Santa Clarita Valley
Rose Society
Wild West Rose Show
Our next "Wild West" Rose Show
will be held on
Saturday, November 3, 2012
at William S. Hart Park (in Hart Hall)
with Art & Photo Show on Rear Patio
Chairman of Judges: Chris Greenwood
Co-sponsored by the County of Los Angeles
Department of Parks & Recreation
PRIZES AWARDED
Waterford Crystal: Best of Show, All Queens (Hybrid Tea, Floribunda Spray, Miniature, Miniflora), Shrub Bloom, Polyantha Spray, Dowager, Victorian, and Most Fragrant Rose
$25 Cash: All King, Princess, and Prince
$10 Cash: All Court of Honor
$20 Cash: All Other Horticultural Classes
$25 Gift Certificate & Crystal Trophy: Novice Classes
Crystal Trophy: All Judges Classes
Crystal Trophy: All Arrangements
ARS Certificates Awarded where applicable
The Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society will host its 19th Annual Rose Show themed "Wild West Roses" on Saturday, November 3, 2012, at the William S. Hart Park (map), 24151 San Fernando Road, Newhall, CA 91321. The show will be located in Hart Hall. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Everyone is welcome to exhibit their home-grown roses at the show, including novices and children. You do not have to be a member of the rose society to exhibit, and there are no entry fees. Simply bring your roses in a bucket of water, and the rose society will furnish the vases and the entry tags.
There will be 76 prizes and more than 500 ribbons awarded to many types of roses. We will also have a special "Best of Show" Waterford Crystal trophy. Ten large Waterford Crystal trophies will be given to the top roses, including Hybrid Tea Queen, Floribunda Queen, Best Polyantha, Miniflora Queen, Miniature Queen, Dowager Queen, Victorian Rose, Best Shrub, Most Fragrant Rose, and Best of Show. Two novices can win a crystal prize as well as a $25 gift certificate from Green Thumb Nursery. Judges and Kings and Princesses will also be awarded crystal prizes, and all the other classes will be cash prizes.
Rose entries will be received in the parking lot from 7:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, November 3rd. Please arrive early because entries will close promptly at 9:45 a.m. From 10:00 a.m. to noon, 14 horticultural rose judges will select the best roses to be awarded prizes. The rose show will open to the public at 12:30 p.m. (or as soon as judging is completed) at which time the winners will be on display. All trophy winners will be presented their awards at 2:00 p.m. The show will close at 5:00 p.m.
Many rose growers from throughout Southern California will exhibit hundreds of superb rose specimens such as the miniature roses 'Fairhope', 'Bee's Knees' and 'Irresistible'; popular hybrid teas like 'St. Patrick', 'Gemini' and 'Veterans' Honor'; and floribundas such as 'Hot Cocoa', 'Fabulous', and 'Playgirl'. There will be individual roses on display in vases as well as artistic arrangements, the colorful Artist's Palette of five roses, blooms floating in silver bowls, and roses in picture frames. Antique roses from the 1800's, David Austin English roses, and a table celebrating the "Most Fragrant Roses" will also be featured.
A free bouquet of roses will be given to new members who join the rose society at the rose show. Annual membership dues are $20 per household, which includes 9 full-color, electronic issues of the 12-page, award-winning newsletter "Rose Ecstasy."
REVIEW OF OUR 2011 ROSE SHOW
Our 2011 Rose Show at Hart Park was a fabulous success. Despite wild weather the week before the rose show (high winds, low humidity, alternating with rain), our top exhibitors came through for us by bringing many beautiful roses. We had many visitors and got 8 new members. The art and photography show on the patio was a nice complement to our rose show. Even the rose bushes that we donated to Hart Park for their garden were in full bloom. A very nice day indeed. Thanks to everybody that participated in our spectacular annual event. We are already looking forward to next year's rose show.
NOTE: We recommend trimming 1/3rd off your rose bushes around September 3rd to encourage blooms by our November 3rd rose show.
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