Friday: Afternoon boat ride on the Bass River, Grab-a-bite,

Rhode Island Rose Society - Saturday, June 19, Cold Spring Community Center, Wickford, RI

Connecticut Rose Society - Sunday, June 20, Elizabeth Park Pond House, Hartford, CT

Lower Cape Rose Show - Saturday, June 26, Heritage Museum & Gardens in Sandwich, MA

New Hampshire Rose Society - tentatively Saturday, June 26, location TBA

New England Rose Society - Sunday, June 27, Tower Hill Botanic Center, Boylston, MA

District Rose Show - Saturday, September 11, Harwich, MA

Master Rosarian is a designation, not an award, so all Consulting Rosarians with 10 years or more experience should be considered. Master Rosarians may be self nominated. The ARS is now beginning the process of selecting MRs for 2010 .
Master Rosarian application in PDF for printing or the Master Rosarian application in Word for emailing. Due by May 1

A wonderful Consulting Rosarian School, great district show and a fun Lobsterfest with friends. That's what you missed if you didn't come. If you did come, send me your photos.

Here are  the show results:

Queen	Louise Estes		John Mattia
King	Natasha Monet		John Mattia
Princess	Veterans Honor		Herma Altman
HT open bloom	Sheer Bliss		John Mattia
Floribunda	Julia Child		Cindy Fraser
Floribunda spray	Passionate Kisses		Dave Candler
Polyantha spray	Wing-Ding		Herma Altman
Climber	Fourth of July		Dave Candler
Classic shrub	Linda Campbell		Craig Dorschel
Modern shrub	LD Braithwaite		Dave Candler
Dowager	Celine Forestier		Irwin & Cindy Ehrenreich
Victorian	no winner
Mini Queen	Miss Flippins		Herma Altman
Mini King	Irresistible		Craig Dorschel
Mini Princess	Baby Boomer		Greg Davis
Mini spray	Pink Carpet		Osborns
Miniflora Queen	Conundrum		the Ciaks
Miniflora King	Shameless		the Ciaks
Miniflora Princess	Dr. Troy Garret		the Ciaks
Miniflora spray	Edisto		Dave Candler
Mini or Miniflora open bloom	Bees Knees		Dave Candler
Rose bowl	Lovestruck		Irwin & Cindy Ehrenreich
Mini rose bowl	Innocence		Cindy Fraser
Miniflora rose bowl	Leading Lady		Julie Gammon
Judge's class	Captain Henry Stebbins		Louise Coleman
J Horace McFarland Trophy	Moonstone, Dublin, Uncle Joe, Louise Estes, Cajun Moon		John Mattia
AARS Trophy	Gemini. Touch of Class, Sheer Bliss		John Mattia
Yankee Rosarian Trophy	Sharif Asma, Golden Celebration, Sceptred isle		Osborns
Yankee Miniflora Trophy	Caledonia, Memphis King, Louisville Lady. Charismatic, Conundrum		the Ciaks
Sweepstakes			John Mattia
Best of Show	Passionate Kisses		Dave Candler

My friend Mike Lowe passed away August 6, 2009. I went to Mike's open house with Kathy Beyer and my wife in 1987. While we were there my wife and I joined the New Hampshire Rose society. I have worked with Mike with the Rose shows and other events thru the years. Mike gave away roses and his time for fundraisers whenever we needed him. At our Rose shows Mike loaded the show with his roses, mostly Old Garden Roses, so our show was full.

Mike was a long time Rosarian, rose hybridizer, member of the New England Rose Society, the American Rose society, the Yankee District Rose society and co-founder of the New Hampshire Rose Society.

Mike received the Lester F. Harrell Award for significant contributions to the study, preservation and popularity of old garden roses in America.

Mike has served as President of the New England Rose Society and New Hampshire Rose society and was the Yankee District Regional and District  Director of the American Rose Society and their first parliamentarian. He was a major contributor to Modern Roses XI, the American Rose Society's encyclopedia of roses.

Mike has given much to all rosarians that knew him and to anyone that has planted a rose, even if they didn't know him.

Mike and Irene have a garden that boasts about 4000 roses that Mike and his wife Irene have taken care of in their yard. At his Open House all donations were given to NHRS (annual fund raiser)

There is much that will not fit here. However I will miss my friend very much in the years to come,

On the back of Mike's headstone is an incomplete list of Roses that Mike hybridized.

John Waterman
New Hampshire Rose Society

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At the summer board meeting we discussed trying out another discussion board to further communication in the District. This one on Google seems safe from the spam I had to deal with on the previous bulletin board. It is by invitation only to avoid spam. So, email me on the above form and I will add you to the list.   This will allow members to discuss Yankee District events, announce programs in their society, ask for help, announce interesting rose related sales and notify other members of relevant news. Photos can also be posted.  You have the choice of getting emails individually from the board, or combined together as 1 email.  We have something similar in Rhode Island and find it useful and fun.

2009 Rose shows

Rhode Island Rose Society: Saturday, June 13 at Cold Spring Community Center in Wickford
Connecticut Rose Society: Sunday, June 21 at the Pond House in Hartford
Lower Cape Rose Society: Saturday, June 27 at the Community Center in Harwich
New England Rose Society: Sunday, June 28 at Tower Hill
New Hampshire Rose Society:

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