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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society April 2014 Meeting


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.

 
Membership in the Charleston Lowcountry Rose Society is open to anyone with interest in roses. Dues are $15 for single membership and $20 for family membership annually, January - December and includes information-packed newsletter, The Charleston Rose and participation in all society activities.

 
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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