What's New

 

2012

1/22/2012    Added a slideshow (with music) of the CRS Holiday Fest.  See Photo Section (or click this shortcut).
    The Tabulations of Roses in Review for the Yankee District for the past two years have been added to the Rose Culture Section.  These are Excel tabulations from Coordinator Erwin Ehrenreich and their use is to help determine the better performing roses for our region.  This is a timely review since you may be ordering soon.  If you DO order roses, be sure to let the seller know For Sure WHEN you want to have tem shipped.  i.e. Not Now.

1/19/2012    Information for the Yankee District 2012 Annual Rose Convention in Newport, RI is available in the Calendar Section.  See March!

1/16/2012    See the Photo Section to see the folks at the CRS Holiday Luncheon!  (subsection: A Variety of Photographs).

          

1/13/2012    Photo contest guidelines have been slightly modified.  You may enter 6 photos e.g. See the Calendar and Meeting ssection for details.

1/6/2012    See you Sunday, as the first meeting of the year is the Member's Holiday Luncheon at the Pond House.  And don't forget your Yankee Swap gift item.

New News: for those submitting articles for the Newsletter note that the deadline for this (and fiuture month's prior to quarterly publication) is the 25 th of the month instead of the 10th.  Thank typing and email and Dave Long for the extension.  AND for those submitting articles and photos for this website those can be submitted at ANY hour of the day Or night, and on any day of the month!!

In the past several weeks there are new photos in the Photo/Public Gardens/Elizabeth Park subsection.  Some of the World Famous Arches.  And those same beautiful arches need some help this year after the nasty afflictions of the last several months which damaged or toppled here-to-fore staunch towers. 

Are you a CRS member that needs a name tag for better identification at meetings?  They have been printed/provided for those attending several meetings last fall (and signing the attendance sheet).  If recalcitrant, and would like a name tag, please contact Dave Candler at DavCandler@aol.com.

Do you have a horticultural website, supplier or group that deserves mention in this website's Internet Links section?  Not looking for semi-related maga-commercial sites, but places rosegrowers would like to go to.  If so, send the webmaster a brief blurb and the URL.  Same is true if you found one of the existing links no longer In Service.  It has been a BAD 19 months for rose-related sellers- a lot of goings-out-of-business... Info to DavCandler@aol.com.

 

 

 

2011

12/17/2011 There are new photos- the Arches in Elizabeth Park in June 2011(before the ravenging snow). In the Photo Section (2011 Public Gardens)

Complete information and invitation for the CRS Member's Holiday Party on 8 Jan. 2012 in the Calendar and Meetings section.

 

11/16/2011    All electronically connected members should have received the list of Special Order Roses, including the 2012 Project Rose, Sweet Fragrance, in an email just the other day.  Shows the list of roses special Low price and a tidy order form that can be sent to Marge Obst with your order.  This is a Member Special and great deal on select Ping Lim roses.

I have updated the Internet (and phone number) links to some of the key Grafted, Own Root and Miniature rose supliers in the Internet Links section.

Note: your garden may have taken a whumping during the early/freak snowstorm.  And, regretfully, many of Elizabeth Park's roses faired poorly, too.  As a Christmas Gift consideration: how about funding a Pillar at EP?  Few things would make Dorothy Perkins happier.

And a timely garden thought without having to go All the Way into the Rose Culture Section:  November is an optimum time to check your Rose Garden Chart/Map against the labels in the garden to confirm identities.  What?  No Garden Chart?  Well then, November is the second best month for creating one, then stashing it where easily refound in the spring.  And you can save ink if you determine which plants underperformed to the point of replacement.  Remove now whilst the soil is still unfrozen (and if you will use the same hole for new rose in the spring- then put a plank over the hole to save digging in April.  (best to use new soil to backfill when planting- keeps down issues that may have been the cause of underperforming in the past).

 11/11/2011    New links in the Internet Links section: Herb Gardening, and Basic Gardening
                        New photos- Marci's Snow- Flattened Roses (Photo Section)

11/4/2011    November meeting and program CANCELLED due to Snow Storm- no power at the Pond House!  Look for the Auction to be held in April.

10/20/11    The New Project Rose for 2011-2012 is Sweet Fragrance!
                  

 9/5/2011    New Rose of the Month in the Rose Culture Section (for Aug.)

8/25/11    Calendar section now lists the tentative schedule of programs for 2011/2012 planned by new Vice President and Program Chair Mirjana Toyn.
                        Note: the next program is scheduled for 11 September at the Pond  is a Six-Pack Rose Show.  Bring your roses on ornate beer/Coca Cola bottles for critique as if there were a Real Rose Show.  Find out what the judges seek in a Blue Ribbon, and see the potential flaws that they may find.

8/18/11    Added photos from President Beckt's garden. See Virtual Rose Gardens/2011 in the Photo Section.

7/12/11    CRS Rose Show Results are now tabulated and published.  See link on the Rose Show page.
                Alert!!!:  President Becky has make her first key announcement: Declaration #1- There will be No New Taxes for CRS!!!

 7/6/2011 Photos of the Executive Board on the Board of Directors page.

7/3/2011    Added photos of Lili Shohan (Ribbon Cutting) and Dorothy and Dave Ciak for the Bronze Medal award.  Photos of President Becky and VP Mirjana in the Board of Directors section.

7/1/2011    Welcome to out New Officers and Board of Directors, term beginning 1 July 2011 for two years!  THANK YOUs to Past President Marci for a wonderful job over two terms! And Congratulation to the new Executive Board: President Becky Martorelli, Vice President/Program Chair Mirjana Toyn, Secretary Karen Chase and Treasurer Earl Obst!
The remaining Board Members can be viewed in the About CRS section.

 

 6/28/2011    Congratulations to Dorothy and Dave Ciak for earning the CRS Bronze Medal for 2011!
    Additional Rose Show photos in the Photo Section/ Rose Show. 
    The 2011 Miniature and Miniflora Convention and Rose Show was held in Syracuse, NY this past weekend.  Many beautiful roses, but very few from Yankee District (due in no small part to the 20+ days of rain in June in the Northeast! Dave Ciak, Dave Long and Dave Candler were judges for the show.  Garden tours followed on Sunday.  Photos will be posted of the Ed Mills Public Garden in the next week.

6/23/2011    A very nice rose show hosted by CRS, and Chaired by Dave Ciak!  Initial photos are displayed in the Rose Photo Section.   More photos, and he tabulation of Results coming soon!

6/6/2011    We had a Great Tour thru the garden at Elizabeth Park!!

5/16/2011    New Rose of the Month for May, thanks to Marina Wettig!  Repaired corrupt files.

5/7/2011    Updated calendar.  The 2011 CRS Rose Show Schedule (list of Classes and Rules) is posted on the Rose Show Page link.
                            Proposed slate of officers for 2011-2013 is posted on link from the Board of Directors Page and here.

4/19/2011    Update to the May CRS Meeting- Dave Ciak will be the presenter for Preparing Your Roses for the Rose Show.

3/30/2011    Update to the Consulting Rosarian List: Congratulations to YD CR Chair, Dave Long, on being conferred Master Rosarian!
New Rose of the Month for April-  thanks to Chris Jancot.

3/19/2011    Updated the Calendar and Meetings page.

3/8/2011 CRS is now on Facebook, as well.  Get your Hot Rose Society news and chat with each other on line!  Got to join Facebook first, (and I recommend putting in some background on yourself, but not life's story, then edit the SHARE features to Share Bio type info only with people you have specified as "Friends".  To join our group, Search in Facebook for Connecticut Rose Society. When there, ask to Join.
Let Dave Candler know if you have issues (not questions about Facebook itself- use their Help for that [Facebook.com]).

3/7/2011 Calendar  updates. NOTE: An email has been sent to all CRS Members discussing the planned bus trip to NY Botanical Gardens on   11 June 2011.  If you did not get that email, and are interested, send me an email  (DavCandler@aol.com).
New What to Do in The March Garden article in the Rose Culture section.

3/2/2011    Additional information on Midge plus a new article on Beneficial Insects on the Rose Culture page.

2/28/2011    New Rose of the Month- Rose Culture home page link.
    New Annual Consulting Rosarian Report for 2011- Rose Culture Home Page link
    Note: the 6 March 2011 CRS Meeting will be worth one (1) Continuing Education credit for existing Consulting Rosarians.
    More photos from CRS Meetings and Events- various locations.  See the Cupcakes on the Home Page, for example.

2/10/2011 Revised topic for the March CRS meeting- see the Calendar/Meetings Section.

ARS Consulting Rosarian Recertification Update (mostly for CRs) in the Rose Culture/Yankee District CR Chair section/page.

2/1/2011 New Rose of the Month in the Rose Culture Section

1/7/2011 New What to Do in the New England Garden for Jan-March in the Rose Culture Section.
New Rose of the Month for Jan 2011 (Grandiflora About Face) in the Rose Culture Section.
Start finding and printing your entries for the 2012 Calendar Photo Contest (to be done as part of the meeting in February).

Marci Martin does a Blog: "Everything Roses" part of www.Planter's Place.com.  Click here or the link on the What's New Block just under the Left Hand side menu to see what she has to say.  Updated about monthly.
Got some photos f your garden from last year that you can share on our web site??  Send them!!

1/6/2011 Start wrapping your Yankee Swap gift for the Rose Society Holiday Luncheon on Sunday 9 January.  Should be a wonderful time!

1/1/2011 Happy New Year! 

Check out those catalogs (mostly online, these days)  and get your favorite new roses!!

 

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