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Johnson County Rose Society 2008 Program Schedule    
 Date Topic
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Speaker Affiliation

 Member's My Favorite Rose Ask the Rosarian ARS* Consulting Rosarian
Feb. 14 Tool and Chemical Safety--Taking care of yourself as well as your rose. Part 1

Hos Evans, Safety Manager

SYGMA Network, Inc.

 John Martin Garden Preparation John Quick
Mar. 13 No More Aching Back--Taking care of yourself as well as your roses. Part 2

Joyce Householder, Licensed Physical Therapist and Extension Master Gardener (EMG)

Johnson Co. K-State Research & Extension

  Mildred Meinke Planting Roses Glenn Hodges
April 10 Drip Irrigation Systems for Landscape Beds

Doug Simpson, Education Coord.

Reams Sprinkler Supply Co.

 Jack Lowry Spring Clean Up Jim Crist
May 8 Organic Gardening for Roses

Meg  Mullett, EMG

Johnson Co. K-State Research & Extension

 Mike Stevenson Disease and Pest Control Bev Brundridge
June 12 Ice Cream Social at Loose Park No Speaker

 

 Bud Smith Summer Grooming Don Brundridge
July 10 Landscaping with Roses

Kristopher Dabner, Owner

The Greensman Landscaping Co.

 Carolyn Hodges Watering & Summer Fertilization Ruth Luhnow
Aug. 14 Wildlife Control in the Urban Landscape

Dan Lekie, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent

Johnson Co. K-State Research & Extension

  Tracy Miller Late Summer Care John Quick
Sept. 11 New Roses for 2009 Charlie Anctill

Moffet's Nursery

 Cindy Duke  Early Fall Care Jerry Dryer
Oct. 9 Annual Dinner

Officer Installation

  No Speaker

 

  Richard Call Getting Ready for Winter Glenn Hodges
*American Rose Society

February 14 — Tools and Chemical Safety--Taking care of yourself as well as your roses.  Part 1

 

March 13 — No More Aching Back--Taking care of yourself as well as your roses.  Part 2

 

April 10 — Drip Irrigation for Landscape Beds

Doug Simpson, education coordinator for Reams Sprinkler Supply, will discuss how to save time and money, and reduce plant diseases by conserving water through the use of drip irrigation.
May 8 — Organic Gardening for Roses

Meg Mullett will discuss good cultural practices for healthy roses, and less toxic, organic alternatives to the commonly used chemicals, pesticides and fungicides used by rose growers. Meg owned an organic farm and is a Johnson County Extension Master Gardener. As a speaker for Extension's Speakers Bureau, Meg speaks frequently on organic gardening solutions.

June 12 — Ice Cream Social

Join us for ice cream and fun as we tour the garden and enjoy the roses at their spring peak.

July 10 — Landscaping With Roses

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August 14 — Wildlife Control in the Urban Garden

Look for future updates.

September 11 — New Roses for 2009

A tradition for the Johnson County Rose Society is guest speaker Charles Anctil’s presentation on New Roses for the upcoming planting season.  Charles will talk about new industry releases and show pictures of his favorite new roses. Note: JCRS members are eligible for a 20% discount on their bare-root rose orders placed with JCRS member Rosalie Ast. Orders will be delivered at the March 2009 meeting

Speaker: Charles Anctil, Moffett Nursery and Gift Shop

Anctil has been an active rosarian since 1958 and is president of Clay County Rose Society.  He is an American Rose Society Consulting Rosarian and juries show in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and other area shows.  Charles writes a monthly column on roses for The Kansas City Gardener and works for Nursery and Gift Shop in St. Joseph, MO.

October 9 — Annual Dinner and Elections

Each year we conclude our programming season with our Members Annual Dinner. This laughter filled event is our chance to relax and visit with each other before we part for the winter (i.e. dormant) season. After dinner, we will elect our slate of 2008 officers and, in the same way we have begun putting our roses to bed for a long winter’s nap, will finish up any remaining club business before we bid each other adieu.

updated 3/22/08