What's New 

4/6/08    See the new Article "This Quarter in the Rose Garden" by Dave & Sandy Long, in the Rose Culture section.

3/28/08    Congratulations to President Marci Martin on selection as the 2007 Yankee District Outstanding Consulting Rosarian!!

3/20/08    Updated CRS Calendar.  Note on the address label on your April Meeting Reminder Card:  last line shows when you need to renew.  April is normal renew month- send check!!!

3/9/08    New Rose of the Month for March 2008.  Think Rose Culture.  Do not think of pruning or rose garden work (see the Rose Culture section).  Added a How to Select A Camera For Garden Photography (and other photos) in the Photo Section. 

The Webmaster looks forward to seeing you at the Yankee District Rose Convention on 3/14-3/16/08! 

2/27/08    Completely revamped and reorganized much of the web site.  Significantly tightened the structure- especially in the Photography Section.  Expanded several of the Links and hyperlinks on the left side (and bottom) of each page.  Reorganized the site map based on recommendations of the Continuing Improvement Team.

     The Rose Culture Section will be revised in the next 27 days. 

2/24/08    See the Photo Section for Gill Smit's photos, two of which were selectees in the American Rose Society Photo Contest.

2/11/08    Description of a brand (big) new book:  The English Roses: Classic Favorites and New Selections.  In the Books Section.

2/10/08    Added the Yankee District Roses In Review survey of ARS Yankee District Members.   Evaluated the newer roses as part of the National Survey.  The data presented here is more applicable to our climatic conditions that the full ARS results.  In the Rose Culture Section.

2/9/08    Added How To Photograph Gardens (a link) in the Photography Section.

2/3/08    Calendar updates.

1/19/08    Enlightenment.  An article about the several elements of controlling light for improved close-up photography (as in a single rose bloom).  In the Photo Section.

1/14/08    For new Signs of Burma Shave., see the Rose Photography section.   Intended for the mature audience..., but safe for all.

An article about New Rose Releases for 2008, by the Ehrenreichs in the Rose Culture section.

1/10/08    It is Winter!  What you can DO related to your Rose Hobby.  <  follow this link!!
New Home page photo, by Dave Long.

1/6/08    Added the Yankee District Spring Convention (Mystic, CT- hosted by the CT Rose Society) information to the Calendar section.  See the Links in March 2008.  Sign up soon so that memory issues don't get you (CRS).
Updated other important Links.

1/3/08    Dave Berg reports that Rosemania.com and Nor'East Miniature Roses have updated their websites with new 2008 introductions.  See the Rose Culture section for a link to information from Wendy White, of Mass., and Nor'East- concerning their new roses (and note: Dave Berg's Oxbow is coming!!!!)

1/1/08    Happy New Year!!!  

Lots of New Year Additions!!:

And  just after the world was rocked to discover the psyche of rose exhibitors in "Otherwise Normal People...", there is yet another book for the deeply involved rose-lover:  "Rose Haiku for Flower Lovers and Gardeners".  See the Books Section for more information, and...

For a taste (whiff? ) go to: http://www.geraldengland.co.uk/revs/ba023.htm.

And CRS members have offerings of Haiku, too, thank you...    See the Rose Photography Section (Haiku "paints a picture in the reader's mind...").

For the Timely Tips for January in the CT Rose Garden see the Rose Culture Section.

New Rose of the Month for Jan 08-  Pristine   in the Rose Culture Section.

For Items prior to this date, click here for :  "What's OLD"