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2012 Calendar of Rose Events in the Sacramento Area

The monthly activities listed in this page are being planned by the Sacramento Valley rose societies. For more information on a specific rose society, please visit that society's website and pay them a visit. Visitors are always welcome and most events are free to the public.

DATE	SCHEDULED ACTIVITY
JANUARY	HAPPY NEW YEARS!!
4	No general meeting is scheduled for January. Instead The Sierra Foothills Rose Society will be holding its "Annual Rose Pruning and Winter Care Workshop" on Saturday, January 14, 2012 starting at 8:30AM at the Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville, CA 95661. Phone: (916) 774-5950
8	Program: Rose Charlotte Owendyk and Baldo Villegas will be guests on Farmer Fred's Radio Gardening Shows. Charlotte and Baldo will be talking roses and all about them. Time: 9AM-10AM on KFBK and 10AM-Noon on KSTE Address: KFBK Radio 15:30 AM and KSTE Radio 6:50AM Contact: Baldo Villegas more details
8	Program: Rose Pruning Demonstration and Best Roses for the Sacramento Area by Fred Hoffman, Charlotte Owendyk, and Baldo Villegas Time: 1:00 PM Address: State Home & Garden Show, Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, CA Contact: Baldo Villegas more details
10	Program: All About Roses & Rose Pruning Demonstration by Baldo Villegas Time: 12PM - ?? Address: Sutter-Yuba Master Gardeners, Sutter County Department of Agriculture, Yuba City, CA Contact: Baldo Villegas more details
12	Sacramento Rose Society January General Meeting Program: Rose Pruning Workshop by Sacramento Rose Society Consulting Rosarians. Time: 7:30PM - 9:30PM Address: Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Bl., Sacramento, CA 95816 Contact: Debbie Arrington for more information.
14	Sierra Foothills Rose Society Rose Pruning & Winter Care Workshop and Chili Cookoff! Hours: 8:00AM - 1:00PM. Address: Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville, CA 95661. Phone: (916) 774-5950 Activities/Programs: 1) Rose Pruning Tools, Care and Sharpening by Sue and Ernie Magill 2) Rose Pruning Tools, and Basic Rose Pruning Tips by Muriel Humenick 4) Pruning Different Classes of Roses by attendees guided by Experienced Rosarians 3) All About Roses: Best Roses to Grow and Landscaping with Them by Charlotte Owendyk and Linda Knowles 4) Controlling rose pests in the garden by Baldo Villegas 5) Rosarian Chili Cookoff Contest!! Noon - 1PM Contact: Baldo Villegas or Linda Knowles for more details
18	Program: All About Roses & Rose Pruning Demonstration by Baldo Villegas Time: 1:30 PM - ?? Address: Fairfield Geranium Club, Fairfield Senior Center, Fairfield, CA Contact: Baldo Villegas more details
21	Program: Rose Pruning Demonstration by Baldo Villegas Time: 10:00 AM - Noon Address: St. John's The Evangelist Church, 5751 Locust Avenue., Carmichael, CA. 95608 Phone: (916) 483-8454 Website: http://www.sjecarmichael.org/ Contact: Baldo Villegas or Bernice Guinee for more details
22	Great Rosarians of the World: Alain Meilland Date/Time: Sunday, January 23th starting 2:30 p.m. Notes: Friends Hall. More details will be available on the Great Rosarians website: www.greatrosarians.com. For further information and tickets, call Clair Martin at (626) 405-3507 or email him at cmartin@huntington.org .
FEBRUARY
2	Sierra Foothills Rose Society February General Meeting Program: Annual Bareroot Rose Auction -- Bring your rose list and your checkbooks Hours: 7:00PM - 9:30PM. Bidding will start at 7:00PM. Address: Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville, CA 95661. Phone: (916) 774-5950 Contact: Linda Knowles for more details
4	McKinley Rose Garden Prune-A-Thon Time: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM or until done; Pruning lecture by Master Consulting Rosarians will start promptly at 9:00AM. Address: McKinley Park Rose Garden, 33rd and H Streets, Sacramento, CA. Contact: Debbie Arrington for more details Activities: Local area rosarians and the public are invited to come down to McKinley Park Rose Garden and learn how to prune and help out on pruning this rose garden's 1300 rose bushes. Free tool sharpening for the workers or for a small fee to the public by Ernie Magill. Bring your pruning tools and help prune roses with fellow rosarians.
9	Sacramento Rose Society February General Meeting Program: Annual Bareroot Rose Auction -- Bring your rose list and your checkbooks Time: 7:30PM - 9:30PM Address: Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Bl., Sacramento, CA 95816 Contact: Debbie Arrington for more information.
MARCH
1	Sierra Foothills Rose Society March General Meeting Program: Control of Rose Pests and Diseases by Baldo Villegas Hours: 7:30PM - 9:30PM. Address: Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville, CA 95661. Phone: (916) 774-5950 Contact: Linda Knowles for more details
8	Sacramento Rose Society March General Meeting Program: Farmer Fred Hoffman, "Out with the Lawn" Time: 7:30PM - 9:30PM Address: Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Bl., Sacramento, CA 95816 Contact: Debbie Arrington for more information.
22	Ventura Rose Society March General Meeting Program: Control of Rose Pests and Diseases by Baldo Villegas Hours: 7:30PM Address: Ventura Educational Conference Center, 5100 Adolfo Rd, Camarillo, CA Contact: James Delahanty for more details
APRIL
4	Sierra Foothills Rose Society April General Meeting Program: TBA Hours: 7:30PM - 9:30PM. Address: Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville, CA 95661. Phone: (916) 774-5950 Contact: Linda Knowles for more details
11	Sacramento Rose Society April General Meeting Program: Anita Clevenger, "Old Garden Roses and the Old City Cemetery" Time: 7:30PM - 9:30PM Address: Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Bl., Sacramento, CA 95816 Contact: Debbie Arrington for more information.
15	Santa Clarita Valley Rose Society April General Meeting Program: Baldo Villegas on Bugs, Roses, and a New Rose Garden Time: 1PM Address: Santa Clarita, CA Contact: Kitty Belendez for more information
21	Sacramento Historic Rose Garden April Open Garden Time: 9;00AM - 2:00PM Location: Broadway at 10th Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 Contact: Anita Clevenger for more information.
April 28-29	Sacramento Rose Society Annual Rose Show Time: 6:00AM - 6:00PM on Saturday; 9:00AM - 4PM on Sunday Address: Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Bl., Sacramento, CA 95816 Contact: Debbie Arrington for more information.
29	Woodland Library Rose Club Garden Tour Event: The tour is Sunday, April 29 from 12 - 5 with a rain date of May 6. The cost is $20.00 ($15.00 for groups of 10 or more). Contact Jean at 662-6735 for more information. Seven (7) private gardens and two historic homes. Lunches can be purchased for $8.50 and must be preordered. Donations are used to maintain the Rose Gardens at the Woodland Public Library. Contact: Kathryn Crepeau for more information.
MAY
3	Sierra Foothills Rose Society May General Meeting Program: TBA Hours: 7:30PM - 9:30PM. Address: Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville, CA 95661. Phone: (916) 774-5950 Contact: Linda Knowles for more details
8	Foothill Garden Club May General Meeting Program: Beneficial and Pest Insects of the Home Garden by Baldo Villegas Hours: Lunch Meeting Location: Mels Restaurant, Hwy 49, Jackson, CA Contact: Kathy Pifari for more details
10	Sacramento Rose Society May General Meeting Program: Jolene Adams, "Consulting Rosarians and a New Continuing Education Presentation" Time: 7:30PM Address: Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Bl., Sacramento, CA 95816 Contact: Debbie Arrington for more information.
19	Celebration of Old Garden Roses Hours: 11AM - 5 PM Location: El Cerrito, CA Contact: Muriel Humenick for more details
JUNE
7	Sierra Foothills Rose Society June General Meeting Program: TBA Hours: 7:30PM - 9:30PM. Address: Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville, CA 95661. Phone: (916) 774-5950 Contact: Linda Knowles for more details
14	Sacramento Rose Society June General Meeting Program: "Celebration of McKinley Park Rose Garden" Time: 7:30PM - 9:30PM Address: Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Bl., Sacramento, CA 95816 Contact: Debbie Arrington for more information.
JULY
27-29	2012 ARS All-Miniature Rose Conference and Rose Show Location: Columbus, OH For More Information Contact: EMail: Host:
AUGUST
4	Harvest Festival Location: Fair Oaks Horticultural Center, Madison Av & Fair Oaks Bl. Contact: Baldo Villegas or Charlotte Owendyk for more information
13	Country Gardners Club General Meeting Program: The Good, The Bad, and The Bugly by Baldo Villegas Hours: 7:30PM - 9:30PM. Address: Thermalands Community Center (former Valley View School), 7755 McCourtney Road, Lincoln, CA Contact: Baldo Villegas or Pearlene Munson (916-645-9877) for more details
11	Sierra Foothills Rose Society Ice Cream Social
SEPTEMBER
6	Sierra Foothills Rose Society October General Meeting Program: TBA Hours: 7:30PM - 9:30PM. Address: Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville, CA 95661. Phone: (916) 774-5950 Contact: Linda Knowles for more details
13	Sacramento Rose Society September General Meeting Program: Ellen Zagory, "Arboretum All-Stars" Time: 7:30PM - 9:30PM Address: Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Bl., Sacramento, CA 95816 Contact: Debbie Arrington for more information.
27 - October 2	American Rose Society Fall Convention and Rose Show Host: East Bay Rose Society Dates: September 27-October 2, 2012 Location: San Ramon Marriott Hotel, San Ramon, CA Host: East Bay Rose Society (Thomas Bolden, Chair) For more information contact: Thomas Bolden
OCTOBER
4	Sierra Foothills Rose Society October General Meeting Program: TBA Hours: 7:30PM - 9:30PM. Address: Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville, CA 95661. Phone: (916) 774-5950 Contact: Linda Knowles for more details
6???	Sierra Foothills Rose Society Annual Rose Show Hours: 6:00AM - 5:00PM Address: Bushnell Gardens Nursery, 5255 Douglas Blvd. Granite Bay, CA 95746-6204. Phone: (916) 791-4199 Contact: Charlotte Owendyk for more details
11	Sacramento Rose Society October General Meeting Program: Sue Bennett, "Get Kids Growing" Time: 7:30PM - 9:30PM Address: Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Bl., Sacramento, CA 95816 Contact: Debbie Arrington for more information.
12-14	Activity: Sacramento Historic Cemetery Conference Dates: September 12-14, 2012 Location: Sacramento Historic Cemetery Host: Sacramento Historic Cemetery For more information contact: Anita Clevenger
NOVEMBER
1	Sierra Foothills Rose Society November General Meeting Program: TBA Hours: 7:30PM - 9:30PM. Address: Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville, CA 95661. Phone: (916) 774-5950 Contact: Linda Knowles for more details
8	Sacramento Rose Society November General Meeting Program: Cheryl Buckwalter, "River Friendly Landscaping" Time: 7:30PM - 9:30PM Address: Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Bl., Sacramento, CA 95816 Contact: Debbie Arrington for more information.
DECEMBER
6	Sierra Foothills Rose Society December General Meeting Program: Sierra Foothills Rose Society Christmas Party & Installation of 2013 Officers Hours: 6:30PM - 9:30PM. Address: Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville, CA 95661. Phone: (916) 774-5950 Contact: Linda Knowlesfor more details
13	Sacramento Rose Society December General Meeting Program: Sacramento Rose Society Christmas Party & Installation of 2013 Officers Time: 6:30PM - 9:30PM Address: Shepard Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Bl., Sacramento, CA 95816 Contact: Debbie Arrington for more information.

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