Archive for November, 2009
Roses in Review 2009 – What Reporters liked about Roses
Friday, November 20th, 2009Variety/ Like
A MacKenzie Good, reliable rose.
Alan Titchmarsh Color of the blooms
Aloha (Kordes)
Ambiente
Andie MacDowell Color and reliable repeat blooming cycle.
Benilli I loved her soft color and how the bush looked in the garden. Large spray of flowers. Fragrant
and blooms fade into good colors.
Black Cherry Red velvety blooms, good foliage, hardy. Transpanted to new area this summer… Read more
Roses in Review 2009- What Reporters disliked about roses
Friday, November 20th, 2009Variety /Dislike
A MacKenzie Only slight repeat after 1st showing of blooms.
Alan Titchmarsh Blooms don’t last long.
Aloha (Kordes) The blooms were illregular. One would be exhibition form the next would show
a bull nose or a vegatative center – weird.
Ambiente
Andie MacDowell Didn’t survive the winter
Benilli Small size roses; very winter tender; took forever to come back each… Read more
Roses in Review 2009
Friday, November 20th, 2009Variety/ Class/ Exhibition rating /Winter hardy/ Height/ Blackspot /Mildew /Rust /Fragrance /# of rpts.
Power Point MinFl 9 yes Medium some none none none 2
Unbridled MinFl 9 yes Medium none some none none 2
Moondance F 8.5 yes Tall some none none moderate 2
We Salute You HT 8.5 dk Tall none none none moderate 1
Whirlaway MinFl 8.37 yes Medium… Read more
2010 Schedule of Meetings
Sunday, November 15th, 2009Boulder Valley Rose Society
2010 Calendar
February 9
7:00 p.m.
Planning Session
Meeting at Nancy Wolfson’s
March 9
7:00 p.m.
“Name that Rose” with Jan Nance (pictures of her travels) Meeting at Audrey & Bob Ambler’s
April 13
6:30 p.m.
Pick up your Mile-Hi Rose Feed &
at Arlene Blewitt’s, No program or meeting
April 20 (27)
6:00 p.m.
Spring Cleanup and Pruning
Dushanbe Teahouse rose garden
April 27 (May 4)
6:00 p.m.
Spring… Read more
Propagating Roses from Cuttings
Saturday, November 14th, 2009By Ruth Roberts
My favorite method of starting cuttings is to plant them directly into the earth in mid-September, or weather permitting, into November.
1. In a semi-shady area, prepare the soil for the cutting. Dig a hole and refill it with a mixture of compost and soil until it’s level with the surrounding soil.
2. Cut a… Read more


