Welcome
to the Monterey Bay Rose Society's web site!
The Monterey
Bay Rose Society was founded in 1980 and now has about 100
members.
The MBRS presents monthly meetings with interesting programs, publishes an award-winning monthly
newsletter The
Bay Rose with tips and tricks for growing
better roses in our area, plans visits to rose gardens and nurseries,
and sponsors an annual rose show in the spring. We now
meet on the last Friday of each month except June,
July, November and December.
The Annual MBRS Open Garden Tour on June 13, 2009, was a huge success. Thank you to all the hosts who opened their gardens to us this year.
To read about the tour, click here: Rose Tour
Information on garden tours for the month of July will be available soon.
The MBRS Rose Garden at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds
is developing beautifully thanks to the dedicated work of many of our members and especially Jim and Judy Sauve, who are out there almost daily. Jim tells us, "As you can see the donated Eco-blend from Vision Recycling is being unloaded. Half of the garden is on a drip watering system. The new roses have been planted." Jim sent us photos to let you see how the garden is progessing. Click here to see the garden.
May Meeting Highlights - Trophy presentations to the winners of this year's rose show were made by Janey Leonardich.
Effervescent speakers Steve & Diana Steps spoke on "Low Maintenance Rose Gardening," with lots of advice on the easiest way to grow roses.
The essence of their method is in the planning and preparation of the garden thus making maintenance easier on the gardener.
Co-presidents Myrna England and Dennis O'Hare opening the meeting.
Janey Leonardich making the trophy presentations.
Mega-trophy winner, Karl Dost, needed a wagon to cart home his loot.
Guest speakers, Diana & Steve Steps, gave a lively presentation and showed us how they practically moved a mountain putting in their personal rose garden. The payoff was well worth the work. In a word: stunning.
Stunned audience
Members at ease
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