Meetings
The North Bay Rose Society meets:
Second Monday of each month (except September & December) at
Florence Douglas Senior Center
333 Amador Street
Vallejo, CA
Doors open at 7pm, meeting begins at 7:30pm.
Next meeting: March 13, 2012.
Some recent past meeting activities:
January 9, 2012: Hida Tool demonstrated how to use, sharpen, and care for your garden tools. After the program, the audience had the opportunity to purchase various tools.
December 3, 2011: We enjoyed a fabulous holiday dinner, raffle, and installation of officers at the Benicia Yacht Club.
November 14, 2011: Tom Bonfigli gave us the latest "dirt" on what is going to "hot" (and maybe what is not so hot) in the rose world for 2012.
Second Monday of each month (except September & December) at
Florence Douglas Senior Center
333 Amador Street
Vallejo, CA
Doors open at 7pm, meeting begins at 7:30pm.
Next meeting: March 13, 2012.
Some recent past meeting activities:
January 9, 2012: Hida Tool demonstrated how to use, sharpen, and care for your garden tools. After the program, the audience had the opportunity to purchase various tools.
December 3, 2011: We enjoyed a fabulous holiday dinner, raffle, and installation of officers at the Benicia Yacht Club.
November 14, 2011: Tom Bonfigli gave us the latest "dirt" on what is going to "hot" (and maybe what is not so hot) in the rose world for 2012.
Membership
Membership is open to anyone interested in growing or showing roses. Membership is $59/per year per person, or $61/year per couple; Discounts available for seniors 65 years or older. Please contact membership@northbayrosesociety.org. North Bay Rose Society members enjoy:
- Full membership in the American Rose Society (ARS)
- Annual ARS Handbook for Selecting Roses
- The colorful American Rose Magazine
- Free or reduced admissions and discounts at hundreds of gardens, conservatories, etc. nationwide
- On-line access to ARS Quarterly bulletins
- Discounts at ARS merchant partners
- Full membership in the North Bay Rose Society, a 100% chapter of the ARS
- North Bay Rose Society's monthly newsletter, the North Bay Rosarian. All members are welcome to offer items for the newsletter; The deadline is the last Monday of the month before the meeting. Please email newsletter@northbayrosesociety.org.
- Monthly programs on all aspects of rose growing, for beginners as well as experienced rosarians
- Exhibition of roses, to win ARS and North Bay Rose Society trophies and ribbons
- Instructions and inspiration through fellowship with other rosarians
- Field trips, garden tours, potlucks, pruning demonstrations, etc.