Vol 1/Issue 8, December 2003

To Contact: WCFRS

C/O Patti Hartzell

217 Salt Brick Court

Wilmington, NC 28411-7855

E-mail: WCFRSNC@aol.com

 

Welcome! to the Wilmington Cape Fear Rose Society (WCFRS) newsletter, The Costal Rose with articles about growing and enjoying roses in the coastal North Carolina area.

 

Suggestion and questions are welcomed.  We encourage you to submit them to us using the e-mail or postal address listed above.

 

Check out our web page at: http://carolinadistrict.org/WCFRS/index.htm

 

Note:  This will be the last issue for calendar year 2003, so the next issue will be Volume 2, Issue 1, for January, 2004.

 

President’s Message

Hi there Rose Buds!

Holiday greetings to all of you!  This has been a wonderful year, full of informative speakers and activities.  I do hope that you know more about roses now than when you first joined.  Next year will be packed with even more interesting speakers and events.  Bring your friends and spouses with you to any of the meetings.  I am sure they too will enjoy and get the “Rose bug”. 

 

If you would like your garden to be on our garden tour this spring, please contact Bill Hartzell.  We certainly enjoyed the tour last year and would love to see all of your gardens!

 

I want to thank all of our officers and members for the wonderful job you all did.  I am so proud of you!  This has been an extraordinary society for its first year.  Member support is so important for the success of any society and you all did a superior job in supporting the Wilmington Cape Fear Rose Society.  Please feel free to call me with any ideas or concerns that you have.  Your input is very important for the success of our society in 2004.

If you haven’t already, this would be the perfect time to join the American Rose Society.  You will receive a monthly magazine packed full of rose information, which is so helpful from the novice to the professional grower.  Remember to join through the Wilmington Cape Fear Rose Society in order for us to get a credit towards our society.

 

I am sure you have felt the winter coming with the low temps lately.  Don’t worry about your roses, they will survive.  Leave the rose hips on and clean out the leaves from under it if you haven’t already.  Mulch around the base to protect them from a freeze.  It is time to sit back and start thinking about what you want to add to your gardens next spring.  There are wonderful companies from which to order roses.  You have plenty of time to prepare your beds for your next shipment.  We will be discussing how to plant your new roses when you receive them.  It is especially important to follow the directions on bare root roses, or you probably will lose them.

 

I look forward to seeing you all at the December 13th meeting, 10:00 – 12:00 noon.  We are having a potluck brunch so bring your favorite dish appropriate for a brunch.  Beverages will be furnished.  If you are interested in our gift exchange please bring a $10.00 gift with you wrapped. 

 

We will also be having drawings for items that have been donated to the society.  If you wish to donate anything for the drawing, just bring it with you and place it on the table on the stage when you come.  We appreciate anything you bring…it can be funny or creative!  You will receive a ticket when you come but you may purchase more if you like for the drawings.  All proceeds will go to our society.  This is the perfect time to socialize and catch up on fellow members.  There will be no speaker at this meeting…just our own fun!

 

I want to thank you all for your membership and support in the year 2003.  Membership dues will be due in January.  We hope everyone will continue his or her membership in 2004.

 

Happy Holidays!  We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, December 13 at 10:00 am.

 

Warmest wishes for the holidays,

Patti

 

We have an official checking account, so all checks for membership in the society should be made out to the “Wilmington Cape Fear Rose Society”.

 

American Rose Magazine

Anyone interested in joining the American Rose Society (includes the American Rose magazine subscription) should mail or hand our treasurer, Kim Landis, their subscription request along with a check made out to "Wilmington Cape Fear Rose Society" so that Wilmington Cape Fear Rose society will receive $5.00.  If the subscription is sent directly to ARS, we will not receive the donation from American Rose Society.

Mail to:

Treasurer: Kim Landis

108 Stonehead Court

Wilmington, NC 28411-7855

Phone: 910.686.3025

 

 

Special Notice:

Our president, Patti Hartzell, has been asked to speak at the Carolina District Winter Meeting in Salisbury, NC.  This meeting runs from Jan 30 through Feb 1, 2004.  Patti will be giving a presentation on Building and Keeping Members.

 

Additional information:  The Rowan Rose Society is hosting the Carolina District Winter Meeting at the Holiday Inn in Salisbury, NC on January 30 and 31 and February 1, 2004.  The Program Committee is lining up some interesting classes including: Sandy Lundberg doing a New Rose slide presentation; Sheree Wright on Kicking the HT Habit; Fred Bettin on Companion Plantin; Susan Waites on Arrangements; a Member Garden Slide Presentation; and Howard Jones on growing roses in containers before putting them in the garden.

 

On Saturday evening, there will be a banquet, entertainment and an auction.

 

If you are interested in attending, contact Patti for a copy of the registration form.

 

Arboretum Volunteers Requested

Our Rose Garden at the arboretum is in need of volunteers.  This will involve pruning, weeding and gentle rose love & care twice a month.  I am requesting that at least 4 couples or 8 or more people volunteer to commit themselves to help take care of the gardens from this point on because their curator and our valued society member, Barbara Hardison, has moved out of the Wilmington area. 

 

Please notify me as soon as possible so that our rose gardens at the arboretum will not be neglected.  You will be requested to help in the rose garden twice a month.  This will be a great way to learn about roses and have hands on experience!  Please consider this because this is a very urgent need. 

 

Contact me as soon as possible at 910.686.1871. 

--Patti

 

Organic Rose Gardening

Bucking Conventional Wisdom and Doing the Impossible

By Amy G. Padgett

 

Several members of our rose society have expressed an interest in growing roses with fewer pesticides or other chemicals.  I’ve been doing this for some time now and have learned a few lessons--the hard and very expensive way--so I thought it might be worthwhile to share.

 

Why grow roses organically?  There are a lot of reasons.  My own included the following:

 

So now that you know a few excuses (other than I’m lazy and don’t feel like spraying) let’s discuss how to actually accomplish this and still have a fairly nice garden.  This is possible, despite black spot and our hot, humid summers, but it does take a little compromise.

 

Step 1:  Buy Liz Druitt’s book, The Organic Rose Garden.  It is written for southern gardeners and is one of the best resources I’ve found on organic rose gardening.  It is a superb little book.

 

Step 2:  Your roses will need a really good home if they are to survive organically.  This means lots of water, a decent bed rich with organics, plenty of mulch, at least six hours of sunshine a day, and no root competition. 

 

The number one reason why organic rose gardens fail is that the roses are simply not given a good home.  They are struggling in the shade of some huge tree, competing for water and food, and don’t get enough sun.  If you correct this situation, a lot of roses can be grown organically and will shrug off black spot as if it is nothing.

 

Step 3:  Don’t plan on growing a lot of Hybrid Teas.  You are lucky to be living today when we have David Austin’s beautiful English (shrub) roses which are remontant (reblooming) and can easily take the place of the Hybrid Tea roses.  There are also the Old Garden Roses, some of which cannot be sprayed or they will not do well.

 

There is a list of roses at the end of this article which I have successfully grown organically in this area.

 

Now for the nitty-gritty...

Going organic doesn’t necessarily mean not spraying at all.  If you have roses that suffer black spot, you can reduce it using organic methods.

 

Black Spot

Organic methods will not provide a cure for black spot, so get over the idea.

 

What you can do is try to prevent it, or reduce it.  See Bill Hartzell’s winter advice in this newsletter, because a lot of the things he suggests must be done in an organic garden in order to reduce or even potentially eliminate black spot. 

 

Here are the basic steps to take to reduce black spot.

 

Planting

·     Dig a hole twice as wide and twice as deep as the container of the plant you are planting.  For most roses, dig a hole 36 inches wide and 20 inches deep. 

·     Mix the dirt as follows

This “recipe” is built around our soil which is gray clay, acidic, and lacks almost all nutrients.  We basically have to build the soil.  I prefer to create the bed with this stuff in December/January, let it sit for a month or two, and then plant roses in it during February.

o      1/3 - 1/2 of the top dirt dug from the hole (mmove the bottom-most dirt aside)

o      Several cups of Gypsum

o      1-2 cups of Lime (I need this, you may not, depending upon the acidity of your soil)

o      1/2 cup Epson Salts

o      3-4 cups of Cotton Seed Meal (Alfalfa Meal is better, but occasionally hard to get)

o      1 bag of soil amendment (looks like finely shredded bark)

o      1 bag of mushroom compost

o      2 cups sharp sand

You can add any other soil conditioners you need. Ones I like include occasionally are: Kelp Meal, Bone Meal, Blood Meal, etc.  If you have a source for horse manure, marry them or at least get heavily involved so that you can get a constant supply.  If all else fails, pay the guy to deliver in the fall and spring.  Or start raising dwarf horses.

Now that you are ready...

Once you have prepared your beds for your roses and are ready to take the plunge, you will need to purchase some roses, or at least acquire some which stand a good chance of survival.

 

Personally, I prefer own-root roses, so I buy almost exclusively from two sources: Roses Unlimited and Chamblee’s.  Chamblee’s in particular is my first choice since they are about half the price of everyone else.

 

I’ve never had a rose from either of these sources die on me.  They are sent in large pots and the roses are always in good shape.

 

Here are varieties I have had very good success with and seem to have very little problem with disease.  I have focuses mostly on remontant varieties, rather than listing the once blooming Old Garden Roses.

Bourbons

Souvenir de la Malmaison

This rose stays short-3’ tall, never needs to be trimmed, blooms constantly, and has exquisite blooms in pale pink.  Very fragrant.

Noisettes

Reve d’Ohr

This is a HUGE rose, so be warned.  It is a good climber.  It will take over any support unless you keep it trimmed back.  Beautiful pale, buffy yellow flowers.  Blooms constantly.

Tea

Marie Van Houtte

Very large shrub (6’x6’) with beautiful creamy white flowers that age to pink.  Blooms constantly.

Duchesse de Brabant

This rose stays fairly compact-4’ tall, never needs to be trimmed, blooms constantly, and has exquisite blooms in medium pink.  The flowers are shaped rather like a tulip.

English

Wise Portia

Small, tidy bush.  Stays about 3’ tall and never needs to be trimmed.  Gorgeous deep magenta flowers.  Blooms constantly.  This is a wonderful rose paired with Souvenir de la Malmaison.

Lilian Austin

Coral blend, loosely double flowers.  Blooms constantly.  The form stays short, but it “weeps”.  If you have the room for it to sprawl, it is lovely left as a loose fountain shape.  Otherwise, you can trim back the flexible shoots.

Wife of Bath

This rose stays short-3’ tall, never needs to be trimmed, blooms constantly, and has exquisite blooms in pale pink.  Very fragrant.  It is very similar to Souvenir de la Malmaison, except the flowers are smaller.

Bow Bells

Beautiful, tall rose.  Blooms fairly constantly, and has tulip-shaped blooms in medium pink.

Noble Antony

Small, tidy bush.  Stays about 3’ tall and never needs to be trimmed.  Gorgeous magenta-red flowers.  Blooms constantly. 

St. Swithun

Pale pink globular flowers.  Blooms constantly.  The form stays medium height, but it “weeps”.  If you have the room for it to sprawl, it is lovely left as a loose fountain shape.  Otherwise, you can trim back the flexible shoots.

Climber

Dortmund

Single blooms in fire-engine red with a white center.  Glossy green leaves.  Large clusters of blooms.  Blooms continuously.

 

And of course, the Gallica as well as many others of the Old Garden Rose classes do not require spraying and are resistant to black spot.  My favorite Gallica is currently sold as ‘Sissinghurst Castle’ and looks exactly like a crumpled piece of deep magenta-purple velvet.

 

Good luck and I hope you have success with your rose garden in the coming year.

 

Hartzell’s Winter Rose Care

From Bill Hartzell’s November Presentation

Before starting on winter rose care, Bill had one word of advice for those considering the purchase of new roses.  If possible buy roses grafted onto the Fortuniana root stock over Dr. Huey.  They are shallow-rooted and spread way out.  The K&M Nursery in Mississippi uses all Fortuniana root stock.

He also recommends buying roses from Almost Heaven:  http://www.almostheavenroses.com, especially miniatures.

And now for winter guidance.

The first part of December we need volunteers to help with the Wilmington Arboretum Rose Garden

 

Rose Society of the Lower Cape Fear

Propagating Roses from Cuttings

By the previous rose society in Wilmington

 

The best time to propagate roses is the fall, when night temperatures are between 50 and 60, and daytime temperatures do not exceed 90.  Directions below are basically for hardwood cuttings, although you can use similar techniques for rooting softwood cuttings in the summer.

 

Choose firm green stems about the diameter of a pencil.  Cut the stem into 6-8” lengths, preferably with about five bud growths, each length.

 

Using sharp, steril pruners, make the cut at a 45-degree angle, just below a leaf bud.  (Some authorities recommend cutting through the bottom leaf bud.)  Remove leaves from the lower half of each cutting.  If you cannot plant the cuttings immediately, keep them in a plastic bag with damp paper towel wrapped around the ends for no more than a few days.

 

Commercial rooting hormones are not necessary for success, but may help.  Try soaking the cuttings in willow water or water them with willow water after they are planted.  The salicylic acid in the willow water appears to have a beneficial effect on rooting, and is a traditional method used by “rose rustlers.”

 

You can stick your cuttings under existing rose bushes or other shrubs, stick them in a prepared bed in a lightly shaded area of the garden, or in a pot.  Avoid direct sun, but find a site with bright, indirect light.  A green house or cold frame will provide winter protection and increased humidity, but you can also make your own mini-greenhouse by inverting a large glass jar or a plastic milk jug over each cutting.  Raise the jar slightly off the ground by tucking a small stick or pebble under it, and remove the jar when the air gets warm.

 

Whatever soil or mix you use should be loose, rich in humus, and moist, but well drained.  Make a hole in the soil with a pencil or small dibble, place the cutting in the hole, and firm the soil.  Keep the cuttings adequately watered but not soggy.  Roots normally develop in about 6 weeks.  By spring, the new plants should be putting out new growth and can be transplanted to their permanent location in the garden.  You can also leave them to grow on until the fall and then transplant them.  Fertilize new plants very lightly, beginning when there is a big flush of growth and bud-setting in the spring.

 

A Few More Historical Tidbits...

The Empress Josephine and the Rose Gardens at Malmaison

By Amy G. Padgett

The Chateau de Malmaison in Reuil (a suburb of Paris, now) was obtained by Napoléon’s wife, the Empress Josephine, in 1799.  It was dilapidated so Josephine spent huge amounts to refurbish both it, and the gardens.  The botanist, Charles-Francois Brisseau de Mirbel was the garden's supervisor and he compiled a catalogue of the plants grown at Malmaison.  He was friends with another botanist, Felix Delahaye, who provided many unusual plants for the gardens.  In addition, Josephine's family in the West Indies sent seeds to her, and Napoleon sent seeds and plants to her from the botanic garden at Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna.  Another famous botanist, Aime Bonpland also gave advice and help.  He provided her with seeds and plants collected on his expedition to South America in 1799-1804.

In 1805, Josephine had a "la grande serre" or huge greenhouse erected for the exotic plants she grew.  Around 1807, Josephine spent 2,600 British Pounds on plants from the Kennedy and Lee nursery at Hammersmith (west of London). 

The Empress Josephine's goal with Malmaison was to obtain every species of rose then known.  Napoleon instructed the French Navy to seize any plants or rose seeds they found when they searched ships at sea.  In just one year, Josephine spent close to 2,600 pounds  with the English nursery of Kennedy and Lee, despite the war with Britain.  Despite the naval blockade, the British Admiralty granted a safe-conduct pass to the Kennedy and Lee firm to deliver the new China Roses to Malmaison.  The Englishman Kennedy was employed by the Empress to assist them in laying out her rose garden and interestingly enough, there was one plan (never used) that laid out a rose garden in a design close to the Union Jack.  How’s that for irony?

Josephine set the standard for rose gardening for a very long time.  All the wealthy French followed her lead and many joined in the competition to see who could amass the largest collection.  Her influence was felt across the Channel, in England, as well.  The English, anxious to keep up with social fashion, made concerted efforts to collect roses, just like the French.  

Her biggest rival was the Countess of Bougainville, who tried to amass as many new roses as possible.  It is no surprise that economically, the rose became the most important flower in France.

In 1810, the French and British admiralties made arrangements for the safe passage of the new China Rose, Rosa indica 'Fragans', also known as Hume's Blush Tea-scented China, from England to Malmaison (Redoute illustrated it in 1817).  John Kennedy received a special passport to take this rose and other plants from the Vineyard Nursery, Hammersmith, to Malmaison.

Josephine's bill in 1811 was about 700 British Pounds...  During this period, she spent so much on roses and her rose garden, that she had to request additional funds from Napoléon.

The French writer, De Pronville, stated that in 1814, there were only about 182 varieties of roses, but by mid-century due the keen interest in the rose and hybridization, there were 6,000 varieties--most created by cross-pollination and the resultant seed production.  The gardener of the Empress Josephine was a Frenchman named Dupont and he, along with Vilmorin and Descement were among the earliest cultivators of roses from seed.

The Empress Josephine had over 150 different Gallica cultivars in her collection, and as you may guess, the Gallica was the 'darling' of this period.

When the allied armies entered Paris in 1815, Descement's garden contained 10,000 seedling roses which Vibert, succeeded in saving and carrying to his garden on the Marne in the countryside of France.

Josephine died in 1814 and the gardens fell to disarray shortly thereafter.  In her lifetime, however, she shared plants and discoveries with many botanists and nurserymen, including Jacques-Martin Cels.  She took a keen interest in breeding and was interested in geraniums, pelargoniums and dahlias, in addition to the roses.  Although she commissioned Redoute to paint her roses, she did not live to see even the first volume published in 1817.  There were three volumes published eventually, of Les Roses.

One of the important rose breeders from the period right was Antoine A. Jacques.  He was the head-gardener to the Duc d'Orleans at Chateau de Neuilly from 1824 to 1832.  In 1819, M. Breon at Ile de Bourbon (now called Reunion) sent him seeds that eventually became the first Bourbon rose.  It flowered for the first time in 1821.

This rose was a natural hybrid between 'Old Blush', the China rose, and the 'Autumn Damask', both of which were used as hedges, on Ile de Bourbon.  The seeds were found by French botanist A.M. Perichon and propagated by him.  M. Breon (a government botanist) sent the seeds to Jacques.

Jacques used Rosa sempervirens (an evergreen rose) and bred Adelaide d'Orleans in 1826, naming it after the duke's sister, who was a pupil of Redoute's.  Jacques also bred other ramblers, including Felicite et Perpetue (1827), Flora (1830) and Princess Marie (1829).

After her death, the gardeners who helped create Malmaison went to other positions throughout France and established gardens and nurseries which still have an impact on the rose industry today.

Many of the men who trained at Malmaison went on to become rose hybridizers and they established France as the premiere country in rose-breeding.  During Josephine's residence at Malmaison, Dupont amassed nearly 260 rose species and cultivars.  Dupont passed on this legacy to Alexandre Hardy, who took over the Luxembourg Garden and raised many roses we still grow today, including 'Mme. Hardy' and 'Safrano'.  Hardy took on a young assistant at the Luxembourg Garden, Jacques-Julien Margottin, who also founded his own rose nursery.  He and his son Jules kept alive Josephine's dream and continued to grow and hybridize roses.

These gardens were probably the most important factor in establishing the popularity of the rose in the 19th century.  Part of Josephine's efforts at Malmaison included commissioning the painter, Pierre-Joseph Redoute to paint the roses in her collection.  He had been the court painter to Queen Marie-Antoinette, but despite the revolution, he managed to survive and become the court rose painter.  Redoute's work, Les Roses, was completed after Josephine's death, the three volumes, issued between 1817 and 1824 is one of the most beautiful and important books ever published on roses.  Botanist Claude-Antoine Thory provided the commentary for the book and these volumes became the standard reference work on roses for quite some time.  It is still used as a reference work to identify older varieties of roses.  Thory made the first serious attempt to untangle the genealogy of roses.  Much of his work has proven to be accurate and still stands up as proven by DNA research.

Many of the 170 roses illustrated by Redoute are still grown in garden today.  Many consider his painting of 'Blush Noisette' to be the all-time masterpiece of botanical illustration.

Even after the exile and death of Napoléon, Redoute continued to paint for Louise-Philippe, the new Bourbon king, in 1830.  Redoute died in 1840 at 81 years old.  He was painting a lily at the time.

Others carried on the work of cataloguing and growing roses.  Prevost, Pepinieriste a Rouen wrote "Catalogue descriptif, methodique et raisonne de especes, varietes et sous-varietes du genre rosier', which listed 880 names of roses.

There were two very famous Englishmen who specialized in roses:  Thomas Rivers and William Paul.  Rovers wrote:  Rivers's Rose Amateur's Guide in 1837, which lists current varieties and cultivation methods.  Paul's The Rose Garden was written in 1848 which included a rather pompous essay about the rose in Art, as well as how to cultivate the rose.  He describes 87 Damask, 76 Provence (Centifolia), 84 Moss and 471 French (Gallica) roses.  As I mentioned earlier, the Gallica rose was really the darling of the 1st half of the 19th century.

But, sadly, tastes changed rapidly.  By 1896, George Paul (a nephew to William Paul) wrote in RHS Journal, "Wanted:  a refuge for the old roses where they may be found gain when tastes change." 

There were many wonderful, sumptuous, hardy Old Roses roses raised during the early years of the 19th century, including: 'Mme Hardy' - 1832; 'Felicite Parmentier' - 1836; 'Cardinal de Richelieu' - 1840; 'La Ville de Bruxelles' - 1849; and 'Tour de Malakoff' - 1856.  Their heyday of popularity was around 1810 to 1830 and had they not been so vigorous and simply gorgeous, they might have perished with the emergence in mid-century of the remontant varieties.

 

Purchasing Roses

Since we are all still dreaming of next year’s garden, we are repeating the list of rose growers who may be able to offer you varieties you want, but can’t find locally.

 

US Vendors

Amity Heritage Roses - San Jose, CA

Antique Rose Emporium - Benham, TX

Arena Rose Company - Paso Robles, CA

Armstrong Garden Centers - Glendora, CA

Ashdown Roses - Landrum, SC

Bay Laurel Nursery - Atascadero, CA

Bracken Garden Center - Redding, CA

Bridges Roses - Lawndale, NC

The Cabbage Rose - Clermont, FL

Carlton Roses - Carlton, OR

Chamblee Roses - Tyler, TX

Countryside Roses - Hattiesburg, MS

Edmunds Roses - Wilsonville, OR

Garden Valley Roses - Petaluma, CA

Fork and Spade  - formerly Grow Spot .com- Modesto. Ca

Heirloom Roses - St. Paul, OR

High Country Roses - Jensen, UT

Jackson & Perkins

J&P Greenhouse Roses

Johnny Becnel -

K&M Nursery - Buckatunna, Ms.39322 

Ph - 601-648-2908

FAX - 601-648-2151

Landscape USA - Salem, OR

Liggett's Rose Nursery - San Jose, CA

Limberlost Nursery - Van Nuys, CA

Linda's Antique Roses -  San Marcos, TX

Mary's Plant Farm - Hamilton, OH

Melrose Plantation - Lancaster, VA

Michael's Premier Roses - Sacramento, CA

The Mini Rose Garden - Cross Hill, SC

Mission Hills Nursery - San Diego, CA

Montgomery Rose Company - Hadley, MA

Muncy's Florida Rose Emporium - Sarasota, FL

Nelson's Florida Roses - Apopka, FL

Nor'East Miniature Roses - Rowley, MA

Northland Rosarium - Spokane, WA

Old Sheep Meadows Nursery - Alfred, ME

Orion Farm - Waverly, MN

Otto & Sons Nursery - Fillmore, CA

Peaceful Habitations Rose Gardens - Boerne, TX

Petaluma Rose Company - Petaluma, CA

Ralph Moore's Sequoia Nursery - Visalia, CA

Regan Nursery - Fremont, CA

Rose Fire, Ltd. - Edon, OH

Rose Hill Garden - Ethel, LA

Rose King Gardens - Loxahatchee/West Palm Beach, Fl    NEW

Rosemania - Nashville, TN

Roseraie at Bayfields - Waldoboro, ME

Roses Unlimited - Laurens, SC

Roses of Yesterday and Today - Watsonville, CA

S&W Greenhouse - White House, TN

Sam Kedem Roses - Hastings, MN

Spring Valley Roses - Spring Valley, WI

Star Roses

Teas Nursery - Houston, TX

Tiny Petals Nursery - Chula Vista, CA

The Uncommon Rose - Corvallis, OR

Vintage Gardens - Sebastopol, CA

Wayside Gardens - Hodges, SC

Weeks Roses - Upland, CA

White Rabbit Roses - Elk, CA

Windswept Gardens - Bangor, ME

Wisconsin Roses - Kenosha, WI

Witherspoon Rose Culture - Durham, NC

 

Canadian Vendors

Aldershot Greenhouses - Burlington, ONT

Anglegrove Tree Seed Company - Harbour Grace, NEWF

Enderlein Nurseries - No. Ontario, ONT

Hortico Nurseries - Waterdown, ONT

Martin & Kraus - Carlisle, ONT

Old Heirloom Roses - Halifax, NS

Old Rose Nursery - Hornby Island, BC

Pickering Nurseries - Pickering, ONT

Russian Roses For The North - Grand Forks, BC

Sylvan Roses - Kelowna, BC

Valderose Gardens - Chatham, ONT

 

European Vendors

Apuldram Roses - West Sussex, ENG

Belle Epoque Rose Nurseries - Aalsmeer, Netherlands

C&K Jones Internet Rose Catalog - Cheshire, ENG

David Austin Roses - Wolverhampton, ENG

De Ruiter's International - Netherlands

Fryer's Roses - Cheshire, ENG

Harkness Roses - Hertfordshire, ENG

Jan Spek Roses BV - Holland

W. Kordes' Sohne - GER

Mattocks Roses - Oxford, ENG

Meilland Roses - France

Notcutts Nurseries and Garden Centers - Suffolk & Surrey, ENG

OmniFlora - Frankfurt, GER

Peter Beales' Roses - Norfolk, ENG

Roses Guillot - Chamagnieu, FR

Tantau's Roses (Rosen Tantau) - Uetersen, GER

Walter Bartoli Roses - Orvieto, Italy

 

Vendors from "Down Under"

Finegand Nursery - Balclutha, NZ

Ross Roses - Willunga, AUS

Tasman Bay Roses - South Island, NZ

Treloar Roses of Australia - Portland, Vict., AUS

 

Rosey Events

 

December 13, 2025

Wilmington Cape Fear Rose Society

Meeting at the Arboretum auditorium, 10:00am – noon.

“Pot Luck Christmas Brunch” meeting.  See the President’s message for more details.

 

2004 Projected Schedule

Wilmington Cape Fear Rose Society

Meeting Schedule

 

January 31st          10-12 (noon)

February 28th       10-12 (noon)

March 20th          10-12 (noon)

April 24th             9-11 AM

May 22nd              10-12 (noon)

June 26th              10-12(noon)

July 31st                10-12 (noon)

August 28th          10-12 (noon)

September 25th    10-12 (noon)

October 30th        10-12 (noon)

November 20th    10-12 (noon)

December 18th    10-12 (noon)

 

Dates are subject to change due to events such as Rose Garden tours.  All meetings will be in the auditorium at the Arboretum unless specified.

 

Meet Your Officers

At the first meeting of the WCFRS, the following officers were elected:

President: Patti Hartzell

217 Salt Brick Court

Wilmington, NC 28411-7855

Phone: 910.686.1871

 email: NCRoseLady@aol.com

 

1st VP Program Chair: Bill Hartzell

217 Salt Brick Court

Wilmington, NC 28411-7855

Phone: 910.686.1871

email: NCRoseLady@aol.com

 

2nd VP Membership Chair: Jack Hudson

1610 Cottswald Court

Wilmington, NC  28411

Phone:  910.793.0114

email: jmtal@ec.rr.com

 

Secretary: Jennifer Arcuri

109 Cale Court

Wilmington, NC 28411-7855

Phone: 686.1432

Email: jlmjlm@bellsouth.net

 

Treasurer: Kim Landis

108 Stonehead Court

Wilmington, NC 28411-7855

Phone: 910.686.3025

Email: TOWILA59@yahoo.com

 

Historian: Cindy Black

102 Stonehead Court

Wilmington, NC 28411-7855

Phone: 910.686.0545

Email: Cacob0545@aol.com

 

Newsletter Editor: Amy Padgett

622 Baldwin Elkins Road

Clarkton, NC 28433

Phone: 910.645.6417

Email: amy@amypadgett.com

Gardening web site:  www.amypadgett.com

 

Co-editor: Annie Brittin

1735 Fairway Drive

Wilmington, NC 28403

Phone:910.815.2941

Email: Brittin@dellepro.com

 

Hospitality Chair: Bob & Pat Moore

4114 Kittiwake Court

Southport, NC 28461

Phone: 910.253.7519

Email: bobrtm@earthlink.net

 

Parlamentarian: Tom Landis

108 Stonehead Court

Wilmington, NC 28411-7855

Phone: 910.686.3025

Email: TOWILA59@yahoo.com

 

Email Chair: Jack Hudson

1610 Cottswald Court

Wilmington, NC 28411

Phone: 910.793.0114

Email: jmta1@ec.rr.com

 

Publicity Chair: Marla Trobaugh

209 Salt Brick Court

Wilmington, NC 28411-7855

Phone: 910.686.9077

Email: trobaughm@uncw.edu

 

Photography: Nell Crosby

6300 Red Cedar Road

Wilmington, NC 28411

Phone: 910.686.9998

Email: captjoekc@aol.com

 

Special Thanks

We would like to thank the following people and businesses for supporting the Wilmington Cape Fear Rose Society in a variety of ways.

 

Catlin

220 Old Dairy Road

Wilmington, NC 28405

Contact:  Thomas W. Landis

 

Hobby Greenhouse Club for their generous $25.00 donation.

 

Thanks to Our Members

Thanks to all the members of WCFRS who have made this society so successful.  If we have missed any family members or any corrections are needed, please contact Jack Hudson, 910.793.0114 or email jmta1@ec.rr.com.

Wilmington Cape Fear Rose Society Members:

Tom Huckelberry

Tom & Kim Landis

Terry & Marge Preiss

Ted & Annie Brittin

Scott & Judy Szabo

Russel Holt

Roberta Northern

Richard Pipkin

Paul & Carol Rodriguez

Patricia Holt

Nicole Rollins

Neal & Ginny Patrick

Nancy Millard

Ms. Lori Hardee

Ms. Barbara Hardison

Molly Ley

Margaret Whitesell

Louise Ramsdell

Lorraine Carter

Claude & Lori Efird

Linda White & George Phillips