Suji - You are welcome to stop by my open garden near Brookeville on May 29 -30. A few folks come from near and far to see the garden and how it is changing year to year. This year with the devistation of 3 Blizzards and crushed roses, I'm guessing that we will have much of the wild look of years some time ago which some visitors may welcome again. With warm weather after the snow, my rose classes appear to be a few days ahead of schedule. However, there should not be a significan shortage of bloom. We always welcome rose enthusiasts of all sorts. I am even cultivating more visits by teasing a couple of local garden clubs with OGR talks this spring to come and smell the roses - even the HT folks sneak a peak sometimes (I may have a few of them as well). Please stop by and enjoy whatever we have and share some of your OGR stories and ideas as well. We'd love to share the garden such as it may be this spring. PS - The roses have already begun to bloom. Father Hugo's rose, Old Blush and Sophie's Perpetual have already begun to bloom and some HP's buds are showing color. What's not to love about zone 6b? Best, Nick

Well, now that this post has started moving away from the top I can go ahead and post on it. :-) (wanted to help leave it up there as long as possible for ya) Just wondering how the club formation was going?

I don't have a list... wish I did.... I am looking to join a garden club up in the North Hills area of Reno. Unfortunately, The Nevada State Garden Clubs has 10-12 diff groups... all in LV... I would love to join or start a club up here on this end of town for those who have or want to start edible gardens and landscapes that meets monthly or a seed/plant swap club that meets every other month or so. I cant seem to find anything but William May... or the Master Gardener Program...

What a cutie with her rose petal picnick! One thing I hate about rose shows is the terrible handwriting. I'm visually impaired and I wish the rules required printing, with a sharpie. They get mad if you pick the cards up to read them, so mostly I have to guess at varieties. Carla in Sac