Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society will hold their next meeting on Sunday, April 6 at 3 PM at Berkeley Electric Cooperative Office, 3351 Maybank Highway, Johns Island, SC 29455.
On Sunday April 6, 2014, there will be a Power Point
presentation on how to Identify and control the common diseases and pests of
roses in the Lowcountry given by Claude Thomas, Ph.D. Questions are welcome
after the lecture.
Dr. Claude Thomas is a past
Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society President and an American Rose Society Consulting
Rosarian. He received his A.B. in Biology from Wofford College and his M.S. and
Ph.D. degrees in Plant Pathology from Clemson University. He was employed by the USDA, Agricultural
Research Service, first as a Research Plant Pathologist, Subtropical Agriculture
Research Laboratory, Weslaco, TX; then as Research Plant Pathologist and
Research Leader/Laboratory Director at the U.S. Vegetable Laboratory,
Charleston, SC. Dr. Thomas authored or co-authored some 200 scientific research
publications on foliar fungal diseases of cucurbit and crucifer crops. He and his wife, June, enjoy growing and
showing their roses and have won numerous awards at the local and district rose
shows and the Coastal Carolina Fair.
For more info, email Rosalinda Morgan at
RosalindaRM@comcast.net. To join, send dues to Matthew Morgan, Membership
Chair, 3056 Sugarberry Ln., Johns Island, SC 29455.
Visit our website – www.charlestonrose.com.
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