American Rose Society Newsletter for Local Society November 2014 Sue Tiffany, Publisher: [email protected] Mary Hext, Editor: [email protected] Roses in the Piney Woods—ARS Fall Convention Contents: and Rose Show by Kathy Wyckoff, Consulting Rosarian ARS National Convention .... p. 1 President’s Message ........... p. 2 Our convention schedule was full but This was the first time the American News from ARS ................. p. 3 relaxed, filled with programs, tours, rose Rose Society has had a rose show in Tyler ARS National Convention .... p. 4 festival events, the and we were wel- Tenarky District Conv. ........ p. 5 rose show and good comed with open Illinois-Indiana Meeting ...... p. 6 friends from across arms. We were invit- 2014 Short Shovel............... p. 7 Bright Idea ......................... p. 7 the country and the ed to the Queen’s ARS National Convention .... p. 8 world. We enjoyed Coronation, Queen’s Italy Rose Tour ................... p. 9 the company of Dean Tea and the Rose CCRS Rose Auction............ p. 10 Chen and members Festival Parade. ARS Announcements .......... p. 10-12 of the Chinese Rose President Jolene Ad- Society including a ams, ARS Vice Presi- ARS Links very famous Chinese dent Pat Shanley and Visit these sites and add to your Artist, Chen Yuhua. Jeff Ware, Executive Favorites or Bookmarks Also enjoying the Director of ARS, were American Rose Society festivities in Tyler happily sitting on the ARS on Facebook was our friend Alain top of the back seat of ARS on Twitter Meilland of Meilland a vintage Cadillac con- Roses, France. Many vertible with Texas If you want even more friends from across the longhorn steer horns great information about country joined us to mounted on the front, roses, join the ARS! enjoy 80 degree and as special dignitaries blue sky weather in Ty- for the Rose Parade. ler for their 81st Annual (photo at top) Rose Festival. The rose show fea- Tyler is truly the city tured low tables that of roses with rose beds The J. Benjamin Williams Miniflora allowed spectators to at intersections, in the Rose Challenge Trophy won by view the roses from the medians, in private Sandy and Bob Lundberg top--always a plus in my home gardens and at opinion. Bob Martin places of business; and, was our keynote speak- of course, in public gar- er after the welcome dens. The Tyler Rose reception, presenting a Center and Gardens is talk on “The Future of on 14 acres of beauti- Roses”. His side kick was ‘Carnac the Mag- The National Floral Emblem fully planned out gar- of the USA dens showing 38,000 nificent’ played by Dr. Proclamation 5574 rose bushes of least 500 Jim Herring, who an- November 20, 1986 different varieties--from swered a variety of American Rose Society tall grafted rose trees to questions about the 877 Jefferson Paige Rd. miniature roses no larger The Robert E. and Mildred C. future of roses. At the Shreveport, LA 71119 Lawton Miniature National Trophy than a dime. banquet later in the con- 318.938.5402 won by Satish and Vijaya Prabhu (continued on p. 4) Page 2 ARS President’s Message by Jolene Adams November is breezy and getting cold. I wish I could say that my part of California is getting wet–but it’s not. We still need to irrigate our gardens. The rainy season is occurring mostly in the Northwest. The National Convention in Tyler was outstanding. ARS Executive Director Jeff Ware did an outstanding job as Convention Chair, and the South Central District put on a fabulous rose show. Thank you to all the many volunteers who made this event a great success! I am starting to make plans for the coming year. I will be attending the World Federation of Rose Societies (WFRS) 17th Triennial Convention in Lyon, France in late May/early June. One of the things that will be happening there will be committee meetings. Just like ARS, the WFRS has committees to do various things – and each com- mittee has a chair and several members. These committees meet irregularly – whenever most of the committee members will be present at regional conferences or rose trials or they hold teleconferences. However, once every three years, they meet at the Triennial Convention. I will be representing the ARS, but also I hold the office of WFRS Vice President for North America. As such, I am on the Executive Committee and Council (similar to our ARS Board) and we have two meetings – one to attend to business that has been placed on the agenda and a following one to attend to business that has been brought to us in the other committees’ meetings. In order to spread the workload (for me), I usually ask any ARS members who will be attending the Lyon Convention to volunteer to be the ARS representative on one of the committees that will meet. That means, listen, take notes and express the views of the ARS (if asked). It is a unique experience and you can learn what is going on in the other rose-loving countries of the world. The committees are: Executive Committee, Awards and Prizes, Publications, Rose Trials, Heritage, Conserva- tion, Classification, Registration, Breeders Club, Rose Show Standardization, Promotions, Conventions and the Council Meeting. If you are attending the Lyon Convention and are interested in representing ARS on one of these committees, please let me know: [email protected]. At the recent ARS Board meeting in Tyler, TX, the list of ARS members who had offered to attend one of the meetings was drawn up and most of the folks on the list were assigned to one of the committees. Some of these delegates have since notified me they will NOT be attending, so I am looking for a few more people. It is not all work and no play! We will all be touring/visiting "La Bonne Maison" Rose Garden; historical Lyon and environs; the rose gardens in the Park "Tête d’Or"; the city of Cluny and the "Clé de la Rose" rose garden. We’ll also enjoy numerous wine tastings, soirées, food happenings and festivals. There will be numerous lectures in the mornings and garden tours in the afternoons, long trips, short trips, dignitaries to meet and dine with, horse farms and vineyards and nurseries to visit, rose breeders to meet and chat with, displays of floral art, danc- ing contests, street fairs, abbeys, churches and cathedrals to see, a day in Saint-Galmier with its racetrack, casino and spa as well as attending a food event with the local mayor and several ceremonial dinners. Info at: http:// www.lyon-roses-2015.org/en/convention-programme.htm. Early bird registration ends November 30. Even better–there is both a pre-tour and a post-tour offered by Lionel Newton. The pre-tour winds through Nice, Monte Carlo, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Grasse (famous for its perfumes), Hyeres, Aix-en-Provence, Avignon, Nimes and Arles (once the home of Vincent van Gogh), arriving in Lyon for the Convention. The post tour leaves Lyon and goes on to Tours, Chenonceau, Orléans, Chârtres and Paris. Lots of roses, gardens, historic sites – aimed at the interests of ARS members. Request information from [email protected]. (see p. 9) Think about joining us! Events for Rosarians Oct. 31 -Nov 2: PNW District Conference, Vancouver, WA Oct. 31-Nov 2: Deep South District Rose Show & Convention, Gainesville, FL Nov. 21-Dec. 5: WFRS Regional Convention, Hyderabad, India—link February 20-21, 2015 : Tenarky District Winter Workshop—link May 26-June 1, 2015: 17th WFRS Convention, Lyon France—link June 11-14, 2015: Miniature & Miniflora Conference, Columbus, OH ARS Silver Arrangement Certificate Sept. 10-13, 2015: ARS Fall Convention & Rose Show, Syracuse, NY at ARS National Rose Show won by Elton Smith ARS & YOU Page 3 News from ARS Headquarters by Jeff Ware, Executive Director We at ARS have accomplished many things in 2014. Due to the tornado and hail damage, we have a new roof on the Klima building and new HVAC units in both the Klima and administration buildings. We thank Dr. Peter Gallagher helping us receive the Louisiana Recreational Trails Grant. Thanks to both Weeks and Star roses, we have 250 new roses planted. Thank you, Sue Tiffany & Local Society Relations Committee, for outstanding work in completing the Guidelines for Rose Society Leaders with support from Carol Spiers. The San Diego Rose Society conducted an excellent convention, A Rose Family Holiday, in San Diego, CA. Thanks for our new website, www.rose.org go to an anonymous donor and the leadership of Steve Hutton and Henry Conklin of All-American Rose Selections, with support from Beth Smiley and Amanda Figlio. We have an outstanding staff at ARS Headquarters including Craig Reiland, our Horticultural Consultant; our Maintenance Endowment Trust Trustees; Teresa Castello, Director of Accounting; Laura Seabaugh, Director of Membership; Laura Pfender, Director of Development and many others. Thank you to the entire South Central District for organizing the Rose Show, Roses in the Piney Woods. Also, a hearty thank you to Tyler Convention Tourist Bureau and the 2014 Texas Rose Festival for your wonderfully warm hospitality during the convention. Membership at the end of September was 7,818 and this is the highest “September” numbers in years! We gar- nered 83 new members, 42 late renewing members and 263 current renewing members for September 2014. Nine districts increased their membership this month. Congratulations to South Central District for the highest percentage of growth in September 2014: 2.22% increase. Pilot programs 1 & 2 brought in 1 new member each.