American Rose Society
Awards of Merit For Outstanding Articles
Published in "Rose Ecstasy" Bulletin of the
Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society
Kitty Belendez, Editor
1992 to Present
BULLETIN AWARDS
We no longer participate in the
ARS Bulletin Competition
2016 Silver
2015 Bronze
2014 Bronze
2013 Silver
2012 Honorable
2011 No Award
2010 Silver
2009 Bronze
2008 Honorable
2007 GOLD
2006 Bronze
2005 Bronze
2004 Honorable
2003 Not Eligible
2002 GOLD
2001 Bronze
2000 Silver
1999 Not Eligible
1998 GOLD
1997 Silver
1996 Silver
1995 Silver
1994 Bronze
1993 Honorable
1992 First Year of Publication, Not Eligible for Award
2016 Awards of Merit
“Heat Wave Champions” by Kitty Belendez
“Arranging the Table” by Steve Jones
“Sleuthing Roses by Rootstock” by Steve Jones
“Turning Trash Into Treasure” by Steve Jones
2015 Awards of Merit
"A Peek Inside My Grooming Kit" by Kitty Belendez
"History of US Rose Hybridizers" by Steve Jones
"Indian Rose Breeders" by Steve Jones
"Too Soft the Sofa" by Darrell g.h. Schramm
"My Rose Sentinels" by Darrell g.h. Schramm
"Chilli Thrips, A New Pest Found in Southern California" by Baldo Villegas
2014 Awards of Merit
"Rose Rings to Conserve Water & Nutrients" by Kitty Belendez (10/14)
"Gophers 101" by Steve Jones
"Gophers 102" by Steve Jones
"Drip for Drought" by Steve Jones (10/14)
2013 Awards of Merit
"Roots First, Blooms Later" by Kitty Belendez
"Trash or Trophy Winner" by Kitty Belendez
"Placing & Clerking at a Glance" by Kitty Belendez
"When Yellow Wasn't Yellow Enough" by Darrell g.h. Schramm
"Dark Thoughts: An Old Moss Rose, Nuits de Young"
"Three Madames and a Satyr" by Darrell g.h. Schramm
"Whatever Happened To ..." by Darrell g.h. Schramm
2011 Awards of Merit
"Purple Roses Can Grow in the Desert" by Kitty Belendez
2010 Awards of Merit
"More Bang for the Buck with Miniature Sprays" by Kitty Belendez
"Our Ultimate Technique for Budding Roses" by Kitty Belendez
"Addicted to Floribundas" by Kitty Belendez
"Tag! You Are It!" by Steve Jones
"Polyanthas, Are Old New Again?" by Steve Jones
"This Old Rose: Native American Roses -- Not!" by Steve Jones
2009 Awards of Merit
"The Good, The Bad, and The Totally Awesome" by Kitty Belendez & Steve Jones
"The Shapely Miss Rose" by Lynn Snetsinger
2008 Awards of Merit
"Getting Queens to the Table" by Kitty Belendez
"Floribundas Are the Best" by Steve Jones
"The Good, the Bad, and The Totally Awesome" by Kitty Belendez & Steve Jones
"Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society Auction Catalog" by Kitty Belendez
2007 Awards of Merit
"Exhibitor's Rose Care Calendar" by Kitty Belendez
"The Beginner's Column" (Series) 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
"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
"CR Q & A" (A Series) 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
"Rootstocks for Propagating Roses" by Steve Jones
"Roses in Paintings" by Steve Jones
"This Old Rose - Series" by Steve Jones
"The Rosary: Using Roses in Religion and Prayer" by Steve Jones
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)
"Major and Minor Nutrients (Series)" by Steve Jones
1997 ARS Awards of Merit
"Yikes! It's Scale Insects" by Kitty Belendez
"Beefing Up The Floribunda Collection" by Kitty Belendez
"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
1994 ARS Awards of Merit
"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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