After the pruning demonstration, at t 11 a.m., there will be a Biennial Auction of rare and hard to find roses. Many of the 100 roses offered for auction are especially suited for Ventura County and not available locally. Some of the roses are out of commerce, such as “Graceland,” or new roses not yet in commerce, such as “Malicome.” There will also be a fixed-price section of more popular roses.Paul Barden, a noted hybridizer, has provided VCRS with the naming rights to a sister seedling of “Jeri Jennings,” a rose noted for its vigor and Hybrid Musk character. The seedling is pink, fragrant and is continuous blooming. The bidding starts at $250 for the right to name this Hybrid Musk rose.For further information, call Kathy Ayers at 498-0861.
Rose Society
December 24, 2008
Santa Paula News
The Ventura County Rose Society and the Gold Coast Heritage Rose Group are cosponsoring the 8th Annual Pruning Old Garden Roses Demonstration at 8 a.m. on Saturday, January 10 at the Stagecoach Inn Museum Rose Garden, 51 S. Ventu Park Rd., Newbury Park.
The Ventura County Rose Society and the Gold Coast Heritage Rose Group are cosponsoring the 8th Annual Pruning Old Garden Roses Demonstration at 8 a.m. on Saturday, January 10 at the Stagecoach Inn Museum Rose Garden, 51 S. Ventu Park Rd., Newbury Park. This demonstration is free.Jeri and Clay Jennings will demonstrate how to prune Tea Roses, Noisettes, and climbing roses. They are co-founders of the Gold Coast Heritage Rose Group and 2002 Outstanding Consulting Rosarians of the Pacific Southwest District of the American Rose Society.Ingrid Wapelhorst will demonstrate how to prune Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Bourbon and Portland Roses. She is a Consulting Rosarian.Jim Delahanty will introduce “Concepts of Pruning” and demonstrate how to prune China and Polyantha Roses. Jim is the president of the VCRS, Consulting Rosarian, and American Rose Society chair, Local Society Relations Committee, and editor of the ARS & You, a monthly email.
