Gainesville Rose Society Rose Festival Photos!

Click the image below to see photos from April's Gainesville Rose Society Rose Festival:

Thank you to all who attended!

President's Message - May 2025

Hello all GRS members and friends:

Now that the summer heat and humidity is here we all need to remember that no garden plants are worth getting sick over. I learned this the hard way just recently. I worked too long in the 90-degree heat and did nto take in enough liquids to keep hydrated. I’m still trying to recover from the dumb mistake.

I hope you are planning to attend our end of year tour and luncheon on Saturday, May 17th. See details provided by Jean Giesel. This should be a fun filled experiencer for all who can make it. A little prep talk now. As we start off a new year in September the Society needs more of you to be involved with helping out with duties and becoming officers. Us older leaders are nearly at the end of the road and we are unable to keep up with the pace necessary. I will be entering my last year as president (2-2year terms) for the society. We will need a secretary for this coming year, so if you feel compelled to help, please let us know. We will give you all the support you need.

Tip of the month. Keep an eye out for spider mites. They can and will explode all over the garden if not caught in time. This hot and dry weather is ideal conditions for them to invade the garden. If they are not too bad, a forceful water spray will dislodge them and perhaps not get too bad. Florimite is a complete eradication for these nasty pests. It will kill all three stages of their life cycle, the adults, larva and eggs. Complete coverage is needed for complete success, especially under the leaves where they live. Knowing how to recognize you have mites is that the leaves will turn to a gray/brown appearance. Then you will see a webbing effect on the upper leaves mostly. If you take a piece of white paper, place it under the webbed leaf and shake it, you will see a salt and pepper effect on the paper. Once you have an infestation under control the effected leaves will all fall off. Take heart, they will come back with new growth.

Remember, try to take it slow and easy in the summer heat, work in the coolest part of the day and by all means, stay hydrated.

I hope to see you all in Williston at the Garden or later at the restaurant on the 17th.