The Cookeville Rose Society and Cumberland County Master Gardeners prepare for their tour to see how the resistance trials are going

Drs. Alan and Mark Windham Lead Rose Tour at the Plateau Research and Education Center

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The Cookeville Rose Society and Cumberland County Master Gardeners took a twilight tour with Drs. Alan and Mark Windham through the rose rosette resistant trials at the Plateau Research and Education Center near Crossville, TN. While in the plots, they learned about how to recognize rose rosette, rose rosette management strategies, and research results concerning disease resistance. After the tour, everyone ate homemade ice cream while learning more about growing roses and how to control rose diseases and insect pests.

Dr. Frank Hale teaching a crowd about various ornamental insects and diseases

Dr. Hale and Dr. A. Windham Invited Speakers for UTIA Turf and Ornamental Field Day

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Frank Hale and Alan Windham attended UT Turf and Ornamental Field Day on Thursday at the Plant Science farm on Alcoa. They averaged 50 persons for each of four presentations, which covered new and noteworthy insect pests and diseases such as emerald ash borer, boxwood blight, rose rosette and others. Over 500 turf and grounds maintenance professionals attended the field day.