The Ventura County Rose Society and the Gold Coast Heritage Rose Group will sponsor a pruning demonstration of Old Garden Roses at the Stagecoach Inn Museum Rose Garden at 51 South Ventu Park Rd. in Newbury Park, CA on January 15, 2011 beginning at 9:00 a.m.

Jim Delahanty, a Consulting Rosarian and President of the VCRS, will present an introduction to pruning as well as a discussion of China Roses, Polyantha Roses and Hybrid Perpetual Rose Purning.

Jeri Jennings, Editor of "Gold Coast Roses", and a founding member of the Gold Coast Heritage Rose Group, will continue the pruning discussion with pruning tips for Tea Roses, Noisette Roses and Portland Roses. Clay Jennings will conclude the session with advice and hands-on demonstrations of pruning climbing roses.
This event is free and the only scheduled pruning demonstration of Old Garden Roses in the local area.

For more information, please contact Janet Sklar at 818-993-6622 or Dawn-Marie Johnson at 805-523-9003.