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I obtained this rose a year ago after seeing Betty Mott’s entry in a rose show. I’m not a big fan of Austin roses, thinking the heads tend to droop too much, but this one is captivating. Mine is more of a stunning magenta color, with a lovely round flat …
Want to give your roses a slow deep watering, but aren’t ready for drip irrigation? A soaker hose might be the way to go. Most often made from recycled tires, the hoses’ rough surface contains millions of tiny pores that allows water to seep into the soil evenly and slowly. …
‘Altissimo’ was bred in France by
Georges Delbard and Andre Chabert in 1966 from a cross of a medium red,
semi-double, large-flowered climber called ‘Tenor’ and an unnamed seedling. The
team of Delbard and Chabert hybridized many other roses in France – the most
famous here besides ‘Altissimo’ are the orange blend floribunda, ‘Gingersnap’,
and …
With severe restrictions on water usage, EVERY DROP counts! Be on the lookout for any drip or leak and find a way to eliminate it. Keeping your roses and other plants healthy, even with water restrictions, can be easier if you have the right tools for the job. Here are …
This is a wild new rose! The first lavender-mauve blend rose to be awarded the AARS award since 1978. This large grandiflora has flowers that are ruffled and wavy— almost like camellia flowers and up to four and a half inches across. The petals are a deep reddish color and …
October 2021
Evaluating Your Rose Garden and Making Tough Decisions
October is the perfect time to decide which roses to grow the following year. This presentation will guide some decision-making criteria that will lead to a better rose garden in 2022. Our speaker will be Joe Truskot, ARS Master Rosarian and president of the Monterey Bay Rose Society. He has been growing roses in his garden in Salinas since 1993 with experience cultivating more than 300 different varieties and cultivars including hybrid teas, floribundas, miniatures, old garden and species roses,…
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