The Ventura County Rose Society will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at the Ventura County Office of Education Conference Center at 5100 Adolfo Rd., Camarillo.

The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for advice from Consulting Rosarians and refreshments, and our speaker presentation will begin at 7:30 pm.

The VCRS meeting will feature Baldo Villegas, a 2011 retiree from the CA State Dept. of Food and Agriculture for 35 years, specializing in the field of biological control programs. Baldo Villegas will be speaking on "Pests and Diseases in the Rose Garden". He will also engage in the identification of pests, diseases, and weeds, so participants are encouraged to bring bugs, unknown plant diseases or weeds, in closed jars or ziplock baggies. Mr. Villegas will get back to you with a diagnosis and remedy. He is an excellent, dynamic speaker who grows 1500 roses, fruit trees, annuals, perennials and vegetables. His vibrant website www.sactorose.org is a first choice for assistance with rose problems.

Visitors are always welcome. For more information contact: Janet Sklar at 818-337-9970 or Dawn-Marie Johnson at 805-523-9003. Our website is www.venturarose.org