Wilmington Cape Fear Rose Society
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All of our Wilmington Cape Fear Rose Society monthly meetings are held on Saturday mornings at 10:00 am in the Auditorium at the New Hanover County Cooperative Extension and Arboretum, 6260 Oleander Drive (unless otherwise noted). Please call Bill Hartzell with any questions at 1-910-686-1871. |
2008 Proposed Meeting Schedule
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January 12 10—12 (noon) |
At this first meeting of the new year, we will discuss the work we need to do to host the Carolina District Winter Meeting of the American Rose Society in 2009. The dates for that meeting are January 30, 31, and February 1, and the location is the Shell Island Resort on Wrightsville Beach. Committees will be formed to handle the running of the show. If you remember, we did a magnificent job in 2006 and had terrific fun in the process. Best of all, we raised enough money to fund scholarships in horticulture at the Cape Fear Community College. We can do the same again in 2009. |
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February 9 10—12 (noon) |
We will have a short business meeting and then work on the Arboretum rose garden. We will prune, fertilize, and weed the garden. We will also teach new rose lovers how to prepare their gardens for beautiful blooms this spring. Look forward to an educational, hands-on meeting. |
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March 8 10—12 (noon) |
Ken Schmidt will speak to us about general rose care. This presentation will be of interest to all rose lovers at all levels of experience. |
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April 5 10—12 (noon) |
Bob Artofer will be talking about exhibiting roses. The title of his talk is "Exhibit 101." |
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May 17 9—afternoon |
This is the day for our Annual Rose Garden Tour. Members in the Wilmington area open their gardens for viewing. We will be meeting earlier than usual (perhaps even before 9 am) and then car-pooling to the different gardens. We will stop for lunch along the way.
Note: The New Bern Rose Show is scheduled for May 10th. Information about the time and location of that show and about car-pooling from Wilmington will be available closer to the date. |
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June 14 10—12 (noon) |
We will be distributing the order forms for fertilizer and other products that you will want to apply to your roses in the fall. When we order as a group, we get great prices on great products, so join us in this fundraising activity.
We will also discuss our summer picnic and share some tips for helping our roses get through the heat of the summer. |
| July | No meeting scheduled. |
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August |
No meeting scheduled. |
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September 6 10—12 (noon) |
This is our yearly fundraiser. Jim Young from "Purely Organic" will be speaking about fertilizers, chemicals, and other products of interest to rose lovers. He will also be delivering fertilizer orders to members who placed and paid for their orders during the summer. If you have ordered, please pick up your order at this meeting. If you are interested in ordering, please attend the June meeting or call Bill Hartzell at 686-1871. Jim usually gives us a great price, so stock up for the year!
"Purely Organic" fertilizer is a carefully blended combination of alfalfa meal, cottonseed meal, fish meal, blood meal, steamed bone meal, finely ground rock phosphate, sul-po-mag (sulfur, potash and magnesium), Kelp (seaweed), green sand, and other natural ingredients—it contains no activated sludge. For outstanding foliage and blooms, apply 3 cups to each rose at pruning, then 2 cups every 6-8 weeks throughout the growing season. You will need approximately 7 cups per rose bush per growing season. Miniatures require 1 cup each time. Each 50-pound bag contains approximately 100 cups. This fertilizer can also be used for your other flowering and foliage plants. Note: The Raleigh Rose Show is scheduled for September 20th. Information about the tme and location of that show and about car-pooling from Wilmington will be available closer to the date. |
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October 4 10—12 (noon) |
Art in the Garden, the Arboretum's fundraiser, is October 10 through 12, so we'll be working in the rose garden to prepare our beauties for a grand fall display. Come and work, chat, snack, and compare notes on fall rose care. |
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November 8 10—12 (noon) |
No speaker or topic identified at this time, but you know we'll come up with something good. And we'll be in high-gear preparing for a terrific winter conference, right here in Wrightsville Beach. So come and help, learn, and share the fellowship of other rose lovers. |
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December 13 10—12 (noon) |
Join us for our annual holiday brunch party. Bring a dish to share and a gardening-related gift to exchange (approximate value of $10), if you want to join in the optional the gift giving. |
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