The Los Angeles Rose Society, an affiliate of the American Rose Society, is a non-profit educational organization, serving the needs of gardeners by promoting America's flower - the rose.
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The Castaway Restaurant
Saturday, December 12 at 11:30am - Rose Auction
TBA
Sunday, January 17 at 12:30pm
Los Angeles Rose Society Here's a story from the local Visalia newspaper on the passing of Ralph Moore:
Rose master Ralph Moore dies at 102 | visaliatimesdelta.com | Visalia Times-Delta and Tulare Advance
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Until his death Monday night at age 102, lifelong Visalian Ralph Moore, celebrated internationally for introducing more than 500 miniature-rose varieties to the marketplace, remained a scientist.
In Memoriam Ralph Moore, DHM Sadly, the rose world has lost one of its finest champions. Ralph Moore passed away on Monday, September 14th 2009 at the age of 102...
Los Angeles Rose Society The show schedule for LARS' rose show on October 17 & 18th is available on our website at www.larosesociety.com. Hope you can make it!
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“Bluebirds and Nestboxes in Your Backyard and Neighborhood Park”
Robert van de Hoek, (who likes to be called Roy), is a naturalist and geographer, with his university degrees from California State University at Northridge (CSUN). He recently obtained a certificate in Environmental Horticulture from El Camino College. ... Roy has been a college instructor at four California Community Colleges, as well as a wildlife biologist, archaeologist, and hydrologic technician for the U. S. Forest Service and the U. S. Department of Interior. He currently works for the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation for the past 12 years.
A few years ago he co-founded the Ballona Institute, on the coast of Los Angeles at Playa del Rey, adjacent to the Ballona Wetlands Ecosystem, the last remaining salt marsh, coastal prairie, and coastal sand dune in Los Angeles County. He is active in the Sierra Club as the chair of the Los Angeles River Committee, but he is also the president of the Whittier Audubon Society, as well as a historian for the Los Angeles Audubon Society. He is a former president of a chapter of the California Native Plant Society and a member of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. He is involved with the Southern California Bluebird Club, whose goal is to bring back the bluebird to southern California, with a focus on parks, cemeteries, golf courses, estates, and homes. He has established butterfly garden and butterfly sanctuary at the Ballona Wetlands near the coast for the Wandering Skipper and Pygmy Blue Butterfly.
Guest Speaker: Robert van de Hoek
Time:12:30PM Sunday, September 20th
Location:Descanso Gardens
Los Angeles Rose Society American Rose Society election results: Jolene Adams has won the position of Vice-President. Congratulations Jolene!
Los Angeles Rose Society Join in the fun when our two rose societies get together for a scrumptious Holiday Luncheon Buffet!
Los Angeles AND Tinseltown Rose Societies
Time:11:30AM Saturday, December 12th
Location:The Castaway Restaurant
Los Angeles Rose Society Bid on over 500 roses! Great bargains...LOTS of fun! ALL proceeds benefit the Los Angeles Rose Society. Look for our online auction brochure with photos and descriptions coming in December 2009.
The LARGEST Rose Auction in Southern California
Time:12:30PM Sunday, January 17th
Location:TBA
Los Angeles Rose Society The largest Rose Show in Southern California, featuring some of the top rose exhibitors and floral arrangers in the country. Exhibits competing for Queen of Show, and hundreds of other prizes. Novice rose exhibitors are welcome!
Los Angeles Rose Society
Our annual Potluck / White Elephant Sale. Bring a dish to share with everyone...either a Main Course, a Side Dish, or a Salad...LARS will provide the dessert!
Bring your White Elephant Sale items. Help LARS raise added funds by bringing items for our annual White Elephant Sale...One man's trash, is another man's treas...ure!
Also, Hal Reynolds from the Desert Rose Society will be our Guest Speaker on the upcoming ARS National Convention in November.
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