Queen’s Herald January 2023
Happy New Year! Save the date: Noon, January 21 for the annual in-person TRS Banquet . .
Let’s Connect!
We’d love to hear your feedback or answer any questions you may have.









May 18th: Our most important topic will be the schedule for the Rose show in June. Bruce and Jo will go over transporting your roses and how you can volunteer.

The 2026 Tacoma Rose Show was a beautiful rose and rose lovers filled event! The
UPS Rotunda continues to be a beautiful place to showcase everyone’s roses! One
person signed our Guest Book and stated, “Just happy to be here!” I believe many of
us agree with that statement !!!

John will talk about what kind of fertilizer is best for our roses and other amendments we can add like alfalfa. See more about alfalfa in the Pg 2 Q&A.

Sept Zoom meeting 9/16; the last deadheading session at Pt. Defiance Sept. 9th; WW Fair Rose Shows Sept. 12 & Sept. 19; Fall Conference details are on page 8.

February Zoom Meeting is Thurs, 2/17 starting at 6:30pm with a program by Bruce on Spring Pruning of your roses & other Spring chores. Start reading on Pg 1.

The April Meeting on the 20th has speaker Carol Newcomb from Spokane’s Rosarium Garden Center. She will speak to us about detailed fertilizing for great roses.