What's Old

12/27/07 The Calendar has been updated. Some cosmetic improvements. And the book that many folks have wanted to be reviewed and included "Otherwise Normal People: Inside the Thorny World of... " has been added to the Books Section. Go There! You should buy this book.

12/15/07 Congratulations! to Nancy Lenoce for winning First Place!! in the Plants Photo Contest in People, Places and Plants magazine (see the Winter 2007 issue, page 35) with a wonderful close-up of Jude the Obscure David Austin rose. Note: she took First Place last year in PPP Magazine contest in the "places" category. And if you have not read Nancy and Al Lenoce's Guide to Conducting a Garden Tour (of your garden for visitors), this is a good time to read it in the Rose Culture Section!

Added new information on the Rose of the Month for Oct. 06 (Sharifa Asma), in the Rose Culture section.

Hope your roses are nicely covered, and the snow is the extra protection they need for the Winter of 2007-08.

11/27/07 New photos from Deb Haydock and Dave & Sandy Long in the Photo Section.

11/26/07 New article in the Rose Culture section: Winterizing Roses- Article by Dawn Pettinelli, UCONN Home & Garden Education Center; additional info concerning the requirements for entry in the Calendar Rose Photo contest in the spring. See the Calendar section. Reduced the items in What's New page. Older items have been moved to What's Old.

Holiday GIFT IDEAS for 2007!~

11/11/07 New Rose of the Month, Shenandoah- in the Rose Culture Section. Updated program info in the calendar section.

10/28/07 Timely Tips for the New England rose garden in the Rose Culture section. Revised the schedule in the Calendar section. Note!! the Society Project Rose for 2008 (purchase in spring 2008, take blooms to the 2009 CRS Rose Show) is Shenandoah, a beautiful Mini Flora. Stay tuned. If you can't order at a regular meeting, let Dave Ciak, Project Rose Chair, know you want to order at HTRoses@aol.com.

9/19/07 See new photos from Sandy and Dave Long's beautiful garden in Old Lyme, CT!! in the Photo Section.

9/1/07 Timely Tips for tending to your New England Garden in the Rose Culture Section.
Dr. Rose says: It has been extremely dry in CRS country. The thumb rule of 3 gallons of water per bush per week falls apart when it is this dry. Try hard to water 6 gallons per week (and a further around the bush) if at ALL possible - at least until there is a deep soaking rain.

8/7/07 Dave Berg has added insight concerning midge. See the Midge Update under the Timely Tips portion of the Rose Culture section.
Linda Ingmanson's Spring Rose Garden is featured in the Photo Section.

8/6/07 Added the Board of Directors meeting for 25 Aug 07. See Calendar Section. Come back soon for some super! photos from members!!! And Midge have been busy. New info on them soon, too! Advance notice: you treat midge in the stage that develops in the soil- not on the stems. And once per year may work for Japanese beetle grubs, but not good enough for midge. Bohica!

7/30/07 There is a new Dr. Rose question- quite interesting, in the Rose Culture section.

7/27/07 You should have seen Gill Smit's absolutely beautiful home and gardens posted several days ago (in the Photo Section). It may interest our viewers to know that her home is For Sale.

House is for sale with Prudential CT Realty and the MLS number on www.prudentialct.com is G460625. There is a link to the realtor on the site. Interested parties can go directly through the realtor and Prudential.

Reminder: Send in your Roses in Review forms, found in the ARS American Rose magazine.

7/6/07 Photos in the Rose Show 2007 section now named, classed, and attributed to the exhibitor. Additional info concerning the beautiful Rose of the Month: Erfurt.
Note! Connecticut is now in the Japanese (and Oriental/Chinese (brown) ) beetle affliction portion of the year.

7/4/07 Happy Fourth of July! New: Photo results from the Lower Cape Rose Society Rose Show in the Photo Section (hyperlink in the Variety of Wonderful Photographs portion, and here: Cape Rose Show 2007). 7/2/07 More higher quality Rose Show Photos in the Rose Show Section. New Rose Culture information for July, and a new Rose of the Month for July 2007. Note: the dates, times and locations of CRS Member Rose Garden Tours are listed in the Calendar section. Don't forget to advise Marci Martin if you will attend the Wine and Roses dinner (what is your lucky pot going to hold)?

6/28/07 Added Rose Show Photos to the Rose Show Section. Go to the hyperlinks shown below the Dr. John Dickman photo. A list of the winners provided when available.

6/26/07 Added Marci Martin's Arrangement to the Home Page photo!
The 2007 Rose Show results and photos will be posted soon!

New Officers and Directors move into office 1 July 2007!!

Congratulations and Well Done to the CRS Leaders for the past two years! The Society has thrived and improved, while keeping the course set by the preceding elected Navigators. We owe a great deal of appreciation to the care in maintenance of the Society affairs and minutes that has been provided by Secretary Marge Obst. Our sound financial footing has been guaranteed by Mike Fuss' uncounted hours maintaining our books and processing the large number of transactions (made even more arduous by the Elizabeth Park Centennial rose purchases). The programs have been not only instructive and varied, but interesting and delightful! And made so by our Program Chair and Vice President, Marci Martin. And coordinating not only these folks, but all the many Committee Chairmen, as well, was our exemplary President, Dave Long. CRS thanks them all for spending their time, and using their abilities and ideas to make the Connecticut Rose Society a wonderful organization for the rest of us!
Welcome aboard to the newly elected officer team, headed by President Marci Martin!

6/25/07 What a wonderful Rose Show! Hope you were able to attend this year's event. It was capably coordinated by Rose Show Chair Art Emmons, and he had the willing assistance of MANY of the CRS members!!

6/11/07 Bonnie's Quilts are now in JPG format and smaller for easier viewing by all!

6/6/07 Added new link to Roses for Cold Climates (at Weeks Website) in the Rose Culture recommended roses section. Corrected internal links. Added a link to Weeks Fragrant Roses in the Links section. Fixed the link to Bonnie Desaulnier's quilts in the Rose Photo section, but this is a Long Page to load. Will be reduced in size soon.

5/29/07 Dates for the summer rose events: Lenoce Garden Tour, Wine and Roses Pot Luck, and Budding Seminar have been finalized. See the Calendar Section. Hyperlink to Bonnie Desaulnier's Quilt article repaired (in the Photo Section).

5/27/07 See Bonnie Desaulnier's Inspiration for Art Creation- from the Brooklyn Botanical (Cranford Rose Garden) in the Photo Section (the art developed into quilts, from photos!!!)

5/22/07 The Schedule (List of Classes) for the June 2007 CT Rose Society Rose Show is published in the Rose Show section.

5/18/07 Added photos of the 2006 Bronze Medal winners to the Directors Section (Bronze Medal Winners).

5/10/07 New Home Page Photo. By the way, Dr. Rose called and stressed adequate watering!!! Most of the east coast and the south are under near-drought conditions. See the Rose Culture section of this site for watering discussion in detail. At least 3 gal. per bush per week (in May- more in hot/dry mid-summer.

4/29/07 What to do in the CT Rose Garden in May. Updated and available in the Rose Culture section. In addition, see Tom Mayhew's article on modern products available to combat midge. Note: these are spray or granular products that must be used in the soil in advance of the damage being seen in the current year. If you saw the symptoms (blind shoot with a tiny "scorched black tip" where the bud should be) last year, you should apply the products in mid may to early June. See the other articles in the Midge in the CT Garden (Timely Tips portion of the Rose Culture Section).

4/10/07 Information on photographic depth of field, best I've seen, in the Photography Section.

4/8/07 Is it time to prune yet? And see Dr. Rose's pruning discussion.
How To Present your Garden well to Visitors!! - a description with photos of the Nancy and Al Lenoce Garden in Trumbull, CT. These are great hints on how to plan for guests. In the Rose Show Section. Also, see the Calendar Section for the schedule of when their garden will be open to the public in June.

New photo on the Home Page of the 27th Anniversary CRS Cake, with Elizabeth Park Centennial (HT) rose and it's hybridizer, John Mattia.

3/31/07 Dr. Rose discusses the perils of newly planted roses... in the Rose Culture Section. Particularly important for Low Humidity conditions like we have had recently in CT.

3/31/07 Some Consulting Rosarians in the Yankee District are coming close to the date when their CR accreditation may lapse for failure to have attended sufficient CR schools for the needed 4 credits to recertify for 4 years. There was a CR School in Yankee in March 2006, and they are held only every several years in each District. For those needing to recertify Soon, the Penn-Jersey District will hold a CR School and Recertification, sponsored by the York, PA Society this summer. It will be on Sat., June 30, in Chambersburg, PA. Click on this hyperlink: York CR School, for more information.

3/30/07 Congratulations to Carol Ann and Steve Rogers on their selection as the Bronze Medal winners for 2006!!!
Very well deserved!

3/29/07 Dates for Nancy and Al Lenoce's Trumbull Garden (and address) are posted in the Calendar Section.

3/26/07 Be sure to see the Timely Tips for the New England Garden in the Rose Culture Section... There is a new article on pruning, an article (nearby) on a yearlong planning calendar with the Big Picture of what should be done in the garden each month, Cynthia Fraser's article on Planting Roses, and the Timely Tips for April!!

3/23/07 There is an answer to questions concerning Bayer Advanced Garden Products in the Dr. Rose Hospital portion of the Rose Culture. See the top article.

3/22/07 As announced at our last meeting, the Belltown Garden Club is organizing a bus tour to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens (includes the Cranston Rose Garden) on June 9, 2007. CRS members are invited, as long as tickets are available. See the calendar section link to the details, and sign up soon so as not to miss the great opportunity.

3/18/07
The Connecticut Rose Society is pleased to report that this website has been selected by the American Rose Society as the
King of all Local Websites nationally for 2006!
This follows successes in the previous three years as King and Princess of national websites!

The Yankee District Spring Rose Convention was a great success in Newport, R.I over the St. Patrick's Day weekend! The Recently elected Dictrict Director "Oz" Ozborn presided as Convention Chair Patsy Cunningham did an outstanding job in providing a wonderful learning and enjoyment experience for all in the attendees from the Yankee District Local Societies. In addition, we had the opportunity to meet the new ARS Regional Director, Bruce Munroe. Member Mike Chute was introduced as the District's most recent Master Rosarian. Congratulations, Mike!! And Art Emmons was selected as the Yankee District Outstanding Consulting Rosarian. Congratulations Art!!!

Note: the new 2008 15-month Photo Calendars have been printed, and will be available from Marci Martin at our next several meetings. It is a class product!

It is time to read Spring Safety Checks, an article in the Timely Tips for the Connecticut Rose Garden area of the Rose Culture Section.

3/14/07 Additional information on the next two meetings has been added to the Calendar section.

3/9/07 Added the Federated Garden Clubs of CT as a hyperlink in the Links section.

3/7/07 Mike Chute's list of Recommended Shrubs, as presented in his recent CRS slide presentation, is available in the Rose Culture Section

3/1/07 See lists of recommended roses to grow in Connecticut and the Northeast- in the Rose Culture Section.

2/5/07 Addition of a new Feature in Rose Culture! This is a collection of ideas, recommendations and techniques that will be keyed to the season. They are short and to the point, often providing additional sources and hyperlinks for the areas that interest the reader. It is recommended that they be used in conjunction with the Timely Tips articles and the Garden Calendar (from 15,000 ft.) articles found in the Rose Culture section as well.

2/1/07 For those interested in what a Consulting Rosarian is, and How to Become a CR, go the Consulting Rosarian Page in the Rose Culture Section.

Those with good articles or photos that would like to share on this website, please contact David Candler at DavCandler@aol.com.

Regret to pass the word that RIRS member, and oft CRS exhibitor Joe Kolis passed away last week. He will be sorely missed.

There is a new Rose of the Month for February. Dedicated to Joe Kolis, the photo of Dublin was taken in his garden. In the Rose Culture Section.

REMINDER: Super Bowl Sunday is also the date of our Second Annual Calendar Photo Selection Meeting. See the Calendar section for more information. If this teases the senses toward rose and garden photography, go to the Photo Section for several articles on Photography technique and hints directed toward rose and flower photos.

For those in the market for new roses by mail order, those companies have their catalogs and websites out and loaded.

1/13/06 Note! Email addresses for CRS President and Membership Chair have changed. See the Contact Us page.
ARS /CRS members look for articles and citing of our members in the new 2006 American Rose Annual. Key articles by John Mattia and Patsy Cunningham!

In response the the queries (intercepted) to Dr. Rose that similarly read: "The forsythia is blooming in January, should I prune yet?

The answer is NO- all references to pruning mean The April Forsythia Bloom!!! And most CR's would especially warn against pruning during the nice weekend days we have had in winter 2006-07 since that will stimulate the roses to potentially bud/leaf even more than they are because of the warmer than normal winter-to-date. The coming (delayed) cold will kill the new growth.

Members: be sure to check the Calendar Section for upcoming events! And send in your reservation for the Holiday Luncheon!

New roses for 2007 are available to order from the mail order suppliers- see the American Rose magazine for info.

12/19/06 The Norwich, CT towering lighted rose (about 50 ft. high) displayed in the holiday season on Chelsea Parade (about 3 blocks from the Norwich Memorial Rose Garden) is now in the upper corner of the layout.

Added a great article about Mystic Seaport Roses in the BIG DOWNLOAD part (bottom of the Photo Page). This is a large file, recommended primarily for those with high speed Internet/DSL. Interesting article!!

Reminder for members: send in your reservations for the Holiday Luncheon! And bring a wrapped swap gift for each attendee in your party!

Another reminder: some rose growers/sellers are beginning to sell out of the best new roses. Don't wait too late to make your Mail Orders. (See the Links Section for many roses sources).

12/14/06 New Rose of the Month (Scentimental) in the Rose Culture section. Some hidden improvements.

in 12/09/06 How to Plant Roses in New England... from a member and a commercial consultant: Cindy Fraser

12/06/06 Reduced the size of the What's New page to improve loading speed. Info is in What's Old for the benefit of other webmasters.

11/15/06 Added a list of 16 roses recommended for New England based on low maintenance and no use of pesticides. And read the article related to the "Chester Clayton Sustainable Rose Garden" for which these roses were selected. In the Recommended Roses portion of the Rose Culture Section.

11/4/06 Added number of photos of Arrangement Exhibitions taken at the 2006 ARS Mini Rose Show in Harrisburg, PA.

11/2/06 Timely Rose Garden Tips for the November Garden in New England. Also, see the article on Winterizing Roses.

New Rose of the Month for November- Knock Out. All in the Rose Culture Section.

10/15/06 Added the Yankee District Convention registration sign up form to the info in the Calendar section (March 2007).

10/8/06 Happy Columbus Day. Added Sharifa Asma as the Rose of the Month in the Rose Culture section.

Congratulations to John Mattia for the article appearing in the Hartford Courant about two weeks ago.

10/1/06 Provided the Timely Tips for the CT Garden for October in the Rose Culture Section. Updated the Calendar.

9/3/06 Timely Tips: What to Do in The Connecticut Rose Garden in September- see the top of the monthly list in the Rose Culture Section.

Added photos from Linda and Dan Cotton's 2006 Garden to the Virtual Rose Gardens in the Photo Section.

8/31/06 Added Marina Wittig's description of what she did to produce such healthy plants as seen in the Rose Garden Tour in July. In the Rose Culture Section.

8/27/06    Added a number of photos from Dave and Sandy Long's home, and Linda Ingmanson's home in the Virtual Rose Garden portion of the Photo Section.   Note: Dave and Sandy Long hosted the CRS Board of Directors at their home for the Fall Planning Meeting recently. A wonderful place. Thanks Dave and Sandy!!
    Rearranged the Virtual Garden area for easier navigation now that there are four years of virtue to attend.
    Added the Artistic Classes (arrangements) to the schedule for the Yankee District Fall Rose Show [see the Calendar Section].

Note: also added Class 22, the Mildred Bryant Traveling District Arrangement Trophy class to the schedule. Note: This class was not listed on the addendum mailing for our May newsletter which provided the schedule for this show.
Questions re: the YD Show can be addressed to Craig.Dorschel@verizon.net, 508-853-0069.

o8/23/06 Added link on the Main page to the Membership page of ARS to make joining that organization easier.

8/20/06 The CRS Board of Directors wishes to give a heartfelt Thank You to Bob Martin for the construction of the wonderful English Boxes for this year's Rose Show!!! Good Job Bob!!

8/19/06 Added/Revised several photos, including the Touch of Class on the Home Page.

8/18/06 For the second time in three years Al and Nancy Lenoce have won the Trumbull Times Gorgeous Garden contest. Their garden was available as a Member's Garden Tour this year. See the newspaper photo. And look in the Virtual Garden portion of the Photo section for past photos of their garden.

8/16/06 Added detailed information on the March 16-18, 2007 Yankee District Convention in Newport, RI as a hyperlink in the Calendar section.

7/30/06 Photos from the ARS Mini National Show in Harrisburg, PA are in the photo section. More information about the Yankee District Show and Lobsterfest is in the Calendar Section. Updated Rose Culture for August Rose Garden advice and information. Reminder: August is the month where your roses will need particular attention with watering. See Steve Roger's Tips for the month of August and the specific watering info at: Water Requirements and Time-saving Methods for Roses in the Culture section.

7/17/06 Added four more rose photos to the Rose Show 2006 portion of the Photo Section . These are Classes 3, 10, 27, 34 and are groups of blooms. Implemented several of the good recommendations made for improvement of the site.

7/16/06 CRS 2006 Garden Tour and Wine & Roses Dinner at the homes of the Wittigs and the Martins. In the Photo Section! A great tie was had by all! Great food and wonderful people amongst beautiful roses. Thank you Marina and Marci!!

7/12/06 Added a copy of The Mainstreet News article featuring Dave Long and the Long's garden in Old Lyme. Photos from the article were not available, but were wonderful in hard copy!

7/11/06 Removed link to Edmund's. No longer accepting orders.
More photos added!

7/9/06 The CT Shoreline newspapers all carried it! Well written article on roses, rose growing and our rose show centered on our President: Dave Long!!! Look for the June 28 or 29 issues of papers such as Shoreline Times, Mainstreet News, etc.

Reminder: see the Calendar section for directions to the Wittig's and the Martin's homes for the Member Garden Tours and Wine and Roses Pot Luck this Saturday!!!

7/7/06 Rose Soc. Show Photos classes: ( Cl. 4, 6, 16, 17, 18, 13, 20, 26, 33)- in the Photo Section.

7/6/06 Many of the Rose Class Winners from the CRS Rose Show are now posted in the Photo Section. More to come soon.

Here is a recent newspaper article about Elizabeth Park, Rose Week, the Centennial Rose and our John Mattia!!!

6/26/2006 The Connecticut Rose Society was delighted to receive the news that this website has been selected as the ARS King of Local Society Websites (Silver Medal) in the National Competition. This follows two consecutive years as the Bronze Medal Winner. We intend to continue to provide top photos, full publicity and society scheduling, as well as the primary function of presenting articles and links concerning rose culture and best practices with a focus on the climate of the Northeast US. Thanks to all that assisted in making the site successful!!
The CRS 2006 Annual Rose Show was held at Elizabeth Park, West Hartford. There were many excellent blooms in competition. See the beautiful arrangement on this site's Home Page, and look for photos of the event in the Photo Section and Rose Show sections soon. The winners list will be published as soon as available. Photo: Queen of the Hybrid Teas in the Rose Show section.

The next society events are TWO Member Rose Garden Tours- Marina Wittig's home in Broadbrook and Marci Martin's home in Windsor. Both are on Saturday July 15, 2006! These start at Marina's house and proceed to Marci's where there will be a Wine and Roses pot luck dinner. The dinner is RSVP (for pot luck planning). Members will receive an announcement in the mail.

See the Calendar section for directions and additional details!! These gardens are well worth the visit!

6/16/06 Note: GOOD News coming soon. Watch this space! (The news was the Website Silver Medal, announced at the ARS National Convention in Seattle on June 22!!)
Added photos from Zack Lau to the Rose of the Month for Hot Cocoa.

Were not the Rose Tours last weekend Wonderful!!!??
Added the Rose Photography Seminar to the Calendar- August 12, 11:03 AM, Roger Williams Park, RI

6/7/06 Added more specifics to the Member Garden Tours this summer, including addresses, dates and times. See the Calendar Section.

5/29/06 Jude the Obscure is out in the open as the Rose of the month for June. See the Timely Tips for June in the Rose Culture section.

5/26/06 Added additional info to the How To Photograph Roses page in the Photo Section.
Added an additional short presentation for the Calendar section to the June 4 meeting: Rose Photography Tips- by John Mattia.

Look in the Links Page. Ever wonder what Other people are searching for on the web related to roses? Wonder what the latest News is related to roses? And how about websites that relate, but you may not have found (and I haven't linked directly, yet)? In conjunction with Google, I have inserted a new feature that offers all of these elements. It is located mid-page in Links, and color theme is yellow for rapid finding. This is still in development at Google- cutting edge. (Be sure to use the Back arrow to return to this website, as the Google Search and News Launcher takes you to external sites.)

5/22/06 Added another Member Garden Tour to those on the Calendar list- Nancy and Al Lenoce's Spinning Wheel Garden in Trumbull. Added additional information concerning other rose show in New England this summer (Calendar). Don't forget to order your 16 Month CRS Photo Calendars (see below).

5/10/06 Added a more clear link to the Integrated Pest Management Page, and its external links.
Update several links.

5/7/06 Several revisions to the Calendar for the remainder of the 2006 year. NOTE: the next deadline for Newsletter Articles is July 15. Good articles are solicited. See the Newsletter Section for more information.

Listed information and details of the Yankee District Fall Show on Cape Cod on the weekend of September 9, 2006. Find in the Calendar Section, by the date, or click this hyperlink: Yankee District Fall Rose Show.

The Nominations Committee has nominated the following for At Large Members of the Board of Directors for July 2006-July 2008: Vin Ringrose, Gerry Mattia, Ted Platt.

Note: the 16 month Rose Photo Calendars are complete and ready for sale. Cost $12 for members, $15 for non-members. Available from Marci Martin. Call 860-298-8686. Another benefit of membership!

5/1/06 New Rose of the Month- Fourth of July, in the Rose Culture Section. New Music link - click on the icon on the Main Page.

4/29/06 New What to do in the New England Garden for May in the Rose Culture Section. Some minor additions to the Rose Show page. Reminder for CRS Members, the Project Rose for this year's show is Pretty Lady. Consulting Rosarians are encouraged to spread rose growing information widely, especially at this time of the year when planting and pruning are important. Consider presenting a Rose Growing Seminar at a local Garden Center!

4/23/06 New photo and music for the Main Page. New link to an excellent source of answers to Rose Frequently Asked Questions in the Links section.

4/18/06 New photos from the Calendar Contest: Marci and Bob Martin's entries- in the Photo Section.

4/8/06 Congratulations CRS! You website has been visited by our members and other at an expanding rate! In March we has the greatest number of visits ever! There were 1700 hits per day, 52, 713 for the month!

4/5/06 Trimmed this page (What's New) for faster loading for those on dial-up connections. 2005 and previous listings are in "What's Old".

4/3/06 Added additional photos from the Rose Calendar Contest in the Photography section (Dan Russo's Old Garden Roses).

What to do in the New England Garden in April! article in the Rose Culture section.

3/15/06 Rebecca Martorelli's Rose, as part of the Calendar entries series- in the Photo Section.

3/12/06 New Music on the Main Page. Subtle improvements in the infrastructure.

Added Ed Caffegan's photos, from the calendar contest, to the website (Photo Section).

By the way: have you visited the Newsletter section recently? Do you have an article that you Really Want to Share But... (but you has some excuse...). Would it be to the benefit of the Society? Then submit a thoughtful article to our editor, and Be a Help To Others!

The Webmaster suspects that there will be a call for volunteers for the June Rose Show, at the coming meetings. Members of "Lengthy Service" continue to serve, admirably. But this is at the wanting of eager vols. to carry the torch to the future! On the weekend of the Show you may be far more important to the CRS than to the Z-monster. You Will have assistance and advice. You are Not over committing, as we are a very experienced Society and can ensure you will not feel 'surprised'. So, Think what you can do for Roses, and our Society, ... and volunteer- your time is NOW, CRS Members!!

For New England non-members: go to Membership and sign up! We want you, we can help you.

For others: In June, would you like to see 15,000 roses in bloom, and if you hit our Rose Show (see Calendar section), you will see hundreds of the Best Blooms on exhibition at our show (Elizabeth Park, West Hartford) that you might find Anywhere!

For ONLY CRS folks: if you like photographing flowers, see the 3/5/06 What's New below-

3/5/06 Today's meeting of the CRS was a Photo Selection contest to select the photographs for the planned 15- month Rose Calendar. Perhaps 75 excellent entries were made, and 16 were selected for the calendar. Many of the remaining entries merit further display and will be shown here on this website. Go to the Photography section to check out the first ones, these submitted by Gill Smits.

In addition, we have prepared a list of Rose Photography Considerations which may help in future photo efforts. This is a core, currently, and more for each subsection will be added periodically. This is intended primarily for flower and garden photography- and presumes general photo knowledge to start off with. General photo information can be found throughout the Internet. Particular considerations for flowers is not well documented there, and so this is to aid. Note also, in the Links, I have some hyperlinks to Rose Photography sites.

2/26/06 Moved Carol Ann Rogers' Spring Safety Check paper to the top of the Rose Culture (by-the-month) sub-section. For those under-knowing, Carol Ann is the New England's top guru in the area of Garden and chemical safety wrt our Rose hobby. I strongly recommend you read and heed her advice. In addition, several of our members were Severely affected by Lyme disease last year. You should really pay attention to that threat- having Lyme disease is not a mere annoyance. This disease attacks the toughest and most experienced rosarians- a surprise attack. Be prepared... and that failing, KNOW THE SYMPTOMS.
And don't forget to check out our list of New Roses for 2006.

2/23/06 Refined the presenters for the meetings/programs later in the year. Question to Dr. Rose re: Can I Prune Yet??? answered. The CT Agricultural Experiment Station website is found as one of the Links found (item #5) in the Integrated Pest Management part of the Rose Culture mega-section. Several articles concerning the expanding threat of Lyme disease are sub-linked. Think Deet! And since the sub-carriers are really mice, not deer, you need to be careful everywhere- not just in deer areas. Bohica!
The Experiment Station is the place where you can get your Soil Tests done. So worth visiting their site and putting rose bed soil tests on your spring to-do list. ('...if you don't know where you are, you can't tell how to get where you are going'... Lewis Carroll).

2/1/06 See the new material for the Month of February throughout the site herein.

Late news, just in, for YOU TO BE AWARE OF: the next meeting of CRS, on Superbowl Sunday, will feature about 30 roses from Nor'East Miniature Roses, courtesy the efforts of our members Dave Berg (who will demonstrate hybridizing) and Wendy White!! Thank you! They will go home with alert attendees.

And: although you will learn of his techniques in budding roses at that meeting, you should take a look at the article from Southern CT University on its alum, John Mattia!

The Webmaster featured New Roses from six sources recently. Planned was a follow-up of several more suppliers. Some of these, including Rosemania (www.Rosemania.com) are sold out through mid-spring. So don't wait for our update, ORDER from the web or catalogs ASAP.

1/26/06 Added a list of New Roses for 2006 in the Rose Culture Section. Added Rose of the Month for Feb. ("About Face") in the Rose Culture Section. New photo for the Main Page. New rose music. Address for Horizon Roses added to the Rose References in the Links section.

1/9/06 Provided hyperlinks to all Virtual Rose Gardens so that navigation to a specific garden is only one click from the Photo Main Page.

12/31/05 Happy New Year!! New Music. New Rose of the Month for Jan 06: Elle. Various improvements behind the scenes. Changed font style for the What's New page to improve readability based on user recommendation.

12/10/05 So you want to be a CR??? See the info for the March Convention and CR School.

Made the 2005 Consulting Rosarian Report and the 2005 Roses in Review Report more accessible by keeping the pages on this website. This provides quicker opening and easier return to other sections of www.ctrose.org once the reports are read. These links are on the Rose Culture Section main page.

12/3/05 New Music Appropriate for a Rose-Bowl like result (Home Page bottom)

11/30/05 New Rose of the Month for Dec. 2005 (Home Run) in the Rose Culture Section.

11/25/05 Winterized the Home Page. Winterizing your Garden article in the Rose Culture Section. Gallery of Frosty Roses in the Photo section. A new Dr. Rose Question, applicable to the season. Shifted older items from What's New to the What's Old section (for faster loading of What's New).

11/7/05 Added the date of the CT Horticultural Society event for 11 Feb. to the calendar section. Corrected broken hyperlinks. Added link to Photographing Flowers.

11/6/05 Revised some changes in meeting dates and programs. See the Calendar. Revisions are in Bold.
2006/2007 project rose will be Shrub Home Run. Contact Mike Fuss (at meetings, preferably) to order. Cost is $12. 1

10/29/05 Don't forget to change your clocks. New rose of the month. New music. November in the Connecticut Garden in the Rose Culture section.

10/7/05 Photos of the winners at the 2005 ARS Fall National Show are provided in the Photo Section. Thank you! to John Mattia for the wonderful photos!

10/2/05 October Rose of the Month in the Rose Culture Section. New October Garden Timely Tips in the Rose Culture Section. New monthly music on the Main Page.

9/29/05 More photos of the Show and the Lobsta Fest at Cape Cod, September 2005 in the Photo Section.

9/27/05 Photos added for the Yankee District Judging Refresher and Lobsta' Fest on Cape Cod- September 05.

8/28/05 Revised the format of the main Photography page, and others, for enhanced readability and organization.

8/20/05 New Dr. Rose question re: Lime. Many new photos in the Photography Section.

8/19/05 Section B of the 2005 Rose Show formal portraits in the Photo Section

8/1/05 New Music on the Home Page. Timely Tips for growing roses in CT in August in the Rose Culture Section. Calendar update.

7/31/05 Added new garden to the Virtual Rose Garden area of the Photo section: Sue Redway's Garden.

7/30/05 Updated the Calendar for the planned 2005/2006 CRS Programs
A new Dr. Rose question.

7/10/05 A photo montage of the CRS Wine and Roses Potluck at Marci and Bob Martin's beautiful home and garden in Windsor. Great gardens, wonderful people, delicious food and top wine (some Homemade Select label). A Special way to enjoy the rose season. See the photo section.

7/8/05 Dr. Rose's Hospital Waiting Room, an Interactive section to get your rose questions answered. Thank you Very Much for helping in this manner! See the Rose Culture section.

What did the recent rain (Tropical Storm Cindy) do to your roses? Were they dampened? See the Photo Section- Mysti Roses for possible dew-like similarities.

6/27/05 CRS Rose Show 2005- HT King is in the Photo Section. More photos soon.

6/22/05 Happy Summer!! The 2005 CRS Rose Show was held last weekend and was a wonderful success! Mini-climates were a strong influence this year- some exhibitors were just Not in the Window of Opportunity, but there were great roses and in good numbers. Queen of Show for HT's was Moonstone, exhibited by John Mattia. Photo on the Main Page. More photos soon from our show, gardens of members and other Nearby Roses.

6/10/05 Home page: Mike Fuss receiving the Bronze Medal from Pres. Dave Candler

Thank you!!!! to Gene Bliska and Al and Nancy Lenoce for the generous offers of tours of their rose gardens in SW CT in June. Both were absolutely beautiful! ...and were well in bloom, despite much of CT being well late this year. If you missed these gardens, you missed a treat!

5/30/05 Added information in the Calendar Section for regional Rose Shows including Southampton, LI; RI RS Show; and the New England RS Show/Yankee District Show- all on 18 June.

5/23/05 Midge Update... see info in the Rose Culture section (yellow highlighted area) under Rose Timely Tips. The time to pre-treat soil to prevent the problem is now.

5/22/05 Added three additional Links to articles related to Rose Fragrance to that portion of the Links section. Includes a list of fragrance types (e.g. Peach, Musk, Damask and provides roses that have that (subjective) characteristic fragrance similarity.

5/18/05 Added Melissa Szmajlo's Garden (Waterbury 2004) to the Virtual Rose Garden section of Photos.

5/10/05 Included to complete Rose Show Schedule (Classes) for 2005 in the Rose Show section.

5/7/05 Provided Timely Tips for May in the CT Garden in Spanish, to expand our benefits to folks who read more quickly en Espanol. In the Rose Culture Section.
Provided a number of Fragrance in Roses Links on the Internet to complement the recent Connecticut Rose Newsletter highlighting fragrance. In the Links section.

4/27/05 Added the ARS Princess of all Local Websites Award logo for 2004, (adding to the award for 2003). Change photos, updated the calendar.

4/17/05 New photo of the Original Members of CRS attending the 25th Anniversary Luncheon in April 2005.

4/11/05 Added details of two planned Member's Garden Tours (June and July) in the Calendar section.

4/4/05 New Featured Rose of the Month for April 2005. Updated data for Consulting Rosarians. Both in the Rose Culture Section.

4/3/05 Updated the Timely Tips for April in a CT Garden in the Rose Culture section.

3/30/05 Listed the Key Volunteers for the June Rose Show on the Rose Show page.

3/27/05 Happy Easter! See Yankee District Convention -2005 Photos in the Photo Section. These photos are Not to be Missed, given the shocking stockings!

3/20/05 Added the latest Consulting Rosarian Report for the New England states for 2005. This provides up to date information on the most recommended Garden Roses, Exhibition Roses and gardening practices as voted for by the certified Consulting Rosarians in the Yankee District. Great information, applicable to this region. In the Rose Culture section.

SHRUB ROSES: a list of Top Shrubs, most disease resistant shrubs and Very Promising NEW Shrubs as described by four of the top experts on shrub roses in all of New England (Panel Discussion at the Annual Yankee District Convention March 19, 2005). In the Rose Culture Section.

Added Zack and Mary Lau's Garden to the Virtual Rose Garden Tours in the Photo Section.

Connecticut Rose Society
Elizabeth Park Hartford, Connecticut

Need Answers to Rose Growing Questions? Call a CR!

Connecticut Rose Society Elizabeth Park Hartford, Connecticut

Need Answers to Rose Growing Questions? Call a CR!

Connecticut Rose Society
Elizabeth Park Hartford, Connecticut