CONTACTS

President

Rachel Flood

155 Edgehill Drive,

 Kitchener, ON  N2G 3W6

Phone:  519-653-9505

Fax     :  519-650-2336

E-mail rachelmflood1@aol.com


Vice President

Doreen Stanton

172 Maplehurst Ave.

Willowdale, ON  M2N 3B9

Phone: 416-229-0656

E-mail Doreen.stanton@sympatico.ca


Secretary

Marie Pearson

3272 Valmarie Avenue

Mississauga, ON L5C 2A8

Phone: 905-275-7089

E-mail: Hortpearson@acncanada.net


Treasurer

Marion Dorosh

9 Tarlton Road

Toronto, ON  M5P 2M5

Phone: 416-482-2243

E-mail: mariond22@rogers.com


Interim Newsletter Editor

Marie Farnady

334 Queen Mary Road, Apt. 504

Kingston, ON K7M 7E7

Phone: 613-531-4336

Fax     : 613-531-3394

E-mail: MSFarnady@aol.com


CRS mailing address:

P.O. Box 41262

Mississauga, ON  L4W 5C9

E-mail: info@canadianrosesociety.org


CRS web site:

www.canadianrosesociety.org

PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR

Summertime is enjoyment in the garden, time to enjoy the intense efforts of the spring but there are still a few tasks to keep up with; · weeds to be kept under control by hoeing, deadheading of the roses and other flowers to keep them producing throughout the summer.  Deadheading of roses should cease by September 1st to allow the slow down of growth.  If this is not done the wood of new growth will not have time to harden before the onset of winter and will die.  Along with these tasks make sure all debris around roses such as fallen leaves and petals is cleaned up and disposed of in the garbage.  Spraying to control blackspot and mildew should be continued until the end of October.  If you use alternate methods of control these also should be kept up.


Now is the time to look at how your roses are performing.  Identify the weak performers and start looking for names to replace them with.  Go to other people's gardens in your area and see what is working for them.


Now is also the time to plan for a new rose garden if that is in your landscape plans, find the right site with lots of sunshine and good drainage and mark it out.  If this is completed by the end of fall, it will be easy to plant in April.  July should be the last time you feed your roses this year.


If you have other ideas which will help new rose growers, forward them to the editor.

Audrey Meiklejohn


It is with the deepest regret that we announce the passing of our Honourary President, Audrey Meiklejohn, on August 1, 2004. Audrey was the consummate rosarian, flower arranger, teacher, lover of yellow roses and friend to all. A longer appreciation of her lif will appear in The Annual, but we shall all miss her terribly.

Vol. I, No. 5.   August  2004.  The newsletter of the Canadian Rose Society.   Published 5 times per year.