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 IlliAna Newsletter November 2013, Issue 4
In This Issue FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK ...................................................................................................................... 2 A MESSAGE FROM DAN KEIL ....................................................................................................................... 4 THE MINUTES OF THE DISTRICT MEETING BY BARBARA STAUCH ................................................................. 4 THE ILLINOIS-­‐INDIANA ROSE SHOW WINNERS ............................................................................................ 6 YOU MEET THE NICEST PEOPLE AT A ROSE SHOW BY SUSAN FOX WWW.GAGASGARDEN.COM .................. 8 DONNA HEFNER AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS ARS SILVER AWARD ........................................................... 12 A ROSE FOR OLIVIA BY JOHN MATTIA ........................................................................................................ 14 WINTER IN ILLIANA BY JACK FALKER .......................................................................................................... 16 WINTER PROTECTION IN ILLIANA .......................................................................................................................... 18 ROSE HILLS INTERNATIONAL TRIALS ........................................................................................................... 21 THE M. S. HERSHEY BOWL INFORMATION .................................................................................................. 22 ARS HORTICULTURE JUDGES COMMITTEE 2012-­‐2015 ................................................................................. 25 The IlliAna Newsletter is a Quarterly publication of the American Rose Society.
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Susan Fox at gagasgarden@gmail.com Cover rose ‘Blake Hedrick’ by Susan Fox
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From The Director’s Desk The Times They Are a-Changin’ (Bob Dylan, 1964)
“Come Senators, Congressmen
Please heed the call,
Don't stand at the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled...
There's a battle outside
And it is ragin'.......
It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'.”
The Bob Dylan lyrics might be as applicable today as they were in 1964. It seems every time we turn
on the TV, radio, pick up a newspaper or log-on to the Internet, the news is filled with controversy,
war and strife. Despite the negative forces, we long for something good to happen. We are hopeful
that ‘the times they are a-changin’ for the better. That is why our hobby of rose growing is so
important to our mental and physical health. It is not frivolous or indulgent. We have to balance the
bad with good, pain with pleasure and sadness with joy. Our rose hobby is the good news, the
happiness, the fun part of our lives that makes it worth living. So let us not ponder if the rose society
or growing roses is worth it. Because absolutely, it is worth it! We are worth it!
Let’s talk about some good ‘times they are a-changin’ for the American Rose Society and our hobby
that we love.
• ARS is fully in the black!
• American Rose advertising revenues are making a profit of over $70,000.
• Wedding rentals have brought in $8,000 profit and we are back in the wedding business. An
independent contractor (no costs to ARS) has at least 40 events booked for ARC in 2014 and
she gets paid from the percentage of the event booked.
• Insurance payment from the tornado that hit ARC has paid for the removal of a lot of trees
(more sun) and replaced some equipment that would have needed to be replaced in the near
future anyway, saving some of ARS’s surplus income.
• Mr. Jeff Ware’s contract as Executive Director of ARS was extended for five more years,
along with a small annual raise of 5%.
• Membership drive. ARS Membership is currently a little over 8,000. Increasing local, District
and ARS membership is of the upmost importance. There are two pilot studies about to be
unveiled by ARS. Watch your ARS magazine, The Rose, and/or the ARS website for the
announcements of these new studies.
• Ideas are being looked at to make it easier for societies to host a national convention.
• Approved for Edisto Memorial Gardens in Orangeburg, SC to install an ARS Species Rose
Garden featuring 50-60 species from China.
• Dr. John Dickman’s book has been published and released: Twenty Years of Questions &
Answers from American Rose. $19.99 plus S&H. (It would make a great stocking stuffer for
the right person.) To Order, visit: www.createspace.com/4247566
• Congratulations to Phil Schorr of St. Louis, MO, recipient of the prestigious Klima Medal, for
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The James Alexander Gamble Fragrance Award was given to the rose ‘Wild Blue Yonder,’
hybridized by Tom Carruth. The David Fuerstenberg Award was presented to ‘Let Freedom Ring’, hybridized by Earnest
Earman of Alexandria, VA. Christmas in Roseland November 29- December 22, 2013.
ARS spring national convention and rose show is being held in beautiful San Diego, CA, May
9-12, 2014. Registration is now available on line via the ARS.org website.
Greater Rosarians of the World June 6-8, 2014, New York, NY.
The ARS ALL Miniature National Rose Convention and Show is scheduled for July 25-27,
2014. Mt. Laurel, New Jersey.
Let’s talk about some good ‘times they are a-changin’ for the IL-IN District Rose Society
• Susan Fox is our new editor. The Holiday issues 2013 will be her second issue of the IlliAna.
We are proud to announce that Susan will be a speaker at the Chicago Flower and Patio show
2014. A rose photo, credited to her, is also in the 2014 ARS calendar. Congratulations
Susan.
• There is no charge for the IlliAna if you are receiving it electronically.
• The $15.00 annual fee will still apply for the black and white paper versions of the newsletter.
The cost is simply to cover paper, printing and postage, and is intended to be a breakeven
proposition.
• There will be three (3) issues of the IlliAna published per year, instead of the usual four (4).
Two issues will be published, at least a couple of months prior to the Spring and Fall IL-IN
District events. There will also be one holiday issue published.
• A Consulting Rosarian School is scheduled for March 8, 2014. Contact Dan Keil for details
(dan_keil_1@hotmail.com).
• Indianapolis is hoping to sponsor an Arrangement Judging School in March 2014. Even if you
don’t want to be an Arrangement Judge, this will be a good time to learn the fundamentals of
arranging with roses.
• The Belleville Area Rose Society will host our Spring District meeting and Rose Show, June
14, 2014.
• The Kokomo Rose Society will host a one day Fall meeting (date to be announced). The event
will be held at the famous Pasta-rriffic’s Italian Restaurant, where the food is te-rrific.
• I have contacted a rose wholesale supplier and received a donation of about 30 bare root
roses. These roses, arriving in February, will be potted and made available at the District
events for purchase, silent auction or door prizes at the host’s discretion.
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Ed Yesan is serving as an instructor at the Pacific Southwest Arrangement School, Palm
Desert, CA, November 22-24, 2013. Congratulations Ed, and have a great time.
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A Message from Dan Keil Thank you to all of our rose society who so generously volunteered their time to make our first
district rose show a success. Society’s board members are Dan Keil, president, Shawnda Walker, Bob
Shake and Kaye Wessbecher. Our Special Events Chair Jim Shake worked well to help Terry and
Judy Richards, Co-Chairs of our rose show make this a great show and convention. Thank you, all! It
took all of our rose society to host a successful rose show and convention. Thank you to Judy and
Brad Love who were in charge of Certificates and Records. Gloria Levitt did an excellent job with
organizing and typing the arrangement schedule. Shawnda Walker, thank you for mailing out the
show schedule! There are many to thank for transporting the properties: Bob Meschnark, Jim
Wessbecher, Bob Shake, Richard Irwin and Dan Keil setting up and tearing down a rose show is a
mammoth undertaking. Thank you Bob and Kris Shake, Jim and Daye Wessbecher, Carolyn Rentfro,
Howard and Georgie Nipp, Richard and Lougene Erwin, Ann Wells, Bob Meschanark, Shawnda
Walker and Dan Keil for doing the set up and tear down! Our Hospitality Table was excellently run
by Howard and Georgie Nipp and Kris Shake—the later who also was the photographer for the event.
I personally want to thank all of our good folks in the Stephen Decatur Rose Society for a job well
done! I extend a big thank you to Clayton Beatty for the help setting up and taking down!
Dan Keil, President
Stephen Decatur Rose Society
The Minutes of the District Meeting by Barbara Stauch ILLINOIS-INDIANA DISTRICT OF THE AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY
SEPTEMBER 14, 2013
The fall 2013 meeting the Illinois-Indiana District of the American Rose the Decatur Rose Society
hosted Society. It was held at the Shilling Center, Decatur, Illinois.
Dan Keil was Chair of the event.
Terry and Judy Richards of Pekin, IL were rose show co-chairs.
Speakers were Susan Fox, Clayton Beatty and Steve Singer.
Following lunch, Dan Keil opened the meeting with a welcome.
District Director Linda Kimmel presided.
A motion was made by Barbara Stauch that we dispense with reading the minutes. Minutes were
previously published in the IlliAna. The motion was seconded and carried.
Treasurer Andy Plasz reported a balance of $2,880.95 in the checking account; a balance of $5128.71
in the savings account; certificate of deposit of $5,388.27 and $2182.54 in the Ruth Tiedeman
savings account. The total of all accounts is $15,580.47.
Larry Jones, Chair of Horticulture Judges, reported that we are down in number our number of judges
and really need to hold a judging school. A seminar was held last year and we will have either a
seminar or a school in 2014. If you would like to host this event, please contact Larry.
Andy Plasz, Libertyville, IL was named District ‘Outstanding Judge”.
Roger Brueckman, Vice Director, reported on possible bylaw changes. These changes were initiated
at the spring district business meeting, making it possible for the host society to have a spring district
meeting and rose show, rather than a fall show, if they preferred. The idea is to give the hosting
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society some flexibility on the time of year (spring or fall) to have the District rose show. After some
discussion concerning having a spring rose show verses a fall show, it was decided to pilot a District
spring rose show for 2014. We will not be permanently committed. A spring show would be in June.
There will be only one District rose show per year. If we have a spring rose show there will be no
rose show in the fall (and vice versa). It will then be necessary to hold the fall meeting at a later date.
Bylaw changes will be suspended, until after the 2014 pilot project is completed, and we can evaluate
the success.
Other suggested bylaw changes are that the district and the host society will share equally in both
profit and loss of meetings.
It was announced that the Bellville Area Rose Society has agreed to host the Spring District meeting
and rose show in 2014. The date will be either June 14th or June 21st. Director Linda announced that
Kokomo Rose Society (IN) has agreed to host a one-day fall meeting (No show). The date will be
announced at as the details are worked out.
Mark Nolen, Chairman of Roses in Review, reminded attendees that Roses in Review (RIR) reports
are vital for accurate reporting in the Handbook for Selecting Roses. More participants mean a better
review. At the present time, IL-IN District has had 12 reports covering 74 roses. This is less than last
year. For the paper version, see the July issue of the ARS magazine. For the electronic version, go to
www.ars.org and login. The deadline for RIR reports was September 26th. All rose growers are
encouraged to participate in the RIR reports.
Dan Keil, Chair of our district’s Consulting Rosarians, reported the need for more rosarians. A CR
school is planned for next year and will probably be held in Peoria.
Rhonda Lewis was awarded the “Master Rosarian” Certificate.
Dennis Nelson was awarded the “Outstanding Consulting Rosarian” certificate. As Dennis was not in
attendance, a neighbor accepted the certificate in his honor and will make certain the certificate is
delivered.
Arrangement Chair, Ed Yesan reported that a workshop will probably be held at the next conference.
A school may also be held, but that details need to be worked out.
Awards Chair, Mary Ewaldz, announced the Silver Honor Medal was awarded to Donna Hefner.
Mark Nolen accepted the certificate in her honor. Mary Ewaldz presented Director Linda Kimmel
with a gift as a token of appreciation on behalf of the district.
District Director, Linda Kimmel, presented Certificates of Appreciation to Joel Anderson and Rhonda
Lewis in recognition of their work on the Spring District meeting at Three Rivers; Dan Keil for his
work as the Fall District meeting as Chairman at Decatur; and, to Terry and Judy Richards for their
work on the Fall District meeting as Rose Show Chairs at Decatur. Linda also thanked the District
officers, and passed out small gifts of appreciation.
From the Decatur Rose Society, the Bronze Honor Medal was awarded to Jim and Kay Wessbecker.
The Director announced that Andy Plasz won the Betty Pavey Award. Dan Keil won the Ralph
Moore Award. The McFarland was not awarded. The Queen of show was won by Andy Plasz with
‘Moonstone’.
There was no further business to discuss. Dan Keil moved that the meeting be closed. The move was
seconded and carried.
Respectfully submitted by,
Barbara Stauch, Secretary
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The Illinois-­‐Indiana Rose Show Winners September 14, 2013
Decatur, IL
DISTRICT CHALLENGE CLASSES
J Horace McFarland Memorial District Trophy
Not awarded
Ralph S. Moore District Award
Dan Keil (7 Miniatures)
'Bonfire', 'Magic Show', 'Becka Anne', 'Renegade', 'X-Rated', 'Pierrine', 'Daddy Frank'
Illinois-Indiana District Miniflora Rose Challenge
(5 Minifloras)
Mark & Cathy Nolen
'Foolish Pleasure', ‘Cooper', 'Lady E'owyn', 'Tiffany Lynn', 'First Choice'
District Director's Award
Jean and Mary Ewaldz
'Quietness', 'Outta the Blue', 'Golden Unicorn'
Hugh Lewis Award
Jim and Kaye Wessbecher
'St. Patrick'
Illinois-Indiana Miniature Award
Dan Keil
'Pierrine'
English Box
Mark and Cathy Nolen
‘Desperado’ (3) ‘Mavrik’ (3)
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Rose Show Winners
September 14, 2013
Decatur, IL
Horticulture:
Queen
King
Princess
HT Open
Gr Spray
Fl Bloom
Fl Spray
Poly Spray
Classic Shrub
Modern Shrub
Climber
Dowager
Victorian
Genesis
Mini Queen
Mini King
Mini Princess
Mini Open
Mini Single
Miniflora Queen
Miniflora King
Miniflora Princess
Miniflora Spray
‘Moonstone’’
‘Mavrik’
‘Hot Lady’
‘Marilyn Monroe’
‘Wild Blue Yonder’
‘Ketchup & Mustard’
‘Julia Child’
‘Verdun’
‘Linda Campbell’
‘Fair Bianca’
‘Clair Martin’
‘Baronne Prévost’
‘Rose de Rescht’
Rosa rugosa
‘Daddy Frank’
‘Joy’
‘Sam Trivitt’
Lee Greenwood's ‘American
Patriot’
‘My Sunshine’
‘Foolish Pleasure’
‘Dr. Troy Garrett’
‘Conundrum’
‘Ray Still’
Plasz, Andrew
Sandberg, Gene
Sandberg, Gene
Ewaldz, Jean & Mary
Nolen, Mark & Cathy
Ewaldz, Jean & Mary
Ewaldz, Jean & Mary
Keil, Dan
Ewaldz, Jean & Mary
Ewaldz, Jean & Mary
Ewaldz, Jean & Mary
Plasz, Andrew
Wessbecher, Jim & Kaye
Plasz, Andrew
Plasz, Andrew
Plasz, Andrew
Plasz, Andrew
Wessbecher, Jim & Kaye
Keil, Dan
Plasz, Andrew
Keil, Dan
Anthony, Richard
Keil, Dan
Arrangement Trophies
Betty Pavey National Trophy
Tiedeman District Trophy
Russ Anger District Trophy
Large Oriental Manner
Artist Award
Table Etiquette
Best Novice
Miniature Gold
Miniature Silver
Miniature Bronze
Duke
Mini Oriental Manner
Plasz, Andrew
Linda Kimmel
Linda Kimmel
Linda Kimmel
Carolyn Renfro
Carolyn Renfro
Carolyn Renfro
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You Meet The Nicest People At A Rose Show by Susan Fox www.gagasgarden.com Where are the rose gardens? Backyards.
Back Yard Rose Garden with Elevated Deck
Hidden secret gardens are behind beautiful urns and cascading
fountains or perhaps ivy brick walls. You can catch a glimpse of
a climbing rose or a waft of their fragrance on the wind as you
walk along the sidewalk out for an evening stroll. Some of the
nation’s most beautiful treasured gardens are tucked away
behind gates in back yards. The first rose garden I had, I
inherited from my mother in Northern Illinois, one mile from
Lake Michigan along the North Shore off Beach Road on a dead
end street. I sought out members of the Libertyville Men’s
Garden Club and the Northeastern Illinois Rose Society to teach
me how to take care of a rose garden. Like most kids, I had not
paid attention when my mother did her best to engage me in the
art of gardening. I didn’t know it at the time, but my rose
mentors would become the crème de la crème of the rose world.
You wouldn’t know it.
Richard Anthony of For Love of Roses preparing for the Show
They are the most down-to-earth, caring, giving
and friendly people you could ever hope to meet.
This group at the time comprised of scientists,
doctors, professors and consulting rosarians was
committed to educating anyone interested in rose
gardening. What I remember most is their spirit
of total commitment to education, camaraderie,
friendship and fellowship. The first time I entered
a rose show; it was only because of the encouragement of this group. I wanted to share how beautiful
the rose garden was that most people could not see hidden in the back yard. The only way to do this
was to take roses from the backyard rose garden and enter a rose show. The garden was also featured
on a rose garden tour and I’ll never forget when one of the PhD’s said, “Susan, you have achieved
perfect rose culture.” I still think that’s the best thing anyone’s ever said to me. :) 8
Andy Plasz preparing his entries
It Takes A Village
I was in my twenties when I approached the
Libertyville Men’s Garden Club and the
Northeastern Rose Society to learn about roses.
Remember the phrase “It Takes A Village?” It does
“take a village” to teach and create the next
generation of gardeners. I believe we are obligated
to educate, encourage and pass on what we know to
them. I can sincerely tell you this is the feeling that
the rose society nurtured within their group with
newcomers in sharing their knowledge. It can be
encapsulated by one word: “encouragement”. This
past weekend, the American Rose Society of the
Illinois-Indiana District hosted the District Rose
Show and Convention in Decatur, Illinois. There were beautiful roses, of course, and the show was
open to the public on a beautiful day. The rose shows in cities across the country are also free to the
public. The best part of the rose show is the people. Rosarians whom we have known since we were
in our twenties actually attended and entered the show. It was wonderful to see Dr. Andy Plasz who
was our friend, rose mentor and neighbor from all those years ago in the Northeastern Rose Society.
His arrangement won the highly coveted Betty Pavey Memorial National Trophy.
Dan Keil, Stephen F. Decatur Rose Society
President preparing for the show
You meet the nicest people at a rose show
Research shows that association memberships are dropping at an alarming rate across every sector in
the US. I guarantee when we, as members of individual societies in garden clubs and the American
Rose Society make our number one interest, people and their needs to connect, be encouraged, and to
learn, our membership will increase.
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Dr. Andy Plasz entry 'Moonstone' won
Queen of Show
Find Your Tribe
I was flying home from Houston on a
Southwest Airlines flight with the President of
The Texas Nursery And Landscape Association
Region IV talking roses and she invited me to speak to the Master Gardeners in Dallas, Texas about
roses. She explained through TNLA, she had found her tribe. I would like to invite you to seriously
consider locating your nearest rose society and/or garden club visiting them more than once and find
your tribe. Your tribe is a group of people who are really, truly passionate and share the same
interests as you do. With them you can continue to learn and share your knowledge about what you
love every day.
Teresa Byington, of TheGardenDiary.com found through our mutual love of
roses and now a part of my tribe is working with me to get entries ready before
judging begins.
Rose Judges Diane Sommers and Dr. Tony Liberta
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Linda Kimmel, ARS Illinois-Indiana District Director
Linda Kimmel's Winning Arrangement
Mark and Kathy Nolan preparing for the show
Mark and Kathy Nolan from the Indianapolis District win this Challenge Class with
3 ‘Mavrik’ and 3 ‘Desperado’-- Simply Spectacular! Congratulations All!
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DONNA HEFNER AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS ARS SILVER AWARD THE ARS SILVER MEDAL AWARD ILLINOIS-INDIANA DISTRICT 2013
by Mark Nolan
Donna Hefner has been active in the American Rose Society for nearly 40 years. Although Donna as
not held an elective office or served as a chairman of a national committee, she has, nevertheless,
served the American Rose Society in many ways.
At the National level, Donna and John Hefner served as Co-Chairs of the ARS National Fall
Convention in Indianapolis in 1995. By many accounts, it was one of the more successful and
profitable ARS Conventions. Donna served on several committees at the 1979 ARS Fall National and
the ARS National Mini Convention that were also hosted by the Indianapolis Rose Society. Donna
and John opened their rose garden for tours at the ARS National Convention in 1979 and 1995 and
the ARS Mini National in 2005.
Donna has supported the American Rose Society by attending and participating in the rose shows at
many national conventions. She has been an integral part of an exhibiting team that has won many
national awards. John and Donna were recognized as the top exhibiting team in the country and were
awarded the Guy Blake Hedrick, Jr. Trophy at the ARS Convention in Palm Springs in November
2009.
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At the district level, Donna has never held an elective office, but she has participated in many district
conventions and functions. Donna has worked in some capacity in the dozen or so District
Conventions held in Indianapolis over the last 35 years. These positions include being the Convention
Co-Chair, Awards Chair, District Show Schedule, and District Show Program Chair, Tabulation and
Report Chair and many other duties as assigned.
Donna’s true talent is one of an “Administrative Assistant”; she likes to stay in the background.
When John was District Director she assisted him in many ways that have been a direct benefit to the
district. She has assisted John in writing articles for the IlliAna and preparing programs for the
district. She helped John respond to all incoming emails and correspondence. She ordered and
prepared all of the district recognition certificates.
During 2004 through 2006, Donna organized all prior records and reports maintained by all previous
District Directors. Many duplicate copies of records were eliminated and the rest were organized and
filed in 3-ring binders. During this same period, Donna created a 3-ring reference binder with
pertinent samples of reports, forms and due dates, etc. The binder was presented to John’s successor,
Bill Carlson, to assist him in becoming familiar with his duties.
Recently, Donna chaired and organized the silent auction at the 2009 District meeting. She was also
the recipient of a Certificate of Appreciation from the district in 2009 for all of her efforts in assisting
John when he was the District Director. At the local level, Donna’s contributions have been
outstanding. Donna has been the President of the Indianapolis Rose Society and has served in many
capacities on the Board of Directors off and on over the years. Donna was Editor of the Rosarian in
the 1980s and John and Donna were Co-Editors of the Rosarian for several years in the 1990s.
Donna was the publisher of the booklet Successful Growing Roses in Indiana. This publication was
written by members of the Indianapolis Rose Society. It received the American Rose Society Award
of Merit in 2000. She has assisted in revising, updating and publishing this booklet two additional
times. Donna has been the publisher of the Indianapolis Rose Society Membership Directory for
many years. She received an award from the American Rose Society Publication Committee for her
efforts.
Donna has served as Awards Chair of our local rose show on numerous occasions and recently was
the co-chair of the Indianapolis Rose Society information booth at the 2010 Indianapolis Home &
Flower Show held at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Awards presented to Donna at the local level are: Award of Appreciation, 1982: Award of Merit, year
unknown; Award of Honor, 1992; the American Rose Society Bronze Honor Medal in 1996. Donna
received another Certificate of Appreciation for her efforts in putting on the District Convention in
2003.
In my opinion, Donna is an excellent candidate for the Silver Honor Medal. Her list of
accomplishments at the local, district, and national level justify her nomination. Donna has always
been willing to work behind the scenes, but the key word is “work”; and, she has always been willing
to work for the American rose Society. John Hefner claims that much of his success in the rose world
can be attributed to Donna. John says that Donna is a very giving person and she does not always
need public recognition especially when she knows, in her heart, what she has done or contributed the
rose society. I say that we all would like to have an “Administrative Assistant” like Donna, and now
is the time for Donna to be recognized.
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A Rose for Olivia by John Mattia A rose in memory of one of the victims of the shooting at the Sandy Hook elementary school
last December will be introduced this fall by my good rose friend, Steve Singer, a nationally wellknown rosarian who is also a hybridizer and owns Wisconsin Roses.
One evening, shortly after this tragedy in Connecticut, Steve called me to relate how moved
he was by a MSNBC-TV story about one of the victims of shooting, a six-year-old first grader named
Olivia Rose Engel. Steve said he was so touched by the story that included information that Olivia
loved purple flowers. “I have a purple miniature rose that I hybridized,” Steve told me, “and I feel
this mini would be a perfect memorial for Olivia.” Steve, however, did not want to name the rose for
her without her parents’ permission. I agreed with him, but told him that making a direct contact with
the family at that time would be difficult if not impossible due to the national angst over the tragedy.
Steve wrote to MSNBC in December asking if it would forward his message to name a rose
for Olivia to the family, but received no reply. He then sent a similar letter to a post office box in
Sandy Hook that was set up to receive letters of condolences to the families of the 26 victims.
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Four months went by with no response. Then, one day in April, Olivia’s grandmother sent
Steve an email stating that she was responding on behalf of Olivia’s parents. She replied that they
would be “honored” to have a rose named in their daughter’s memory. She apologized for the delay
in the response, but noted that there were more than 100,000 messages to the family and they were
slowly going through a mountain of mail responses, which still wasn’t completed at that time.
Following this phone call, Steve officially named the rose ‘Olivia Rose.’
This past month, Steve shipped a potted bush of ‘Olivia Rose’ to her parents and
grandmother. In response, he received a thank-you card from the family. They said the rose was
“beautiful” and they included a photo of Olivia in the response. Steve now keeps the photo of Olivia
on his desk as a “remembrance of the cute little girl” that was killed in this senseless tragedy in Sandy
Hook.
Steve has officially registered the rose with the International Registration for Roses (IRAR)
and the registration notification is expected to be listed in the next edition of The American Rose.
The registration information lists the rose’s color as mauve with ruby edges at times, the petal count
at 25-30, and the foliage that is as dark and small similar to ‘Heather Sproul’. The parentage is
‘Madame Violet’ x ‘Heather Sproul’.
Maiden bushes of ‘Olivia Rose’ budded on multiflora rootstock will be available for sale from
Wisconsin Roses this fall. (Yes, Steve buds all his minis on multiflora.) The website address is
WIRoses.com.
‘Olivia’
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Winter in IlliAna by Jack Falker Minneapolis
Do all of you folks in Illinois and Indiana
really think you know in which USDA
coldness zone you’re living? Of course, you
could check out the latest USDA Plant
Hardiness Zone Map (published in January
2012) and it’ll show that you live in either
zone 5 or zone 6, unless you are in the most
southern tip of Illinois, which is in zone 7.
Most people take that as gospel, but did you
know that this was the first time in 20 years
that the USDA updated this information? It
covers the 30-year period from 1976 to 2005,
so it’s already eight years out of date and those
eight winters were among the warmest in the
last 50 years. That, in my mind, makes the
USDA information pretty unreliable. The
National Arbor Day Foundation published
their own zone map back in 2006, which
shows virtually all of Illinois, Indiana, the
lower peninsula of Michigan and Ohio in zone
6. It also shows much of southern Minnesota
and virtually all of Iowa in zone 5, which is a
big change, even without taking into account
the much warmer winters in the seven years
since their map was published. Here’s the
Arbor Day map which, based on actual
experience, makes the new USDA map that
follows seem pretty inaccurate.
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So, given that winters have changed in recent
years, ask yourself what winter is really like
right now where you live. Before you
confidently recite that you are in zone 6, ask
yourself when was the last time you remember
a winter that was between zero and minus 10?
Or, if you think you are still in zone 5 (where
the USDA Map above shows the northern
halves of Illinois and Indiana), ask yourself
when was the last time you remember winter
temperatures being -10 to -20? I believe that if
you give this some serious consideration and
discuss it at your various club meetings, my
guess is you will find that virtually all of
northern Illinois and Indiana are in zone 6 and
substantial portions of southern Illinois and
Indiana are experiencing consecutive winters
that do not go below zero, firmly placing them
in zone 7.
My conjecture is based on 51 years of data that
I have compiled for the Twin Cities of
Minneapolis and St.Paul. While the USDA
continues to place us in zone 4, the National
Arbor Day map shows us in zone 5, and my
temperature chart below confirms that not only
are we in zone 5, but are on a statistically valid
trend line path that is moving us quickly
toward zone 6. If we interpolate this data
further south to Illiana, I believe you should be
seeing similar changes, which could change
your approach to winter protection.
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Winter Protection in IlliAna What do these climate changes portend for
winter protecting your roses in Illiana? First,
remember that the objective of winter
protection is to keep your roses from
repeatedly freezing and thawing. That’s why
we say that the objective of winter protection
in zones 3, 4 and 5, where the ground freezes
deeply in the winter months, is to keep your
roses frozen, not to keep them from freezing.
That may sound counterintuitive; and, indeed,
there is a lot of confusion on this subject.
Thus, we have nurseries selling Styrofoam
rose cones that serve as little ovens in the
winter when the sun shines on them, causing
plants to freeze and thaw repeatedly, there by
killing them.
If Illiana is virtually all zone 6 and 7, with
only a few spots in zone 5, it stands to reason
that you all might have a different, but perhaps
equally
challenging
winter
protection
requirement: that is, keeping your roses from
freezing in the first place, so that they don’t
repeatedly freeze and thaw all winter.
Fortunately, I believe the solution is virtually
identical, i.e., some acceptable method of
insulating each rose, either before it freezes or
afterward to keep it frozen.
First, it is important that, if you are growing
grafted roses, your bud unions should be
several inches below the surface of the ground
to insulate them. I recommend planting the
bud unions at least three inches or as much as
five or six inches down so the roses can
develop their own feeder roots above the bud
union as an added bonus. I also recommend
growing as many roses as possible on their
own roots. I plant all my own-root roses with
their crowns several inches below ground for
good insulation and root development. I
believe this method would work especially
well in zones 6 and 7 because your ground
would seldom ever freeze to these depths, if
you have at least some good above ground.
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Once the bud unions are at least somewhat
below grade; or, even better, if your roses are
growing on their own roots, here is what I
recommend for winter protection. Year-round,
mulch your beds with at least three inches of
wood chips overall. In the late fall, pull more
of those chips up around your plants from the
area surrounding them so you have five or six
inches of chips around every plant (in the
summer fewer chips are desirable around the
plants, to work in fertilizer, coffee grounds
etc.). Next, mound a couple of shovelfuls of
compost from your mulch pile around every
plant. My mulch pile is primarily shredded oak
leaves from last fall and hundreds of pounds of
composted Starbucks coffee grounds that I
collect regularly.
The next step is to prepare a bunch of half-full,
regular plastic leaf bags. For Heaven's sake,
don't use the compostable leaf bags (as I did
one winter, picking them up from neighbors'
leaf bag piles). They break down over the
winter and leave you with piles of leaves to
clean up! The nice thing about using bagged
Next, when it starts getting cold and your roses
have stopped blooming, bind them into
bundles and cut them down to about 12 inches.
(Don't worry, you're not losing anything here;
what you want is the strong new growth you
will get in the spring.) Here's what this looked
like when I was cutting back my mounded
Buck Earth Song bed with my hedge trimmer,
in preparation for putting on leaf bag
insulation.
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leaves is that it’s much easier to remove them
in the spring.
When you put these bags on your roses will
differ, depending on where you live in IlliAna.
In zone 5 and the colder parts of zone 6 (like
Chicagoland), wait until the ground freezes
lightly, before putting them on. A good signal
around here is when our local ponds get a skin
of ice on them for the first time. Now, one-byone, slit open the bottoms of your leaf bags
and push them down on each of your plants,
flush with the mounds. In the warmer parts of
zone 6 (or colder parts of zone 7), you can
probably just rely on the mounding process
and wait to see if you get snow cover to
insulate your beds. However, I would put
some added insulation on the plants no later
than the latter part of December, as a
precaution against repeated freezing and
thawing. There really is no downside to
putting on your insulation earlier, just as long
as you put something around your plants to
deter the inevitable onslaught of voles. In that
regard, please see my Minnesota Rose
Gardener blog articles on vole protection:
http://jackrosarian.blogspot.com/2013/09/voles-andcastor-oil.html .
The use of construction blankets for winter
protection has also become quite popular up
here in Lake Wobegon and I believe it could
be very useful in Illiana, with your
freezing/thaw issues. I will be writing a blog
on this method which can be incorported as
another article for Illiana in the near future. In
the meantime, here is a picture taken by my
friend Deb Keiser, rose specialist at the
Virginia Clemens Rose Garden in St. Cloud,
Minnesota, of her garden all covered up for
winter in mid-November. Just imagine!
Please feel free to address any questions to
jack@falkerinvestments.com. And, have a
nice warm winter!
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Rose Hills International Trials Rose Hills 12th International Rose Trials
Official Results -Saturday, October 5, 2013
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The M. S. Hershey Bowl Information 1.
Shall be placed in competition once each year at a District show or one of the larger shows
held by an affiliated/chapter club.
2.
Competition is confined to members of the American Rose Society, not just members of the
District.
3.
The award shall be for one rose each of at least five (5) varieties of hybrid teas (or some class
of comparable difficulty approved by the Prizes and Awards Committee).
4.
The trophy shall remain in possession of the winner until requested by the ARS Headquarters
office to be shipped to the next district. Each winner using the bowl shall assume
responsibility of forwarding it to the location of the next competition. If no winner, District
must return trophy to ARS-HQ. Engraving shall be at the exhibitor’s expense. Shipping to
next competition at exhibitor’s expense (trophy should be insured for $1000). Certificate
provided by ARS Headquarters (to District Director); keeper trophies provided by host
district.
5.
Please apply for use of the bowl to the Executive Director before March 1 and state the
wording of the class for which it will be used.
6.
Where there are less than three (3) entries, the class shall not be judged, unless in the opinion
of the judges, the exhibit is outstanding and merits the honor.
NOTE: Winners’ name must be submitted to ARS Headquarters office.
Rules/Receipt form/Award Report & Certificates will be sent to District Director.
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20_____ M. S. HERSHEY BOWL TROPHY
Award Report Form
The following information is to be supplied to the American Rose Society within one week after the show where
their award is made. Please attach clippings of all publicity on the award.
Type of Show: National ________ District__________Local________
Organization sponsoring show: _____________________________________________________________________________
Date_________________________ Location ___________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Trophy awarded to: ______________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
For (give wording of class) _________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________ Number of entries received _____________________________________________
Varieties ________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Judges __________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Is photo of winner, presentation, or entry available? ___________________ Enclosed ________________________________
Name of person reporting __________________________________________________________________________________
Title ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Please Return This Form To:
American Rose Society
P.O. Box 30,000
Shreveport, LA 71130-0030
DATE:
PLACE:
I HAVE RECEIVED THE HERSHEY BOWL TROPHY
SIGNED:
NOTE: Winners agree to bear the cost of return shipment of trophies they have won and taken
possession of from a convention, returning them at least one month prior to the succeeding place
designated, where the perpetual trophy will again be needed. It must be returned engraved (if
applicable), in its shipping crate, polished and in condition to be presented, insuring the trophy for
$1000.
Trophy can be retained by winner, but must be shipped to next conference when requested. They may
retain the keeper trophy (if provided) indefinitely.
Please send copy to ARS HQ of information sheets
Return shipment of non-received trophies, insured for $1000, should be made to:
American Rose Society
Attn: Carol Spiers
8877 Jefferson-Paige Road,
Shreveport LA 71119
Phone: (318) 938-5402 x103
EMAIL: carol@ars-hq.org
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ARS Horticulture Judges Committee 2012-­‐2015 Linda & Ted Burg, Co-Chairs
ldburg@yahoo.com
Buckeye District
James Hering
rosehering@roadrunner.com
Central District
Lisa McDonald
mjmlcm001@sbcglobal.net
Carolina District
Don Myers
Colonial District
Marti Youmans
Deep South District
James Small
Great Lakes District
Jon Bradley
Eleanor Kressbach
Gulf District
Flora & Frank Hover
Illinois-Indiana District
Larry Jones
ljones@arthur.k12.il.us
NCNH District
Bob Parker
bobsanpark@gmail.com
New York District
Jackie Bruskin
North Central District
Lois Ann Helgeson
Pacific Northwest District Co-Chairs:
rokirose@nc.rr.com
youmansm@att.net
jsmalljr@cfl.rr.com
(989) 450-9171
ezkressbach@aol.com
gulfdistrictrose@bellsouth.net ,
ffhover38@bellsouth.net
jrbruskin@optimum.net
helge006@tc.umn.edu
Bruce Lind
Jim Linman
Pacific Southwest District Akiko Strathmann
lindbruce@mac.com
ijlinman2@gmail.com
akikostrathmann@aol.com
Penn-Jersey District
Bruce Monroe
professor@katiegirl.net
Rocky Mountain District
Bill Horner
South Central District
Ralph Cooper
Tenarky District
Joseph & Rhonda Spruiell
Yankee District
David Ciak
rosarianman@yahoo.com
Coop_rose@yahoo.com
spruiell@comcast.net
minifloras@comcast.net
MEMBERS AT LARGE:
Marylou Coffman
Coffmanml@aol.com
John & Diana Fleek
fleek@suddenlink.net
Diane Sommers
dianesommers@wi.rr.com
Ed Yesan
eyesan@charter.net
Revised: 08.05.13
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Happy Holidays
Norfolf Pine from Costa Farms with Red Roses
Decorated with The White House Historical Association
Collection of Christmas Ornaments
Graham Thomas framed in the background
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