How to Prune Roses in Colorado May 1, 2010

We are recruiting volunteers to help tend the Lisa Strawn Memorial Rose Garden at The Gardens on Havana. We want our beautiful community rose garden to be in top shape this year for our summer rose garden concert series (more details on the concerts coming soon).

Volunteer Lunch & Learn Training Session--The Details:

When: Saturday, May 1, 2010, meet at Qdoba Mexican Grill on Garden Drive at The Gardens on Havana at 11:30 a.m.. The training will last until approximately 1:30 p.m.

What: After a light lunch at Qdoba, members of The Denver Rose Society will be on hand to give a pruning demonstration and volunteer training. We will then walk down Garden Drive to the rose garden and for hands-on training in the rose garden. We will be doing general rose garden clean-up, learn how to prune out dead canes and how to prune to shape the water-wise shrub roses and climbing roses in the garden. You will be required to sign a waiver to work in the rose garden. Rose Garden volunteers will receive a planting map showing the names and locations of the roses in the garden, as well as pruning instructional sheets. We will come up with a volunteer schedule for rose care for 2010.

Cost: This is a free training session. Those attending this training session will receive a free lunch courtesy of Miller Weingarten Realty, the owner of The Gardens on Havana.

To Register : Space is limited to the first 25 people. Please call or email Gayle if you would like to attend: 303-360-7505 or Gayle@OnHavanaStreet.com

What to bring: Please bring a sturdy pair of gloves and pruning shears, if you have then. Inclement weather note: If we are rained or snowed out on May 1, this Lunch & Learn will be rescheduled for Saturday, May 8. If we do need to cancel this training on May 1 due to weather, we will post the cancellation notice on the Home Page of this website the morning of May 1.

Official Website: http://www.onhavanastreet.com/denver-events.cfm