American Rose Society
Awards of Merit For
Outstanding Articles
Published in "Rose Ecstasy"
Bulletin of the
Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society




2007 Awards of Merit
"Exhibitor's Rose Care Calendar" by Kitty Belendez
"The Beginner's Column" (Series) by Kitty Belendez
"Magic Elixirs" by Kitty Belendez
"The Good, The Bad, And the Totally Awesome" by Kitty Belendez & Steve Jones
"First, Lost and Careless Love, A Rose Memoir" by John Birsner
"Rose Freaks" by Steve Jones
"Galls & Cankers" by Steve Jones
"Plant Growth Inhibitors" by Steve Jones
"Portlands & Early Hybrid Perpetuals" by Steve Jones

2006 Awards of Merit
"Rose Rustling in California Gold Country" by John Birsner
"The Good, the Bad, and the Totally Awesome" by Kitty Belendez & Steve Jones
"Powdery Mildew" by Steve Jones
'Mini-Flora Review" by Steve Jones
"Micro-Minis: by Steve Jones
"Rose Gardens: A Different Perspective" by Steve Jones
"This Old Rose: Hybrid Gigantea" by Steve Jones

2005 Awards of Merit
"Experimenting with Rootstocks" by Kitty Belendez
"Improved Techniques for Rooting Cuttings" by Kitty Belendez
"A Very Strange Spring" by Kitty Belendez
"Thorns & Prickles, & Spines, Oh My!" by Steve Jones
"Be Careful When You Judge" by Steve Jones
"The Great Pretenders" by Steve Jones
"Roses are Too Smart" by Steve Jones
"The Best Colors in My Yard" by Steve Jones
"Fading Roses" by Steve Jones

2004 Awards of Merit
"This Old Rose" (Series) by Steve Jones
"The Florist Trade" by Steve Jones
"Should Mini-Floras Compete in the Same Class as Miniatures?" by Kitty Belendez
"Mistakes I've Made in Gardening" by Steve Jones

2003 Awards of Merit
"Growing Roses in Santa Clarita Valley" (booklet) by Kitty Belendez & Steve Jones
"Sophisticated Singles" by Kitty Belendez
"The Submersible Pump" by Kitty Belendez
"CR Q & A" (A Series) by Kitty Belendez
"The Right Amount of Water" by Kitty Belendez
"Not Just a Bunch of Manure" by Steve Jones
"What Do You Do When Exposed to Chemicals" by Steve Jones
"My First Rose Garden" by Steve Jones
"Rosemaling: The Art of Norwegian Flower Painting" by Steve Jones
"Sport Kings" by Steve Jones
"This Old Rose" (A Series) by Steve Jones

2002 ARS Awards of Merit
"Magic Elixirs" by Kitty Belendez
"Rootstocks for Propagating Roses" by Steve Jones
"Roses in Paintings" by Steve Jones
"This Old Rose - Series" by Steve Jones
"Types of Roses" by Steve Jones
"The Rosary:  Using Roses in Religion and Prayer" by Steve Jones
"Winning With Shrubs" by Kitty Belendez

2001 ARS Awards of Merit
"Rose Myths" by Steve Jones

2000 ARS Awards of Merit
"American Rose Artists" by Steve Jones
"Top American Rosarians" by Steve Jones

1999 ARS Awards of Merit
"How to Have Beautiful Roses for Trophy Table or Kitchen Table" by Kitty Belendez
"Single Petalled Roses" by Steve Jones
"Once Bloomers" by Steve Jones
"Noted Canadian Rosarians" by Steve Jones

1998 ARS Awards of Merit
"The Envelope, Please: A New Way of Budding Roses," by Kitty Belendez (1/98)
"Maximize Your Minis" by Kitty Belendez (10/98)
"Soil Critters, Bringing the Earth to Life" by Steve Jones
"Major and Minor Nutrients (Series)" by Steve Jones
"The Fragrant Garden" by Steve Jones

1997 ARS Awards of Merit
"Yikes! It's Scale Insects" by Kitty Belendez
"Beefing Up The Floribunda Collection" by Kitty Belendez
"Roses That Climb" by Steve Jones
"Are We Being Shrubbed Out?" by Steve Jones

1996 ARS Awards of Merit
"True Confessions of a Rose Nut" by Kitty Belendez
"Roses with Leah's Eyes" by Jim Donovan

1995 ARS Awards of Merit
"Rose Trees and Hanging Baskets" by Kitty Belendez
"Caveat Emptor, Let the Buyer Beware" by Steve Jones
"Toxicology" by Steve Jones

"Learning to Love Singles" by Kitty Belendez
"Dr. J. Horace McFarland" by Steve Jones

1993 ARS Awards of Merit
"Propagating Roses, Parts 1, 2, and 3" by Kitty Belendez





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