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September 2020
Ninfa, The Most Romantic Garden in the World!
2020 Virtual Green Thumb Educational Seminar “Ninfa, The Most Romantic Garden in the World!” VIA: GoToWebinar.com Seminar is Free but Registration is Required
Find out more »October 2020
A Tour of Private Italian Gardens
A Tour of Private Italian Gardens; a chance for MRS members and guests to get a view into gardens not usually open to the public. There will be specimen examples of OGR's and Species roses, and modern roses will also be represented, perhaps different varieties (though) than what we see here in California. Please join us for what promises to be an info-packed presentation as well as a great trip! Our Speaker: Jerry Georgette lives in San Carlos, is now…
Find out more »November 2020
World Federation of Rose Societies Copenhagen, Denmark in June 2018
Are you getting "cabin fever" from being in quarantine? How about taking a trip to see roses? Better yet, how about a trip to Denmark (the happiest country on Earth) to see private rose gardens, famous nurseries and royal gardens? This month's program will be presented by Steve and Diana Steps. This convention in Copenhagen, Denmark in June 2018 was the Steps' 5th World Federation of Rose Societies convention. It will be a "teleconference" and so you can stay in the safety of…
Find out more »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…
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Roses FYI
