"ROSES: Sustainable, Organic Culture,Recipes" a Garden Master Class being held on Thursday, October 17, 2013 from 1:00 – 3:00 PM @ the New London County Extension Center with instructor, Becky Martorelli. FEE: $50.00 Non-Master Gardener, $40.00 Master Gardener The International Herb Association dubbed it “Herb of the Year” in 2012. It has survived for 35 million years on the North American continent! Yet, the rose, our national flower, has a reputation of being a fussy and hard to grow ornamental woody shrub. This class will cover a brief history of the rose to demonstrate its importance in man’s history; discuss the basics of rose care, while focusing on organic cultivation; review common pests and management; review current sustainable roses on the market; and conclude with the benefits of organic rose cultivation – culinary delights and a sampling of organic rose edibles. Becky Martorelli, a Certified Advanced Master Gardener who has been growing roses since 2003, is an American Rose Society Certified Consulting Rosarian, and immediate past president of the Connecticut Rose Society. She currently cultivates about 100 roses of different varieties, noting that she is always testing their sustainability. Becky is also actively involved with the Quinnipiac River Watershed Association, where she is caretaker of their Butterfly & Bee Habitat during the growing season; Coordinator of their Rapid Bio-assessment of Wadeable Streams and Rivers in the fall; and member of their Watershed Base Plan Update ad hoc committee. Registration information and other Garden Master Classes can be found here: The registration deadline for this class is Thursday, October 10th...
Posted on: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 15:11:54 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015