Spokane Rose Show Royalty 2009

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Jun 302009
 

Here are some photos of the winners from the June 2009 Spokane, WA Rose Show:

There are many awards available at a rose show, in a variety of categories. The royal court (Queen, King, Princess) is more restricted. There is one court for Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras and another for Miniatures and Mini-floras. There is also a Dowager Queen class open to old garden roses grown prior to 1867.

The 2009 Court for Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras

  1. Queen: Veteran’s Honor
  2. King: Black Magic
  3. Princess: Sheer Elegance

Another picture of the same court:

2009 Queen of the Show for Minis and Mini-floras, Autumn Splendor

2009 King of the Show for Minis: Erin Alonso

2009 Mini Princess: Edisto

Even if you don’t have roses to show or don’t want to show what you have, support those who do show their roses by attending your local rose show. You will see many roses there that you will want in your garden, as well as many beautiful and inventive rose arrangements. So visit a rose show, and bring your notebook and camera!

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Your Local Rose Show

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Jun 272009
 

The American Rose Society (ARS.org) sponsors a series of local Rose Shows. Check out their schedule for the year and see if there is one near you.

Even if you’ve never entered a any show before consider giving it a shot. This year’s Spokane Rose Show’s Mini Competition was won by someone who was in her very first show. Congratulations Guinevere!

You local rose club is likely full of friendly, helpful people who will give you lots of advice on just what you need to do. So give it a try!

Pictures from the ’09 Spokane, WA Rose Show will be coming soon.

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Ikebana and Moribana – An Arrangement in the Oriental Manner

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Jun 252009
 

One of the American Rose Society (ARS) classes for rose arranging is “Design in the Oriental Manner.” If this is something you’d like to know a little more about then check out this ARS article, Moribana: An Arrangement “In the Oriental Manner”

Here’s a clip of the article:

My beginning started with a deep respect for and interest in Ikebana, the centuries old art of Japanese flower arrangement. Ikebana is the floral art form of Japan, first introduced and practiced by Buddhist monks when they brought Buddhism to Japan from China in the sixth century. The Japanese aristocracy would later adopt the practice and eventually influential and important schools of flower arrangement emerged. By the Fifteenth Century, Ikebana had become a genuine and disciplined art form…

…The ARS honors and recognizes Ikebana with “Arrangements in the Oriental Manner” as described and detailed in the ARS Guidelines for Arranging Rose Arrangements…

The complete article is a pdf file, so you can read it online and save the file to your computer.

If you want to give this style of arranging a shot in our Rose Show then this page will give you the location and show details. There are a lot of classes available, so let your imagination run with this. Here’s a .pdf map to the show. Here’s the Google map to the show.

Rose Pictures from Previous Spokane Rose Shows

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Jun 222009
 

Just some misc. rose pictures from previous rose shows. Due to a late spring this year the competition might not be as tough as it has been in previous years, so give it a shot if you’re in the Spokane area. Even if you’re not, give your own local show a shot. You might get a nice surprise.

Some of the rose arrangements at the show. Yes, that show was held at a local mall. (By the way, all of these roses do well in our zone 5 climate. )

A beautiful picture of the Betty Boop rose.

Dupuy Jamain

Lemon Pearl

Miss Flippins, Mini-Queen of the show

Roger Lamelin

America

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Rose Pictures From the Spokane Rose Show

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Jun 222009
 

Three pics from previous Rose Shows in Spokane, Wa.  These were from the days of Rose Shows at the Mall. The next one is coming up on the 27th, in Spokane, WA, of course.  Details are here and here’s the google map to the location.

A nice rose arrangement:

Judges judging away

Another rose arrangement

We’d love to see your arrangements at the rose show. Some classes are open to non-members of the Spokane Rose Society (SRS.)  To join the SRS, go here.

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Rose Arranging Tips for Your Next Rose Show

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Jun 192009
 

Do you feel a bit artistic and want to enter a flower arrangement in your next Rose Show but have no idea what is required? There are some basic principles in arranging, and beyond that it is just practice, practice, practice. If you’re going to be in the Spokane, WA area on June 27th you will be able to see our arrangements at the:

62nd Annual Spokane Rose Show

Saturday, June 27, 2009
West Central Community Center
1603 N Belt St . Spokane WA
show details are here

Judging The Arrangements:

Arrangements are judged on the basis of :

  1. Balance
  2. Dominance
  3. Contrast
  4. Rhythmic movement
  5. Proportion
  6. Scale

Each of these elements is worth 5 points. You can check the rose show schedule as to the explanation of these principles.

Roses of course are to be the dominant focus of your arrangement. You can have other flowers included, but the rose should dominate. They should be in peak condition as should any other plant materials you use in your arrangement. The container should harmonize with the arrangement as well.

The roses need to be correctly named, the type of design for the class needs to be followed, and if you are competing for an ARS (American Rose Society) award, the entry tag needs to be marked “AG” for arranger grown.

Designs:

Traditional designs for arrangements are Line, Line-Mass and Mass, but there are also the Oriental classes, Dried arrangements, Corsages, and Functional Table classes. See below for some example arrangements.

A Line design is just that – a design that shows a distinct line.

Line-Mass is “an enhanced Line design,” that is, there is more plant material but the silhouette is still open. It should remain light with the strongest part through the center.

Mass is self-explanatory, a closed silhouette without crowding the plant material. They can be oval, fan-shaped or triangular in form.

Have fun with arranging

Arrangements can be fun to create, and as you get more involved you might want to order the Guidelines for Judging Rose Arrangements from the American Rose Society.They also have a related book, Guide to Creating Rose Arrangements.

Another good resource is the Spokane Rose Society library which contains a number of books on arranging.

After the show is over you can create your own home arrangements to practice for next year’s show as well as to impress your friends with your skills…AND just for your own home appeal. Arrangements aren’t just for a show; they can be the centerpiece for your dinner table or just to place on the coffee table as a decoration. Enjoy your roses both inside the home and out.

Rose Arranging Resources

From Amazon.com

A Bouquet of Roses: Glorious Arrangements for All Occasions

Triangular Arrangements:

Other Designs:

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Beneficial Insects – the Long Legged Fly

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Jun 162009
 

A really good fly.

We found a bunch of these bugs on our roses and other plants (in Spokane, WA.)  Colors range from a metallic green to brass to iridescent. They’re pretty little bugs and I had no idea what they were. They’re small, slender, maybe a quarter inch long.

After trying different things in Google i stumbled across the answer. It turns out the common name of this bug is “long legged fly” (Dolichopodidae.) What’s really interesting here is that these little guys EAT a number of the bad bugs in your garden: aphids and thrips, for two.

So don’t kill them!!

Here’s a nice description of the long legged fly, from Florida Gardener

Here’s a nice close up from BugGuide.com

And here’s a bunch of pics of flies in the same family, also from BugGuide.

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How to Move a Growing Rose

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Jun 152009
 

Ashdown Roses just released another video on rose care, this one covers how to move a rose that is actively growing.

Why would anyone want to do that? Maybe the garden plans changed and your big rose has to move away from what will be the veggie garden. Or maybe you’re moving (locally) and the new owners don’t get the roses.

Whatever the reason, moving a growing rose isn’t much different from moving a dormant one. In this video Paul shows you a quick and easy method to get it done.

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Spokane Rose Society Events for June 2009

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Jun 112009
 

We have two June ’09 events: On Wed, the 24th, we will be touring a couple of awesome rose gardens and on the 27th, Saturday, we have the Spokane Rose Show.

For the Rose Tours you do have to be a member, so if you’re close enough to Spokane just fill out our membership application and join up. Once you join you will get complete details on who, what, where, when, and why for all of our garden tours.

The Spokane Rose Show is open to the public and is on Saturday, June 27, 2009, at the West Central Community Center. 1603 N Belt St . Spokane WA. Judging starts at 10 am and the show is open to the public “after judging.”

Even though this spring has been a little late in coming, and so the roses are a little late in blooming, there should be some pretty cool stuff there. If you have some good roses of your own and would like to try showing them you can find all of the details here. Note that not all of the events require being a member of the Spokane Rose Society, though a few do.

Hope to see you there.

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