Santa Clara County Rose Society

Founded in 1927
The first local rose society on the World Wide Web!
Website Established April, 1995
Affiliated with the American Rose Society


2010 Calendar of Events


January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December

Each Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday - 9 A.M. 'til Noon

Volunteers needed at the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden for pruning, general maintenance, and occasional new plantings.
Located at Spring and W. Taylor Streets, San Jose (map).
For information call (408)298-7657.

January

January 8, Friday: SCCRS General Meeting, 7:30 P.M.

Location: O'Connor Medical Office Bldg., map
Program: Pruning Demonstration and Rose Auction

Unsure about how to prune your roses? This is the meeting you've been waiting for. Learn from our ARS Consulting Rosarians as they demonstrate how to prune. Bring your questions, gloves, and rose shears. Free to the public.
 
After the pruning demonstration, we will hold our 6th Annual Rose Auction. Fill your garden with bargains from this popular event. Bring your already pruned roses and wrap them in a plastic garbage bag so we can keep the floor clean. Be sure to attach a label with the name and type of rose.

February

February 12, Friday: SCCRS General Meeting, 7:30 P.M.

Location: O'Connor Medical Office Bldg., map
Program: Ask The Experts

Do you have questions about your roses, but have no one to ask. This is the meeting for you. This will be a free-for-all question, answer, comment, and opinion session for everyone. Free to the public.

March

March 12, Friday: SCCRS General Meeting, 7:30 P.M

Location: O'Connor Medical Office Bldg., map
Program: Drip Irrigation System

Lee Dal Canto, a professional irrigation system specialist will be our speaker this month. Lee comes highly recommended by our own Meredith Brown, whose drip system he installed. Lenora hired him to repair a broken pipe and was impressed with his professionalism. So bring your questions on drip (or other irrigation systems) to the March meeting.

April

April 9, Friday: SCCRS General Meeting, 7:30 P.M

Location: O'Connor Medical Office Bldg., map
Program: Get Ready for the Show!

Our own Barbara Gordon who is an ARS Horticultural Rose Judge, Consulting Rosarian, and Rose Arrangement Judge will show us how to prepare to enter our roses and arrangements in our annual Rose Show. Learning what it takes to prepare for the show can be very rewarding when you start winning blue ribbons and trophies.

April 25, Sunday: 2010 Annual Spring Rose Show

For details click link.

May

May 14, Friday: SCCRS General Meeting, 7:30 P.M

Location: O'Connor Medical Office Bldg., map
Program: Bring your Favorites!

Bring your favorite tools and rose cuttings. By sharing our experiences, we become better rose growers and gain valuable insights which give us more time to enjoy the garden with less work. We will also have a contest with a prize going to the winner. As Mother's Day is in May, the person naming the most roses with mother in the name or named for the hybridizer's mother will be the winner.

June

June 11, Friday: SCCRS General Meeting, 7:30 P.M

Location: O'Connor Medical Office Bldg., map
Program: Fun & Games with Roses

For our June meeting, come join us for a Name That Rose Challenge. Everyone is invited to bring 2 roses (one rose per bottle). Place the rose name on a piece of paper upside down beneath each bottle. We had this program last year and it was so popular we brought it back!

Everyone will receive a numbered paper on which to show us how good a rose guesser you are. The person naming the most roses correctly will win a prize.

Be prepared to tell us about the roses you brought. Also, don’t forget to bring roses for the Little Rose Show.

July

No General Meeting held in July (enjoy your garden)

August

No General Meeting held in August (enjoy your garden)

September

September 10, Friday: SCCRS General Meeting, 7:30 P.M

Location: O'Connor Medical Office Bldg., map
Program:

To be announced.

October

October 8, Friday: SCCRS General Meeting, 7:30 P.M

Location: O'Connor Medical Office Bldg., map
Program:

To be announced.

November

November 12, Friday: SCCRS General Meeting, 7:30 P.M

Location: O'Connor Medical Office Bldg., map
Program:

To be announced.

December

 

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