The monthly meeting of the Houston Rose Society this month is on Thursday, February 9, 2012. The meeting begins at 7:30 pm at the Houston Garden Center in Hermann Park. Admission is free. The public is welcome.
Our traditional February meeting is all about how to adjust the size of roses so that spring growth will have its best chance for success. For thousands of years it has been known that judicious pruning can have a stunning effect on plant growth and bloom production. Ancient vintners learned when and where to make the cuts, and so can you.
To show you how to best prune your bushes, we have these expert rosarians to demonstrate proper techniques for –
Hybrid Teas; Grandifloras
Floribundas
Miniatures and Minifloras
Old Garden Roses; Shrubs; Climbers
What to bring: All of your how-to-prune-it questions. Friends, or family members, who might benefit from this once-a-year educational opportunity. And a big smile. See you there.
We need your help:
Bring your give-away rose bushes, tagged with the name of the rose, type - hybrid tea, floribunda, mini, old garden rose, shrub, climber, etc. and either potted or in a plastic bag. Bring the roses you want to donate to the February meeting. Please arrive at the Garden Center by 7:00 pm, if you are donating more than one or two bushes, so that we will have adequate time to get the bushes unloaded and into their respective pruning stations by the time the meeting starts. You will receive a free ticket as you enter the meeting. These will be put into a bucket and numbers will be drawn through the evening for free bushes. You could be a lucky winner and go home with a new rose bush.
To read about past programs of the Houston Rose Society, click here.
For directions to the Houston Garden Center, click here.