about your passion for growing better roses.

Hotel Information: Holiday Inn North 2219 NW Evangeline Thruway, Lafayette, LA Phone 337 706-8199 Room Rate: $92.00 nightly rate + 11.5% tax (available for Friday night) Room rate includes hotel buffet breakfast on Saturday morning Deadline to book for conference rate is January 10, 2018, Ask for ‘Gulf District” rate. Must call hotel...1 337 706-8199 Group rate code not available on-line. Vendors: K & M Roses will be on hand Friday pm and Saturday with a supply of roses for you to pur-chase. Preorder by contacting Jim Mills at 601-648-2908 www.kandmroses.com or in-fo@kandmroses.com. Good selection of Kordes and David Austin English roses available. Silent Auction: Each Gulf District society should plan to donate at least one item for the silent auction. Please contact silent auction coordinator BJ Abshire - abshirebj@gmail.com if you have any questions regarding the auction. Plants, fertilizer, rose artwork, rose collectibles, garden accessories, paintings, pruners, etc. are suggested items. Questions/Contacts: Allen Owings (Gulf District Director) - 225.603.8096; aowings64@gmail.com

See you in Lafayette! ~~~~~~~~

This is a great opportunity to learn, see old friends, make new rose friends and be a part of rose growing in the south. Come and join in the fun!

Friday January 26 Board Meeting, Registration, Dinner

2:00 pm ARS Gulf District Board Meeting

2:00 pm Registration Open – Meeting Room Lobby Area

6:30 pm Dinner and Fellowship – Holiday Inn North, Lafayette

Guest speaker – Greg Grant, Texas Rose Rustler, Co-Author The Rose Rustlers

Saturday January 27 – Workshop and Lunch

8:00 am Registration Open

8:20 Welcome and Announcements - Dr Allen Owings, ARS Gulf District Director

8:30 - 9:25 Soil, pH, Air, Water, Fertilizer - Don Adlong, Central Arkansas RS

9:30 - 10:00 Creating New Roses - Steve Roussell, Rose Hybridizer - Southwest LA RS

10:00 - 10:20 Break and Bid on Silent Auction

10:20 - 11:15 Chemicals and Chemical Safety - Dr. Alan Henn, Mississippi State University

11:20 - 11:55 “Our Passion for Roses” - Kelly Texada & Billie Flynn CenLa RS, BJ Abshire,

Acadiana RS

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch and Awards

1:00 – 1:55 Identification and Management of Your Rose Diseases Issues - Dr. Alan Henn, MS

State

2:00 - 2:15 The New Gulf District Website - Kris Kelley, Northeast LA RS, Web Designer

2:15 - 2:30 ARS 5 Year Garden Renovation Plan - Marilyn Wellan, CenLa RS

2:30 - 2:55 Mycorrhizal - A Fungus for Your Roses - Ken Kelley, Northeast LA RS

2:55 - 3:15 Gulf District Modern Recommended Rose List - Kelly Texada, CenLa RS

3:15 pm Closing Remarks / Collect Silent Auction Winning Items / Adjourn

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Name of first registrant: __________________________________________________ Name of second registrant: _________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________________________ City: ____________________________ State: _________Zip: ____________________ Phone: __________________________Local Society (if applicable): ________________ E-mail address for confirmation: ______________________________________ Registration: $ 75 per person (includes Friday Dinner, Saturday workshop/lunch) or $ 40 per person (includes Saturday Workshop/lunch) Mail registration with check payable to “Gulf District” by January 10, 2018 to: Kelly Texada, 5205 St. Germain Blvd., Alexandria, LA 71303 OR Register online at the Gulf District Website www.gulfdistrictrose.org

GOLDEN TRIANGLE ROSE SOCIETY

Presents

Rose Seminar at Tyrrell Park Botanical Gardens

January 20, 2018

9:00-9:30 WELCOME ---Clyde Davis, GTRS President

Consulting Rosarians – Who are they?

BED LOCATION & PREPARATION – Clyde Davis MR

9:45- 10:15 TYPES & VARIETIES – Sherry Broussard MR

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-11:15 ROSE CARE – Tommy Hebert MR

11:15-11:45 BASICS OF ROSE PRUNING--Mike Jones CR

11:45-12:00 Wrap-up & Announcements ______________________________

February 10

Pruning demonstration

8:00 Wesley United Methodist Church

10:00 McFaddin Ward Home

Attending both the MidWinter Workshop for the Gulf District (4 CR

credits) and the Golden Triangle Rose Seminar (2 CR credits) provides

ample opportunity to keep up Consulting Rosarian status, and is good

preparation for taking the Consulting Rosarian test. Workshops have

great speakers, with lots of good information on rose growing, new

products, latest varieties, best practices and safe care for gardener and

garden.

RENEW your membership today——send check made out to

SWLA Rose Society —-to Ann Hartman, 1018 Lakelyn DR.,

Lake Charles LA 70605 $15 per year.

IndIcate If you’d prefer a hard copy or on-line version

—Send address for a mailed bulletin

--Send email address to receive bulletin on line.

Bits ‘n’ Pieces

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Mardi Gras, and Welcome to Winter!!! Hope all enjoyed their holidays with family and friends. Even with the wintry blasts of weather we can still think about the garden! So, come to the Gulf District Mid-Winter Workshop, always a source of good ‘rose growing’ information. Our own SWLA Rose Society member, Steve Roussell will give a seminar on hybridizing. We’ve seen his lovely, fragrant seedlings at our meetings! Come, learn more! Receive Consulting Rosarian credits, hear the latest on the American Rose Center Gardens Renovations, and, in particular, the Gulf District Gardens restoration, newly planted with David Austin Roses. And, it’s always a fun gathering with fellow ro-sarians! Fellow SWLA Rose Society member, and local watercolorist, Carol Saunders will be a part of the latest Exhibition at the Old City Hall. Mark your Calendars! Yes, it’s cold outside, but there are many gardening related opportunities to enjoy! Fuel for the spirit even if you need a coat!

Golden Triangle Rose Society is hosting it’s annual Rose Seminar, Saturday, January 20 9AM — Noon. Always a great seminar with good speakers on the topics we rosarians want hear! Check it out! GTRS will also host a Judging School in June. (More details later) Some of the Gulf District Judges will be helping with the classes. An excellent learning experience

even if judging is not your cup of tea! Time well spent! Gulf District Rose of the Year ‘Julia Child’ Bred by Tom Carruth (United States, 2004).

Floribunda. Butter-yellow roses with strong, anise, licorice fragrance with 30 to 45

petals of average diameter (3") borne both solitary and cluster-flowered, cupped,

globular, old-fashioned bloom form. Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom through-

out the season. Medium size bush, armed with thorns/prickles, bushy, compact,

rounded, glossy, dense foliage. USDA zone 6b through 9b

Height of 28" to 33" (70 to 85 cm). Width of 20" to 26" (50 to 65 cm).

Introduced in United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2006.

Botanical Art & Illustration from the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation will be on display in

the second floor gallery through March 24. The Hunt Institute specializes in the history of botany. It acquires and maintains authoritative collections of books, plant images, manuscripts, portraits and data

files, and provides publications and other modes of information service. The Institute meets the refer-ence needs of botanists, biologists, historians, conservationists, librarians, bibliographers and the public

at large, especially those concerned with any aspect of the North American flora.

The Hunt Institute established the International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration series in 1964.

Every three years, this series features the works of talented botanical artists from around the world. This exhibition is a compilation from the artworks in the 15th International series (2016) and features

artworks by 38 artists who are citizens of 14 countries. Local artist Carol Saunders is featured in this

exhibition. Mark your calendars for a demonstration by Mrs. Saunders on Saturday, January 20 from 1-3 PM.

Winter in the Garden There’s no doubt it’s winter—snow and freezing temperatures! Roses don’t seem to mind all our strange weather extremes this year! Remember roses grow in Alaska, China! Yes, lush, new red growth will freeze if not protected, but the bush survives! Yes, the weight of snow on large branch-es may cause the loss of a cane or two, but the bush survives! The winds come and go, and so do disease and pests but the bush survives! A real testament to why roses have been around for thousands of years and are so loved! And the Rosarian finds gratitude in the cold temps to kill off pests and disease, and cold provides a break in the spray routine. So now we have a chance to make a few plans for spring in the rose garden. Can’t you just see all the blooms this spring! So let’s prepare for that first flush of blooms. When the weather warms, what changes do I want to make? New roses means new beds or just making space in the landscape. What’s in store for your garden? Start your roses off with an early dose of Dormant Oil & Contact Fungicide to kill any lingering pests and disease. Spray at least twice, another time or two, if roses are badly infected with black spot or downy mildew. Plan on using some systemic products to help control diseases early on during the rapid growth bushes will sustain once the temps rise. Many products are avail-able in both granular form and liquid to treat bushes and fertilize at the same time. Here are sever-al products and by no means all, several different brands, both organic and not, all availa-ble locally or online. Check out websites for products that suit your need: size of your garden and pocket book, time you have to devote to gardening and the hopes you have for your roses. Here are a few sites to check out: gulfdistrictrose.org, domyown.com, and all the brand names have a website with product labels and costs. ARS (ars.org) endorses certain products; check those out, too, for references. Ask a local Consulting Rosarian (swla rose society has 3 active and 3 emeri-tus. Ann Wehner, Susan Burke, Julie Engert, Rita Hudgins, Barbara & Buford Alston). MicroLife is

an organic fertilizer some have used, Espoma for Roses is another good organic product, some prefer granular type (8-8-8, 13-13-13)) or water soluble (Miracle Gro, RapidGro), also the time-release type. Important to remember that the useable life of the fertilizer varies ac-cording to type and weather. Use what works for your garden! But, use it! Your roses will thank you with beautiful blooms! See you soon! Good Gardening!

Renew Your Membership The Miss Lou Bulletin is the official bulletin of the Gulf District of the ARS. It is an informative quarterly publication with pertinent information for the rose grower in our area. For paper copy of Miss Lou: Make check to Gulf Dis-trict for $8 per year. Mail to: Kelly Texada, 5205 St. Germain Blvd, Alexandria, LA 71303. Email is free, send your address to Kelly kellytexada@gmail.com

Renew

American Rose Society Membership Application Members receive 6 issues of the beautiful American Rose magazine, The

American Rose Annual, & The Annual Rose Selection Guide, access to

exclusive online resources on ARS website, plus special discounts with ARS

partners. Annual Membership: $49 Regular...$140 for a 3 year membership

$46 Senior (65+)...$132 for a 3 year membership

Mail ARS membership to: American Rose Society, PO Box 30000, Shreveport, LA 71130

Name____________________________________________________________ Address__________________________________________________________________ City__________________________________________ State_______ Zip____________ Email_______________________________________ Phone _______________________

RENEW your membership today—— send check made out to SWLA Rose Society —-to Ann Hartman, 1018 Lakelyn DR.,

Lake Charles LA 70605 $15 per year. Indicate if you’d prefer a hard copy or on-line version

—Send address for a mailed bulletin —Send email address to receive bulletin on line.

Name____________________________________________________________ Address__________________________________________________________________ City__________________________________________ State_______ Zip____________ Email_______________________________________ Phone _______________________

Consulting Rosarians:

Ann Wehner.——337.540.9048

Susan Burke——-337.304.1062

Julie Engert———337.499.8534