Learn how to prune old roses

The Ventura County Rose Society and the Gold Coast Heritage Rose Group will co-sponsor the seventh annual "Pruning Old Garden Roses Demonstration" at 8:30 a.m. Sat., Jan. 12 at the Stagecoach Inn Museum Rose Garden, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park.

Jeri and Clay Jennings will demonstrate how to prune tea roses, noisettes and climbing roses. They are co-founders of the Gold Coast Heritage Rose Group and 2002 Outstanding Consulting Rosarians of the Pacific Southwest District of the American Rose Society.

Ingrid Wapelhorst, a consulting rosarian, will show how to prune hybrid perpetual roses, Bourbon and Portland roses.

VCRS President Jim Delahanty will introduce concepts of pruning and demonstrate how to prune China and Polyantha roses. Delahanty is also chair, Local Society Relations Committee, of the American Rose Society.

Admission is free, and refreshments will be provided.

For more details, call (805) 498-0861.