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Bradenton Sarasota-Rose Society

Dedicated to the enjoyment of roses and rose growing

Affiliated with American Rose Society and ARS Deep South District

This section of our Web Site is dedicated to getting information to our member community rapidly. It will be used in the following ways:

Notice of changes to schedules, committee meetings or other information that must get to all members as quickly as possible;
Alerts about rose problems, some new, and other not so new but still endemic. In addition to notifications look for what can best be done about these problems.
Notices of upcoming events that will be of interest to local Rosarians.
Latest reports about the status and stock of local and not so local but heavily used suppliers frequented by B-SRS members.

Stay tuned to this corner of our web site where these notices will appear.

Please HELP US : If you find that notices on this page are not correct or outdated please let us know by contacting us at Info@B-SRS.ORG so we can make the necessary corrections. /n

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The NEXT Member's Meeting is
Sun Sep 28
2:30 PM
Members Meeting at Sarasota Garden Club
Topic: TBA

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ALERTS

TWO NEW THRIPS
The Chilli pepper thrip is a pest which is new to Southwest florida, believed to have arrived in the Palm Beach area in Octobert 2005. This pest attacks all plants and is a foliage feeder.
Symptoms inlude: curled leaves which then shed, fresh buds become brittle and drop off.
The chilli thrip eggs hatch after 6-8 days, the larval stage lasts 6-7 days and the pupal stages 2-3 days. Adults live up to 22 days with an average life span of 11 days. Once infestation occurs the plants need to be treated for all stages of development, and since the thrips are not specific to roses, plants near the roses also need to be treated.
Identification of the thrips is difficult. For a detailed description check the Pest Alert from THE Florida Department of Agriculture. Check "September in the Rose Garden" (in our September 2006 bulletin) for steps that have proven succesful localy in combating the thrips. As additional information becomes available it will be identified on this site.
If the Chili thrips were not enough there is also a report in "September in the Rose Garden" about red banded thrips, our newest invasive pest in Southwest Florida.

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Save the Date
November 8,2008

Join us November 8 ^th as The Ringling Museum again plays host to a Bradenton-Sarasota Rose Society Rose Show.

Watch this location for additional details !

Once again the rose show will feature Mable's Rose Garden, a permanent feature at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, has been designated as one of three accredited public rose gardens in Florida as well as receiving prestigious accreditations from the American Rose Society and being named "best public garden" by the AARS for 2007.

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STATUS OF NURSERIES

This section depends heavily upon information supplied by nurseries and mail order suppliers. Please pay attention to the effective as of dates.

STATUS OF NURSERIES

Hardin's Nursery	Over 90 VARITIES of Roses, ALL on Fortuniana are in stock. Call ahead for latest update Open Staurdays Only

K+M Nurseries	All Fortuniana grower. Check web site for availability by mail order. Carries hard to get roses.

MRT Bradenton

MRT Venice

Orban's - Crowders Brothers	Call Orban's for any rose you find on their product listing. If they are in stock they will be delivered to Crowders in 3 days.

Orban's - Crowders Brothers - Lakewood Ranch

Wayne Hibbs Farm and Garden	Some Roses, major ordering will commence again in the fall

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This Page Last Updated : 12/1/2007