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This is an example of our monthly newsletter. If you would like to receive this newsletter and all of the useful information it contains, just contact our membership chairperson and join our club today! The Rosy Forecast Newsletter of the Greater Harrisburg Rose Society
In 1993, my mother bought for my budding flower bed, my first rose bushes: Mr. Lincoln and Eternity. What did I know about roses and their care? Absolutely nothing. It was pure luck that those same rose bushes not only survived primitive care but are still with me after moving to Dillsburg almost ten years ago. However, I believe that my love of flowers is in my blood. My mother often tells stories of how her mother who took care of not only her own flowerbeds also of those of her neighbors. My father, who as long as I can remember, fitted every house with a garden and flowerbeds. A degree in Biology again did nothing to prepare me to take care of roses. Shippensburg University does not give a “How to grow and take care of your flowerbeds” class. Believe me when I say that learning plant life cycle after plant life cycle did not give me a clue as to how to take care of any plants, let alone one that likes to be pampered. So, I went on my merry way, happily oblivious as to how to take care of my roses. I obtained several new roses in 1999 when I moved to Dillsburg. My bridal shower theme was to bring flowers for my larger yard. It would give me something to do - plan and plant new flowerbeds. One of the roses I received as a gift that year was the one that won the open bloom class at last year’s flower show. Shortly after moving to Dillsburg I joined the Penn Cumberland Garden Club just hoping to learn something about flowers. Any knowledge would be better than what I knew! I did not know what to expect. After all what image does one conjure up when one thinks about Garden Clubs? I envisioned little old ladies with secret knowledge that went back to the beginning of time and kept that information a mystery to all non-club members. Luckily for me these “ little old ladies” weren’t so secretive and were willing to talk to a novice and answer my questions. Page 2 |
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