MAINE ROSE SOCIETY

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Sunday, March 11, 2001          The Barron Center

1:00 p.m. Portland, Maine

 

Minutes

 

Officers Present:  President Frank O’Connor, , Secretary Wilma Sarna, Treasurer Claire Homan, Board Members, Merle Bacastow, Margaret Edwards, Joan Gotlibson, Wendy Kemp

 

Officers Absent: Vice President Vaughn Hardesty, Board Member Ralph Carpenter, Steve Law

The meeting was brought to order by President O’Connor and the guest speaker was introduced. 

 

President O’Connor introduced the guest speaker, Steve Palmer from Plainview Farms of North Yarmouth.

 

Mr. Palmer explained that Plainview Farm originally specialized in hosta (over 300 varieties) and shade loving perennials, then branched out to sun-loving perennials, dwarf conifers, conservation plants and roses.  He presented slides of plants of various colors and heights, which he felt might compliment the colors and structure of roses, stressing that companion planting to roses depends on the gardener’s need to access the area around his/her roses and personal preferences.  In closing, Mr. Palmer invited everyone to tour Plainview Farm after its spring opening on April 1. 

 

Clarence Rhodes distributed copies of the Yankee District, Roses in Review Report to ARS which he coordinated.  The report lists the rose variety, type, number of reports received, number of plants in the study, winter hardiness, garden rate, disease and mildew sensitivity, height and fragrance.  A second section listed the comments of each of the contributors.  The report will be included in the ARS report in the April/May issue of American Rose.  Clarence was complimented on his article on potted roses in a recent issue of American Rose.

 

A sign-up sheet for volunteers at the Portland Flower Show was passed around.

 

Tonya Heskett and Deborah Rumery will furnish refreshments for the next meeting.

 

The next meeting will be held on Sunday, April 8, activity TBA.

 

Meeting adjourned at 2:25 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Wilma Sarna, Secretary

 

Members		Present
Louise	Bacastow
Martin	Brower
Lilyan	Brower
Soren	Christensen
Nina	Colcord
Sherman	Curtis
Charlee	Curtis
Margaret	Edwards
Roger	Gotlibson
Tonya	Heskett
Clarence	Rhodes
Deb	Rumery
John	Sarna