Dallas Area Historical Rose Society
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2010 CALENDAR OF EVENTS |
Farmers Branch Growing Roses Seminars |
The Dallas Area Historical Rose Society meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month except December and hosts guest speakers. Our meetings include fellowship, door prizes, and plant and cutting exchanges. We meet at the Farmers Branch Recreation Center, 14050 Heartside Place. A fellowship period begins at 6:30 p.m. The meeting and program starts at 7 p.m. |
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010:
Feb. 2:
Feb. 9:
Feb. 16:
Feb. 20:
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January 2010 |
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Jan. 26:
Peggy Martin from New Orleans will be our speaker for the January 26 meeting. Members of the DRS and CCRS are invited to join us to hear her speak. Her topic will be “The ‘Peggy Martin’ Rose, a story of survival.” The ‘Peggy Martin’ rose is a rose that was growing in her (very extensive) garden in Plaquemines Parish (south of New Orleans, almost right at the Gulf) before
After all the water went away, there was nothing at all alive in the garden, with the exception of this rose. Miraculously it lived through all of that salt and chemical-infused water! Dr. Welch at Texas A&M had the idea of naming the rose after Peggy. (It was previously called the ‘Louisiana Rambler’) He further proposed that nurseries who sell this rose donate a portion of the proceeds to a fund to restore gardens on the Gulf Coast. And that is what was done. It is a great story, very inspiring, and Peggy tells it well. It is a great example of the renewal that our gardens bring to us. |
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February 2010 |
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Feb. 13: (first event)
Feb. 13: (second event)
Feb. 23:
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| March 2010 |
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March 23: Program to be anounced. |
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| April 2010 |
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Saturday, April 17:
April 27: Program to be anounced. |
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| May 2010 |
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May 29:
The Tea Ladies from Australia will be here in May. DAHRS and Farmers Branch are sponsoring a visit from three of the six Australian ladies who wrote The Book on Tea Roses, Tea Roses: Old Roses for Warm Gardens. As the kick-off to their tour of the Southern and Eastern United States, followed by a visit to Bermuda, they will speak at Farmers Branch on Saturday, May 29, as part of the Farmers Branch Memorial Weekend celebration, and will also appear at Chambersville Heritage Rose Garden on Sunday, May 30. Plans are still being firmed up, so watch this space for more information May 30:
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| June 2010 |
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June 22: Program to be anounced. |
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| July 2010 |
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July 27: Program to be anounced. |
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| August 2010 |
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No regular meeting. |
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| September 2010 |
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Sept. 28: Program to be anounced. |
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| October 2010 |
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October 26: Program to be anounced. |
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| November 2010 |
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Nov. 23: Program to be anounced. |
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December 2010 |
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Dec 28: No meeting in December. See you in January 2011 |
Hurricane Katrina. The storm surge left 20 feet of watertrapped by levees around Peggy’s house and the house of her parents, who lived next door. Sadly, her parents died in the storm. The garden was underwater for two or three weeks after the storm. In the first pictures taken, you can see the high-water mark on the roof of the houses, while the water was still very deep, almost up to the roof, in the garden. 