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OCTOBER , 2014 1
MESA EAST VALLEY
Rose Lore WRITTEN BY AND FOR MEMBERS OF THE EAST VALLEY
EDITOR: JUDY SWEADOR CO-EDITOR—PHYLLIS HENSLIN
[email protected] [email protected]
BUTTERFLY WONDERLAND
IS COMING TO OUR OCTOBER 9 MEMBER MEETING.
THIS IS A FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT
SO BRING YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER, YOUR KIDS
AND/OR YOUR GRANDKIDS AND ENJOY A FUN
EVENING WITH THE BUTTERFLY EXPERT.
Monthly Meeting: Mesa Community College
(FREE PARKING)
Thursday 7P.M. October 9 2014
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MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESENTS
50TH Anniversary Golden Celebration
April 9 and 10, 2015
April 9, 2015 is the Gala Dinner and Live Auction hele at the Hilton
Phoenix/Mesa. Champagne reception and silent auction begins at
5:30 p.m.
Proceeds from this event will benefit student scholarships
April 10 at 8:00 a.m. an all inclusive 9 hole tournament at Fiesta
Lakes Executive Golf Course. Proceeds will benefit MCC student
athletes.
Rose Garden Tea
April 10 at 9:00 am in the Rose Garden at MCC. Enjoy a guided tour and live music
that starts at 9:00 a.m. with the high tea and brunch at 10:00 am.
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Adriane Grimaldi is originally from Southern California and has lived in Arizona since 1988. She
has had a lifelong passion for butterflies and educating others about them. She has been a
volunteer leading butterfly walks at Boyce Thompson Arboretum since 1996. Adriane shares
her knowledge about butterflies to schools, garden clubs and nature organizations, both inside
and outside Arizona and internationally.
She has participated in butterfly safaris to Southeastern Arizona and Mexico and has written
various articles on butterflies and butterfly gardening. She has designed six gardens. Her own
garden is certified by the National Wildlife Federation as a Backyard Wildlife Habitat. She is a
Master Gardener through University of Arizona's Cooperative Extension Program. Butterfly
photography is also a passion she enjoys.
Adriane is active in local butterfly groups as co-leader of Southwest Monarch Study which
tags Monarch butterflies. She is also a member of the Central Arizona Butterfly Association
(CAzBA).
Adriane graduated from Arizona State University in 1992 with a degree in Journalism and
worked as an Education reporter for 9 years. She worked in the education world for numerous
years as teacher, and prior to her current job, she worked as Assistant Director at a school in
Tempe.
She currently is Director of Education at Butterfly Wonderland.
Adriane Grimaldi
OCTOBER , 2014 4
Get ready for fall rose care
MEVRS will have gloves and pruners for sale at our monthly meet-
ings starting in September. These gloves come in small, medium,
large and x-large sizes. A must have as they protect your arms from
the rose prickles. The pruners are just the right size for deadhead-
ing and trimming small rose canes. We hope to have them available
also at the monthly MCC Rose Garden Dead headers mtg. that is
held on the 3rd Saturday of each month.
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ROSE CARE CORNER for October , 2014
by Phyllis Henslin, Master Rosarian
After a long hot dry summer, our roses recently have been rewarded with several inches of
natural water from Mother Nature. In a matter of days the roses responded and started put-
ting out new fall growth. Mid September and the first couple of weeks in October is the time
for fall pruning and starting our fertilization program again. We all look forward to seeing
those beautiful fall blooms.
Fertilizer: Give your roses an application of either Gro Ganic or Milorganite organic fertiliz-
er when you finish fall pruning. Apply ½ cup to your large roses and roses in pots ¼ cup.
Alfalfa meal can also be worked into the ground at this time. ½ cup to roses in the ground
and ¼ cup potted roses. In Mid October you can start using an inorganic fertilizer such as
Arizona’s Best Citrus Food, Magnum Gro or Miracle Gro. Follow recommended application
rates.
Epson Salts: Helps promote new basal breaks. Apply ½ cup to large bushes and ¼ cup
for potted roses.
Fish Emulsion: Once buds are pea sized it can be applied every 7-14 days at the rate of 1
TBSP. per gallon of water. It helps increase the color and size in your blooms and gives ex-
tra fast released nutrients.
Remember: Always water Before and After you apply fertilizer.
Insect Control: For quality blooms whether they are for exhibition at our November Rose
Show or for your own enjoyment you need to control thrips. Thrips are tiny insects that
invade the rose buds and cause brown edge damage to the petals. They are highly attract-
ed to light colored blooms but will also damage dark colored rose blooms. Depending on the
size of your garden you can purchase products such as Bayer Advanced Rose & Flower
Insect KILLER, CAPTAIN JACK DEAD BUG OR MERIT. Start your spray program as soon as
buds start to form, peas sized or smaller. Aphids: They are green sucking insects and like
new growth. They can be hosed off with a strong blast of water from your water wand. Also
use your water wand to wash under the leaves to eliminate spider mites.
Warm days and cool evenings can be the right mixture for Powdery Mildew. Hosing your
plants off early in the day can help control it or use products such as Compass, E-Rase or
Banner Max.
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September Monsoon storm Update
Courtesy of Phyllis Henslin
The 2014 monsoon season will be remembered for many years as the year of
heavy rains and damaging winds. While the rain was welcomed and the amounts
varied, the micro burst winds were not kind to the rose gardens in the area. The
Rose Garden at MCC was hit severely in August with many trees uprooted and
also many huge limbs broken and on top of many rose beds.
Our latest monsoon storm on Sat. Sept. 27 hit with a vengeance with heavy rain
for several hours and damaging winds once again. This time Mike and Cindy
Jepsen’s rose garden took at severe hit when a huge limb came crashing down
on top of many of their roses. Cindy was able to give her new power saw a good
workout and after 6 hours of intense labor and many sore muscles everything
was cleaned up and ready for the city of Tempe to haul away the huge pile of
branches.
The rain was most welcome for our rose gardens and I recorded a record 10.01
inches of rain at my home. That’s a lot of water for one month in Arizona.
Let's tackle this branch
Right on top of the raised beds
All across the garden
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Here are some ideas of minis that have done well in our desert.
BABY BETSY MCCALL BEHOLD BLACK JADE
CHARLIE BROWN RAINBOW ENDS GOURMET POPCORN
GRACE SEWARD GREEN ICE IRRESISTIBLE JEAN KENNEALLY
JILLY JEWEL LO AND BEHOLD MAGIC CARROUSEL
PINK PETTICOAT POWER POINT RAINBOW ENDS SCENTSATIONAL
SORPTOMIST INTERNATIONAL SWEET DIANA TOY CLOWN
TOY CLOWN
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We need help with the upcoming rose
show on Saturday November 15.
Please call Phyllis Henslin 480-748-1022
or Helen Baird 602-953-9133
1. Friday set up
2. Saturday bring entries to the tent
3. Clerks (call Mike Jepsen)
4. Judges luncheon set up.
5. Saturday morning breakfast set up
6. Saturday tear down.
Any little or big thing you can do will make this Show
A success.
OCTOBER , 2014 12
Trial Membership Program
Yes; it's still available!
All 3-parts of the program are still in full effect, and all very successful in bringing new members to ARS.
A brief summary for those of you who may not be familiar with the program:
The FREE 4-month trial membership is for all NEW local society members. Submit your new members information to Laura Seabaugh monthly, and she will see that they receive this great gift! Send their name, address, phone number, and, most importantly, email address.
$5 4-month trial membership program for all EXISTING local society members AND anyone who fills out a form at a local society event. This means that if Joe Smith attends a pruning demonstration and fills out a trial member application, even without joining your society, he can still take advantage of the 4-month trial membership for just $5.
$10 4-month trial membership is available for the general public. This is on the website and people can sign up online or by calling us.
News from the American Rose Society
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The Phoenix Rose Society
Cordially invites you to attend:
“A Holiday Tea”
Sunday December 7, 2014
From 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Hosted at the Valley Garden Center
1809 N. 15th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Tickets are $10 each
No admission tickets will be sold the day of the event
For tickets or questions – contact Gerry at 623-581-3756
or e-mail at [email protected]
We will be serving afternoon tea refreshments and desserts. There will be a self-tour of the grounds – featuring the garden sponsored by the Valley of the Sun Garden Club, the Herb Gar-den, the Rose Garden and the koi pond-Japanese garden area.
Vendors will have gift items for sale.
There will be a raffle for selected prizes.
Each ticket holder will have one free raffle ticket.
OCTOBER , 2014 14
The following MEVRS members are Consulting Rosarians
Helen Baird* [email protected] 602-953-9133 Phoenix
LeRoy Brady* [email protected] 480-962-9603 Mesa
Marylou Coffman** [email protected] 480-926-3064 Gilbert
Cheryl Doan [email protected] 480-838-4062 Tempe
Phyllis Henslin* [email protected] 480-748-1022 Mesa
Millie Hisey Winter Months Only 480-474-9139 Apache Jct
Phyllis Jiacalone [email protected] 480-529-8172 Prescott,
Prescott Valley Chino Valley
Mike Jepsen [email protected] 602-312-1813 Tempe
Royetta Marconi-Dooley [email protected] 480-802-9914 SunLakes, Chandler
Steve Sheard [email protected] 480-831-2609 Tempe/Chandler
Liz Strong* [email protected] 520-797-7890 Tucson
Jimmy Tribby [email protected] 602-615-5458 Mesa
Lynn Twitchell* [email protected] 480-202-4215 Gilbert
* ARS Judge **Vice- Chairman of PSWD
Consulting Rosarians are members of the American Rose Society who have
taken a test and volunteered their time to help others grow the rose. Their
advice is free but work may not be.
OCTOBER , 2014 15
2014 OFFICERS
President LeRoy Brady 480-962-9603
1st Vice President Marylou Coffman 480-926-3064
2nd Vice-President Helen Baird 602-953-9133
Recording Secretary Carol Hurlbut 480-369-0563
Corresponding Secretary Linda Ahlborn 480-695-5891
Treasurer Judy Sweador 480-969-5490
2014 BOARD
Alta Russell 480-833-0318 8teve Sheard 480-821-2609
Jeremy Poll 605-703-1671
Kyle Burnis 602-717-6788 Cheryl Doan 480-838-9497
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SAVE THE DATES-
UPCOMING EVENTS
October 9, 2014—Members Meeting — Butterfly Wonderland
- Adrian Grimaldi
November 13, 2014—Members Meeting —Getting ready for our show—
LeRoy Brady, Helen Baird, Phyllis Henslin, Mike Jepson and Lynn
Twitchell
November 15, 2015—-MEVRS Rose Show
December 7, 2014 Phoeinx Tea—( See flyer for details)
December 11, 2014 MEVRS Members Pot Luck
January 8, 2015—Pruning—Mike Jepsen
February 2015— Fertilizers—Bill Sheperd
March 2015—Good and Bad Bugs
April 2015—How to arrange those beautiful blooms from your
garden—Jim Anderson
April 9 and 10 MCC Anniversary Golden Celebration
May 2015—Installation of Officers and picnic in the Rose Gar-
den
SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR 2015 DISTRICT/ROSE
SHOW NOVEMBER 20,21 and 22.
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Mesa-East Valley Rose Society
Garden Products Order Form
The following products can be ordered at the monthly meeting or by special arrangement with Mike Jepsen
(cell: 602-312-1813). Fill out the form below, showing both the quantity and the amount. Checks payable to:
Mesa East-Valley Rose Society or MEVRS and due upon receipt of product. Product order form can be e-mailed
to [email protected] or turned at the monthly meeting. LOCAL SALES ONLY
Thank You for your participation. These sales help provide funds for our annual rose show, as well as a savings
for our members only on great products to use in your rose garden.
PRODUCT MEMBER
COST
NON
MEMBER
COST
QUAN
TITY TOTAL COST
PawPaw Everlast Rose Labels: made of
double wire standard with an extra large
zinc nameplate. Use with waterproof la-
bels or pen
50¢ 1-49
40¢ 50-99
35¢ 100+
55¢ each $
DVD: Growing Roses In the Desert $10.00 $10.00 $
Punch N’Cut large/small $10.00/
$6.00
$12.00/
$8.00 $
Alfalfa Meal (10# bag) $ 5.00 $6.00 $
Alfalfa Meal (50# bag) $17.00 $19.00 $
Dispersul (10# bag) $ 6.00 $7.00 $
Dispersul (50# bag) $22.00 $25.00 $
Epsom Salts (10# bag) $ 7.00 $8.00 $
Epsom Salts (50# bag) $28.00 $30.00 $
Floral Preservative (powder 10 oz.) $ 2.00 $2.25 $
KeRex Iron Chelate (1 lb. 12 oz canister) $ 11.00 $12.00 $
Super Spread 7000 – Spreader Sticker (12
oz.)
$ 4.00 $4.50 $
GroGanic Rose Food 3-2-6 (40# bag) $25.00 $27.00 $
Triple Super Phosphate 0-45-0 (8 # bag) $ 6.00 $7.00 $
TOTAL DUE $
OCTOBER , 2014 18
Mesa–East Valley Rose Society Membership
Annual family or individual membership is $25. Annual dues are payable by
June 1.
Payments in cash or check at a meeting; or by check to this address:
MEVRS/Membership, P.O. Box 40394, Mesa, AZ 85274-0394
Date__________ New____ *Gift*____ Renewal________ Amount Paid ________
Cash_____________ Check#___________________
Names:_________________________________ Telephone # : _____________
WEB Pages of Interest
Mesa-East Valley Rose Society
www.roses4az-mevrs.org
OR
http://www.roses4az-mevrs.org/site/
home.html
Find past newsletters or articles by
clicking on the “Newsletters” or
“Articles” tabs on the Home page.
MCC Rose Garden
www.rosegardenatmcc.org
Help Me Find Roses
www.helpmefind.com/rose
Pacific Southwest District
Thank you to Phyllis Henslin for providing photos.
REMINDER
Dues are now past due.
Please mail your renewal as
soon as possible .Please feel
free to bring your payment
along this Thursday when
you attend the General Meet-
ing
OCTOBER , 2014 19
MEMBERSHIP
DISCOUNTS
The following nurseries will
give MEVRS members a 10%
discount (unless otherwise
indicated) on any rose-related
purchase when you show
your membership card.
In some stores you must pay by cash
or check
only to receive the discount.
Be sure to get your annual
Membership Card from the
Membership Chairman.
A & P Nurseries (15%)
Four Valley Locations
Gilbert, Mesa (2), Queen Creek
Berridge Nursery
4647 E. Camelback Rd Phx
Potted roses always in stock!
Gardener’s World
3401 E. Baseline Rd., Phx
480-964-4909 (Mesa)
Treeland Nursery
2900 S. Country Club Dr., Mesa
480-497-2525
When you patronize
these businesses, please thank the
manager for supporting the
Mesa East Valley Rose Society
Currently Board Meetings are held monthly
one hour prior to general meeting—
General Member and Friends Meeting
second Thursday each month
Rose Garden
volunteers work—3rd Saturday—8a.m.
ALL NEEDED
Do You Shop at Frys?
If you do...you can help the Rose Garden at Me-
sa Community College grow by just using your
Fry's VIP card when buying groceries. The Gar-
den is registered in Fry's Community Rewards
program, which provides a rebate to the Gar-
den each time you use your VIP card to pur-
chase groceries
It only takes a few seconds..., but you must
link your Fry's V.I.P. Card online at
"Fry's Community Rewards Program", using
the organization name "Rose Garden at Mesa
Community College" and/or the Garden's NPO
number "80550".
Please take a few minutes to do it now. Thank
you.
OCTOBER , 2014 20
Rose Lore
Judy Sweador
Mesa-East Valley Rose Society Inc.
PO Box 40394
Mesa, AZ 85274-0394
Developers of
The Rose Garden at Mesa Community College,
the largest public rose garden in
the Desert Southwest!
Mesa-East Valley Rose Society is proud to be
Affiliated with the National Rose Society