FEBRUARY

February 18, 2010  -  Potomac Rose Society February Meeting and Rose Growing Program. PRS Recommended Roses for 2010. Hybrid Teas, Floribundas, Minis, Old Garden Roses, and more. Colorful slides of roses. Panel of speakers.  McLean Governmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia 22101. 7:30 p.m. - approx 9:30 p.m. Open to all. Free. Light refreshments. 301-869-4948. (Follow Fairfax Co School schedule in the event of snow.)

MARCH

March 07, 2010 - Final orders for rose care supplies are due to ARF's Country Store. Products will be available in mid-March. Some items are available later, but try to order early. Contact Joe Mirilovich at 703-620-5825.

Friday, March 19 - Saturday, March 20, 2010 - Colonial District Pre-Spring Meeting.  Colonial District Pre-Spring Meeting, “Back to Basics.” Quality Inn, Staunton VA 24401. Judges’ Seminar. Contact Donna Smoot at 304-744-8150 or dsmoot@msn.com or see www.colonialdistrictroses.org and click on Meetings.

Sunday, March 21 2010 - Rose Garden at Bon Air, 850 North Lexington St., at the corner of Wilson Blvd.; Arlington, VA; 22205 - Help with rose pruning! 2:00 p.m. - approx 4:00 p.m.

Monday, March 22 – Saturday, March 27, 2010. Rosebush Pruning. Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Av, Wheaton, MD 20902. Head rose gardener Roger Haynes is pruning over 1,000 rosebushes. Phone him at 301-962-1419 to say when, Mon-Sat, you can come help. He will give directions and set you to work! Rosebush Pruning.

Thursday, March 25, 2010 - Potomac Rose Society March Meeting and Rose Growing Program. New Day – Fourth Thursday! Prune Your Rosebushes! Mike Berger, Expert CR and PRS First Vice President, will explain how to prune rosebushes, to maximize good spring growth. He will demonstrate on potted bushes (HT, floribunda, mini, shrub). McLean Governmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia 22101. 7:30 p.m. - approx 9:30 p.m. Open to all. Free. Light refreshments. 301-869-4948.

APRIL

Thursday April 15, 2010 - Potomac Rose Society April Meeting and Rose Growing Program. Program. Key Spring Rose Care Tasks – Fertilizing and Spraying, for beautiful blooms. Rick Brown, Consulting Rosarian and Rose Show Judge, who grows top-notch, award-winning roses near Richmond, will describe how to fertilize and how to spray against fungus and insect pests. What fertilizer? Which sprays and how often? Come hear his tips. McLean Governmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia 22101. 7:30 p.m. - approx 9:30 p.m. Open to all. Free. Light refreshments. 301-869-4948.

Thursday, April 29 – Sunday, May 2, 2010 - ARS Spring National Convention and Rose Show, with educational seminars, American Rose Center tour, plus garden tours of the roses of local members and of Tyler TX. Hilton Shreveport, Shreveport LA. Contact: Mary Walker at 318-965-4153 or marycookwalker@bellsouth.net.

MAY

Sunday May 23, 2010 - Arlington Rose Foundation trip to tour Hartwood Roses Nursery in Fredericksburg VA 22406. See http://www.hartwoodroses.com/History/ . Final plans to come, including time and car pool plans.

Saturday, May 29, 2010, from 2:00 pm to about 3:30 pm - Potomac Rose Society trip to tour the rosegardens at Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Av, Wheaton, MD 20902. Come see about 1,000 rosebushes. Multiple plants of most varieties ensure broad patches of harmonious color. Come see a broad mix of rose varieties, including about 50 hybrid teas and grandifloras, 15 floribundas and polyanthas, 25 modern and classic shrubs, and four or five each of climbers, old garden roses, and miniatures. Brookside is an AARS Display Garden. Many roses were selected for fragrance, including HT 'Mister Lincoln' and floribunda 'Rose Parade' (bred by J. Benjamin Williams in 1974). See also 'Rosa sericea pteracantha' (Wingthorn Rose) with its red thorns. Some OGR's were moved to the fragrance garden. 301-962-1400 or www.brooksidegardens.org. FREE. Open to all. Tour will be led by head rose gardener Roger Haynes. Car pools are encouraged. Contact 301-869-4948 with any questions.

JUNE

Saturday, June 5 - Sunday June 6 2010 - Arlington Rose Foundation’s 54th Annual Rose Show, at Merrifield Garden Center, 12101 Lee Highway, Fairfax VA 22030. Free! Come see beautiful blooms! Exhibitors must place rose specimens by 9:30 am Sat. Rose Show is free and open to the public Sat. about 1-5 and Sun. about noon-4. Check www.arlingtonrose.org.

Saturday, June 5 2010 - Maryland Rose Society Rose Show, at Friendly Farm Restaurant, 17434 Forreston Road, Upperco, Md. Free! See beautiful, fragrant roses! Details to come. Contact Dave Walsh, Maryland Rose Society, at 410-374-1070 or Shiloh@qis.net.

Thursday, June 17, 2010 - Potomac Rose Society June Meeting and Rose Growing Program.  Where to Buy Good Roses. PRS members will discuss their experiences with mail order and local nurseries. We also will answer questions about summer rose-growing problems. Come join us!  McLean Governmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia 22101. 7:30 p.m. - approx 9:30 p.m. Open to all. Free. Light refreshments. 301-869-4948.

NO MEETING IN JULY OR AUGUST

August 20 - August 22, 2010 - ARS National Mini RS Conference and RS Show. Milwaukee WI. Contact: Diane Sommers at dsrosenut@wi.rr.com or 262-781-7989.

SEPTEMBER
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - Thursday, September 16, 2010 - Potomac Rose Society/Arlington Rose Foundation Joint September Meeting and Bench Rose Show/ Program. Nita Bowen, Judge; John Simonton, Novice Assistant. McLean Governmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia 22101. 7:00 p.m. - approx 9:30 p.m. Open to all. Free. 301-869-4948.

September 24 - 25, 2010 - (Friday and Saturday), Colonial District Fall Meeting and Rose Show. Hosted by the Tidewater Rose Society. Contact Peggy Scott at 757/588-1865 or tarrelltontigers@yahoo.com.

OCTOBER

Saturday, October 02 - Sunday, October 03, 2010  The 72nd Annual Potomac Rose Society Rose Show. Merrifield Garden Center (Fair Oaks), 12101 Lee Highway, Fairfax VA 22030. Contact Kathryn George @ 301-869-4948 or kay.george@verizon.net. Free! Exhibitors must place rose specimens by 9:30 am on Saturday, judging follows. Rose Show is open to the public Saturday, from about 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, and Sunday, from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Consulting Rosarians on duty to answer your questions. 

Thursday, October 07 – Monday, October 11, 2010 - ARS Fall National Convention and Rose Show. Atlanta GA. Contact: Bobbie Reed at berdks@mindspring.com or 770-979-4237.

October 17, 2010 - Joint Arlington Rose Foundation/Potomac Rose Society Rose Growing Program. New Day and Time, Sunday at 2:00 pm! New Location! “Using Chemicals in the Rose Garden.” Dr Gary Rankin and Dr. Monica Valentovic, Marshall University, Department of Toxicology. Merrifield Garden Center (Fair Oaks), 12101 Lee Highway, Fairfax VA 22030. 2:00 p.m. - approx 4:00 p.m. Open to all. Free. Light refreshments. 301-869-4948.

NOVEMBER

November 18, 2010 - Potomac Rose Society November Meeting and Rose Growing Program. SPEAKER & TOPIC TO COME. Also, elections for 2011 to be held. McLean Governmental Center, 1437 Balls Hill Road, McLean, Virginia 22101. 7:30 p.m. - approx 9:30 p.m. Open to all. Free. Light refreshments. 301-869-4948.

Last meeting till 2011!

NO MEETING IN DECEMBER