Come join us at the Dublin Library

  Soils and Water
    Gwen Quail   

Gwen Quail gave this presentation at the NCNH District Business meeting in 2018 and it was excellent. It is a “show and tell” presentation with bottles of soil and water showing the soils diffusion. What are the main components of soil, how is soil formed, the physical properties of soil, how water moves in soil…these are just some of the areas Gwen will be covering. She will also be addressing health hazards when working in soil. Gwen is with the Butte Rose Society and was President of that society. She is a Consulting Rosarian. Her educational background  includes a B.Sc.Agr. from Sydney University.  

CR credit for this presentation.  

  Birds in our Garden!

 Elaine Friedman with 

Corvid Connection   

Would you like to meet the world’s smartest birds? Get up close and personal with live owls, ravens and other live wild injured birds. Join wildlife rehabilitator and her wild feathered friends October 9th. She will outline the birds are in our area, how we identify them, what foods to put out and what to do if you find an injured bird. Corvid Connection cares for injured corvids, some of whom will be visiting us! 

Rose Rosette 

Joe Truskot

Rose rosette disease, also known as witches’-broom, is caused by a virus  (Emaravirus sp.) that is spread by a very small, eriophyid mite. The disease is limited to plants in the genus Rosa but R. setigera, R. aricularis, R. arkansana, R. blanda, R. palustris, R. carolina and R. spinosissima are believed to be resistant. Its main host is the multiflora rose. Interest in rose rosette has been generated by the threat to garden roses and its possible use as a biocontrol for multiflora rose. Joe will be presenting this complex disease with a PowerPoint and has stated he will let the photos speak along with the new research instead of strict academics. Joe will have copies of his book Central Coast Rose Manual. 

Mount Diablo Rose Society

Holiday Party and Officer Installation