Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society May Meeting

Due to scheduling conflicts The Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society meeting has been postponed to

Date: Monday May 27th,

Where: James Island Town Hall,  1122 Dills Bluff Rd. 

Social Time: 6:30 pm 

Meeting: 7:00 pm

Program: Polyantha Rosses by Jan Hillis

Polyanthas and floribundas are the workhorses of the rose garden. Of all the different kinds of roses , Polyanthas and floribundas are the most prolific bloomers, plus they’re useful in the landscape, in perennial borders, and in large group or mass plantings.

Submitted by:

Kathy Woolsey

President, CLRS

MAY IS ROSE MONTH IN THE LOWCOUNTRY

 

Blush Noisette

 

Roses, Roses, Roses Everywhere!

Roses are at their peak bloom in May in the Lowcountry and the Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society is celebrating May as their Rose Month. In the South and on the West Coast, the Rose reigns supreme in the garden in May, but from Mid-Atlantic regions and all the way up to Maine, it is in June.

The Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society will have a display of roses and rose items for the whole month of May at two libraries, one on either side of Charleston across the two rivers, one at Mt. Pleasant Public Library and another one at Johns Island Public Library. We have our monthly meeting on May 4 at Berkeley Electric Coop Office, 3351 Maybank Highway, Johns Island at 3 PM with a program on how to exhibit your roses. Everyone is welcome to attend and the admission is free. Our Annual Rose Show is on May 10 at Citadel Mall and open to the public. Everyone can enter their roses to exhibit and the show is free. We will have an educational table there where American Rose Society Consulting Rosarians will be doing pro bono service answering various questions on rose culture. Consulting Rosarians are nationally accredited rose authorities. They take classes from the American Rose Society sponsored schools and take continuing education every three years to maintain their status. They offer free advice to the public. We will also have a booth at the Charleston Farmer’s Market on May 17 at Marion Square in downtown Charleston manned by members of the Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society. We are closing the event with a picnic and an auction on Saturday, June 1 at a waterfront private garden in Mt. Pleasant open only to CLRS members and their friends, a benefit of CLRS membership. For info on how to join CLRS, visit www.charlestonrose.com. Roses will be in abundance in all these places.

The Rose has been around for millions of years and has grown naturally throughout North America. The petals and rose hips are edible and have been used in medicines since ancient times. The rose has been revered for millions of years as a symbol of love and beauty and has been an inspiration to poets and artists. Rose leaf impressions have been discovered in chalk formed in the Miocence age of 70 million years ago. The first rose illustrations were found in the ruins of the 4000-year-old Minoan capital, Knossos, in Crete. Empress Josephine (1763-1814), wife of Napoleon was so enamored by them, she commissioned Pierre Redoute to paint them from her garden at Malmaison in France and immortalized in his book ‘Les Roses’ (1817-1824).

The poetess Sappho at 650 B.C. declared it the Queen of Flowers in her “Ode to the Rose.”

"Would you appoint some other flower to reign

In matchless beauty on the plain,

The Rose (mankind will all agree)

The Rose the Queen of Flowers should be.”

 

Some gardeners have the wrong notion that roses are difficult to grow. It is not so. Yes, you can grow beautiful roses. The Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society will teach you how to grow beautiful roses. There are so many roses on the market that growing roses is not that difficult as choosing the varieties to plant. Just like people, roses need the basic things to live: water, food and sunshine. If you supply these basic needs of the rose, you will have no trouble growing them and they will reward you with the most beautiful flower there is. Roses need plenty of sunshine, at least five hours, food and water to live and good drainage. Some roses will grow in dappled shade but roses do not like wet feet. The roots will rot and the rose will eventually die.

The rose was designated the United States National Floral Emblem and several states have it too as their state flower. President Ronald Reagan signed the proclamation declaring The Rose as our National Floral Emblem on November 20, 1986. Charleston is home to the only class of old garden roses, the Noisette Rose, that was bred, evaluated and introduced to the world by the United States.

Let’s celebrate May as the Rose Month in the Lowcountry! We are blessed with this beautiful flower in our midst so let’s all grow roses. The Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society and the American Rose Society join together to teach you how to grow beautiful roses, at least One Rose for Every Home!

 

For more info on growing roses, visit the following sites:

 

www.charlestonrose.com

www.charlestonlowcountryrosesociety.blogspot.com

www.rosegardeningworld.com

www.ars.org

www.heritagerosefoundation.org.

CHARLESTON LOWCOUNTRY ROSE SOCIETY FEBRUARY 2014 MEETING

The Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society will hold their next meeting on Sunday, February 2 at 3 PM at Berkeley Electric Cooperative Office, 3351 Maybank Highway, Johns Island, SC 29455.

The program will be on Pruning given by Bob Lundberg.  Bob is an American Rose Society Master Rosarian, the Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society Consulting Rosarian Chair and the Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society Program chair. The program will start with a discussion of the tools required to accomplish the pruning task, followed by some comments on why we prune and the different approaches to pruning as we go through the growing season.  There will be a discussion on the approach to pruning different classes of roses.   At the conclusion of the discussion period, there will be a demonstration of spring pruning on Hybrid Tea and miniature rose plants.

Membership in the Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society is open to anyone with interest in roses. Dues are $15 for single membership and $20 for family membership annually, January - December and includes information-packed newsletter, The Charleston Rose and participation in all society activities.

For more info, email Rosalinda Morgan at RosalindaRM@comcast.net. To join, send dues to Matthew Morgan, Membership Chair, 3056 Sugarberry Ln., Johns Island, SC 29455.

Visit our website – www.charlestonrose.com.

CHARLESTON LOWCOUNTRY ROSE SOCIETY JAN. 2014 MEETING

The Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society will hold their first meeting for 2014 on Sunday, January 5 at 3 PM at Berkeley Electric Cooperative Office, 3351 Maybank Highway, Johns Island, SC 29455.

The program will be "Your 2014 Master Plan in the Rose Garden" to be presented by Bob Lundberg. Bob is an American Rose Society Master Rosarian and is also the Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society Consulting Rosarian Chair. He and his wife, Sandy Lundberg, maintain a rose garden of about 400 roses in Blufton, SC. They are top exhibitors, having won numerous awards from rose shows at the local, district and national level. Bob will go through each month and give an overview of what you should be doing in the garden. He will have a flip chart for each month and will also put the same information on a hand out.

Membership in the Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society is open to anyone with interest in roses. Dues are $15 for single membership and $20 for family membership annually, January - December and includes information-packed newsletter, The Charleston Rose and participation in all society activities. For more info, email Rosalinda Morgan at RosalindaRM@comcast.net.

To join, send dues to Matthew Morgan, Membership Chair, 3056 Sugarberry Ln., Johns Island, SC 29455.

Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society Meeting

The Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society will hold their regular meeting at the Village Church of Christ, 736 Savage Rd., Charleston, SC 29414, just off of Highway 17S in West Ashley on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.  CLRS meets on the first Monday of each month except for June, July, August and December.  The September and January meetings are held on the second Monday because of the Labor Day and New Year’s holidays.  Visitors are welcome to attend.

The October Program is a roundtable discussions of problems and solutions in the rose garden. Members are to share problems they’ve had in the rose garden and ask for advice from others and/or share their solutions.

Learn from the experts.  Yes, you can grow beautiful roses.

ROSE SHOWS THIS WEEKEND – APRIL 28-29, 2012

If you are looking for something to do this weekend that is beautiful and fun, go to a rose show.  On the southeast coast, Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society in Charleston, SC, Jacksonville Rose Society in Jacksonville, FL and Greater Palm Beach Rose Society in West Palm Beach, FL will be hosting their rose shows with beautiful roses in various categories on display.  On the west coast, Sacramento Rose Society will be doing the same thing.  You might even see some gorgeous rose arrangements.  There will be educational booths for you to ask questions on how to grow these beautiful roses and join a local rose society and the American Rose Society so you can take advantage of these events and other benefits.  More rose events are coming up in different areas of the country as the season progresses.  

April 28 – Charleston, SC - Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society Rose Show, Citadel Mall.  For info – Mary Lee Kirkland, 843-795-1525, mudpuppie@comcast.net

April 28 – Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Rose Society Local Rose Show, Garden Club of Jacksonville.  For info – Gene Waering, 212-745-0130

April 28-29 – West Palm Beach, FL - Greater Palm Beach Rose Society Annual Rose Show, Mounts Botanical Garden, Exhibit Hall.  For info – Debbie Coolidge, 561-684-2421, geoffcoolidge@comcast.net.

April 28-29 – Sacramento, CA – Sacramento Rose Society 64^th Rose Show, Shepard Garden and Arts Center, Mckinley Park.  For info – Debbie Arrington, 916-799-6199, carrinton@sacbee.com.

Roses are easy plants to grow contrary to popular belief. Why do you think Roses have been around for millions of years?  All they need are food, water and sunlight.  Just like you and me. 

Here at Rose Gardening World, we’ll educate you about the Rose - our National Floral Emblem and the state flower of several states.  Welcome to the World of Rose Gardening or Rose Gardening World where Rose Gardening Tips, Rose Growing Advice, Planting a Rose Garden, Rose Descriptions, Where to Buy Roses, Where to see Rose Gardens, Rose Culture, Rose History, Rose Events, Rose Verses are all here in one place.  

We are constantly updating our contents so visit Rose Gardening World often.  We want to help you grow Beautiful Roses and we welcome comments.  Take time and smell the roses.  Happy Rose Gardening!

 
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SOUTH CAROLINA ROSE GARDENS

Welcome to the World of Rose Gardening or Rose Gardening World.  Here at Rose Gardening World, you’ll find rose articles that will educate you about Roses – Rose History, Rose Culture, Rose Growing, Rose Profiles, Rose Gardening Tips, Rose Gardens and even Rose Verses all in one place.  So visit Rose Gardening World often.
 
Take time and smell the roses.  Roses have been around for millions of years which just prove that roses are not difficult to grow. The Rose is also our National Floral Emblem and the state flower of several states.  

I went to the Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society Christmas Party yesterday and it was a lot of fun to be with some new rose friends.  We had the Installation of the new officers for the coming year.  The place was nicely adorned with roses on the table.  Coming from the Northeast where at this time of year the garden is asleep already, I was astonished to see an abundance of garden roses.  We had raffles and door prizes.  I won the best sweater among the ladies and the prize is free tickets to Cypress Gardens at Moncks Corner.  Of all the rose gardens in South Carolina, Cypress Gardens is one that I have not been to.

Here is a list of South Carolina public gardens where you can view some roses:

Boone Hall Plantation

1235 Long Point Rd., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

(843) 884-4371

www.boonehallplantation.com

Cypress Gardens

3030 Cypress Gardens Rd., Moncks Corner, SC 29461

(843) 553-0515

www.cypressgardens.info

Edisto Memorial Gardens

250 Riverside Dr., Orangeburg, SC 29118

(803) 533-5870

www.orangeburg.sc.us

Hampton Park

30 Mary Murray Dr., Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 724-7327

http://www.charlestonparksconservancy.org/our_parks/view_park/hampton_park

Magnolia Plantation & Gardens 

3550 Ashley River Rd., Charleston, SC 29414

(843) 571-1266

www.magnoliaplantation.com

Mepkin Abbey and Gardens

1098 Mepkin Abbey Rd., Moncks corner, SC 29461

(843) 761-8509

www.mepkinabbey.org

Middleton Place

4300 Ashley River Rd., Charleston, SC 29414

(843) 556-6020 or (800) 782-3608

www.middletonplace.org

Noisette/Gaillard Rose Garden

77 Calhoun St., Charleston, South Carolina 29401

www.charlestonparksconservancy.org

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden

1300 Botanical Parkway, Columbia, SC 29210

(803) 779.8717

http://www.riverbanks.org/garden/rose.shtml

Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site

2677 Sardis Rd., Union, SC 29379

(864) 427-5966

http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/rosehill/brochures.aspx

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