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President’s Message They are growing much shorter overall and the May is upon us and there petals lose their substance has been a change in our much quicker. This being Picnic date. We will meet said, we all need to keep at Rose Petals Nursery, 2 an eye on our watering. th p.m. on Sunday, May 28 . Pots are especially a A great way to start our problem since the soil in Memorial Day weekend. them dries out much It will be really nice to quicker. relax and talk a little about I am so excited and looking the rose show. Thank forward to next year with you, Jean, for doing a new leadership and new super job with chairing ideas. There will be plenty and keeping us on target. of opportunities for all of us Was fun wearing our new to support them by writing shirts too. Great idea. articles, doing programs, It was exciting to see and taking leadership roles. more visitors at the show Special talents that each of and so special having Lee us have and use will build a greet each one. As you strong membership. We see by Jean’s Round-up will be installing these new message, it does take a officers at the Ice Cream lot of coordination and Social in June. Jean work. Thank you to each Giesel, our new VP will be for your special part. in Alaska so we will need a Great job by all! designated fill-in for her. Congratulations to all the I truly have appreciated the winners! I hope to get great support that I have some pictures on the received while serving as website. President. It has been a This year has been a real growing experience and a challenge trying to keep fun one as well. our roses hydrated. We The GRS outreach day at have counted 4.75” of rain the ACE Hardware in in our area over the past 8 Melrose on April 15th was or so months. Even by pretty low key but was fun. using water from our We did have a few people canal, our roses haven’t interested in growing roses. performed like they do Lee collected names and when Mother Nature email addresses so I will blesses us with rain. Hello Everyone,

by Jean Stream send them the newsletter. Some of these may have been our visitors at the rose show. Thanks to those who helped (Lee and Ralph for their CR expertise), or just came by to visit. ACE had lots of really nice plants for sale and some interesting vendors. It is always nice to be out in the community talking roses. (See a couple of pictures on page 6.) I hear some of you have attended other rose shows and have won. Fill us in on the details at the picnic. Always nice to share what other Rose Clubs are doing and how we support them.

Official Newsletter Volume 55, Issue 15

Inside this issue: President’s Message

1

Meeting Minutes

2

Treasurer’s Report

3

Rose Show Round-up

4

Rose Show Financials

5

Picnic Reminder & ACE Hardware pictures

6

Additional Items

7

GRS meets at 2:00 pm at 1st Christian Church

GRS is affiliated with:

The sign-up list of food items for the picnic is on page 4 so check this over if you need a reminder. If you have not yet signed up, just bring what you would like to share. We will relax, eat and enjoy our time together. I do have a fun challenge activity we will work on together. Nothing difficult I promise. See you RPN on the 28th 2:00 p.m. Don’t forget your raffle items!

Jean Stream President

Directions to 1st Christian Church: from I-75 heading North, go East on State Route 222 or 39th Avenue, 1 mile, right hand turn on 83rd Street, about .5 mile the church will be on the left – Address is 3411 NW 83rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606 – 352-376-6011

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Meeting Minutes

by Jean Giesel

Meeting called to order at 2:00 p.m. by President Jean Stream. Jean again thanked Earl Bergadine and the church for our meeting place and the Klines and Phil Leilich for refreshments. She noted that Earl, Jean Stream, and Dan Mills have keys to the building for the rose show. Dan Mills has updated the membership list. Phil Leilich selling raffle tickets. March minutes were approved, (Phil Leilich, Cleon Jenkins). Treasurer’s report accepted with thanks. Dan Mills thanked for taking care of paper work. Rose show report will be sent to ARS. Cards sent to Missy Burton and Jean Stegall. Thanked Ann Sherwood for article on cutter bees in the April Newsletter. CRs answered questions about pruning and revitalizing old climbing roses. Old Business: • Rose show date: April 22, 2017. Plans were reviewed. • Jean Giesel will arrange for a new GRS banner since the old one cannot be located • Lunch orders, Dan Mills • Breakfast for judges (and exhibitors) at 8:30 a.m., Mary Menoski reminded volunteers to bring food • Cyd Wade will sell rose bouquets • Personalized GRS t-shirts were delivered to those ordering; there are a few extra; cost was below estimate • Motion (Shirley Mullins and Ralph Stream) passed to change date for the May, picnic to May 28 at Rose Petals Nursery due to conflict with the Heritage Rose Foundation Conference. Duties were assigned. June, Ice Cream Social • Cyd Wade report working at the GRS/Rose Petals Nursery booth at the Kanapaha Spring Festival in March was fun. • Cyd Wade moved that the slate presented at the February meeting be elected: • President, Lee Kline; Vice President, Jean Giesel; Secretary, Bob Kline. Earl Bergadine seconded. Motion passed. New officers will be installed at the June ice cream social. Ralph Stream suggested that the executive board consider adding directors which would require a change to the by-laws. The advisability of regular open board meeting was discussed. • Dan Mills will report at the May meeting regarding a thank you donation to First Christian Church. • Melrose Garden Festival April 15: Jean and Ralph Stream and Lee Kline to man table. They will need small rose show handouts. New Business • Reviewed Rose Show set up • Meeting adjourned with the raffle. Reminder about raffle at the picnic. Dates: Oct. 27-29, 2017: Fall DSD Convention and Rose Show, Tallahassee and Thomasville Jan. 19-21, 2018 DSD Mid-winter meeting sponsored by Wiregrass Rose Society at Gainesville Best Western 2018 DSD Convention and Mini National Show, Jacksonville and others Jan. 18-20, 2019 Mid-Winter Meeting, hosted by Tampa at Gainesville Best Western

Jean Giesel Secretary

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Treasurer’s Report

Elected Officers: by Dan Mills

President - Jean Stream Vice-President - Lee Kline

GRS Treasurer’s Report (for May 2017 NL)

Secretary - Jean Giesel

Bank Statement Balance as of 3-31-2017

$11,300.44

Treasurer - Dan Mills

Consulting Rosarians:

Apr. deposits:

Consulting Rosarians are

$64.00 unused pass money at KBG

64.00

rose growers who have met

$35.00 April raffle

35.00

American Rose Society

$245.00 RS ads sold & member donations

245.00

$280.30 RS lunches & T-shirts purchased

280.30

$28.70 T-shirts purchased

28.70

$10.00 lunch purchased

10.00

$8.00 T-shirt purchase $42.00 cut flower sales at RS

qualifications and are able to help you with your rosegrowing problems. Our active, local Consulting

8.00 42.00

Rosarians are: Lee Kline 352-214-5466

Apr. checks written:

[email protected]

$129.00 for ARS certificates & table skirts

129.00

Dan Mills

$123.20 for RS schedules

123.20

(352) 591-2145

$207.55 for website domain, copies, and

207.55

[email protected]

7th

RS judge

$237.01 for T-shirts $48.15 for new GRS banner $225.74 for RS lunches

Ralph Stream

237.01 48.15

(352) 591-4474 mailto:[email protected]

225.74

$71.00 for GRS Tri-fold brochures

71.00

$44.39 for RS breakfast expenses

44.39

GRS Website: gainesvillerosesociety.org Jerry Scott

Bank Statement Balance as of 4-30--2017

$10,927.40

Webmaster [email protected]

(To be confirmed by Apr. statement)

Dan Mills Treasurer

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“Rose Show Round-up”

By Jean Giesel – Rose Show Chairman

Our 44th rose show is history and we are already looking forward to 2018! We can be proud that a crew of dedicated volunteers put together a beautiful show. Thanks to all who participated in any way. Each member contributed time and talent and it all came together. Although the fickle weather this year limited the number of roses available for many exhibitors, we still had a lovely display for our visitors to enjoy and had 19 arrangements, almost as many as 2015, but only about half as many horticulture entrants. Thanks to Lee Kline who greeted and spoke to each visitor as they entered and to Dan Mills and others who answered their questions. Cydney and Art Wade sold out of Peggy Martin roses and Cyd and Ann Sherwood made lovely bouquets available for purchase. Ralph Stream did a masterful job planning the layout and staging of the show and recruiting the judges, Linda Reed , Cindy Dale, Montine Herring, Walt Reed, apprentice Sara Coleman, Mary Maud Sharpe, and Jeff Hoffman. Ralph and Jean were instrumental in organizing all the exhibition details. I would especially like to thank Ralph for building the “ladders” for our first rose photography exhibit. Jean was responsible for the show schedule and ordering and organizing supplies. Art Wade, Ken Osborne, and Bob Kline did the heavy lifting to move show supplies from and to our storage unit. Mary Menoski, Kathi Warren, and Ann Sherwood put together a delicious breakfast buffet for the judges and attractive areas for breakfast and lunch carrying out the theme of “Seeing Your Garden Through Rose Colored Glasses.” Dan Mills arranged the box lunches. And what would be a rose show without prizes? Thanks to Dan Mills, Missy Burton, and Mary Menoski. Shirley Mullins, Cleon Jenkins, and Jean Stream kept up with recording the results and provided beautifully calligraphed certificates. We also give a big “thank you” to Wayne and Lyndy Myers who came from Jacksonville to lend a hand with classification and clerking. Other clerks were Helen Hardee, Cyd Wade, Jean Giesel, and Bob and Lee Kline. Others who helped were Danton Sherwood, John Menoski, Ted Giesel, Willie Mae Burley, Van Sherwood, who won in the Arrangements Novice Class. It was nice to have a visit from Anita Campbell who has been having some health problems. And a round of applause for Earl Bergadine who helped in so many ways and the First Christian Church for hosting our show. It’s always good to critique and look ahead. The layout of the show worked well other than Classes 20 and 21, minis and minifloras, being crowded especially for the judging. We had many more visitors than the past several years, probably due to a more accessible location. How about getting the email addresses of visitors—at least those who express interest in our meetings. Some other suggestions I heard were to open to exhibitors at 7 when it is starting to get light and close at 3 or 3:30, providing that breakdown of the show would not start any earlier. Add a photography contest. We might do more to encourage our own members and others to enter the show. There were no entries in the Horticulture Novice class. And remember that we are all volunteers and doing our best.

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“Rose Show Financials” By Dan Mills - Treasurer

2017 GRS Rose Show Financial Report Expenses: Printing show schedule

123.20

Info table literature

105.17

Cash for judges

350.00

Lunches delivered to show

225.74

Breakfast expenses

44.39

Refund for lost lunches

20.00

Misc. exp. (postage, skirts, signs, certs & ribbons) Total

235.04 ___________________$1,103.54

Income: Ads sold

480.00

Cash donations

235.00

Lunches paid for by members

142.75

Cut flower sales Total

42.00 __________________ $ 899.75

Net loss_____________________________________$ 203.79 (vs. $277.77 loss 2016) (vs. $641.93 loss 2015)

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“Picnic Sign up list” PICNIC – MAY 28TH – 2017, 2 P.M. AT Rose Petal Nursery Earl – dessert Mary – fruit salad Shirley- ham, biscuits, mustard Phil-beans Art & Cyd – salad, deviled eggs Ann & Dan- chips, something Lee & Bob- fried chicken, jello salad, rolls dessert Jean – potato salad, dessert Cleon - dessert

“ACE Hardware – Nursery Day April 15, 2017”

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Additional Items and Reminders REFRESHMENT SCHEDULE

PROGRAM SCHEDULE Nov – Making Rose Potpourri - Dan Mills

Sept 11 Dan Mills, Ralph & Jean Stream Dec – Annual Christmas Party Oct

2 Lee & Bob Kline, Ken Osborne & Gail Robinson

Nov 13 Art & Cyd Wade, Bob Spangenberg, & Willie Mae Burley Dec 11 Annual Christmas Party – (Possible date change) Jan

8 Olivia & Cleon Jenkins & Mary Menoski

Feb 12 Jean Giesel, Missy Burton, Cyd & Art Wade Mar 12 Dan & Ann Sherwood & Helen Hardee April

9 Phil Leilich, Lee & Bob Kline

May 28 Annual Picnic - RPN

Jan – Rose Propagation – Lee Kline, Ralph Stream & Jean Giesel with Basic Rose Genetics (Feb - Play day at Rose Petals Nursery Feb 4, 10 am – 2 pm) Feb - 2016 China Trip - Wayne and Lyndy Myers Mar – Arrangement Demonstration and Tips – Ann Sherwood Apr – Rose Show Preparation review May – Annual GRS Picnic - @ RPN June – Annual Ice Cream Social - @ RPN

June 11 Annual Ice Cream Social

MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING LOCATION 1st Christian Church – Disciples of Christ 3411 NW 83rd Street Gainesville, FL 32606 352-376-6011 The church is located just off 39th Avenue, (near I-75), East on 39th approximately 1.5 miles, turn right (South) on 83rd St. near Santa Fe College and beside the Village Retirement Community. Our meeting room is located ground level, in the front door, past the sanctuary to the North side of the building. Our room will have access to the kitchen and ice machine.

Thanks for bringing raffle items. Membership Dues - Please send your check to our treasurer, Dan Mills, PO Box 661, Fairfield, FL 32634 – Thank you!