The Newsletter of the Greater Atlanta Rose Society

October 2008 Affiliated with the American Rose Society

Autumn thoughts From the PresidentOctober is upon us, and

we've had two excellentevents for rose lovers. Firstwas the Gwinnett/NortheastGeorgia Rose show October4 at Bogan Park. Theweather cooperated for aspectacular display of roses!

This past weekend wasthe DSD Convention andShow. As always, it was funto attend – and we got tobring roses to that one, too!Be sure to enjoy Districtevents like these for

fellowship with rosarians from around theSoutheast.

My plan is to have you all walk out into thegarden at our October meeting to see our“GRITS” Gal on display. Since our meeting isso late in the month, and the scarecrows willhave been on display for 21 days, I decided tolet you see a photo of how she looked whenMark and I delivered her to the garden! If youget a chance, PLEASE go by ABG and see theScarecrow Festival entries – there are over 100magnificent scarecrow specimens on display!You’ll be glad you did! We need to continue tosupport ABG, especially since they are a

tremendous support toour organization. Trustme…..the ScarecrowFestival will put you inmood for Fall!

See you at theOctober meeting!

Linda Schuppener

October MeetingTuesday, Oct 21, 7:30pm, ABG

I hope everyone still has living stems in therooting "micro-greenhouses" from theSeptember meeting. If you have not alreadydone so, punch a small hole in the bottom andyou can probably remove the cover anytimenow. Leave them in the shade and cover thebase with leaves or mulch as the weather getscooler. Just be sure they do get some water anddon't dry out. Sometime in the spring we willcompare results.

For the October meeting, we will have aspeaker on the business side of the Roseindustry. With gas prices, the stock market,and real estate concerns in the news daily wemay forget that the hobby we love is supportedby a small and fragile group of businesses.Even the very biggest in the world is still a'small cap' company. The growers,wholesalers, and retailers who bring us thosewonderful new plants are more than justbusiness people exploiting a niche market.They, too, love these plants. Kari Hill ofAutumn Hill nursery, a retail nursery inCherokee county, will be giving us insight intothe challenges and tactics required to besuccessful in this area and the implications forus as rosarians. Specifically, how theydifferentiate themselves from the competition,what they need to do to survive, and how theystill want and try to be of service to the hobby.

Chris Woods

HappyHalloween!

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Inside This Issue

alendar 2The Rose Garden 2

raveling Rosarians 3ose Show Fun 4SD Convention 4ew Roses For 2009 5eather Word 6rranger's Corner 7tlanta Garden at ARC 7id-Winter Meeting 8emembering Anne 9onsulting Rosarians 11ose Resources 11

fficers & Information 12

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Rose CalendarOct 21 GARS meeting, 7:30pm, ABGNov 18 GARS meeting, 7:30pm, ABGDec 13 GARS Holiday PartyJan 16-18 Deep South District Mid-Winter

Meeting, Tallahassee, FL.Contact Bill Langford, 561-642-0200, WHL2@prodigy.net

October In The Rose GardenBy Bobbie Reed, Consulting Rosarian

Observe – What's happening in your garden?September was terribly dry, well under an inchof rain for most of us. We're 29% short onrainfall for the year, with little relief in sight.Lake Lanier is at a record low for this time ofyear, stream flows are very low, the extremedrought area now includes Gwinnett, northFulton, Cherokee, Athens, and all of Georgianortheast of there. Established roses in ourgarden look okay, but hydrangeas, azaleas, anddogwoods look sad!Water – Roses love water, and I love roses.But we have to balance our garden water needswith those of the region. So follow the rulesfor your area – in Gwinnett, it's still 3 days aweek for 25 minutes by one person holding ahose with an automatic shut-off. Ouch!Alternative water sources are legal, likerainbarrels and gray water – don't forget toshower with a bucket! It's also time to thinkabout refreshing your mulch, maybe withground-up leaves, and that will help toconserve water.Don't Feed – No more fertilizer from here onout. Nitrogen now will only promote soft newgrowth that would be harmed by next month'sfrosts.Spray Carefully – We try to spray onlyimmediately after watering, to protect our rosesfrom spray burn. If you can't water, try tospray shortly after a rain. Meanwhile, keep an

eye on your garden for signs of disease –lingering blackspot, or powdery mildewstimulated by these gorgeous fall days – soyou'll know what to spray with. BannerMaxxwill help to control blackspot when sprayedevery other week, but powdery mildew willrequire more frequent sprayings, maybealternating with the hard stuff like Eagle orRubigan to keep a serious infestation undercontrol. Manzate doesn't help with powderymildew, but Immunox will.Deadhead – It's time to quit deadheading.You can let faded blooms remain on the bush,or remove just the petals if the faded bloomsare too ugly. This will let the rose bush knowthat it can slow down and stop producing newflowers this fall, as it concentrates onproducing hips, those Vitamin C-packed fruitsof the rose. If you haven't been spraying yourroses with pesticides, you can collect ripe (redor orange) rose hips to make tea or jelly.Share – While our roses may not be exhibitionquality this fall, even less-than-perfect roses aregreat to decorate your home and garden, orshare with friends. Why not take a bouquet to alibrary or nursing home in your area?Enjoy – I think I enjoy October in the gardenmost of all. The weather is pleasantly cool, thetrees are colorful, and the roses are brighter.While not having enough water is frustrating tothe avid gardener, the extra time I gain by notwatering at odd hours means I have more timeto enjoy the roses!

GARS members atthe DSD convention.

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The Traveling RosariansThe Rose Garden In October

By Linda & Walt Reed, Master Rosarians

The fall shows are nearly over and we cannow think about the process of getting ourroses ready for their winter nap. If you havenot already done so, stop fertilizing your roses,especially with any fertilizer high in nitrogen.Let hips form when the blooms are spent; justremove the rose petals so you keep the petaldrop to a minimum in the garden. This willsignal the roses that it's time to take a little rest.If you continued to deadhead as you did in theactive growing season, new growth would beencouraged. Any new growth now may getfrosted and create undue stress on your plants.Remember our frost of April ’07. We were stillseeing the results of that one in our garden on afew plants this season.

The colors should be lovely with the coolerweather. You can still cut all the lovely bloomsyou have for you indoor bouquets and to giveaway. Your bushes will stop producingcompletely as the days get shorter and we havesome freezing nights. The wateringrequirements will be about half of what you didthis summer. Due to the restrictions that manyareas had this year, if you can water at the samerate it will probably do no harm and should begood for the bushes.

With the cool nights you may notice lessblackspot but an increase in powdery mildew.The spores from blackspot and powderymildew will winter over on leaves and anyfoliage that has fallen to the ground, so it isimportant to continue to spray and keep a cleangarden, bushes, and ground. The sprays ofchoice for powdery mildew are Rubigan, EagleRW, or Immunox. There is also a productcalled Erase that will help to eliminate mildewif you already have it on some plants.

I like to stock spray materials for thedormant season. Lime Sulfur and Volck Oilare good to spray during December or Januaryon both

the plants and the ground to help kill off thespores and insect eggs that can winter over.

This time of year you can prepare new rosebeds for spring planting. The preparation is tohave the clay broken down so that the roseswill grow in good soil. You would needtopsoil, some good organic material (such ascow manure), gypsum, and lime added to theclay soil; a strong back and a roto-tiller arehelpful. It is also smart to get your soil testedat the UGA Extension Office. It will tell youwhat you need to add to the soil for the goodgrowth of your roses. Now is the time to addlime if you need to raise your pH, since it takessome time for the lime to work to get thedesired result by next spring.

The cooler weather is also a good time toplant new roses so that they will be establishedby the spring growing season. You can alsomake plans for moving roses in the garden toanother spot or for shovel pruning (getting ridof any roses that are not producing for you) tomake room for the newer and more resistantvarieties. Many nurseries will let you orderroses now to deliver for spring planting. This isa good idea because many of the newervarieties may be sold out if you wait untilspring.

Hope you all had a great year with yourroses, and with a little preparation this fall,your roses should be ready to give you muchenjoyment next year.

Enjoying the gardens on tour at the DSD Convention.

I have an unused 40-lb. tub of Mills Bloomkote for sale. I purchased it from BeatyFertilizer for $68.00 and will sell for $60.00.

Stan Leacock, 770-908-7526, vistan2@peoplepc.com

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Rose Show Fun

I would like to thank the members of theGreater Atlanta Rose Society who exhibited in theGreater Gwinnett and Northeast Georgia RoseShow at Bogan Park October 4-5. Yourcontribution helped to make the show a success.

Linda BohnePresident, Greater Gwinnett Rose Society

Some of our members just can't pass up arose show. On October 4, the show was theGwinnett/Northeast Georgia show in Buford. Anumber of GARS members were there.

Big GARS winners included Cindy Dale,with HT Queen Signature, King Gemini, PrinceJema, and Mini Queen Nancy Jean, plus anumber of other classes. Linda & Walt Reedwon HT Princess with Veteran's Honor, plus anumber of other classes. Susan Clingenpeel wonall the Mini-Flora court with Tiffany Lynn,Louisville Lady, Dr. Troy Garrett, and FoolishPleasure; Mini King Classic Orange and MiniPrincess Arcanum; and several other classesincluding a spectacular HT cycle of bloom ofPerfectly Red, which won Best In Show. OtherGARS horticulture winners included LindaBohne, Al & Sara Coleman, Nancy Miller,Bobbie Reed & Don Schwarz, Diane Snyder,Louise Stafford, and Rachel Woods. LindaSchuppener, Linda Bohne, and Karen Raddehad winning photos; while Henry Everett, KarenRadde, Bobbie Reed and Diane Snyder hadwinning arrangements.

Victoria Fleming, Rosie Tripp, JesseUsleton, and Chris Woods were also there tocontribute flowers and assistance, and CathyFarmer and Pam & Rob Russell served asjudges. A great time was had by all!

DSD ConventionThe Deep South District convened in

Birmingham October 10-13, and GARS memberswere there in force. Attendees included LindaBohne, Alice & Bud Boyd, Susan Clingenpeel,Al & Sara Coleman, Cindy & David Dale,Henry Everett & Jesse Usleton, Cathy Farmer,Victoria Fleming, Kitsy Mostellar, Karen &David Radde, Bobbie Reed & Don Schwarz,Linda & Walt Reed, Diane Snyder, Linda &Mark Schuppener, Louise Stafford, WendyTilley, and Chris Woods. It seemed that therewere more folks from GARS than from anywhereelse. We enjoyed making new friends andrenewing old acquaintances, and we enjoyed therose show.

Big winners included Susan Clingenpeel,who won the OGR Bouquet, the Ralph Moore,and the Director's Mini-Flora trophies. CindyDale, Linda & Walter Reed, and LindaSchuppener were also well represented on thehead table. Cathy Farmer, Kitsy Mostellar, andBobbie Reed helped judge.

At the awards banquet, Oline Reynoldspresented a District Director's Certificate forAnita Smith. Diane Snyder announcedphotography awards, including blue ribbons toAnna Davis, Nancy Miller, and Bobbie Reed.Henry Everett presented certificates to thenewest crop of Master Rosarians, including AliceBoyd, Sharon Phillips, Bobbie Reed, and LouiseStafford. Henry also presented the OutstandingConsulting Rosarian Award to Bobbie Reed.

Then we were off for garden tours on Sundaymorning – such gardens! Each was uniquelyinteresting – a garden on a hill, a farm gardencomplete with chickens, and an estate-stylegarden sloping to a lake. And the roses!

We had a great time, and look forward to thenext DSD events – the Midwinter Meeting inJanuary, and the 2009 Convention in Tallahassee.Next time, ya'll come, too!

Alice Boyd, LouiseStafford, Henry

Everett, and BobbieReed display MasterRosarian Certificates

Prepping for the show:Chris Woods, Cindy & David Dale

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New Roses For 2009From Weeks and Jackson & Perkins

By Ryan Tilley, Consulting Rosarian

Even though we are busy getting our rosesready for great fall blooms, we can start lookingahead to 2009 with the new roses being offeringby the two giant rose growers, Jackson & Perkinsand Weeks roses. Here are their new offeringsfor 2009.

Jackson & PerkinsHybrid Teas/Grandifloras

Sweetness – 2009 J&PRose of the Year.Vigorous and healthy, thisgrandiflora boasts a softlavender bloom with astrong lemon fragrance.The bush grows to 5-6'with good repeat bloomand nice glossy dark green

foliage. It is bred from the powerfully fragrantpurple rose Melody Parfumée. Up to now, Iconsider Neptune to be the best lavender rose, sowe will see how this rose measures up.Pink Promise – 2009 AARS Winner. It is amedium to tall hybrid tea with pink and creamshaded blooms that have 25-30 petals. This rosehas been chosen to represent the National BreastCancer Foundation with a portion of each plantsold going to the Foundation for research.Summer of Love – This rose features a riotof color as each bloom sports a combinationof white and yellow petals bordered withcoral. The bush is vigorous and grows likea 5-6' shrub with glossy, disease-resistantfoliage. The blooms are medium in sizewith a mild spice fragrance and are bornesingly or in small clusters. And since this rosegrows on its own roots, it will offer excellentcold-hardiness.Malibu – Another multi-colored hybrid tea withblooms that are a blend of cream, gold, coral, andpink, with a cream reverse. The large 5" bloomshave exhibition form and open slowly, releasing asubtle scent of cinnamon and cloves. This isanother own-root rose that is vigorous with goodrepeat bloom.

FloribundasKimberlina – 2009 J&PFloribunda of the Year. Lightpink blooms with 20 petals havea spicy fragrance and areproduced on a vigorous, veryhealthy bush that grows uprightto about 4' with glossy greenleaves.Enchanted Evening – This

floribunda offers something for everyone. Itfeatures hybrid tea form borne in candelabraclusters. The 3-4" blooms arerosy-lavender at the baseblending to a softer mauve at thepetal tips, and feature a powerfulcitrus fragrance. The 3-4' bush iscompact and rounded, is ideal forthe front of the border orcontainer, and is highly diseaseresistant.Country Time – Blooms that are fully double,high-centered with a strong, spicy fragrance,open slowly in generous clusters on relativelythornless canes. This rose sets new budscontinuously all season, is highly heat tolerant,and should do well in the South.

Weeks RosesHybrid teas/Grandifloras

Summer Love – Really good yellow hybrid teasare few and far between, so Iusually give new ones a try. Thelarge blooms are a luminous softyellow occasionally tinged witha touch of pink. Fragrance ismild and sweet. The plant isbushy and compact with kellygreen leaves. The parents areHotel California x Midas Touch.

Legends – This new red hybrid tea was chosen byOprah Winfrey after several years of evaluation,and it has just about the flashiest descriptions Ihave ever seen. "Monstrous buds open to aruffled Whopper of ashowstopper!""Humongous blossomsof rich ruby red withclassic form and great

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holding power!" "One prodigious bloom can filla vase!" "Immense petals, just one can cover achild’s hand." Fragrance is moderate and fruity.Large lettuce-like leaves of an unusual red-greencover long cutting stems. The bush is medium-tall and upright, and produces largest blooms incooler weather. Even though I am not lookingfor another red hybrid tea, I will definitely givethis a try to see if it lives up to its billing.Rock and Roll – Eventhough this grandiflora isbeing formally releasednext year, I have beengrowing it in my gardenthis year. The bloomsare a very attractiveburgundy and creamstriped and splashed bi-color. No two bloomsare exactly alike, sort oflike Scentimental. It has a strong rose and fruitfragrance. So far it has grown and bloomed well,although it has not grown long stems yet. Thebush is a medium, upright grower with dark greenleaves. Parents are George Burns and NewZealand.

FloribundasCinco de Mayo – 2009 AARS Winner. It is afloribunda that features blooms described as asmoky lavender and rusty red-orange with about25 petals. It sort of reminds me of Hot Cocoa,but in reality it is a hybrid of Julia Child andTopsy Turvy. It continues the trend of Weeks’Tom Carruth of coming up with novel coloredroses like Hot Cocoa and Honey Dijon.

Shockwave – The medium-sized, double blooms are ashocking neon yellow withmild fragrance, and are heldover bright, super-glossyapple green leaves. Thebush is medium height,rounded, and easy to tuckinto the garden.

ShrubsCape Diamond – One of the most diseaseresistant roses around! Old-fashioned pure pinkflowers have a sweet, spicy perfume. Lots of

rugosa-like grey-green foliage. The plant isvigorous with a spreading growth habit that canbe grown as a large shrub or short climber. Theplant is also very cold-hardy.Teeny Bopper – Pointed buds open into knee-high hydrangea-like heads of very long-livedscarlet and white blooms with light fragrance.The bush is low and compact with glossy greenleaves and can be put in the front of the border orin a pot.

MiniaturesWarm and Fuzzy – 2009 ARS Award ofExcellence Winner – Moss miniature withblooms that start out with soft, fuzzy buds thatopen to a warm Christmassy red. The color holdswell throughout the life of the blooms. Whenyou brush up against the fuzzy buds, they releasea fragrance of sweet juniper. The bush is 12-16"wide and somewhat spreading. Good disease-resistance.

Weather WordBy Ryan Tilley, Consulting Rosarian

"Riddle me this, Batman: How can you havenear normal rainfall over the summer, yet still be inserious drought?" The answer, of course, is thatmost of the rain fell in two short bursts, a few daysin early July and during the remnants of HurricaneFaye. So the topsoil really dried out during the 4-5weeks between the occasional rainy days. Andmake no mistake about it, we are dry!

The outlook for October is not good. Rainfallis expected to be near normal, and that means moredry weather, since October is typically our driestmonth. Looking further ahead, the outlook is moreof the same for November and December.

So as I always say, forget about watering yourgrass, it will survive in the fall. But be sure to giveyour roses enough water to get the best blooms youcan, and keep the bushes strong heading into winter.

Oct 15 Avg High Avg Low Avg RainAtlanta 74 52 3.05Alpharetta 72 46 3.52Athens 74 51 3.28Blairsville 69 41 3.75Columbus 78 54 2.22Helen 72 45 4.49Macon 78 52 2.18Rome 73 47 3.01

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Arrangers’ CornerModern Abstract Arrangements

By Robin Hough, Master Rosarian

I hope you took time to experiment with amodern arrangement or two since the lastnewsletter arrived. This month we’ll ventureinto the world of the abstract.

Abstract arrangements are compositions ofspace, texture, color, and form. They aren’tconstructed around a central focal area, butemphasize space and its three-dimensionalquality. Plant materials are often altered orplaced unconventionally (abstracted). Sinceplant materials become merely components ofthe design, a red rose becomes just an area ofcolor, or perhaps a round, geometric form.While stems and foliage can be abstracted, thebloom cannot. The perfection of the rosebloom remains essential in a rose arrangement.In reducing the elements of the design to thesimplest forms, the designer should try toeliminate distracting details.

Here are some basic characteristics ofabstract arrangements.Freedom: Although design principles areobserved, there is complete freedom from setrules and geometric outlines.No Center: There isn’t one focal area.Interest is equated by separate emergencepoints for plant material, which can beunusually placed.Rhythm: Although often abrupt or interrupted,

rhythm (stopand go, in andout, up anddown, etc.)should movethroughout thedesign.Form: Thereshould bestrong form andline with anarchitecturalfeel.

Bold: Bold colors and sharp contrasts are oftenseen.Containers: Nontraditional containers, oftenwith multiple openings, are used. Sometimesthere is no container!Abstraction: Distortion of plant materials iscommon; natural growth appearance can alsobe unusual.

Abstract designs can be displayed in severalways: free-standing, hanging, collage, mobile,among others. Now, get rid of all thoseinhibitions and go abstract!TIP: Interesting and inexpensive containerscan be made from different sizes of PVC pipe.Glue them together however you like; putopenings where you want; paint them whatevercolor you need.From the September 2008 issue of the Houston Rose-Ette,newsletter of the Houston Rose Society, Patsy Williams, Editor.

Greater Atlanta Rose GardenAt The American Rose Center

In ShreveportBy Kitsy Mostellar, Master Rosarian

In September, the American Rose CenterGarden Committee met with its landscapearchitect, Jeffrey Carbo of Alexandria, LA, toreview the final plans for the reflecting pool to bebuilt near the Klima Center. Dr. Watkins ofSouthern California made a bequest of $750,000for the construction of this pool. The AtlantaRose Garden, a long time favorite of the public, isin the way of this project and will have to bemoved.

The Board of Directors held its Fall meetingat the Rose Center on September 20, and Ireviewed these plans with Marilyn Wellan andBaxter Williams of the Garden Committee. It isthe recommendation of the architect that theAtlanta garden be relocated to a site [upper rightcorner on the map following] near the road to theAdministration building, with a parking lotadjacent to it, and a new pathway through thegarden leading directly to the Hardtner Chapel,also a favorite place for weddings.

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Therewere threeweddingsheld in theAtlantagarden whilethe BODwas meeting

and it was exciting to see.All costs of the relocation will be covered

from the original bequest ($100,000 set aside formaintenance, $650,000 for design, constructionand other expenses). Any extra plantings,benches, etc, that we might wish to add would beat our expense.

You can see from the map that our gardenlocation will definitely enhance the “eventcenter” at the ARC and should continue itsprominent role as a favorite!

There will be more about this projectpublished in the American Rose as it develops.

ARS Deep South District’s 27th AnnualMid-Winter Meeting“Going Back to School”

January 16-18, 2009, Tallahassee, FL

The Greater Palm Beach Rose Society invitesyou the 27th annual DSD Mid Winter meeting tobe held January 16, 17, and 18, 2009, at theRamada Conference Center in beautifulTallahassee, FL. This hotel has a large banquet

room that will give us some extra elbowroom atmeal times. It is hard to believe that our grouphosted this fun event just a few years ago in 2006.We had a record turn out at that event and withyour help, are hoping for a repeat!

We wish to encourage everyone to attend,and would like to extend a special invitation tothose who have never been to a Mid-Wintermeeting before. It is a wonderful way to makenew rose friends while attending some veryinformative classes and workshops. There willalso be a fantastic vendor area set up with everyrose related item you could possibly need. Mostof the vendors accept credit cards for yourconvenience. We will also have a wonderfulhospitality suite set up for you to visit during theweekend. It will be stocked with snacks andbeverages. Please stop by and introduce yourselfand visit for a while. We will have plenty ofgoodies to share.

Now for our theme: “Going Back ToSchool.” It seems that a lot of societies arestruggling with issues of how to put on asuccessful rose show, how to keep members, howto raise money, and on and on. A lot of our verysuccessful talented members are no longer withus and sometimes did not get a chance to pass ontheir knowledge. So we have recruited someexperts to help us teach some classes. We hopeyou will enjoy the classes as much as they enjoysharing their knowledge.

Friday afternoon, Sandy Dixon and JoanneMaxheimer will be conducting the arrangementsclass. This will be a hands-on workshoppresented by these two award-winning exhibitors.Materials and containers will be provided, butbring your pruning shears with you to the class.

If arranging is not your thing, we haveplanned something for you, too. We are offeringa digital photography class, entitled “DigitalPhotography in the Rose Garden,” taught byaward-winning photographer Al Whitcomb. Itwill be a presentation designed to help youimprove the quality of digital photos you take forfun or competition. It will cover the basics ofdigital photography and you will learn how tooptimize results by using features available onmost digital cameras. Descriptions of ancillary

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equipment and techniques you can easily use toimprove photo quality will also be covered.

Both these classes will fill up quickly, sochoose your favorite and register early as seatingis limited.

Friday evening we will enjoy a deliciouswelcome buffet followed by a candidates’ forum.We are giving candidates running for Deep SouthDistrict offices, as well as those running for ARSVice President, a few minutes to introducethemselves and discuss their vision for the future.When we last hosted the Mid Winter it waselection time; it is hard to believe it’s that timeagain!

Saturday we have some great programs linedup for you. Tom Carruth, Director of Researchfor Weeks Roses, will be one of our speakers. Heis the hybridizer of Scentimental, Betty Boop, HotCocoa, and many other AARS winners. Otherprograms will be presented by Don Myers ofBayer Products, and Lance Osborne, professor ofentomology at the University of Florida. Dr.Osborne will update us on the latest research anddevelopments in the battle with the dreaded chillithrips. We will also have some expert teachers togive us great tips on hosting our rose shows.Capping off the afternoon will be the “Roses onthe Horizon” program, moderated by Eric Yountof Orlando.

Saturday Night we will have a sit downdinner, Bronze Medal winners will be honored,and awards presented. We are happy to announcethat our keynote speaker for the evening will beJeff Wykoff, soon to be the next President of theAmerican Rose Society! We are very fortunatethat he is able to fit us into his schedule. TheSunday morning Consulting Rosarian School willwrap up the weekend events. If you plan to takethe test to become a CR you will need to contactHenry Everett at 770-938-3134 ordandlioncat@earthlink.net.

Refer to the registration form for the hotelinformation. If you have any questions please donot hesitate to email or call. Contact DebbieCoolidge at geoffcoolidge@bellsouth.net or 561-684-2421.

We hope you can make it to Tallahassee inJanuary 2009!

Remembering AnneBy Cathy Farmer, Master Rosarian

Many of us in the Greater Atlanta Rose Societyare feeling sadness and heartache as we havelearned of the death of Anne Moore Colgin, amember of our society since 1990. Anne was avery busy and successful businesswoman when she“inherited” a large rose garden on the grounds ofher new home. If I recall correctly, the garden ofabout 50 roses was either all Queen Elizabeth or allpink roses! With her typical thoroughness andsense of adventure, Anne began attending GARSmeetings to learn how to take care of her roses.Over the years she replaced most of the roses andadded more, and with the help of Evelyn and ArthurRose (former GARS members and veryaccomplished rosarians now living in the PalmBeach area), Anne became a rosarian herself.

In 1997, Anne donated a beautiful antiquesterling silver basket to be used as a perpetualtrophy in honor of Maibelle Hodgins, longtimebeloved member of GARS. The trophyrequirement, chosen by Maibelle, is for a collectionof five fully open hybrid teas or grandifloras. Anneloved competing for this trophy and won it anumber of times.

One of Anne’s many special qualities was hergenerous hospitality. A number of GARS summerpicnics were held at her lovely home. There wasalways a big turnout for the good times and greatfood at Anne’s house, and she obviously enjoyedherself and her guests.

At our rose show this past May, Anne was there(with her husband Robbie) to enter roses and wonthe Bill Baker Perpetual Trophy for a collection ofthree different All-America Rose Selections roses at“Queen of Show” stage.

We all knew that she had been ill, but hopedshe would recover as she had in the past. We will

all miss herbeautiful smile,her joy in herroses and herdevotion to theGreater AtlantaRose Society.

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Need Help With Your Roses?Our society is fortunate to have a number ofmembers who have been trained and certified asConsulting Rosarians and Master Rosarians by theAmerican Rose Society. These members areavailable for advice and consultation. Please callon any of them whenever you need help with yourroses.

Inside PerimeterAlice Boyd 770-938-8644 budpapa@bellsouth.netAnna Davis 404-843-8385 annadrose@aol.comTim Harper 404-622-1841 harperooks@aol.comJohn Keller 404-351-0110 johnkeller@bellsouth.netCarroll Olson 404-633-9921 coolson@bellsouth.netMichael Rooks 404-622-1841 harperooks@aol.comRob Russell 404-870-0973 rob@russellproperties.comConnie Winter 770-436-3275 conniewinter@charter.net

NorthDavid Baker 770-449-6407 bakerds21@aol.comCathy Farmer 770-928-2333 duancath@bellsouth.netBruce Gillett 770-425-3253 bgillett@bellsouth.netJim Kelley 770-671-0493 kelley4506@bellsouth.netMarc Komisarow 770-220-3005 mskom@mindspring.comKitsy Mostellar 770-980-1680 kmostellar@juno.comSharon Phillips 770-973-2166 adlibberosa@comcast.netHart Phinney 770-565-7576 maphkp@peoplepc.comAnita Smith 770-704-7264 MISSNITA1@windstream.netRyan Tilley 770-517-9011 wtilley598@aol.comJane Zinn 770-973-6722

EastLinda Bohne 770-822-6933 linda.bohne@mindspring.comSusan Clingenpeel

770-868-4476 roses4sjc@comcast.netHenry Everett 770-938-3134 dandlioncat@earthlink.netStan Leacock 770-908-7526 vistan2@peoplepc.comNancy Miller 770-963-6490 2manyroses@bellsouth.netKaren Radde 706-548-3372 knradde@bellsouth.netBobbie Reed 770-979-4237 berdks@mindspring.comDon Schwarz 770-979-4237 berdks@mindspring.comDiane Snyder 770-985-8861 roberthsnyder@msn.comLouise Stafford 770-985-6014 roseylou@earthlink.net

WestLinda Schuppener

770-489-4865 linda2742@comcast.net

SouthCindy Dale 770-631-3885 rosepro@bellsouth.netLinda & Walt Reed

770-632-9907 linwalreed@aol.com

Additional Rose Resources

American Rose Society, POBox 30,000, Shreveport, LA71130, phone 318-938-5402.Annual dues are $49, or $46for those 65 or older. Three-year memberships are $140;associate memberships and familymemberships are also available at a discount.Membership benefits include the American RoseMagazine, the American Rose Annual, and theHandbook for Selecting Roses. The AmericanRose Society also publishes four specialty quarterlybulletins: Rose Exhibitors' Forum, OGR & ShrubGazette, Mini/Mini-Flora Rose Bulletin, and RoseArrangers' Bulletin ($15 for REF, $10 for each ofthe other three), to help you explore the world ofroses. Website: www.ars.orgThe DSD Bulletin is the quarterly publication ofthe Deep South District of the ARS. Subscriptionsare $10 per year, or $25 for 3 years. Mailingaddress: Jim & Kay Harrell, 121 Shore RushCircle, St. Simon's Island, GA 31522.DSD e-mail: DSDbulletin@Fairmarsh.comDSD website: www.deepsouthdistrict.org

GGrreeaatteerr AAttllaannttaa RRoossee SSoocciieettyy2008-2009 Membership Form

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ne (H) ___________ (W/C) __________ail _____________________________S Membership Dues Categories (Per Household)

egular Membership $25.00 _____enior Membership (65 and over)

$20.00 _____uld like to do more to support GARS:

Friend of GARS $26 - $34 _____Contributing Member $35 - $49 _____Sponsoring Member $50+ _____

uld prefer to receive the full-color Societynewsletter by ____E-mail, OR

uld prefer to receive the black & whitenewsletter by ____U.S. Mail

e check payable to “GARS” and forward to:Jesse Usleton, Treasurer2690 Gleneagles Drive

Tucker, GA 30084-2419

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Greater Atlanta Rose Society OfficersLinda Schuppener, CR, President

770-489-4865, linda2742@comcast.netChris Woods, Vice President/Programs

678-445-6777, cewoods@us.ibm.comVictoria Fleming , Vice President/Membership

770-939-9114, mvfleming@mindspring.comJesse Usleton, Treasurer

770-938-3134, dandlioncat@earthlink.netNan Frost, Secretary

678-358-7855, nan@nanfrost.comStan Leacock, CR, CR Coordinator

770-908-7526, vistan2@peoplepc.comHenry Everett, CR, Hospitality

770-938-3134, dandlioncat@earthlink.netBobbie Reed, CR, Newsletter Editor

770-979-4237, berdks@mindspring.comAlice Boyd, CR, Newsletter Distribution

770-938-8644, budpapa@bellsouth.netPaul Gale, Webmaster

webmaster@atlantarose.orgWebsite: www.atlantarose.org

Newsletter of the Greater Atlanta Rose SocietyBobbie Reed, Editor3388 Lennox CourtLawrenceville, GA 30044-5616

Gemini, Queen inBirmingham, andSignature, Queen at Gwinnett

REMINDER: The GARS meeting will be7:30pm, Tuesday, October 21, at ABG

The Greater Atlanta Rose Society is affiliatedwith the American Rose Society. We meet at theAtlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave NE,Atlanta, on the third Tuesday of most months.Membership is open to anyone interested ingrowing roses. Annual dues are $25 per household.Membership benefits include the newsletter;meetings with informative speakers and programs;and conversations with some really nice rose-growing people! Contact any officer for moreinformation, or come to a meeting.

Memberships & Renewals: Mail paymentto: Jesse Usleton, GARS Treasurer, 2690Gleneagles Dr., Tucker, GA 30084

While the advice and information in this newsletter arebelieved to be true and accurate, neither the authors norEditor can accept any legal responsibility for any errorsor omissions that may have been made. The GARS andARS make no warranty, expressed or implied, withrespect to the material contained herein.