What’s new
January 2021
New Roses for your Garden
Sponsored by the American Rose Society; more information on this program to follow.
Find out more »New Varieties and New Trends for Roses In Gardens
The Marin Rose Society is delighted to welcome Rebecca Koraytem, the US Sales Executive for David Austin Roses! She will be speaking on 'New Varieties and New Trends for Roses in Gardens'. We look forward to her very special expertise in this area to help inform our garden planning for 2021. As almost all California gardeners love David Austin Roses, this presentation will be of great interest to our MRS members and guests! A bit more about Rebecca in particular: A…
Find out more »February 2021
Roses in Containers
We are excited to welcome a great speaker, grower and Master Rosarian, Suzanne Horn, who will present on "Roses in Containers". This is a topic near to her heart as she grows all of her prize-winning roses this way. In addition to being an American Rose Society Consulting Rosarian and Horticultural Judge, among her many activities, Suzanne writes an ongoing column for the Pacific Southwest Rose Society. Suzanne is well-known in Southern California rose circles so we are excited to…
Find out more »March 2021
The Unseen Spring at the Huntington Rose Garden
Are you an admirer of the roses ‘Julia Child’, ‘Dick Clark’, ‘Hot Cocoa’ or ‘Ebb Tide’? If so, you will want to join us on, when The Marin Rose Society will welcome famed rose breeder (of those varieties and many more), and curator of the rose collection at the Huntington Library and Garden, Tom Carruth! Tom will be talking on "The Unseen Spring at the Huntington Rose Garden". Tom's contributions to the world of roses are almost too numerous to…
Find out more »The Scourge of Chili Thrips
This program sponsored by the American Rose Society; more program information to follow. Photo courtesy of South Florida Rose
Find out more »Modes of Action—Chemicals
This program is sponsored by the American Rose Society; additional program information to follow.
Find out more »April 2021
Climate-Smart Gardening: Impact, Mitigation, and Adaptation
Climate change is impacting Marin gardens and gardeners. Come and learn about the present and future local impacts of climate change on gardens. Explore evidence-based actions gardeners can take to be part of the solution – helping to mitigate climate change. Also learn about best practices we can employ to adapt our gardens to our changing local climate. Kathy Hunting, a Master Gardener since 2014, is an environmental health scientist by training. She lives on a sunny acre in Point…
Find out more »May 2021
Landscaping with Roses by Michael Marriott
Michael Marriott is one of the world’s leading rosarians. He is also well-known for his rose garden design, and is an advocate of practical gardening techniques and organic methods. As a garden designer, he is known for dense romantic beds whether purely roses or mixed with perennials. His enthusiasm is infectious, and his knowledge of roses is encyclopedic, especially for species roses, old roses, climbers and ramblers, the best modern roses and of course, David Austin’s English Roses. Michael was an integral part of…
Find out more »Famous Faces
“Famous Faces”; roses named for famous or notorious people. Very few are recently famous - most are movie stars, politicians, opera stars, historical people, Kings and Queens, etc. It is interesting to know who your roses are hanging out with. This presentation will be a departure for Jolene, one of our very favorite presenters. This is just going to be "fun" although I expect, knowing Jolene, that there will be lots of good advice mixed in with those histories. Jolene…
Find out more »June 2021
The World of Hybrid Musks
Come join American Rose Society President Bob Martin to learn about hybrid musk roses - the family of roses that includes the gorgeous 'Penelope' and 'Ballerina'. Check back in early June for a link to the meeting.
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Roses FYI
