Roses for Peace—The International World

American Rose Society Newsletter for Local Society
February 2015
Sue Tiffany, Publisher: sunshine-n-roses@q.com
Contents
Roses for Peace .................. p. 1
President’s Message ........... p. 2
News from ARS ................. p. 3
CR Certification .................. p. 5
NCNH Photography Show .... p. 6
Growing Minis Indoors........ p. 7
Chicago L&G Show .............. p. 8
Book Review .................... p. 10
Announcements .......... p. 10-12
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Mary Hext, Editor: mhext@outlook.com
Roses for Peace —The International World Peace Rose Gardens
Roses are dazzling and delighting new
generations of rose enthusiasts in communities across the globe through the
unique work of International World
Peace Rose Gardens (IWPRG). The Sacramento, California based nonprofit was
founded in 1988 for the sole purpose of
enhancing peace through the creation of
World Peace Rose Gardens in diverse
communities around the world. The gardens become magnetic centers where
people gather, enjoy beauty and are inspired to be better persons and world
citizens. The projects have impacted millions, including more than 14,500 global
youth who have participated in IWPRG
TJ David and Sylvia Villalobos
youth programs.
Co-Creators of the International
The co-creators, TJ David, “TJ, the
World Peace Rose Gardens
Rose Man,” and Sylvia Villalobos envisioned using the rose, the official floral Students from China, Gaza, India, Israel,
emblem of the United States, as a silent Italy, Japan, Mexico, Pakistan and the
ambassador of peace; free of the fetters United States, have participated in four
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are silent ambassadors of peace, it is and IWPRG invites everyone to join its
youth who give voice to that message. effort to dot the world (continued on p. 4)
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ARS President’s Message by Jolene Adams
Your “Lucky” Day
We’ve all experienced the flush of success – whether it is a sudden moment of triumph or the result of sustained and planned work towards a goal. It feels good to be
able to achieve and to pass a new milestone in a long trek towards completing a task
we have set for ourselves.
And that is where our personality takes over and subtly pushes us along. Leadership – in any form – is a natural action/reaction for humans. We recognize it in others;
they recognize it in us – even recognizing when it isn’t there! Many of us are “born leaders” - we just find it natural to step up and take charge of an assignment, a team effort, a product launch or an office. Others of us are not
“wired” that way – yet we are perfectly capable of leading once we are convinced by others to reach out and
work towards a specific goal. And yes, there are a few of us who would never, ever put ourselves in the position of
leading anyone for any reason – we just don’t “feel right” about doing that – but we can always follow a leader
and help the society.
Our local societies, our districts and our national organization need leaders. Leaders are regular people who
can (and will) take responsibility for following the rules of the organization and making sure that others do also.
Leaders look for opportunities where the rose society can be active in a way that the public will notice us. Leaders
help the rest of us in our rose society to take charge of a task that will help our organization. Leaders share the
duties of their office, naming people to committees or work groups so that the hard part of being a leader is
shared among many. Leaders involve as many people in the society as possible and train them in how to do the
job. Real leaders don’t “fly solo”. That is a sure path to disappointment. If no one else is working with you then
either you are going in the wrong direction or you are keeping everything for yourself – and you will work too
hard and achieve much less and no one will really be happy for you or with you. There is a reason that the old adage “many hands make light work” is so often quoted. It is true.
One of the truly nice things about working in a leadership role is the social interactions with the group. Everyone is on the same path toward success. There is a clear goal we are all moving towards. When a group achievement is celebrated by and with the group – everyone is happy.
Some of the most successful local societies in this country hold garden tours every year and advertise in their
local newspaper so the public is invited to attend. A garden tour is not hard to do if you share the work. Yes, you
have to clean up the gardens that will be on the tour – but inviting some friends over for a late brunch after the
garden is deadheaded and swept is one way to do it. Or a “coffee klatch” on a Saturday morning after the garden
is cleaned up is always a winner.
Another event that attracts the public is a rose show or exhibit. Advertise the event in your local newspaper.
Open the show to the public as early as possible. If necessary, have the judging start at 8 a.m. so the judges have
completed their tasks by 10 a.m. Get the public in to see the roses. Sell the roses that were not put on the table.
Collect clean cat food cans all year, spray paint them during the winter, wrap the outside with a broad ribbon, put
a chunk of floral foam in them and make small arrangements with polyantha, miniature and miniflora roses to sell
to the public. Small and portable – such a deal!
We are all working for the American Rose Society, even at the local level. Each of our local societies who is successful at retaining members and bringing in more new members is a success for all of us. The news should be
published so more of the public will come to the rose show or to a meeting or on an outing or tour to find out
what it is all about.
I want to say “Thank You” to those who have stepped up and agreed to be an officer in your rose society – to
lead – whether you volunteered or were asked to do so or lost a bet. You are going to have a lot of fun and meet
many interesting people. You will find out that the day you agreed to lead was “your lucky day”!
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ARS & YOU
News from ARS Headquarters by Jeff Ware, Executive Director
Things have slowed down at the Headquarters of the American Rose Society for the first of the year. This is the
time we do our planning for the remainder of the year:
 ARS Staff Leaders and our support staff met for a 2015 Planning Conference on January 16. We planned our
calendar for the year and made assignments to insure a successful year of member service. Gaye Hammond
was our guest speaker for the annual Staff Appreciation luncheon. She gave an inspirational talk about leadership and how each staff member is a leader-in-training.
 Craig Reiland is leading our garden crew to prepare for a busy spring of planting 1,000 new rose bushes. We
expect the garden will be full of color by April!
 The first Green Thumb Gardening Seminar is set for February 28. The topic is Pruning Old Garden Roses and
will feature Stephen Scanniello, President of the Heritage Rose Foundation. We will NOT hold a separate pruning party in 2015. We expect to resume the annual pruning party in 2016.
 Our Spring Egg Hunt is set for March 28. This year, the festivities will include a lady bug release in the garden.
 2015 calendars are almost sold out. With very few remaining, if you have not yet ordered, please do so quickly.
2015 Events at the American Rose Center
Green Thumb Events
2/28
4/25
6/6
9/12
Pruning Old Garden Roses - Pruning Demonstrations
Green Thumb & Spring Bloom Celebration (subject TBA)
Green Thumb (Subject TBA)
Green Thumb (Subject TBA)
Other Events
3/28 Spring Egg Hunt & Lady Bug Release
5/8
National Public Gardens Day
10/24 Ghouls in the Rose Garden
11/17-12/23 Christmas in Roseland (Fri., Sat., Sun nights only)
Chen Yuhua
Designs are available at the ARS
Online Store: t-shirts in five styles,
an exhibition book and notecards.
These make great gifts!
2015 Roses Calendar
Only a few left! Order now!
Call Peggy Spivey at
800-637-6534 ext. 229
$10 each + S&H
Order online
Events for Rosarians
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February 6-7: Gulf District Mid-Winter Workshop—Gonzales, LA
February 20-21: Tenarky District Winter Workshop, Franklin, TN —link
March 6-8: Penn-Jersey Mid-Winter Get-A-Way Weekend, Harrisburg West, PA
March 14-22: Chicago Flower Show —link
May 26-June 1: 17th WFRS Convention, Lyon France —link
June 11-14: ARS National Spring Convention and 2015 Miniature/Miniflora Conference, Columbus, OH
Sept. 10-13: ARS Fall Convention & Rose Show, Syracuse, NY
Sept. 25-27: Tenarky District Convention & Rose Show, Knoxville, TN —link
July 29-31, 2016: ARS National Miniature Rose Show & Conference, Harrisburg, PA
ARS & YOU of Interest
Articles
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Roses for Peace (cont. from p. 1)
with rose gardens for peace by becoming a
Major, Sister or Affiliated World Peace Rose
Garden (Instructions/Criteria are on the website).
The gardens serve as an example to everyone of what is possible. Any group can work
with our youth to nurture love for the Rose,
the official flower of the United States.
TJ believes there will never be too many
public rose gardens in any community. If you
find a great location, create an inspiring design and add features that people want most
in a public rose garden, then you will create a
magnet to your garden which will give meaning
and honor to you and the community. Remember anything is possible! World Peace Rose
Martin Luther King III at the 2012 Annual Celebration of the
“I Have A Dream” World Peace Rose Garden at the
MLK National Historic Site in Atlanta
Gardens were created by thinking we could impact
world peace through the beauty of the rose!
Sylvia and TJ would like to leave you with this thought:
“We believe there is a spark within each one of us that
unites us all together as brothers and sisters of the
world. If we harm one another through thoughts, words
or actions, then we are directly or indirectly harming
ourselves. Let us become peacemakers by living our
theme, ‘World Peace Begins With Me’.”
Lake Shrine-Gandhi World Peace Rose Garden
Pacific Palisades, CA
Group at the
Southport School
World Peace Rose
Garden in West
Sacramento, CA
(left)
Rose Planting
Ceremony at
Southport School
(right)
(more photos p. 11)
ARS & YOU
Ways to Keep Your CR Certification by Cindy Dale,
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ARS Consulting Rosarian Committee Chair
Consulting Rosarians (CRs) are widely considered to be the backbone of the American Rose Society (ARS). We
are the ones who are relied upon to mentor, teach classes, write articles, open our gardens, do consultations and
provide many more vital services.
In order to be knowledgeable about the latest advances in rose culture, CRs must keep their ARS certification
current. The revised CR Manual is very clear that all CRs are required to obtain four (4) continuing education credits in a four year period to maintain their certification; and yet many times, CRs do not take personal responsibility
for keeping up their certification. They will wait until the last year of the recertification period or they will wait to
be reminded (nagged) by their District CR Chair, and then they are surprised when they don’t meet the requirements and have to be dropped from the program. Believe me, none of the CR Chairs want to deliver that sad news
so please don’t place them in that position. Start working on your credits at the beginning of the recertification
period so you’ll have plenty of time in case something unforeseen occurs.
The CR Manual outlines the two different ways to obtain your four recertification credits. They are:
1. Audit an approved Consulting Rosarian School that will typically take a minimum of four hours and will
cover all the core topics of pesticides (chemical safety), soil and water, fertilizers and insects and diseases
along with the usual review of the CR program, ethics and mission.
2. ARS realizes that most CRs do not need to review these core topics every four year and this, in fact, can be
quite boring so they have developed a method for existing CRs to obtain the needed four credits by
attending ARS-approved seminars on topics that cover many interesting subjects beyond the core subjects
covered in a school. Credit for these seminars is obtained by the sponsoring society or district submitting
the request form to the District CR Chair who will forward it to the National Chair. Generally, one credit is
approved for one hour of education.
Seminars/classes can be given at a local, district or national rose society meeting and can be given for such
diverse subjects as hybridizing, raised beds, watering systems, exhibiting, OGRs, landscaping with roses and garden
structures, etc. Many more possible approved subjects are listed on page numbers 2 and 3 of the revised CR
Manual for your review. Only the most frivolous subjects that will not increase the knowledge base of a CR will be
turned down.
American Rose Society insurance requires that all Consulting/Master Rosarians be current in chemical safety
and the use of pesticides. Therefore, if the CR recertifies by obtaining four seminar credits (instead of auditing a
school), one of those credits must be in chemical safety.
As you can see, it should be very easy for CRs to attend four one-hour classes in a four-year period if the
programs presented at your monthly rose society meetings are simply approved by me for continuing education
credit. Other opportunities will come from the speakers at district and national conferences. I will also approve
credits retroactively (within 2-3 months) if the paperwork was not submitted before the class.
One last item is CR credit record keeping. I have received complaints from CRs that there was no record of them
attending a school or seminar, especially if this was out of their district. The primary responsibility for accurate
records falls to the individual Consulting Rosarian with the District CR Chair providing back up documentation.
Therefore, be sure to sign in on the sheet provided for each school or seminar and be sure you get a copy of the
new Certificate of Attendance for each school or seminar. This is for your personal records and provides proof that
you obtained credit in case the District CR Chair’s documentation is lost or not transferred to another district. Also,
e-mail your District CR Chair immediately after taking a CR School or seminar with the details about the date,
location, topic and number of credits earned so they can update your records.
All Consulting and Master Rosarians are extremely valuable to our organization and to the rose growing public.
We do not want to lose even one of you. My committee was instrumental in having the “Roses in Review”
participation requirement changed so that leaves only one way that you could lose your CR certification – through
not keeping up with your continuing education. Please don’t allow this to happen!
Editor’s Note: Cindy Dale may be contacted by email at rosepro@bellsouth.net.
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Articles of Interest
NCNH District Fall Conference Photography Show by Betty Mott
Interest in exhibiting rose photography is on the rise in the Northern California-Nevada-Hawaii (NCNH) District
as evidenced with the 176 rose photography entries submitted for our Friday, October 10, 2014 Photography
Rose Show.
An experienced team of rose photography judges traveled from the Pacific Southwest District to judge the
show. The judges included; Gerry and Dave Mahoney, Glendale Arizona, Donaldina Joung, Tubac Arizona, Miriam
Yoder, Spring Valley, California, and Sally Long, El Cajon, California. They set high standards for judging rose photography and worked together to unanimously select our ‘Best of Show’ photograph of ‘R. sericea pteracantha’
entered by Lou Evans who also won Best of Section and Best of Class for his entry.
Marin Rose Society volunteers came together to set up the display panels, accept photos at the registration
table, sort photos into classes, attach photos in the correct classes on the panels, attach ribbons, record results,
take down the photos and display panels, and sort the photos by exhibitor for easy pick up.
Thirty-eight conference registrants indicated interest in entering the photography rose show on their conference registration forms. The Marin Rose Society rented 14 photography display panels with the capacity to hold
112 (10x12”) regulation mounted entries. 22 exhibitors registered a total of 148 photographs a week prior to the
photo registration deadline sending the Marin Rose Society to scramble to find a way to accommodate all the
registered photographs. There were 28 additional photos brought in and entered on the day of the show.
Ann Marie Harris offered to transport 10 additional photography display panels from Reno Rose Society to
help bridge the gap. She also brought a box of individual plate display holders for us to use, if needed. Marin Rose
Society members also contributed additional individual plate display holders. Working together, we were able
accommodate all 176 rose photographs.
In July, in an effort to encourage member participation in the upcoming photography show, the Marin Rose
Society purchased photography set ups (mat, backing, clear protective sleeve) from Golden State Art and offered
a workshop featuring the sale of each set up for $2. The “hands on” rose photography workshop taught by Betty
Mott requested that each participant bring in at least one 8x10” rose photograph. Participants learned how to
mount and mat their photograph, fill out an entry tag and decide in which class to enter their photograph. The
workshop included time to critique photos and information on “What the judges are looking for”, “Score Card for
Judging Rose Photography”, “Where to print your photos”’, and “How to take the photo with the ‘Wow’ factor”
that will catch the judges eye.
The week before the conference, The Marin Independent Journal included an article in the garden section
written by P.J. Bremier, featuring the NCNH District Fall Conference & Rose Show. The article included information on who to contact to enter the rose photography show. Interest in photography brought in five new registrations from the general public after reading the article.
Congratulations to all who participated and entered photographs which were on display at the opening reception Friday night and Saturday. All photographs must be the work of the photographer. but the photographer
does not have to grow the rose in his/her own garden which opens this new rose show division to anyone who
loves roses and
enjoys photographing them.
The photo at
right is of the
Best in Section
Winners.
Editor’s Note:
Betty is a Master
Rosarian, district
secretary, horticulture judge and
a member of the
Marin Rose Society.
ARS & YOU
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Growing Miniature Roses Indoors by Meg Peterson, Master Rosarian
Growing miniature (mini) roses indoors can be both a rewarding and
interesting hobby as well as a frustrating and disappointing experience.
They say that “forewarned is forearmed” and with a few easy steps and
vigilance, you can avoid some fairly common problems.
Select mini rose varieties that by their nature are micro-mini or at
least compact in their growth habit. Nothing is more frustrating than trying to bring into bloom a leggy, sprawling plant. Severe pruning shortens
the canes, but it usually removes the mature wood that would have provided the bloom and then you are back to square one.
Under no circumstance should you use garden soil as your potting material as it contains too many eggs, molds, bacteria and disease spores,
etc., that will cause you problems later on. Even some packaged materials that contain soil that the manufacturer claims has been sterilized can
provide you with some unwanted problems later on.
A sterilized, soil-less mix is a good start for your plants. While minis can be started easily from cuttings, it is important that any plant material be absolutely disease and pest free before bringing it into the indoor environment.
Buy stock from reputable nurseries that maintain a high standard of healthy plants and will ship only first quality,
disease and pest free plants. A “bargain” plant from a discount store may be more than you “bargained” for in the
end when it comes to pest and disease management in the house.
Plants can be purchased year-round from nurseries in just about every horticultural zone. It probably isn’t a good idea to buy actively growing tender
plants when you are experiencing very cold temperatures outside. Many
nurseries now ship ‘dormant’ plants, but don’t be surprised or discouraged
when you open the box and find your little bundle of leafless sticks. In fact, be
prepared to “jump back” when these tiny wonders hear the wake-up call! In a
relatively short time, usually eight to ten weeks, you should be admiring lush
growth and lovely blooms.
It is important to supply adequate sunlight (south windows are best in the
winter months) or artificial lights turned on for 10 to 12 hours a day. An automatic timer is very nice in case you don’t remember to turn the lights on and
off on a regular basis. You can use cool-white florescent tubes rather than the
more expensive Flora-Lites, but the cool-whites do not supply a full spectrum
of light so you can expect some slight change in bloom shape, size or color.
When growing indoors, especially when the humidity has been decreased
by hot air heating, you must supply the extra moisture by standing the pots in
a tray of pebbles or aquarium material. Potted roses don’t like wet feet, so
keep the level of water just below the bottom of the pots.
Spider mites and mildew are the other problems that can spoil your little corner of paradise; but, if you monitor
your plants carefully, you should also be able to avoid these problems.
Like any good mother, you will want to give your “babies” a bath at least once a week. If you have a spray attachment at the sink, it can be used to direct a forceful spray of water to the underside of the leaves. It also removes a
build-up of (please excuse the white glove for the moment) dust, smoke or any oily deposits that float around in our
indoor air during the winter months and collect on the leaves of your plants.
If you don’t have such a sprayer, you can use a dipping and washing technique. I use a large bucket in which I have
a very small amount of dishwashing detergent and warm water. (Be certain that the soap you use is a basic soap that
does not contain degreasers, perfumes or dyes.) You will want to dip your plant upside down in the soapy water. To
keep the plant and soil from falling out of the pot when you turn it over, I use a small paper plate. (continued on p.8)
Articles of Interest
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Growing Miniature Roses Indoors (continued from p. 8)
Sometimes due to lack of air movement, a plant will suddenly ‘bloom’ with white mildew. It probably won’t kill
the plant, but it looks unsightly and it weakens the plant and causes the leaves and buds to become deformed.
The best non-chemical control I have found is plain old kitchen baking soda. About 1 teaspoon in a gallon of water sprayed over the affected plants seems to check an outbreak of mildew in just one application. An oscillating fan
also helps move the air over the plants and actually strengthens the stems by moving them.
Along with daily considerations of light, moisture and disease and pest control, you will also want to adopt a
routine of feeding your hungry babies. A daily feeding is a good way of maintaining your plants at a maximum level.
By using a low nitrogen preparation diluted according to the manufacturer’s suggestion for daily watering or at
about half strength in the daily watering solution, you can keep up the level of fertilizer. Just like you appreciate
variety in your diet, your mini roses will do better on a schedule of a variety of fertilizers.
About once a month, I also take the potted roses to the sink and flood them with lots of water. In this way, I
leach out any buildup of old unusable fertilizer or salts that has accumulated in the container.
Now that you know about some of the problems you might encounter, you can approach growing miniature roses indoors with confidence. With everything under control, your mini roses will provide you with color and many
hours of joy and they will certainly provide you with a conversation piece. With a little bit of luck, you will be able to
touch and hold your own special piece of paradise while Mother Nature and Jack Frost hold sway outside your
frosty windows.
ARS member Susan Fox
will be speaking about
Landscaping with Roses (March 14)
and
Miniature Roses: Hot New Color Spots
for your Garden (March 21)
ARS members Richard Anthony &
Brenna Bosch from For Love of Roses
will be speaking about
Growing Miniature Roses in Containers (March 20)
Tim Wood of Star Roses will be joining
Susan Fox for the presentation on March 14
at the
Chicago Flower & Garden Show
March 14 - March 22
For Love of Roses
Star Roses
Weeks Roses
will be contributing roses
for a garden display
Click here for information
Hello!
You have been invited by Susan
Fox to sign up for Chicago Flower
& Garden Show | Volunteer Rosarians Docents. Six volunteer rosarians are needed each day of the
show from March 14-22.Please
click on the link below to view the
online sign up sheet.
To sign up, click here.
ARS & YOU
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News from the Prairies by Arnold Pittao, Canadian Rose Society
It is still winter across much of the prairies. Although the
days warm up somewhat, the nights are still pretty cool with
temperatures often dropping to –16ᵒC. It will be another
month before we see much of the snow disappear. But, although it’s cold outside, plans are still underway for the gardening season. The first seeds will be planted in flats on March 15
and sit nicely in a south window. Germination will follow soon.
The roses that we display in pots outside in the summer are still
in the cold room in the basement; but there is a bit of life on
the shoots, indicating that they’re getting ready to start their
new year’s growth at any time. As the picture shows, they get
placed in the greenhouse in April sometime and by the end of
May they likely will be blooming. Then as soon as the danger of
hard frosts is past, normally by the beginning of June, they will
take their places in the landscape.
Rosarians across the provinces are preparing for spring. The Calgary Rose Society gardens in what is called the
“Chinook zone” of Alberta. Chinooks are warm winter winds which cause extreme temperature variations (as much
as 40 degrees in a few hours), but which make gardening very challenging since plants (including roses, of course)
respond to the warmer temperatures and their chemistry begins growth which shortly will be subjected to freezing
conditions and cease. This is very hard on plants and limits the varieties that are successful in this area.
The Saskatchewan Rose Society embraces a whole province; hence
our members are well-scattered and grow roses in at least 4 different
climatic zones. Getting together is difficult, but the Annual Show is always the “excuse” to travel many miles both to participate and to visit.
We hold our show at the beginning of July which means that the predominant classes are for hardy roses including the Explorer and Parkland
series as well as many of the prairies-bred hardy roses. A smattering of
tender hybrid teas and miniatures, along with floral art classes round out
the show.
The prairie-hardy roses are
the staple of our rosegrowing and you will enjoy learning about their traits. Some are of European or American breeding, but many have been bred right on the prairies. ‘Hazeldean’, a very hardy yellow rose (photos above and to the left)
was bred by Percy Wright (1898-1989) of Saskatchewan.
Mr. Wright wrote, “‘Hazeldean’ is hardy to 50 below zero, except for
its branches that have happened to make an extra strong growth late in
the fall so that the wood is not mature. Its great merit is that it is completely free of the blackspot foliage disease which is such a handicap to
‘Persian Yellow’, ‘Austrian Copper’ and most of the Pernetianas. It
blooms very early in the season, so that ninety percent of its buds open
before the rose curculio begins its depredations. This feature is of no
importance in moist areas where the curculio appears not to thrive, but
is of considerable importance in the Great Plains area where dry air and warm sun favor the curculio. Mr. Wright
envisioned ‘Hazeldean’ as the future parent of yellow roses. That didn’t come to pass, but ‘Hazeldean’ is a wonderful
rose for those living in cold areas. Happy rose growing!
Editor’s Note: Arnold Pittao is a rose consultant for the Prairies and author of “Growing Roses in Saskatchewan”.
His email address is His email address is apittao@telusplanet.net.
Book Corner
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The Alcatraz Rose reviewed by Sue Tiffany
Mystery writer and rose enthusiast Anthony Eglin has written a best seller in his
latest novel, The Alcatraz Rose. Who could imagine being a part of a panel discussion
for the Annual Science Festival in Cheltenham, England, would lead renowned retired
botanist and amateur detective Dr. Lawrence Kingston to the United States and Alcatraz Island in search of a rose that had been believed to be extinct for more than 50
years? After the conclusion of the Question and Answer period, a young girl named
Letty McGuire purposefully approached Dr. Kingston. Her request was simple: to find
her mother Fiona who had been missing for more than eight years. Dr. Kingston did
not know how he would succeed when the police department had not. Nor did he
know this search would lead him on a trail through London’s seedy underworld that
would endanger the lives of his friends Andrew, retired detective Emma Dixon and the
doctor himself.
What part did the notes in the margins of Graham Stuart Thomas’s book The Old Shrub Roses play in this multilayered mystery? How had the ‘Belmaris Rose’ been found growing in one of the many gardens of the former Alcatraz Island prison? It was more than 5000 miles from its home in Belmaris Castle to where it had been discovered by a group of rosarians while they were touring America’s most notorious prison.
Dr. Kingston’s daughter Julie wanted him to visit her in Seattle to meet her fiancé before their marriage. What
better time to extend his visit and fly down to San Francisco to meet with noted Alcatraz historian, Andy Harris?
This gentleman even arranged for him to meet a former inmate of Alcatraz. Would this short encounter provide
any clues to Letty’s mother’s disappearance or to how the rose came to grow on the island; or, even more unbelievable, to a famous unsolved bank robbery?
In all, Dr. Kingston’s search would involve solving the transporting of a rose 5000+ miles; a missing woman’s
disappearance; a murder; a kidnapping and an escape; and, a bank robbery. Amazingly, Mr. Eglin keeps all of
these events directly before the reader as well as keeping events that have occurred in previous novels fresh for
someone reading one of his books for the first time.
How Anthony Eglin entwines these many mysteries and the series of events so that the unfolding of each one
that leads to the next is a multi-layered, fast-paced novel that you just might not be able to put down. I know. I
finished reading the last chapter in the wee hours of the morning and instantly began re-reading the novel.
Mr. Eglin donated a signed copy of the book to the American Rose Society for a drawing on Facebook. The
lucky winner of The Alcatraz Rose, by Anthony Eglin was Mireille Goulet! Congratulations. The Alcatraz Rose (and
all five other books by Mr. Eglin) can be purchased on Amazon and other online sites and in bookstores. Not all
bookstores may stock it, but they can order through their distributors. List price is $15.95.
Links for Rose Lovers
Blogs for Rose Lovers
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Garden Web
RoseShow.com
Rose Gardening World
The Garden Diary
Integrated Pest Management of Roses
Rose Chat Radio
Integrated Pest Management
Rose Hybridizers Association
World Federation of Rose Societies
Heritage Rose Foundation
The Heritage Roses Group
Help Me Find-Roses
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Redneck Rosarian
A Rose is a Rose
HedgerowRose
If Only Sweat Were Irrigation
The Graceful Gardner
Organic Garden Dreams
Dirt Diaries
Gaga’s Garden
A Minnesota Rose Gardener
Inside the Rosarians Garden
Planters Place
Fine Gardening
‘Dainty Bess’
Winner of the HTGrandiflora photography division at the
PNW District Show
in October.
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O my Luve’s like a red, red rose . . .
From 1794 poem by Robert Burns
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The American Rose Society is offering a fourmonth trial membership for only $10 to anyone
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Four-Month Trial Members receive:
 Free advice from Consulting Rosarians.
 Free or reduced garden admissions, a $25 value
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 Free online access to five quarterly bulletins, a
$45 value.
 Two issues of American Rose magazine, a $16
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 Discounts of up to 30% at merchant partners.
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Lake Shrine-Gandhi World Peace Rose Garden
Pacific Palisades, CA
DID YOU KNOW . . .
If you don't belong to a local society you
can find the one closest to you on the ARS
website. If you don't belong to ARS, you can
join from the ARS website with a credit card.
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Photo Credits
Photos p. 1 & 4 ........................................................... TJ David
Adams photo p. 2 .................................. Susan Brandt Graham
Photo p. 6 ............................................. Courtesy of Betty Mott
Photos p. 7......................................................... Dennis Niklas
Photo p. 8 ................................................................Susan Fox
Photos p. 9.......................................................... Arnold Pittao
Rose photography photo p. 10............................ Harlow Young
Book photo p. 10 .........................................www.amazon.com
Rose photo ‘Valentine’s Day’ p. 11 ............................ Rich Baer
Rose valentine image p. 12 ....... www.daisysflowersonline.co.uk
Clipart ............... www.imagesbuddy.com & www.blogspot.com
www.deercreekflorida.com/blog
ARS Mission Statement
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culture and appreciation of the rose, through education and research, to members, to local rose societies and their members, and to the public.
ARS & You is a monthly publication whose purpose is to report news related to the ARS and publish articles of interest to
rose growers and exhibitors. Opinions expressed in the articles are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the
editor or the ARS. While the advice and information in each newsletter is believed to be true and accurate, neither the authors, editor, publisher nor the ARS can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions should there be any that
have been made. The ARS makes no warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Articles
from this publication may be freely disseminated in local rose society and garden clubs publications. To respond to items in
this issue of ARS & You, please write to any committee member of the:
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Sue Tiffany, Chair & ARS & You Publisher
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Charles Shaner, Asst. Editor
Pat Shanley, ARS VP & Chair ARS Marketing Committee
Diane Sommers, ARS Membership Committee Liaison
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