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We are excited to have Matt Douglas, owner of High Country Roses, join us virtually (via GoToMeeting) on February 6, 2022, at 2:00pm for our first meeting of the year. Matt will share with us some of the things being done in the rose industry to preserve classic roses as well as give us an overview of the major production techniques for field grown, primarily grafted plants, and for greenhouse grown, primarily own root plants.

The meeting will be held at Belmont University in the Ayers Academic Center.

High Country Roses was founded in 1970 by Dr. William Campbell. Dr. Campbell combined his passions for roses and science by testing old garden roses that were uniquely adept at surviving and thriving in the Mountain West. Fifty years later, the business has grown and changed considerably but the focus is still the same, offer the highest quality, hardy roses on their own roots to customers across the United States.

Today, High Country Roses produces 40,000 roses a year, primarily for online mail order customers. They take great pride in preserving old roses and discovering varieties that thrive in the Mountain West.

Matt Douglas and his wife Jennifer took over the business in 2011 and represent the third generation of family leadership for High Country Roses.

The Ayers Academic Center (Rooms C & D) at Belmont University, 1515 Wedgewood Ave, Nashville, TN 37212, just off Wedgewood Avenue. Ayers Academic Center is Building #8 on the Belmont campus map, and is the building next to the Inman Center where the Frist Lecture Hall is located (location of previous NRS meetings).

If you wish to attend virtually, please see Marty’s email to NRS members. If you would like to attend as a guest, please submit your request on the Ask a Consulting Rosarian form on the website.

Parking: The Ayers Academic Center is located at the corner of Wedgewood and 15th avenues on the northern front of campus. There are two elevator banks in the garage underneath the Ayers Academic Center – the South and North elevators. Members should park by, then use, the North elevators to the 4th floor. These open up directly across from our meeting room – which is Ayers C & D. It is not easy to find the meeting room from the South elevators!

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The Nashville Rose Society Programming Committee and the Executive Committee members are working hard to plan the Calendar of Events for 2022. The schedule is subject to change, but you should pencil in these events so that you will not miss any of the informative meetings and workshops to help you grow and show beautiful roses in the new year.

Monthly meetings will normally be held from 2-4:00pm on the first Sunday of the month at Belmont in Ayers C & D (at least through June 2022). The plan is to return to Cheekwood once the renovations of Botanic Hall are completed.

2022 Calendar of Events (as of January 1, 2022)

February 6 – Meeting at Belmont, Matt Douglas, Owner of High Country Roses
February 18-20 – Tenarky Winter Workshop and CR school at Belmont
March 3-6 – Nashville Lawn and Garden Show at the Fairgrounds
March 6 – Meeting at Belmont, Andrew Barocco, Antique Rose Emporium
March 19 – Pruning Clinic at Nancy Jones’ garden
March 28 – Vendor Day at S&W Greenhouse
April 2 – Pruning Clinic at Linda and Gordon McClellan’s garden
April 3 – Meeting at Belmont, Joanna Deck, “Spray and Fertilizer Program for Championship Roses”
April 4 – Rose Care Workshop at Belmont
May 1 – NRS Grand Prix Rose Show at Belmont, Speakers Ralph & Jean Stream, “Exhibiting Roses/Winning Arrangements”
June 5 – Meeting at Belmont, Master Gardener of Davidson County, “Native Bee Farming”
July 10 – Note: second Sunday of July due to July 4th holiday, Susan Lyell Young, Owner of Restoration Rose Farm
August 7 – Linda Jansing, “How Judges Judge Show Roses”
September 11 – Note: second Sunday of September due to Labor Day holiday, NRS Grand Prix Rose Show
October 2 – Program TBD
November 6 – Gerry Mahoney, “Josephine’s Gardens at MalMaison”
December 4 – NRS Christmas Party

The Nashville Rose Society Christmas Party will be held on Sunday, December 5, from 6:00 – 8:00pm at Belmont University. NRS will provide turkey, ham, rolls and drinks, and dinnerware; members are asked to bring their favorite dish.

The party will be held in our Belmont meeting room (Ayers C & D), with lots of space to social distance.

Please see Marty’s email for more information on the gift exchange and RSVPing if you plan to attend.

Parking: The Ayers Academic Center is located at the corner of Wedgewood and 15th avenues on the northern front of campus. The entrance to the parking garages for both buildings is the same as we used last year. There are two elevator banks in the garage underneath the Ayers Academic Center – the South and North elevators. Members should park by, then use, the North elevators to the 4th floor. These open up directly across from our meeting room – which is Ayers C & D. It is not easy to find the meeting room from the South elevators!

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The Nashville Rose Society is pleased to have Teresa Byington as our speaker for our November meeting at Belmont University. Teresa will be joining us from Indianapolis via GoToMeeting. Her topic will be “Cottage Gardening”.

Don’t forget! Daylight savings time ends! so Fall Back your clocks!

Teresa will take us on a Cottage Garden journey – past and present. She will also give us a virtual tour of her garden, Bloom Thyme Cottage Garden, that she has tended for 30+ years. Bloom Thyme Cottage Garden, is a large cottage garden that weaves together her love of roses – from the oldest to the most modern shrubs and their garden companions. Roses alongside annuals, herbs, shrubs, trees, perennials and a few veggies fill this garden.

Teresa loves to dig in the dirt and gets plenty of opportunities to do just that as she cares for her large cottage garden that consists of about 150 roses. She is an active member of the American Rose Society and Immediate Past President of the Indianapolis Rose Society. She is a Consulting Rosarian and Master Gardener, giving her additional opportunities to get her hands dirty as well as educating others about gardening.

Her blog, TheGardenDiary.com, tells of her adventures in the garden and in life, as well as promotes roses as an integral part of the landscape. As co-host of the Rose Chat Podcast she shares the stories of roses and those who love them.

After Teresa’s presentation members will participate in our annual Chili Cookoff! Bring your best recipe for chili or cornbread and enter the cookoff. Attendees will vote for their favorite. Drinks, bowls, and cutlery will be furnished along with power strips to connect to electricity.

Parking: The Ayers Academic Center is located at the corner of Wedgewood and 15th avenues on the northern front of campus. The entrance to the parking garages for both buildings is the same as we used last year. There are two elevator banks in the garage underneath the Ayers Academic Center – the South and North elevators. Members should park by, then use, the North elevators to the 4th floor. These open up directly across from our meeting room – which is Ayers C & D. It is not easy to find the meeting room from the South elevators!

Anyone who wishes to join the meeting virtually should see Marty Reich’s email to NRS members for information on how to log into GoToMeeting. If you would like to attend as a guest, please submit your request on the Ask a Consulting Rosarian form on the website.

We hope to see you there!

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