Public invited to enter their own roses in 60th annual event
This gorgeous bloom is a Ring of Fire rose, a hybrid variety that often does well at rose shows. Photo courtesy Sierra Foothills Rose Society
October is a wonderful time for roses in the Sacramento area, especially in the foothills. As the heat lets up, the blooms come out.
Which is why this is a great week for a rose show; see for yourself at the 60th annual Sierra Foothills Rose Society rose show. Set for Saturday, Oct. 19, the show will be held at Green Acres Nursery & Supply in Roseville.
Anyone who visits the nursery Saturday morning will see a lot of devoted rose folks scurrying around as they prepare blooms for exhibition. The public is invited to enter roses, too.
The show includes divisions for “novice” exhibitors – beginners who have not won more than one blue ribbon or trophy in an accredited rose show. (One of the novice classes comes with a bonus: One-year membership in the club.)
There’s also a “public” section for entries – you don’t even need to know the name of the rose. Just pick your best bloom with as long a stem as possible (up to 24 inches), ideally with four or five sets of leaves above the lip of the vase. (Do not remove the leaves; foliage is part of a rose’s judging score.) It can be a single bloom or a spray (multiple flowers on one stem). Volunteers will help with questions.
But come early; entries must be in place for judging between 7 and 10 a.m.
Otherwise, the show will be open for viewing from 1 to 4:30 p.m. In addition to hundreds of roses, see beautiful arrangements inspired by the show’s theme, “Diamond Celebration.” Admission and parking are free.
Green Acres is located at 7300 Galilee Road, Roseville.
More on Sierra Foothills Rose Society and the show: http://sierrafoothillsrosesociety.org/.
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November still offers good weather for fall planting:
* If you haven't already, it's time to clean up the remains of summer. Pull faded annuals and vegetables. Prune dead or broken branches from trees.
* Now is the best time to plant most trees and shrubs. This gives them plenty of time for root development before spring growth. They also benefit from fall and winter rains.
* Set out cool-weather annuals such as pansies and snapdragons.
* Lettuce, cabbage and broccoli also can be planted now.
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* This is also a good time to seed wildflowers and plant such spring bloomers as sweet pea, sweet alyssum and bachelor buttons.
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* Give your azaleas, gardenias and camellias a boost with chelated iron.
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* Prune non-flowering trees and shrubs while dormant.
* To help prevent leaf curl, apply a copper fungicide spray to peach and nectarine trees after they lose their leaves this month. Leaf curl, which shows up in the spring, is caused by a fungus that winters as spores on the limbs and around the tree in fallen leaves. Sprays are most effective now.
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