Rose Herald, Kennewick–Pasco–Richland, Washington June 2018, Vol. 53, No.6

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American Rose Society www.rose.org

The Tri-City Rose Society is a non-profit educational organization

affiliated with the American Rose Society. We encourage our TCRS members to join

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President’s Message

Ouch! What was that? Something bit me on the back of the neck while I was working among the roses. When I brushed it off, a ladybug landed on the ground. Yes, a ladybug. I was sur-prised, as perhaps you are reading about it. But, remember, they like to eat aphids and other small insects, so biting into the back of my neck may not be so farfetched, after all. There is a lot of news to share with you this month. First, a few comments about our 70th annual rose show. It was quite an event. As with all the annual rose shows that we host, my feet, ankles, knees and hips hurt by the end of the day. You can attribute it to old age if you want, and I won’t dis-agree. There were a LOT of gorgeous roses on display at the show, many from our members’ gardens, and many from out of town. Many of you commented that the roses in your gardens had already bloomed, and that there were only a few good show-quality blooms remaining. My yard was the same, though I managed to take about ten entries. Thankfully, the Portland and Albany, Oregon rosarians filled in the blanks quite nicely, thanks to John and Pam Sitton from Albany and Jim Caven-augh from Portland. Secondly, please be reminded that the summer meeting venues are at the homes of our members or at public gardens. June’s meeting will be at the home of Jim and Dorothy Camp-bell. The address and meeting time will appear elsewhere in this newsletter. July’s meeting will be at your President’s home, Harlow and Linda Young. We will publish more details regard-ing this meeting in the July newsletter. August’s location is still undecided, but it will be one that you will enjoy. Finally, every three years, a new Vice President of the American Rose Society (ARS) is elected. After serving in this capacity, the sitting Vice President then ascends to the office of President. This year is the year for elections. All of you who are members of ARS should have received an email notice of elec-tions, and an encouragement to vote electronically. I encour-age all of our ARS members to vote. The two Vice President candidates are Chris VanCleave, whose bio is available at http://www.igrowroses.org, and Diane Sommers, whose bio is at http://www.dianesommers4roses.org. There are several national bylaws amendments on this triennial ballot as well. The candidates’ information and all the bylaws amendments are in the May/June issue of American Rose. (**See page 13 for more information from Harlow)

Enjoy the bounty of color and fragrance of your gardens, but don’t let the ladybugs bite! Harlow Young, President.

Next Meeting June 25, 2018

Beautiful Garden of

Jim & Dorothy Campbell 1307 Maple Lane, W. Richland, WA

6:30 p.m. Come and Admire 7:00 p.m. Meeting

In This Issue President’s Message p 1 April 23, 2018 Minutes p 2 by Cyndy Sharer PNW District Summer Garden Tour-Sign Up Now!

June 25, 2018 Meeting p 3 Garden of Jim & Dorothy Campbell

Reflections on the TCRS Show pp 4-5 by JoAnn Brehm Fun Photos by Maria Lyczkowski

PNW District Happenings pp 6-7 Seattle and Portland Rose Show Report by JoAnn Brehm. District Events to add to your calendar—p 7

June Rose Garden p 8 by Norma Boswell

Rose Whisperer pp 9-10 Portland and Noisette Roses by Harlow Young

ARS & TCRS Memberships p 10

Officers, CR’s, MR’s &

Other Helpers & Show Sponsors p 11

Our own President Harlow Young with one of his award winning entries!

Congratulations and many thanks to you for your over-the-top leadership and

guidance of the Tri-City Rose Society!

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The meeting was called to order by President Harlow Young at 7:00 p.m. at the Benton PUD, Kennewick, WA. The minutes of May 21, 2018 were approved as printed in the Rose Herald. The meeting centered on getting ready for the upcoming show. The Brucchi's lunch signup sheet was passed around. Show entry tags were passed out. (The truck with show vases was in the parking lot.) JoAnn Brehm said that Queensgate Roses is donating a few rose bushes for us to sell at the show. During the show discussion it was mentioned that challenge and arrangement entries can be placed by the exhibitors, but not horticultural roses. Members were encouraged to show up at (or before) 7:00 a.m. at the Richland Community Center to set up tables for the show. Harlow gave a presentation on what judges are looking for in a Standard-sized entry: no stem on stem, even be-low the water level, and vases must be clear. He brought roses in vases that would be heavily penalized because of in-sects, non-clear glass, and buds not open enough. Norma Boswell then talked about exhibiting Mini roses--she had her favorite tools--tiny scissors, and a nylon stocking for cleaning foliage. Her work caddy won at a garden club auction was really cool--tin cans welded together. Richard Kerkof talked about entering rose sprays and mentioned that spray form carries more importance than individual bloom form; the shape can be triangular, round, or planar. You only need two blooms to qualify for a spray, but you should remove flowers that aren't in the desired shape. Bloom freshness is important. Harlow mentioned that the old garden roses in Lawrence Scott Park were beautiful, but are now setting hips. An invitation to join and receive benefits was extended to anyone not already an ARS member. Donors at the $125 level are eligible for a drawing of prizes. New rose pictures are available for JoAnn Brehm’s card-making. The Post office has a new rose stamp available. A question was asked if roses can get too old. Jim Campbell said one of his favorites is 60 years old, and Har-low said there are roses known to be 100 years old. Nancy Foster's husband, Doug Mills, passed away recently. It was decided that the $300 fee for a KONA radio ad for the upcoming show was too expensive for our club. The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Cyndy Sharer

May 21, 2018 TCRS Minutes by Cyndy Sharer

Pacific Northwest District Summer Garden Tour, July 14, 2018

Put it on your calendars and get on the list as soon as possible to reserve your seat. We will again enjoy the luxury of the Blue Star coach, visiting two exquisite gardens, luncheon, friends, and of course, roses! See the complete guide for the tour in the May, 2018 Rose Herald on page 5.

The tour will again be just $45, including lunch which will consist of hearty sandwiches, delicious salads and dessert.

Garden Tour Registration

Name_______________________________________ Sandwich Choice_______________________

Name_______________________________________ Sandwich Choice_______________________

Email_______________________________________ Phone Number_________________________

Local Society_________________________________

Your Lunch Sandwich Choices: Turkey, Roast Beef, Ham, Vegetarian.

Send your registration form and check to: Gretchen Humphrey 12385 SW 121st Ave. Tigard, Oregon 97223-

3126 If you have questions for Gretchen, call: 503-539-6853 or email: ghumphrey25@yahoo.com.

Tri-City Rose Society Members if you are interested in carpooling for this event— please email JoAnn Brehm— jobehm@outlook.com.

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Next TCRS Meeting June 25, 2018 Garden of Jim & Dorothy Campbell

“Nothing is more beautiful than the love that has weathered the storms of life. The love of the young for the young, that is the beginning of life. But the love of the old for the old, that is the beginning of things longer.” Jerome K. Jerome

Dear Ms. Williams, 6-4-2018

I am writing to you to express my sincere disappointment re the Herald’s lack of cooperation in helping my organization’s effort to publish and pro-mote the 70th Annual Tri-City Rose Show. Several weeks ago I left a tele-phone message to you regarding the June 2 show. You never responded to my message. Next I contacted Cameron Probert, who promised to come out to my garden two Saturdays ago for a promotional photo for the show. I waited in vain all day for him to arrive and only received an email apology a day before the show when I emailed him about not showing up. Between these communications I had a telephone chat w/ Jim Riley. He was pleas-ant, but non-committal re what the TCH may be able to do for the Tri-City Rose Society. As I explained to Mr. Riley, our organizations have had a very close connection, going well beyond the years when your late editor, Bill Bequette, was an enthusiastic rosarian. Why we should now arrive at such impersonal ties confounds me. Yes, I know that print journalism is in crisis mode, but I never guessed that our voice of the Columbia Basin has come to this stage. Personally, I’ve been a subscriber to the TCH for well over 40 years, and I’m guessing that most of my society members can ap-proximate their same devotion to the Herald. In the old days, not only did the Herald do an article and photo for the show ahead of the event, but usually there was a post show follow-up, which very often featured a photo of the “Queen of the Show.” We know that those days are long since passed, but are still struggling with the question of why our local voice has seemingly abandoned us. I hope that you will agree that relationships like ours need to override much of what passes as business as usual. Please give us some assurance for our future relationship.

Dismayed and worried,

Jim Campbell, TCRS

On the right is a letter from Jim to the Tri-City Herald, our local newspaper. Once again we are reminded that things change and sometimes not as we would like them to. Our society has suffered, as others across the country, and energizing a “younger” members to march on and ensure the continuation of the Tri-City Rose Society. While this may seem like a daunting task, it is one that is done step by step and new member by new member. It’s been done for 70 years and it is our duty to be vocal, as Jim’s letter was, and work to mentor and promote roses and the society. Come on June 25, 2018 to the garden of Jim and Dorothy Campbell—to celebrate the splendor of their roses and the beauty of a society’s friendship.

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WOW, THANK YOU ALL for another successful rose show! Small but MIGHTY! Everyone had a job and did it, plus much more. As the rose society members might appear to be dwindling (heck we are only seeing about 10 members at each meeting) some of us wonder if a show is worth the bother. After the passage of a week and more thought, I say YES, YES, YES!!!

We had extra non-member help this year; first the Richland Community Center had all the tables set up before we got there. Har-low, John, and Richard were very thankful for that. We also had two members of Girl Scout Troop 4554 participate. Madi was there for 7 hours helping with setting up, laying out the judges breakfast, putting roses in vases and working the sales table. Anna was there a few hours, before she had to go to dance recital. You know, I tried to sec-ond guess the dance recital date and moved the rose show according-ly for this year, so our family wouldn’t have to be in two places at one time, but it was not to be and worked out ok. I’ve had in-

sight the last week on dates for rose shows as our family judged and clerked in the Portland and Seattle shows.

A few have commented that they do like our show the weekend after Memorial Day just because everyone is trying to get out of the big cities at the same time. Food for thought as we pick a date for next year. Another non-member who added a little pep to our step was Peter Diaz who mixed up our music this year with actual carousel music. Many other family and friends of TCRS members graciously helped. And our own members were there 100%, and it couldn’t be successful without you. Again thanks so much!

On the sales table (left), we sold raffle tickets for four bundles of five each bare root roses, donated by Queensgate Gardens. We also sold 98 rose photo cards out of the 175 we had (25 left over from last year and 150 new ones this year). If you missed them, I will be bringing them to a few of the meetings for your purchase for giving or gifting to others. Lastly, we sold cut

roses in vases, and one lady bought a large vase for her son who was dancing in the same recital as Anna to give to him. Thanks to all who gave their extra roses to us!

Richard Kerkof, once again, spent the day answering questions as the “Rose Dr.” Thank you, Richard!

New members were added to our society—welcome to you!

Congratulations to all the winners (two even drove in from Albany starting at 2 a.m. in the morning, what dedication)! See you next Year!

Reflections from “Carousel of Roses” - TCRS 70th Rose Show! JoAnn Brehm, 2018 Show Chair

Look for all the results from the 2018 TCRS Rose Show in the July, 2018 Rose Herald. (Complete with photos of all the award winning roses!)

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“Carousel of Roses” - A Day to Remember by Jo Angelos, Photos by Maria Lyczkowski

Harlow Young and Nancy Rousseau discuss important issues.

Nancy Rousseau, Jo Angelos and Maria

Lyczkowski in back of the cut rose sales table.

Maria shows us “roses can make anyone feel like

a beauty queen!”

Our little rosebud, Deborah Ruth enjoys her first rose show along

with Mom, Katie Henderson.

Bob Shea gathers roses at the end of the day for decorating dozens of veterans’ graves.

Thank You, Bob!

Sister & brother team up for Jr Division Awards. Ellie with ‘Touch of Class,’ Levin with ‘Voodoo.’

Long lasting friendship, Janet Bryant and John Moe

Fresh cut roses for fundraiser. Thank you to ALL who donated beautiful

roses for this event!

Tom Morris with his award winning ‘Day Breaker.’ Thank you for all your help, Tom and wife, Cindy!

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Pacific Northwest District Happenings by JoAnn Brehm

2018 Portland Rose Show in Pictures

Queen of Show ‘Marilyn Monroe’ by John Sitton

King – Opening Night

by Margaret Snitzler

Princess – Marilyn Monroe by James & Nancy Cavenaugh

‘Checkers’ Line Design by Emma Conrad (left) Designer’s Challenge, Abstract by Joan Burkett (right) ‘Simon Says,’ Reflective by Pat Allen Mini, Oriental by Judy Fleck

King Princess

Designer’s Challenge Mini, Oriental

‘Simon Says’

“Checkers”

The Portland Rose Society’s

Facebook page has a variety of

photos of all the events of their

special day—check it

out...beauty, fun and ROSES!

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PNW District Happenings, Continued

2018 Seattle Rose Show in Pictures

Iron Rose Competitors, Anna & Kaitlin. Challenged to make an arrangement in

6 minutes. Competition was fierce!

‘Traditional Mass’ & ‘See Through’ by Jo Martin

Freestyle Oriental

by Mena Dizan

Queen ‘Olympiad’ by John & Caroline

Fredette

Best in Show, ‘Seattle Sunrise’

by Jason Fredette

July 14th

– Garden Tour & Workshop for the Portland, OR area! This event is based on the successful bus tour to a few rose gardens last summer. See registration on page 2 in this issue.

Nov 2nd

-4th

– Annual PNW District Fall Conference, Hotel Red Lion at Jantzen Beach. Please note date change for this year as the National Meeting is scheduled over the last weekend in October and our District Director, Gretchen Humphrey and the Keynote Speaker, Bob Martin (a re-nowned rosarian and ARS Vice-Presidential Candidate) will both be attending that con-ference in San Diego. Final details of the conference and registration will also be published in the Rose Herald when availa-ble around August.

Photos (on left) were posted by John Duder on the

Pacific Northwest District of the American Rose Society

Facebook page.

Thank You, JoAnn Brehm!

The Tri-City Rose Society

greatly appreciates your

special report. Your cover-

age of the Portland Rose

Show allowed us to

visualize this vibrant District

event. All of us who love

roses wish we could

have physically shared the

excitement.

Thanks again, and again!

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June in the Rose Garden Norma Boswell, Master Rosarian

ANOTHER SOIL HEALTH BAROMETER BESIDES EARTHWORMS

An abundance of earthworms in soil gives witness to its good health. After graduating from "Slug University” (taught by “Dr. Slime,” Cori Carlton, June 5, 2018) while attending the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs Convention in Tacoma, Washington, I now know that the thickness of snail shells is valuable in assessing soil's calcium content. Calcium content is one very important key to winter survival of roses. Thick snail shells mean the soil contains plenty of calcium. Thin shells that break apart (when the creature is picked up) mean inadequate calcium. Snails thrive in a low moisture environment. Slugs like it wet. Besides leaving slime trails, slugs and snails advertise their presence by the irregular holes they chew in the centers of leaves. Slugs and snails don’t prefer to eat everything in the garden. They are not attracted to anemones, bleeding hearts, sedums, cyclamen, foxgloves, impatiens, ferns, ivy and rhododendrons. To deter slugs and snails, try placing certain irritating Items around the perimeter of your rose garden: lava rock, egg shells, wood ashes, pine needle mulch, sandpaper, lint from the dryer, oat bran, sprigs of rosemary, old shingles, pet hair, and copper scouring pads. Avoid coffee grounds, which can be toxic to earthworms. Certain plants should be kept a distance away from the roses. Slugs and snails love lettuce, lilies, lobelia, mari-golds, narcissus, primroses and strawberries. Encourage natural controls for these slimy garden dwellers, including birds and slug-eating beetles called

carabids (left). Minimize the use of pesticides. Diatomaceous earth (fossilized skeletons of diatoms) is abrasive to their skin and is moderately effective, but it works only under dry conditions. Bait traps can be constructed of old butter tubs and plastic containers. Finally, commercial products like Escar-go and Sluggo (containing iron phosphate in granular form) kill by halting feeding, causing death three to six days later. The best time to use bait products is late September through early October, because cool temperatures and moist nights prompt the slimers to mate and lay eggs.

Eggs look like Osmocote but are sticky. We probably “import” eggs from plant sales. WATER IS ESSENTIAL. Compacted clay soil can kill rose roots. Our Mid-Columbia River Basin is a very dry place to live. Occasional June showers are followed by gusty winds that take away more than nature gave. We must do our utmost to protect precious roses throughout a hot, stressful summer. Roses in the ground (in clay soil) benefit from repeated water applications. I give five minutes of water at 6:00 a.m., a second five at 7:00 a.m., and a third five at 8:00 a.m. As we ascend into the 90’s and 100’s, I’ll check with my shovel around the drip line (where the mature bush reaches its height) and adjust my water delivery accordingly. Roses in pots tend to dry out. The soil pulls away from the sides of the pot. Water slides down the sides and misses the soil. Each soil mass needs to be tested for moisture and given the right amount of water to make the roses thrive. WEED AND FEED. Weeds compete with rose roots for nourishment. It’s time to put on goatskin gloves, grab a trowel or shovel, and dig up the weeds. I “jumped on” my shovel to attack the rocky clay soil last year and broke open the bottoms of a good pair of walking shoes. What’s more important…shoes or roses? I think it's foolhardy for this particular 82-year-old to keep jumping on shovels. A soil test will tell what elements should be added. Most of our roses need organic nitrogen, which can be ap-plied any time. "Dr. Earth" products are recommended by some of our most successful gardeners. REMOVE CANES AND BRANCHES WITH BLACK SPOT. Prune away canes and branches showing black spot, and carefully put them in the trash, not the compost pile. I recommend getting rid of all parts of the rose bush that have leaves with black spot. Then look into and possibly use Bonide’s Remedy or Green Cure Fungicide, with one Tablespoon of fish/seaweed emulsion added. Most organic control products require spraying every 5-7 days. Sulfur based sprays help control black spot and spider mites. Master Rosarian Sheree Wright says in the June/July Greenville Rose Bud (South Carolina), “Just don’t spray any oil based product within a month of spraying sulfur or you will burn your rose leaves.” What we do right now will pay off handsomely this fall and winter.

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I recently received a bundle of older issues of the American Rose Magazine from our Society librari-ans, Michael and Joanne Rung. I enjoy reading through these back issues, particularly to see how trends have changed in rose culture and to see if there are any articles that might stimulate my thoughts for a Rose Whisperer article.

In the May 1985 issue, such an article appeared. It was a short article titled “Spring Fertilization De-termines Winter Survival” by Ralph Zingaro of Oyster Bay, NY. He states, “Everyone is aware of the fact that trees, shrubs, roses, etc. need an early spring fertilization once growth commences.” I am certain that our earlier Rose Herald articles on rose culture, particularly those written by Norma Boswell, have stressed the importance of proper spring fertilization of the roses, especially once the spring pruning is completed. But, how often do we emphasize early season fertilization and continual fertilization throughout the growing season in relation to winter survival of our roses?

Mr. Zingaro stated, “Potassium is especially important and plays a leading rose in successful over-wintering of shrubs. If plants do not absorb enough potash or potassium during the growing season, they will not survive the winter. Potash cannot be absorbed properly without the aid of catalysts. Calcium and magnesium both work together with potash to make it more available to the plant. Without enough of these two elements, potassium becomes mostly unavailable to the plant.” I admit that my ag consultant who re-views and interprets my annual soil tests keeps telling me to add calcium because my soil is low in that mineral, and calcium drives so many of the nutrient “motors.” OK, I am now starting to be a believer!

I asked our Pacific Northwest District ARS agronomy expert, Dr. Gary Ritchie, about Mr. Zingaro’s article. Dr. Ritchie commented that Mr. Zingaro’s is “a solid article,” and he further stat-ed that he “would not quibble with any part of it.” Dr. Ritchie received his PhD from the University of Washington where he majored in forest biology. Following two years of military service he joined the research staff of Weyerhaeuser Company, where he served as a research scientist in plant physiology and ecology for 29 years. Over the past thirty-five years he has been a dedicat-

ed gardener specializing in growing roses, shrubs, flowers and vegetables. During that time, he wrote more than forty articles on gardening and rose culture which appeared in several magazines and local Rose So-ciety newsletters, including the American Rose magazine. Dr. Ritchie has been a featured speaker at the annual fall conference of the Pacific Northwest District of the American Rose Society, where he has pre-sented many new insights into rose culture and physiology. He was recently awarded both the Bronze and the Silver Honor Medals from the American Rose Society. Many of Dr. Ritchie’s articles became the source texts for a recent book, Inside Plants: A Gardeners’ Guide to Plant Anatomy and Physiology.

In his book Dr. Ritchie describes the biological, chemical and physical relationships of plants to their environment; particularly to that of growth, flowering, fruiting, and survival. Dr. Ritchie’s research confirms what Mr. Zingaro stated about thirty-three years ago; potassium plays a vital role in a multitude of plant functions. Particularly, “if a cell contains lots of potassium ions, it can suck water in from its surroundings. This is of obvious importance in a plant’s ability to extract water from the soil.” (Dr. Ritchie, p. 208.) Dr. Ritchie further explains, “Guard cells, the cells that surround and enclose stomata, open and close as po-tassium ions are pumped into and out of the cell. Potassium concentrations in-crease and decrease, causing turgor to build and release. So, the ability of a leaf to absorb CO2 through its open stomata is facilitated by the potassium concentra-tion of the guard cells.” Without the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen, pho-tosynthesis is stopped, and the plant suffers a rather sudden death.

Dr. Ritchie summarizes the importance of potassium in plant tissues in Chapter 11, stating, “Potassium is critical to maintaining a proper plant water bal-ance. In its ionic form it drives the process of osmosis, hence, the gain and loss of turgor in guard cells --- controlling opening and closing of stomata. It also plays a key role in the stimulation of from fifty to eighty important enzyme systems.”

The Rose Whisperer Spring Fertilization Promotes Winter Cold Hardiness by Harlow Young

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So, what does all this mean for winterizing our roses? It is apparent that the chemical “soup” inside the cells of the plant works to promote winter hardiness. I must admit that, though I read Chapter 14, “Plants in Winter,” of Dr. Ritchie’s book, it is difficult to summarize his information in only a paragraph or two. Cer-tainly it is important that our roses be given sufficient time in late summer and early fall to begin the process of slowing their growth and preparing for the winter months, i.e. to “cold-harden.” Dr. Ritchie, in his email comments to me, indicated that he does not add nitrogen to his roses beyond early July, in order that they begin the slow process of winterizing. He lives in Western Washington, a colder region than ours, but the principle is the same … don’t fertilize your plants to continue aggressive growth up to the time that the win-ter freezes arrive. Dr. Ritchie summarizes this point by stating: “I believe from more than thirty years of growing roses in a relatively cold climate that roses do cold harden to a certain degree in winter, even though they do not exhibit true dormancy” (p. 260).

Finally, to give our roses the best chance of surviving a hard winter in our agricultural zone (Zone 6), begin feeding the roses adequately in early spring and through the early summer months, slow the feeding to minimal fertilization with fertilizers that contain low levels of nitrogen after July, and no feeding after the end of August or early September. In this manner, we can promote the necessary healthy growth and bio-chemical changes that our roses need to harden for the coming winter.

Resources:

1. Zingaro, Ralph, “Spring Fertilization Determines Winter Survival,” American Rose, May 1985, p. 11.

2. Ritchie, Gary, Inside Plants: A Gardener's Guide to Plant Anatomy and Physiology, copyrighted by author, 2017

(pages noted in article).

Rose Whisperer, continued

Continued from The President’s Message on page 1... **Additionally, the ARS allows each local rose society one vote for all candidates and issues on the ballot. Therefore, if you are a member of the Tri-City Rose Society, but are not a member of the ARS, you can research the bios of the two candidates running for the position of Vice President and the other bylaws changes on the ballot and email me your pref-erences. (I do not see any of the information on the ARS website, so seek out one of the TCRS members who is a mem-ber of the ARS and ask to review the election material in their copy of the May/June issue of the American Rose.) I will have copies of the information at the June meeting, also. I will tally all votes emailed to me, and cast a single vote repre-senting the majority opinion of our society. Our Tri-City Rose Society bylaws do not stipulate how our single vote is to be cast, so in the absence of a “rule of the bylaws,” we’ll use the method I’ve just described. Voting began at 9:00 a.m. Central Time on June 1, 2018 and continues through 12:00 noon Central Time, July 27, 2018.

“The American Rose Society exists to promote the culture, preservation and appreciation of the Rose and to improve its standard of excellence for all people, through education and research.” The American Rose Society is now offering a four-month trial membership for only $10 to new members. Most ARS members are home gardeners who enjoy growing roses and want to expand their knowledge of rose culture. A four-month trial membership is valued at $86 for only $10! Click on the link “JOIN/RENEW” on the ARS homepage for this and many other membership options. Www.rose.org To re-join the ARS with a yearly membership, it is easy to go online and sign up. You will be able to

read all the benefits that come with a yearly membership—which includes a value of over $130 for only $49. Our neigh-bor and Rose Show Schedule advertiser, Northland Rosarium, is one of the nurseries which offers discounts to ARS members—10% off! Check it out in Spokane—and tell Carol Hi!

Tri-City Rose Society Membership Even though you are reading this and that tells us you are already a

member—here is your chance to invite others to join us, and even consider sponsoring a new member.

Membership dues for the year are $17 for an individual and $22 for a family.

Contact Membership Chair, Katie Henderson for information to encourage a rose loving friend or family member with a TCRS membership! katiemaedickenson@gmail.com

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President, Harlow Young, CR 3218 W 2nd Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336 (509)735-3481 threegkids@charter.net Vice-President, Education Chair, Richard Kerkof, MR 4002 Meadow View Drive, Pasco, WA 99301 (509)547-1860 rjkerkof@gmail.com Treasurer, Bob Louie, 20 N Jefferson St, Kennewick, WA 99336 (509)531-5727 blouie1@charter.net Secretary, Cyndy Sharer, 2143 Rainier Ave, Richland, WA 99254 (509)375-4246 cl.sharer@gmail.com Facebook Manager, Membership Chair Katie (Dickenson) Henderson, 3611 W 15th Ave Unit 4, Kennewick, WA 99336 (509)521-7551 katiemaedickenson@gmail.com Rose Herald Co-Editor, Norma Boswell, MR 465 Mateo Court, Richland, WA 99354 (509)375-0567 rosybos@owt.com

Rose Herald Co-Editor, Jo Angelos, 719 S Yelm Pl, Kennewick, WA 99336 (509)586-0857 angelosfolk@gmail.com Webmaster, Nancy Foster-Mills, 1537 Adair Dr, Richland, WA 99352 (509)528-9083 nmisc@owt.com and www.owt.com/rosesociety Show Chair, JoAnn Brehm, MR, 1113 Saddle Way, Richland, WA 99352 (509)627-0577 jobrehm@outlook.com TCRS Rose Show Awards Chair, Janet Bryant, (509)627-2687 janetsbliss@hotmail.com Jim Campbell, MR Dorothy Campbell, MR 1307 Maple Lane, W. Richland, WA 99353 (509)967-2606

2018

Garden Meetings

June 25, 2018

Garden of Jim and

Dorothy Campbell

1307 Maple Lane

W Richland, WA

6:30 p.m. Admire 7:00 p.m. Meeting

July 23, 2018

Garden of Harlow

and Linda Young

3218 W 2nd Ave

Kennewick, WA

August 27, 2018

A Public Garden

TBD

These are the sponsors for the ads for the TCRS 70th Annual Rose Show Schedule.

Please make your purchases at these venues and tell them “Thank You!”

Pallis Pool & Patio, 201 N Fruitland—Kennewick Pallispool.com

Wood’s Nursery, 2615 Van Giesen—Richland www.woodsnursery.biz

Ranch & Home, 845 N Columbia Center Blvd—Kennewick http://www.ranch-home.com/

Flower Farm, Columbia Center Blvd—Kennewick www.tricitiesflowerfarm.com/

Job’s Nursery, 4072 Columbia River Rd—Pasco www.jobsnursery.com

Mac’s Garden Center, 6711 W Court— Pasco www.facebook.com/Macs-Garden-Center-

Columbia Grain & Feed, 2001 West Lewis St—Pasco www.columbiagrainandfeed.net

Farmer’s Exchange, 215 W Canal Dr—Kennewick www1.mowerhome.com

Washington Hardware, 6 W Kennewick Ave www.washingtonhardwareandfurniture.com

Jesse’s Lawn Maintenance, 6418 W Deschutes Ave—Kennewick www.jesseslawn.com/

B & B Printing—Kennewick & Pasco www.bbprinting.com

Northland Rosarium, 9405 S Williams Lane—Spokane, WA www.northlandrosarium.com

LuLaRoe with Christine Diaz & Jane Cassinelli www.facebook.com/groups/lularoechristinejane/