Spring Pruning Field Trip...Mark your Calendars.

This year, we're planning a pruning techniques field trip to a mystery garden, for a Rose Garden makeover.

This landscape  has a patch of Hybrid Teas, some Floribunda's, two Fortuniana's  some in the ground, some in pots, a mailbox planting with a HT and Mini Flora.,and a dozen Knockouts,  all in assorted stages of age, neglect, thriving and whatever. Might possible have a guest appearance by one of the newer double pink knockouts.

Our  guest Consulting Rosarians, will lead you through an assessment  of the stock, recommending  what to keep, try and save or shovel prune.     Bring your cameras, notebooks, etc.

As we proceed through the landscape, they will conduct a pruning demonstration for those bushes we decide to keep/salvage.     Under the watchful eye of one of our CR's you will get a chance to prune a bush yourself. Bring your gloves if you're going to participate. Maybe a new planting of one of the new roses ordered this year may be in order.

In our last garden area,  we'll get to evaluate of collection of mini's and mini floras.  We'll give you the chance to make your own assessment of keep, save, shovel prune,   and with time permitting. under the watchful guidance of our Consulting Rosarians, go ahead and prune the mini's and mini floras.

Mark your Calendars.  Saturday Jan 28th.  @ 1:30.

This is planned as a hands on field trip, More details at the Jan 24th meeting.

If you can't make the meeting, rsvp/call me at 269 1537 or email for details.


Oh, while you're waiting, and thinking about making a run to Starbucks for the free bags of coffee grounds for your garden, here's some research to mull over..... Coffee Grounds?