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2012 Schedule of Events for Boulder Valley Rose Society

January 24, 2012
By Dawn Penland

2012_Rose_Society_Schedule Follow this link for a better view of the schedule   February 21 6:00 p.m. Dinner at the Dushanbe Tea House Note: If you worked in the Tea House rose garden at least twice in 2011, the Rose Society will pay for your dinner. March 27 7:00 p.m. “Rose Gardens of the World”...
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Roses in Review 2009 – What Reporters liked about Roses

November 20, 2009
By Dawn Penland

Variety/ 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,...
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Roses in Review 2009- What Reporters disliked about roses

November 20, 2009
By Dawn Penland

Variety /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...
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Roses in Review 2009

November 20, 2009
By Dawn Penland

Variety/ 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...
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Propagating Roses from Cuttings

November 14, 2009
By Dawn Penland

By 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...
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New Webmaster

September 24, 2009
By Dawn Penland
New Webmaster

Hi I’m Dawn Penland, I’m your new webmaster.
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Next Meeting

April 18, 2009
By Dawn Penland

We will be meeting at the Boulder Dusanbe Teahouse in January.  Our regular meeting will be scheduled for the second Tuesday in February.  Meeting place to be announced.
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