New England Rose Society

Helping you grow great roses in New England!

We're on YouTube! Click here for the NERS YouTube video of the Spring Rose Show - Manny & Teresa discuss NERS, and many of the Rose Show entries and winners are included too.

Recent ARS Webinars:

 

1. How to Grow Climbing Roses

When: Friday, April 9, 2022

Agenda     Guest speaker is John Moe. John Moe currently serves as the Consulting Rosarian Co-Chair for the Pacific Northwest District, and over the years has held almost all local society board positions.  He has been growing roses for over 30 years, and presently has about 300 plus 150 or so seedlings in evaluation from his hybridizing program.  He is a member of the Tacoma and Puyallup Rose Societies, and writes a monthly column titled, “Ask the Consulting Rosarian”, for their newsletters.  He is the past General Director of the Rose Hybridizers Association, a Master Rosarian, and a horticultural judge.  He has presented classes and seminars for a several of rose societies in WA, OR and British Columbia, the Oregon Master Gardeners and the Tacoma Home and Garden Show.  He has been a faculty presenter at numerous Consulting Rosarian seminars/schools and horticultural judging schools.  Honors received include Bronze Honor Medals from the Valley Rose Society, the Tacoma Rose Society and the Silver Honor Medal from the Pacific Northwest District. Seminar available on YouTube.

 

 

2. Consulting Rosarian Program on Chemical Safety

When: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Agenda:    Online course cover the mission of Consulting Rosarians in the American Rose Society and chemical safety. Guest Speaker Don Swanson. Seminar available on YouTube. Craig's seminar is also on YouTube.

 

Other Online Courses for Consulting Rosarians

 

3. Fertilizers by Brenna Bosch

Previous ARS CR fertilizer seminar can be downloaded from the ARS website (not Brenna Bosch's talk). Link will open another page or quickly download the Powerpoint file to your computer.

 

4. Insects & Diseases by Baldo Villegas

Previous (2020) seminar can be viewed on Youtube {Baldo Villegas' seminar is available on ARS website (simple registration required)}

 

5. New Rose Introductions for 2022

When: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Agenda:    Information about new rose introductions for 2022 with Carol Shockley and Andrew Gawboy. Webinar video available on Youtube.

10 Stupid Things Gardeners do to Mess Up Their Rose Garden (thanks to Carolyn Elgar of the Orange County Rose Society, and the ARS for this article)

Rose planting instructions (courtesy of Roseland Nursery)
  • Dig a large hole, at least twice as deep and as wide as the pot
  • Take about 1/3 peat moss; 1/3 composted cow manure and 1/3 soil and mix together for use in the hole
  • Also add 1/2 cup bone meal
  • To remove the plant from the pot, place one hand on the top of the soil. Turn the pot upside down. Grasp the bottom of the pot and lift up, cleanly removing the pot from the soil.
  • Carefully remove the root ball from the plastic pot and set in the hole at the proper depth so the soil will cover the bud union by 1 to 2 inches.
  • After planting, spread fertilizer in a circle around the plant and scratch in slightly. Do this every other month from March through August.
  • Spread 2-3 inches of mulch around the plant
  • Water deeply once a week
  • Spray about every 10 days, if desired, with Orthenex or similar
  • Cut off the faded blooms as this will greatly increas the production of more flowers
  • In the winter, mulch with a mound of 8-12 inches (can use oak leaves) to protect from winter damage
Planting Diagram