by Debra Parkhurst | Mar 11, 2019 | Neighborhood Beautification, Rose Garden
Words to consider: “Those whose roses did poorly last season need to remember failure is not permanent and for those whose roses did well, success is not permanent either.” Pop Warner SOIL With the above quote from one of the all time greatest rosarians this is an...
by Debra Parkhurst | Feb 28, 2019 | Rose Committee, Rose Festival, Rose Garden
In February of 2011, Dr. Clarence Oliver & Beverly Forester first met to discuss the idea of returning Broken Arrow to its beautiful 1920-50s history as “The City of Roses & Sparkling Spring Water”. They met over coffee at Panera Bread, inviting others to join...
by Debra Parkhurst | Feb 27, 2019 | Rose Committee, Rose Garden
Beverly Forester and Dr. Clarence Oliver at this year’s Broken Arrow Neighbors “Empty Bowls”. Beverly says, “It was exactly 8 years ago on February 26th that we first talked about Bringing Back the Roses to Broken Arrow.” A great idea was born...
by Debra Parkhurst | Feb 12, 2019 | Neighborhood Beautification, Rose Committee, Rose Festival, Rose Garden
The question has been asked, “Why do they sell bare root roses?”. It might help you to understand if you knew how the rose came to be bare root. A lot of roses are started in fields and grown just like other field crops. It generally takes about 3 years for the rose...
by Debra Parkhurst | Jan 14, 2019 | Rose Garden
Water is still the most important need for your garden. All shrubs and plantings are in need of water. We have just finished a dry fall and the forecast does not look any different for the next month. We are having some days in the upper 50s when it is not too cold to...
by Debra Parkhurst | Oct 12, 2018 | Neighborhood Beautification, Rose Garden
From The Tulsa Rose Society October Newsletter, Judy Carter, Editor Rose Care in October We have had a fairly warm, dry September. Wind and temperature dries the soil, so water when needed. We need to keep up our spraying program. We don’t want to lose that foliage...
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