A Kaleidoscope of Roses
The Richmond Rose Society invites you to attend the Colonial District Fall Meeting and Rose Show on September
25-27, 2009, in Richmond, Virginia. A detailed invitation is included in the July issue of the Colonial Courier. Below are some highlights planned for the weekend:
Friday,
September 25
3:00 Registration
at Hotel (Holiday Inn I-64 Crossroads, 2000 Staples Mill Rd., Richmond, VA 23230,
(Phone: 877-506-6061).
6:00 Social hour with
cash bar and heavy hors d’ oeuvres
Our speaker, Dr. Susan Clingenpeel: “Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow in our Colonial District”
Saturday, September 26
6:00 a.m.
Preparation area for exhibitors opens at Lewis Ginter, 1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond,
Virginia 23228 (www.lewisginter.org)
9:30
Deadline for entries to show
10:00
Judging begins
11:00
Speaker, Annette Critelli: “Drying
and Enjoying Your Roses Year Round”
1 – 4:00 Show
open to public
2:00
Guided tour of Lewis Ginter
Garden
3:30
Awards presentation
6:00
Social hour with cash bar at the hotel
7:00
Banquet
Speaker, Frank Robinson, Executive Director of Lewis Ginter
Sunday, September 27
Breakfast on your
own. (Hotel has a hot buffet for $9.95)
8:30
Colonial District meeting at hotel
10:00
Consulting Rosarian School at Lewis Ginter for those wanting to become CRs or wanting to recertify (contact Diana Klassy at
diana_n_roses@netzero.com)
9 – 3:30 Show
open to public at Lewis Ginter
You will find a registration
form and directions to the Holiday Inn I-64 West End/Crossroads also
on the Colonial District
website. See the July issue of the Colonial
Courier for further details.