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 Rhode Island Rose Society Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, February 8, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zoom Presentation<\/strong> – Link to be sent by Google groups<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pull up a chair and a cup of coffee and join us for our February\u00a0Zoom\u00a0meeting without leaving home. This agenda will include a short business meeting and the election of officers followed by a PowerPoint presentation by Jim Sproul, a well-regarded rose hybridizer whose objectives are to produce novel roses with disease resistance.\u00a0\u00a0His program, \u201cRose Hybridizing Made Easy\u201d explains how new roses are created and how you can make your very own one-of-kind new roses at home.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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