Spring pruning of the Rose Study Garden at Cheekwood will be Monday, April 2 at 2:00pm. The Garden will also be fertilized that day. Anyone who wants to help or any new members who want to learn, bring your bring your pruners and trowel and come help!
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March 20 – Vendor Night Order Forms Due!!
Now is the time to inventory what you have on hand to order your rose supplies for the annual Vendor Night. Pre-order rose growing supplies from Beatys Fertilizer and Southern Nurseries and have them delivered at the April meeting. You will save some money and NRS gets a cut as well so we all win. Pick-up is on Tuesday, April 3, rather than the usual first Sunday meeting time.
Download the order forms as Adobe (pdf) or Word document (doc) and return the completed forms by email or USPS to:
Click the required format to download:
Beatys Fertilizer (.pdf) or (.doc)
Southern Nurseries (.pdf) or (.doc)
March 10 – Pruning Workshop from 10-12:00
Sharpen your pruners and grab your gloves for the March Pruning Workshop to be held on Saturday, March 10, at Nancy Jone’s garden in Bellevue from 10-12 PM. This is the perfect opportunity for new members to learn how to prune roses from experienced rosarians.
Nancy’s garden is located at 130 Belle Glen Drive, Nashville 37221. For more information, call Marty Reich at 615-833-0791 or 615-319-9487. Learn more about pruning roses here.
Gadwall Abbey Spring Open Rose Garden
March 4 – Rose Gardening Products
The March monthly meeting will include a discussion on rose gardening products in preparation for Vendor Night on Tuesday, April 3.
Five of NRS Consulting Rosarians will be speaking:
* Ron Daniels – Soil, water systems & pH meters
* Gene Meyer – Selecting roses, where to buy roses and how to use the ARS Selecting Roses Handbook
* Jack Wedekind – Fertilizers, both organic and granular
* Marty Reich – Disease and insect control products, both synthetics and organics
* Larry Baird – Rose gardening tools, including pruners, loppers, gloves, and types of sprayers; how to use each tool and where to buy