Rose Show Results
•  PRS Last Rose of Summer 2007
•  Pointers for 1st Time Exhibiters

• See Calendar for dates/details   [click here]

Gold Medal Garden Fundraising - - Still Needed

• The Gold Medal Garden Project  [click here]
• Due to a delay in beginning construction on improvements to the Gold Medal Garden there is still time to participate in our fundraising for this important project. 
• We still need about $20,000 for this project.
• If every PRS Member donated just $40 we could reach, or exceed, our goal!!

Gold Medal Garden Fundraiser - - Entertainment 2008 Books

• $20 per book ($10 goes to PRS)
• PRS has 500 books available
• Sales Info/Order Books - - contact Brad Wanamaker @ 503-887-2433

Royal Rosarians Rose Garden Contest - - June 1-2, 2008

• 2008 Contest Results - coming soon
• 2007 Contest Results [view]

• contact:  Renee Wright, Membership Chair
  phone:  503-887-2433
  email: dnrwright@comcast.net
• please provide us with your email address
  • get the latest news from the PRS
  • get your Chatter Newsletter electronically
  • save the PRS money on postage
  • NOTE - you can still have the newsletter mailed to you if you do not have email, or wish to continue having this mailed to
• dues information
• membership form [pdf]
• Special, Free Trial American Rose Society membership
  • New PRS members will receive four (4) months membership and two (2) issues of the ARS full-colored magazine
  • Good through November 2008

• See Calendar for dates/details   [click here]
  

PRS Show Results   [view]

• PRS "Last Rose of Summer" Show (Oct 2007)
• PRS 2007 Spring Rose Show

• PRS Fertilizer - $10 per 20 pound bag / $19 per 40 pound bag
  • fertilizer information
• PRS Organic Fertilizer - $13 per 20 pound bag
  • fertilizer information
• Lime Sales - $5 per 25 pound bag
• Sales Information:
  • at Mar, Apr and May PRS General Meetings
  • sales begin at 6:00pm in parking lot of Oaks Park
  • more information/availability:  503-777-4311
• [Aug 2008] The editors (Rich and Charold Baer, (503) 246-3087) have about 2 tons of the PRS Fertilizer (15-10-10) and almost one ton of the 6-6-6 organic blend. If you are a new member of the rose society, or did not get enough this spring, please take advantage of this opportunity. (The PRS original blend is $19 for 40 pounds, $10 for 20 pounds and the organic blend is $13 for 20 pounds.) Just call and let us know when you want to pick it up and we will try to accommodate your schedule.
  
  There is also a smaller, but significant, supply of fertilizer at the home of Eilene Curtiss in Boring (503-668-4503).
  
  If you would like to buy it at more convenient place but at a higher price, (nurseries do have overhead that our Rose Society members do not) you should be able to get PRS fertilizer at any of the following locations: Dennis 7 Dees, all locations, Portland Nursery, both locations, Gardeners’ Choice in Tigard, Lake Grove Garden Center, 2 locations, Rain or Shine, or at Concentrates.
  
  All of the aforementioned also have the PRS organic blend as well as the original formulation.
  
  Pear Hardware and Kasch’s Nurseries carry the original formulation but not the organic blend.

PRS Photo Gallery   [view]

• PRS October 2006 Installation of Officers, 10/16/2006
• PRS 2006 Mini Rose Show
• PRS 2006 Spring Rose Show
• PBR 2006

• 2009 Rose Calendars PRS General Meetings are now available
  • this year PRS produced our own calendars
  • contact Charold Baer, 503-777-4311, for more information/to order
  • They are beautiful and feature NW roses. You can have a dozen roses that will last all year and the cost is still only $10. We do have an ample supply at the current, time but we hope they will go fast.
  • Get your orders in early to insure that you do not miss out. If you want them mailed to you the cost will be $13 for the first one and $11 for each additional calendar. If you order 10 or more, we will pay the postage. They make great gifts.
  • This is another great fund raising project that will help with the Gold Award Garden and the financial health of our organization.

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• Directions  [click here]

• see calendar for more details

• Upcoming Events and Festivals  (more information)

• Upcoming Events  (more information)

Dream Come True, 2008 AARS Winner

Dream Come True is a stunning sight of catchy colors, which lures the likes of even non-rose lovers to its side. This rose produces flawlessly formed yellow blossoms, blushed with ruby-red at the tips, all set amongst abundant matte green foliage. The big, bushy vigorous plant yields long-stemmed, long-lived blooms with mild tea fragrance, making it lovely in the landscape and a great choice for bouquets.

Dream Come True was hybridized by Dr. John Pottschmidt of Cincinnati, Ohio – only the 3rd amateur hybridizer to win the AARS Award in 67 years – and introduced by Weeks Roses of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Mardi Gras, 2008 AARS Winner

With flamboyant blooms in a novel blend of pink, orange, and yellow, and a delightful peppery scent, Mardi Gras creates a festive atmosphere in any setting. Each high-centered hybrid tea style bloom begins as an apricot-orange bud that slowly spirals open to reveal a 4-inch bright pink and orange bloom with a yellow base. As an All-America Rose Selections (AARS) winner, this festive floribunda has proven to perform exceptionally well across the country with little-to-no care. The colorful blooms are perfectly framed with dark green, semi-glossy foliage, and its upright columnar habit makes Mardi Gras an ideal rose to use as a hedge or in a border with mixed perennials.

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