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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

It is time to start planning to prune the roses for their new spring growth. The first Pruning Workshop will be held on Saturday, February 24, at Lynda and Gordon McClellan’s garden near Opryland from 10-12 PM. New members will have a chance to have hands-on experience with trimming roses by learning from experienced rosarians.

The garden is located at 2615 Davidwood Court, Nashville 37214. For more information, call Marty Reich at 615-833-0791 or 615-319-9487. Learn more about pruning roses here.
 

Visit tenarky.org for more information.

Chris VanCleave, nicknamed “The Redneck Rosarian”, is an active member of the Birmingham chapter of the American Rose Society, serving two terms as President, and is running for vice-president of ARS this year. Chris will be speaking on several subjects, including “Growing Rose Societies with Social Media”, the RoseChat Podcast, and how he grows his own roses in his rose garden in Birmingham, Ala.

In 2007, he created the RoseChat Podcast that has reached over a half a million listeners with news and information on growing roses. He chronicles his gardening adventures and explores an intrinsic mix of life, faith and gardening on his website, RedneckRosarian.com.