Calendar of the South Central District
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January Events
February Calendar
Feb. 19:
- Society: Red River Rose Society
- Time: 6:30pm
- Speaker: TBA
- Topic: TBA
- Place: Grayson County Health Department’s Denison Office, 205 N. Houston, Denison
- Phone: 903-465-2878
March Calendar
March 15 - 16:
- Event: Two-Day South Central District Winter Workshop
- Registration: 5-9 p.m. March 15
- Event begins at 8 a.m. March 16
- Click here for schedule
- Click here for a Registration Form
| Friday | March 15 |
| 5:00 - 9:00 PM | Hospitality Room Open – Tulsa Wyndham Hotel |
| Saturday | March 16 |
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | Registration |
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM | Opening Remarks and District Business |
| 9:00 - 9:50 AM | Dr. Eric Rebeck – Bugs & Plant Diseases |
| 10:00 – 11:00 AM | Brian Jervis – Everything you need to know about soil & rose nutrition |
| 11:00 - 11:15 AM | Morning Break |
| 11:15 - 12:00 PM | Claude Graves - Those Incredible English Gardens |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch Provided on site |
| 1:00 - 1:45 PM | Claude Graves - Easy Tea Project and other hardy roses |
| 2:00 – 2:45 PM | Fragrant Roses |
| 2:45 – 3:15 PM | Afternoon Break – closing of silent auction |
| 3:15 - 4:00 PM | Horizon Roses – New and recently introduced roses. |
| 4:00 – 4:30 PM | Awarding of door prizes and silent auction items |
April Events
April 11:
"Old Rose Treasures of New Orleans" will be the topic of the Houston Rose Society meeting on April 11, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at the Garden Center in Hermann Park, 1515 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, Texas.
The speaker will be Leo Watermeier, curator of the antique rose garden in Armstrong Park, New Orleans. Free admission. www.houstonrose.org
April 12:
- Society: Oklahoma City Rose Society
- Event: Regular meeting
- Speaker: TBA
- Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Location: Will Rogers Event Center, located on the SW corner of NW 36th at Grand Boulevard
April 13:
Rose Show
at the Arbor Gate
in Houston
The Houston Rose Society will hold a Rose Show at the Arbor Gate, 15635 FM 2920 Rd, Tomball,Texas.
Gardeners from around the state will bring their best blooms to compete for trophies. Expert consulting rosarians will be on hand to answer questions, share tips, make recommendations and even help with rose purchases throughout the day.
Two great programs will be offered:
- 10 a.m. — Pests and Plagues of Roses and How to Deal with Them presented by Gaye Hammond, Past President of the Houston Rose Society.
- 1 p.m. — Roses 101 presented by Donald Burger, Director of the Houston Rose Society.
Come to learn how easy it is to grow beautiful roses. Free admission. More information at www.houstonrose.org and www.arborgate.com
April 13-14:
- Fort Worth Rose Society
2013 Fort Worth RS
Rose Expo
A Rose Symphony
in the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens
April 20:
The Dallas Rose Society
Presents
“Camelot”
2013 Spring Rose Show
at Farmers Branch City Senior Center
14055 Dennis Lane
Farmers Branch, Texas 75234
Click here for a schedule
May Events
May 9:
- Event: Meeting of the Houston Rose Society
- Topic: The American Rose Industry.
- Society: Houston Rose Society
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Location: Garden Center in Hermann Park, 1515 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, Texas
- Speaker: Lothar Behnke of Weeks Roses, Inc. who will discuss the status of the rose industry and how it affects us.
- Admission: Free
- Web Site: www.houstonrose.org
Tulsa Spring Rose Show
Sunday, May 18:
- Event: Tulsa Spring Rose Show
- Location: Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peroia, Tulsa, OK.
- Contact: Brenda Johnson, 918-227-1954 or click here to e-mail.
- Schedule: Click here.
June Events
June 13:
- Society: Houston Rose Society
- Event: Regular monthly meeting
- Topic: "Bayer-Advanced's New Chemicals"
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Place: Garden Center in Hermann Park, 1515 Hermann Park Drive, Houston, Texas.
- Speaker: Mike Hamm of Bayer-Advanced, who will explain how chemicals are manufactured.
- Free admission. www.houstonrose.org
July Events
August Events
September Events
October Events
Oct. 25 - 27:
- Event: South Central District Convention and Rose Show
- Time: Various times, see schedule.
- Click for schedule Click for Horticultural Schedule
- Registration and Welcome Reception: Friday, Oct, 25.
- Registration Fee is only $30 per person.
- Reception Buffet is FREE!
SCD Board Business Meeting, Friday October 25, following Reception Buffet.
Rose Show, Saturday, October 26.
“Horizon Roses”, Saturday, October 26, 2:00 p.m., by Bob Martin, Editor and noted speaker and author.
SCD Member Meeting, Saturday, October 26, 3:00 p.m.
Awards Banquet, Saturday, October 26, with special guest speaker Bob Martin.
Garden Tour, Sunday, October 27, 9 – 12:00 noon. FREE
November Events
December Events
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