Vol. 54, Number 2 Maria Trevino, Editor February 2017

This Month's Done Right Meeting By Marjorie Forster, VP Programs

Thursday February 9, 2017 Want to learn from experts how to prune your for best plant growth and bloom production? Join us at the Houston Rose Society Rose Pruning Done Right meeting on Thursday, February 9, and watch live pruning demonstrations by HRS Master Rosarians. Tables will be set up for 7:30 pm pruning various types of roses. Many cuttings will be available to take St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church home – and the pruned rose bushes will be given away to lucky raffle 1819 Heights Blvd. ticket holders!

Roses of all types are needed for pruning, and we ask that you bring a February Practices…………. ... 2 few you can spare from your garden. Just dig them up, put them in a President’s Corner...... ….....3 Growing Roses in Containers . …4 container or place a sack over their roots, add a little water if needed, Pruning Basics ...... 6 and tag them with their names (or color and type of rose if you don’t Selecting a Potted Rose ...... 8 know the name). Please arrive by 7 pm with any roses you want to Local Merchants Offering Discounts ...... 8 donate. Society Potpourri . ………………9 Consulting Rosarians ...... 10 Special guest for the evening will be Jon Corkern, American Rose Society National Director of Membership & Development. Watch the pruning demonstrations, ask questions, and get tips from Master Rosarians: Hybrid Teas & Grandifloras – Baxter / Patsy Williams; Floribundas – Mary Fulgham / Randy Keen; Miniatures & Mini Floras – Earl / Deanna Krause; Old Garden Roses & Climbers – Donald Burger / Maria Trevino. Assisting them will be Susan Kelly and Lee Forster.

Note: For the February meeting only we will be at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 1819 Heights Blvd. Entrance to the parking lot is on W. 19th Street near Yale Street. Refreshments at 7; program starts Pruning Meeting New location at 7:30 pm. (If you are volunteering to bring refreshments, finger foods this month. such as cookies will be perfect for this active meeting.) Be sure to get a free raffle ticket upon arrival to be eligible for door prizes.

What Good Rosarians Are Doing in February

We had roller coaster weather in January. We If you had blackspot last year, chances are started the year with tropical weather and a few great that you will have it this year. Spray your weeks later got hit with freezing temperature. roses as soon as you finishing pruning the bed. Now the temperatures are approaching 80 degrees but we are expecting to cool off again. If you are on a spray program begin spraying as Here in the center of Houston, we had twelve or soon as pruning is completed. Spray all the more hours of 22 degrees. We did not expect canes, soil and mulch to kill any fungi spores that and a lot of tropical plants look really bad. which might have over wintered. In our garden, the rose bushes look pretty good. In this zone, barring prolonged freezing Do you have roses you do not want anymore? temperature, roses should fare well. It’s time to Dig them up and bring them to the February get busy in the garden. meeting. Wrap the roots in plastic, water and label. If you do not know the variety or name, Consider what you need to do. If you planned note the color of the bloom. Those bushes that on moving rose bushes, do so now, before you have only one cane are not very good and prune. Remember to prepare the area before should be “shovel pruned.” That is dig them up you dig up the plant. Add some new soil and and throw away. expanded shale to the new hole. It is a good practice to mix in new soil when you dig up a Miniature roses can be divided at this time. On rose. miniature roses that have been established for at least three or more years you will notice that Make your rose bed now if you have not already you can divide the plant into two or three made it. Be sure you have at least six hours of sections. This is done by digging up the plant sun. and cutting apart the root system. Ask a consulting rosarian at the February pruning Clean all the debris from your bed. Those demonstrations for more details. leaves that had blackspot have blackspot Don’t forget to water. Pruning, fertilizing and spores. Pull weeds before they go to seed. watering all work together. Don’t fertilize

without watering before and after you apply February 14 is the time to prune roses in this fertilizer. And your beds must be watered area. You can begin a bit early and continue before spraying or insecticides. pruning all month depending on the number of bushes in your garden. Visit your local nurseries. Many have already

received their rose bushes. The selection is Now is also a good time to add organics such easier since you can see the canes on the new as alfalfa pellets, fish meal, etc. to re-vitalize stock. Visit the HRS website your rose beds. Be sure to mulch after this. www.houstonrose.org. Rose lists from the local

nurseries are posted as soon as they are Newly planted rose bushes should not be received. fertilized at this time. Allow the plant to establish roots before encouraging new growth. Don’t forget to visit Rose Appreciation Week at Typically a potted rose will have some fertilizer Southwest Fertilizer. They are offering an extra in the pot. discount for HRS members during February 11th

through February 19th of 15% for rose-related Fertilize established roses, those that you products. planted last year. You can use a granular fertilizer such as Nelson Color Star, Microlife 8- Maria 6-4, NitroPhos Rose Fertilizer or Southwest

Earth Essentials. Add mulch and water the beds well.

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President's Corner Manning Correia, Ph.D [email protected]

Miniature and Mini-Flora Rose Origins

I have written previous columns about the geneology, features and history of large bloom roses (e.g., English Roses). As a result, I have become intrigued about the origins of Miniature and Mini-Flora roses. Did the Miniature rose evolve from a large bloom rose? Is the Miniature rose a unique species? Did a horticulturist figure out how to shrink a large bloom rose? What about the Mini-Flora rose? How do you produce a rose with plants and blooms midway in size, incorporating features of large and small roses? Intuition tells me that a Mini-Flora rose could result from hybridizing a Miniature rose with a large bloom rose. Is that, in fact, the case?

First, let us define a Miniature rose. Ralph Moore once defined a Miniature rose as follows: “Miniature roses are descendants of minima (Rosa rouletii). They have tiny leaves, are much branched and make thick, compact plants. Buds, flowers, leaves, stem, thorns - every part of the plant - is much reduced in size as compared to larger forms of roses, yet in perfect proportion.”1 It is believed that the origins of the Miniature rose date back to 1917. That year, while hiking in the Swiss Alps, Major Roulet came across a small rose (with ½-inch, double, recurrent blooms) growing in a pot on a cottage window in the villiage of Mauborget.2 It is legend that the dwarf rose had been grown for over a hundred years on the sunny window ledges in this village. Dr. Roulet related his discovery to the nurseryman Henry Correvon. Correvon and Roulet planned a trip to revisit Mauborget. But before this could be done, the village of Mauborget was destroyed by fire. Fortunately, the rose was growing in a nearby village and they were able to obtain some cuttings. The cuttings were propogated. From the small propogations or from their offspring have come modern miniatue roses1. R. rouletii was initially thought to be a new species but no plants have ever been found growing in the wild. It is my suspiciion that R. rouletii evolved as a dwarf in response to the severe enviornmental conditions of altitude (4,000 ft), temperature and poor soil conditions. In recent years, the Miniature rose has become popular particually among those with limited garden space due to urbanization. Miniature roses that have an exceptional exhibition record are listed in the Horizons 2016 Honor Roll.3 They are: Arcanum, Bee’s Knees, Daddy Frank, Dancing Flame, Fairhope, Glowing Amber, Irresistible, Joy, Heather Sproul, Hot Tamale, Joy, Magic Show, Miss Flippins, Nancy Jean, Pierrine, Renegade, Soroptimist International and Ty.

The Mini-Flora rose has been around for nearly a half-century. The name was trademarked by J. Benjamin Williams in 1977. In the United States, it has been designated the Mini-Flora rose, while in it is called the Patio rose. The Mini-Flora, unlike the Miniature rose, is due to the imagination and efforts of breeders creating crosses between rose classes and varities. For example, Peter Cottontail is a cross between Anne Morrow Lindbergh, a pink, yellow and white blend hybrid tea and Fairhope, a light pastel Miniature rose. What characteristics define a Mini-Flora rose? It is robust and easy to grow. It has a variety of flower forms that range from a one-to-a stem small hybrid tea blooms to a mass profusion of blooms, like the .4 The size of the bloom is larger than the Miniature. Like the Miniature it can be enlarged by the Mini-Flora plant on the Fortuniana . The 2016 Mini-Flora Honor Roll3 lists: Abby’s Angel, Baldo Villegas, Butter Cream, Conundrum, Dr. John Dickman, Dr. Troy Garrett, February 2017 3 Houston Rose-Ette Foolish Pleasure, Leading Lady, Louisville Lady, Peter Cottontail, Power Point, Powerhouse, Robin Alonso, Shameless, Shawn Sease, Show Stopper, Tiffany Lynn and Whirlaway.

The potential number of new Minature and Mini-Flora roses is infinite. A the product of new hybridizations become tested through exhibitions and evaluation they can subsequently become parents of new generations. Finally, suppose that hybridizers can use molecular biology techniques (see previous column in The Rose-Ette) to introduce fragrance into these wonderful classes. For example, iImagine an Abby’s Angel Mini-Flora rose with a delightful citrus fragrance. 1Miniature Roses, Dawn Eagle and Barry Eagle, Wm. Collins P, Auckland, Sydney, and London, ISBN 0 00 217568 1, 1985. 2 Modern Roses 12, The American Rose Society, ISBN 979 1 59725 098 8, 2007. 3Horizon Roses 2016, Robert B. Martin Ed. (Kindle Locations 2908‐2910). Roseshow Investments, LLC. Kindle Edition, ISBN 978 0 9710132 3 0, 2016. 4The Rose for Today: Growing the Beautiful Mini‐Flora, Sean McCann, The American Rose Society, ISBN 0 9636340 6 2, 2006.

Growing Roses in Containers in Houston by Donald Ray Burger, Master Rosarian

Growing roses in containers offers several advantages not available to those who plant their roses in the ground. At the same time, the techniques for growing roses in containers are not necessarily the same as those for growing earth-planted roses.

Why Containers? Containers offer several advantages to the rose grower. (1) If you have no lawn or limited space for rose beds, containers offer a way to have roses, even on concrete surfaces. (2) Containerized roses do well on balconies. (3) Containers allow you to position your roses in those small niches where the sun is best, even if it is impossible to make a conventional rose bed at that spot. Please keep in mind, however, that all roses need at least six hours of direct sunshine. Just because a rose is in a container does not mean you can successfully grow it inside on your window sill. (4) Roses in containers are higher off the ground than earth-planted roses, which makes it easier to work on them if you want to minimize bending and stooping. (5) You can easily take containerized roses with you at any time of the year, if you have to move. (6) You can avoid the issue of tree roots growing into the place where you have your roses and grabbing up all the nutrients.

What kind of container? Containers come in clay, stone, plastic, fiberglass, foam resin and wood. They can vary from a minimum of twelve inches in diameter all the way up to a whiskey barrel. The amount of soil the pot will hold is critical. This is determined by both the diameter and the height of the pot. Some people avoid black plastic pots on the theory that hot black plastic will cook the roots of the roses. However, many rosarians have successfully grown roses in the same black plastic pots that the roses come in from the nursery. Still, clay, stone and decorative plastic pots usually look better than black ones. Wood can also look attractive, but wood usually rots after a couple of years of use.

Houston Rose-Ette 4 February 2017 Soil for container roses First, do not use indoor potting mix for containerized roses. Potting mix is too porous for use outside, and the roots will dry out and your roses will die. Most commercial rose soils are great for containerized roses, as they have a blend of ingredients that keeps roses from becoming too dry or too wet. Nature's Way Rose Soil Blend was formulated by the Houston Rose Society and contains MicroLife to provide needed nutrients for containerized roses for the first year of the plant's development.

Texas AgriLife Extension Service has had good results on containerized plants by adding 25% expanded shale to the rose soil mix. The easiest way to do that is to place three scoops of rose soil mix into a bucket, then one scoop of expanded shale. Mix. Continue alternating these doses until the bucket is full. Use this amended mix as needed in your containers.

Assuming you buy your rose in a pot (as opposed to bare root), the soil in the pot will take up most of the room in your container. Add rose soil/expanded shale mix to the bottom of the container so that when you place the root ball in the container, the top of the rose's root ball is three inches below the rim of the pot, so you have room to top dress with mulch. Fill any gaps around the edges of the container with rose soil/expanded shale mix, tamping it down firmly. Although some gardeners advocate putting pot shards or gravel in the bottom of your container, other gardeners argue that one can ignore this tradition, so long as you are using a good rose soil (as opposed to gumbo clay) and the container has adequate drainage holes.

Water Given Houston's heat, the biggest problem with containerized roses is providing them with adequate water. Containers dry out fast. This is especially true if you set your container directly on hot concrete. In June, July and August, it is usually necessary to water twice a day for best results. If you go out of town for a weekend, your roses may die without water. The solution is to make sure your container roses are on a water system. Drip systems are the most efficient way to do this. The aim is a gallon of water each morning (and another gallon in the afternoon during the summer). Because roses do not like wet feet, you must make sure that your container has a hole of at least 1/2 inch diameter in the bottom. Larger containers require additional drainage holes.

Fertilizing Roses are heavy feeders. That is true even if they are in containers. Rosarians should use caution in employing chemical rose fertilizers to avoid the salt buildup that can occur in containers. Using organic fertilizers sidesteps this problem. Because of the limited amount of soil, fertilizers should be applied at one-half of their recommended rates. Liquid applications are most practical.

Root Pruning There is a definite tendency for containerized roses to become root bound. After all, the roots never stop growing, and the container is a fixed size. An easy solution to this dilemma is to prune the roots at the same time you prune the bush. It is usually pretty easy to lift the plant and intact root ball out of the container. If the root ball is stuck, try running a knife around the inside edge of the pot. That should loosen the soil from the pot and allow you to carefully lift out the rose.

Before removing the root ball, note whether the top of the soil level is lower than three inches from the top rim of the container. Usually, this will be the case because the organic matter in the soil will have decomposed during the past year. The goal is to add fresh rose soil/expanded shale mix to the pot each year to replace the volume that disappears as a result of decomposition and is washed away by the frequent watering. February 2017 5 Houston Rose-Ette

If you cut off the bottom inch and a half of the root ball (assuming your container is at least ten inches in height), there will be additional room for fresh rose soil/expanded shale mix. Also, if you cut off one or two palm sized sliver from the sides of the root ball, you can add rose soil/expanded shale mix in the gap that will be there when you replace the trimmed root ball back into the container. Be sure and tamp the soil down with your fingers as you pour it in the gap. Add three inches of mulch on top and you are ready to put the dripper back in place and enjoy another year of roses.

Recommended Roses Smaller roses, such as miniatures, are suitable for your twelve and fourteen inch containers. Larger roses, such as hybrid teas, will require pots with much larger diameters. Generally, most miniature and mini-floras will work in twelve or fourteen inch pots. Polyantha and China roses are often small enough to work in pots. So are some floribundas. Even certain hybrid teas are suitable for containers, if the pots are big enough. With container roses, bigger really is better. A list of specific rose recommendations by type, color and fragrance, is available on the Houston Rose Society website, www.houstonrose.org.

Pruning Basics By Baxter Williams, Master Rosarian

Educate Yourself. The second action is to select older, non- Consulting Rosarians are those American Rose productive canes for removal. Those with sure Society members who, by virtue of their signs of age – grey, streaked bark with missing experience and training and testing and or disintegrating prickles (thorns, stickers) should references (by existing CRs), are able and willing be considered for removal, provided that there to give correct rose-growing advice to all who are better ones (read, “those with slick, green ask. At this time of the year their advice-giving is bark”) that can remain during this next growing often concentrated on pruning of roses. Our season. For our larger mature bushes, I prefer to Houston Rose Society Program topic for each leave a minimum of three to five new canes, February monthly membership meeting removing old non-productive canes down to the concentrates on how to prune the various types bud union. And those which get cut that low of roses – Hybrid Teas, Miniatures, Climbers, should be cut flush to the surface of the bud Old Garden Roses and Shrubs – by hands-on union. Leave no nubs. demonstrations on live plants. Every rose grower needs to understand proper pruning techniques A bush with only a single old cane still emanating to assure future plant health and optimum bloom from its bud union should be shovel-pruned. production. Attend this meeting! Those plants capable of producing canes with Common Techniques. thumb-sized diameters should be pruned to the Are there some pruning actions that are common size of canes that you wish to see grow; don’t to all rose types? There surely are. The first of leave “piddle-y” canes. Remember, “If it’s smaller these actions is to remove all dead plant parts. than a pencil, cut it off,” except for those on Dead plant parts only go from bad to worse. Miniatures or other diminutive plants. Dead cells inside canes can easily compromise adjacent cells, and any bacterial infection will Use the correct type of shears, and hold them almost assuredly do so. correctly. For roses, use only bypass shears, those whose blades pass like those of scissors. One of the blades will be very thin (and,

Houston Rose-Ette 6 February 2017 hopefully, quite sharp), and the other will be Wait! Let those types have their first bloom cycle thicker. Upon making a cut, the thicker-edged before you molest them. Then prune away older blade will crush whatever it rests upon, and canes (remember their gray, streaked bark) and therefore it should always be placed against the those which have grown into inopportune places. piece that is to be cut away. The thin blade is Lastly, cut off the last ten percent of the designed to slice through a stem without causing remaining canes. Usually new stems will begin to any bruising. grow to produce buds, and new very long basal canes will grow up from the bud union. Each non-bud union cut should be made just above “an outward-pointing eye.” Such will be Post-Pruning Bush Heights located where a leaf is, or was, attached. A small Miniatures should be reduced down to 12”-18” in ridge will be in evidence, and the cut should be height. Minifloras should be reduced down to made 1/8-inch above it. Note (1) While your 18”-24”. Hybrid Teas and taller Floribundas ancestors were all told to “cut ¼-inch above” an should be reduced down to 24”-30”. Shrubs and eye, I’m telling you that 1/8-inch is better, and OGRs should likely be left at about 1/3rd of last will cause less dieback. Note (2) Those same year’s height. ancestors were also told to “cut at a 45-degree angle so that water won’t stand, and thereby Words of Caution cause the stem to rot.” Guess what? It would Be careful of the prickles, and avoid their take several days for rotting to occur, but in the damage by wearing leather gloves. Protect your meantime that water would have soaked into the skin from the sun’s rays, and from mosquito stem’s end, or would have evaporated away, or bites. Use a pruning saw, rather than loppers, to both. Forget the 45-degrees! Just make the cut. cut canes larger than you can cut with your shears. And remember that clean, sharp shears Roses From The Nursery make the task ever so much easier. “Are you serious?” you ask. “They’re not even waist high.” The answer is a definitive, “Yes.” Look at any rose in a pot in the nursery and you will see that all of the canes were sawed to the same length, which makes bushes easier to store in the refrigerator and then ship. But that also means that almost none of the cuts are 1/8- inch above an outward pointing eye, so it is incumbent upon the buyer to “tune” the cuts. In doing so, you eliminate a lot of dieback. Make sure that your shears are sharp. Membership Renewal due for 2017 Roses Being Moved Those are the easiest of all to prune. After the The mailing label on your newsletter indicates the bush is dug up, wash all of the soil off the roots. date your membership is paid through is highlighted if this is your last newsletter. You can Set the bush in a wheelbarrow or on a table, and mail in your renewal dues to the address listed on examine the root system. Cut off any broken the back page or you can renew online at roots, and then “tip” the others. Then prune the www.houstonrose.org. Please return as soon as bush before planting it in its new location. This is possible so you don’t miss a newsletter. so much easier than pruning while on your knees in the wet grass.

Climbers and OGRs

February 2017 7 Houston Rose-Ette 2016 HRS Appreciation Week at Local Merchants Offering Southwest Fertilizer Discounts to HRS Members

5828 Bissonnet at Renwick Support our local retailers. Show your membership February 11 – February 19 card or latest issue of The Rose-Ette before you check out to receive a discount. Southwest Fertilizer once again offers HRS members a 15% discount on rose related products The Arbor Gate from February 11 through February 19. This is a www.arborgate.com great opportunity to stock up on products for the 15635 FM 2920, Tomball, TX 77377 281-351-8851 rose growing season. Stop by and be sure to 10% discount on rose related products thank owner Bob Patterson and the staff. Cornelius Nurseries www.corneliusnurseries.com Selecting a Potted Rose 2233 S Voss, Houston TX 77057 713-292-0298 By Baxter Williams 10% discount on all non-sale items

There they stand, all in rows, with stems beginning to The Enchanted Forest turn into buds and flowers. This spring there will be www.myenchanted.com new color in your yard, especially since this nursery is 10611 FM 2759 Richmond TX 77469 one of those offering a ten percent discount to Rose 281-937-9449 Society Members. Where to begin? 10% discount on garden purchases

You already know the varieties that you wish to The Enchanted Gardens purchase, so the choice is between bushes in their pots. Oh, wow! They all look so good! What shall be www.myenchanted.com the deciding factors? 6420 FM 359 Richmond TX 77469 281-341-1206 Well, why not choose the best and the biggest? Look 10% discount on garden purchases for the rose with the largest bud union and the longest, thickest canes. There may be a choice or Nature’s Way Resources two to make while comparing bushes, such as www.natureswayresources.com whether two large canes are better than three 101 Sherwood Circle, Conroe TX 77385 medium ones or the fat bud union is to be preferred 936-321-6990 over one having more or larger canes. 10% discount on soil, mulch, sand, etc.

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The most-ideal combination of features would be a RCW Nursery bush having a large, smooth bud union with three www.rcwnurseries.com thumb-sized canes 15-18 inches in length, and with one or more basal breaks showing. 15809 Tomball Parkway, Houston TX 77086 281-440-5161 Avoid bushes in small pots (below 3-gallon size), 10% discount on roses those having old bud unions, those with only one Southwest Fertilizer large cane, those with small or short canes, or those with diseased bark or foliage. www.southwestfertilizer.com 5828 Bissonnet, Houston TX 77081 713-666-1744 10% discount on rose related products A hint or two: Big root systems are to be desired; big root systems are not found in small pots. Dead canes don't grow. Black spotted foliage is always doomed; spots on leaves vanish when the leaves drop off. Scrawny bushes in pots are likely to be scrawny bushes in rose beds.

Houston Rose-Ette 8 February 2017 Society Potpourri Mark Your Calendar Now Second Thursday of Each Month! Thank you to John Jons for a wonderful By Marjorie Forster presentation on backyard rose hybridization. He provided a lot of information and Exciting programs at HRS during 2017 will include: inspiration. Chemical Safety by HRS Master Rosarian Donald Burger; Fragrant Roses by author and owner of the Thank you to Margie & Lee Forster, Susan Antique Rose Emporium Mike Shoup; Beautiful Kelly, Deanna Krause, Jim McMartin, Maria Roses without Chemicals by ARS President Pat Sabin and Addie Smith for the tasty treats. Shanley; and Understanding the Role of Soil, Fertilizer & Water by Dr. David Reed of Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences. HRS Events Calendar Mark your calendar - updates made monthly HRS Spring Feb 9 . HRS Meeting – Pruning Demo Feb 10-11 . Gulf District Mid-Winter workshop, The Houston Rose Society Spring Rose Show is Gonzales, LA. scheduled for Saturday, April 22nd at Memorial City Feb 10-11 . Gulf District Mid-Winter workshop, Mall. Gonzales, LA. Feb 11 . Rose Pruning, Gaye Hammond It takes volunteers to make this a successful event. .Enchanted Forest, 10611 FM2759 Make plans to help us set up on Friday evening or Richmond, TX 10:00 am – 11:00 am help on Saturday. Contact Susan Kelly at Enchanted Gardens, 6430 FM359 [email protected]. If you would like to donate a Richmond, TX 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm trophy or contribute toward the trophy fund, contact Feb 16 . Pruning Roses, John Jons Gaye Hammond at [email protected] e- mail [email protected] to pre-register 9:00 am – 10:00 am More importantly, plan on participating in the show. GC Master Gardeners’, Carbide Park We’ll be providing tips to have great blooms this 4102 Main St., La Marque spring. We want to show the public what great roses Feb 25 . Rose Pruning, Gaye Hammond grow in the Houston area. The Arborgate, 15635 FM2920, Tomball, TX HRS 2017 Officers

Email Address President Manning Correia 409-795-0830 [email protected] If you are not getting a monthly notice by email VP Show Susan Kelly 832-867-7013 from the HRS we may not have your current email [email protected] address. Send an email with your name and email VP Programs Marjorie Forster 713-376-4820 address to John Gilbert at [email protected] [email protected] VP Member. John Gilbert 713-503-6823 [email protected] About Town Secretary Maggie Zamora 281-989-1088 Feb 2 – Feb 23: Four nights in February [email protected] Feb. 2, 8, 16, 23: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Treasurer Gaye Hammond 281-458-1616 Earth-Kind Landscape Management Short Course [email protected] Learn the latest Earth-Kind Management practices. Editor Maria Trevino 713-869-3693 Registration $75, online http://tinyurl.com/jgcyx4 [email protected] Publicity Suzanne Gilbert 832-978-4848 Feb. 17: Landscape Pest & Disease Workshop [email protected] Earth-kind landscape practices for Past Pres. Mary Fulgham 713-668-4054 reducing pest & disease pressure to identifying the [email protected] Director Baxter Williams 713-944-3437 good bugs from the bad bugs in the landscape. [email protected] 8:00 am – 3:30 pm, Texas A&M AgriLife Ext. Office Director Donald Burger 713-410-0938 3033 Bear Creek Dr. Registration $35 [email protected] Online https://tinyurl.com/glrucgd

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