Sacramento Rose Society hosts auction; sign up now for rose tea
This cutie is Dopey, one of eight roses named for Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. It is one of the roses that will be up for auction at the Sacramento Rose Society meeting. Debbie Arrington
Who doesn’t want more roses? Here’s your chance to add to your collection while helping a local rose society. It’s the annual Sacramento Rose Society auction, featuring plants propagated from members’ own gardens.
Among the 55 bushes up for bid are many varieties unavailable in commerce. These are special little plants, all growing on their own roots.
And most of them will stay compact, too. Find an excellent selection of miniatures, minifloras and polyanthas – perfect for smaller spaces or growing in containers. (Yes, you do have more room for roses!)
This live auction will be held Thursday, March 13, at Shepard Garden and Arts Center in McKinley Park, 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento. As always, the public is welcome; admission and parking are free. Scott Becker will serve as auctioneer.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the first rose up for bid promptly at 7 p.m. Bring cash or check (no cards). Proceeds will support the club’s activities including its upcoming rose show.
In addition, the Sacramento Rose Society is now accepting reservations for its annual Spring Rose Tea, set for Saturday, May 17, at the home of Dave and Ruth Coop, 8336 Bianchi Road, Roseville. The English-style tea features homemade scones, cakes, lemon curd and more, served with fresh brewed tea. To get in the mood, participants are urged to wear hats and spring floral attire.
Besides the food and fun, this event features tours of the Coops’ beautiful English-inspired rose garden featuring more than 500 bushes. The garden opens at 10 a.m. with the tea service under way at 11:30 a.m.
Tickets are $35 with reservations and checks due May 1. Make checks out to “Sacramento Rose Society” and mail to Sacramento Rose Society, care of Rick Sydow, 1092 Salmon Drive, Roseville, CA 95661. Include your name, email, phone number and how many people are in your party.
For more on Sacramento Rose Society and events: https://sacramentorosesociety.org/
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Make the most of the lower temperatures early in the week. We’ll be back in the 80s by Thursday.
* Plant, plant, plant! It’s prime planting season in the Sacramento area. Time to set out those tomato transplants along with peppers and eggplants. Pinch off any flowers on new transplants to make them concentrate on establishing roots instead of setting premature fruit.
* Direct-seed melons, cucumbers, summer squash, corn, radishes, pumpkins and annual herbs such as basil.
* Harvest cabbage, lettuce, peas and green onions.
* In the flower garden, direct-seed sunflowers, cosmos, salvia, zinnias, marigolds, celosia and asters. (You also can transplant seedlings for many of the same flowers.)
* Plant dahlia tubers.
* Transplant petunias, marigolds and perennial flowers such as astilbe, columbine, coneflowers, coreopsis, dahlias, rudbeckia and verbena.
* Keep an eye out for slugs, snails, earwigs and aphids that want to dine on tender new growth.
* Feed summer bloomers with a balanced fertilizer.
* For continued bloom, cut off spent flowers on roses as well as other flowering plants.
* Add mulch to the garden to maintain moisture. Mulch also cuts down on weeds. But don’t let it mound around the stems or trunks of trees or shrubs. Leave about a 6-inch-to-1-foot circle to avoid crown rot or other problems.
* Remember to weed! Pull those nasties before they set seed.
* Water early in the day and keep seedlings evenly moist.
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