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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.
Find out more »July 2021
The Allure of French Roses
Come join us to learn from Rosarian and artist extraordinare, Carolyn Parker, about French Roses. She is the author of two rose books, The Poetry of Roses, published in 1995, and R is for Rose–Reflections from a Passionate Rose Lover, published in 2005. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85291451514 Meeting ID: 852 9145 1514 One tap mobile +16699006833,,85291451514# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,85291451514# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248…
Find out more »GOING THE DISTANCE with Will Radler
Take a ringside seat and enjoy the inspirational tale of The Knock Rose® as told by its creator, Will Radler. One might expect that the world’s best selling rose was conceived in a laboratory under the direction of a seasoned rose breeder holding many horticultural degrees. Instead, a nine year old with two quarters in his pocket changed the rose industry forever. Radler shares a blow-by-blow account of his journey from fringe contender to international champ. The behind-the-scenes details will…
Find out more »August 2021
Pollinators – What’s the Buzz
Come learn about the status of our most important pollinators and what gardeners can do to support them. You’ll find out about declining numbers of the Monarch Butterfly and how to create pollinator-friendly landscape techniques, teaching "respect for the creatures which keep...the world blooming. And you'll about the Pollinator Posse, a group of volunteers dedicated to the conservation of pollinators by observing, reporting and protecting pollinator habitats; and passing on that knowledge through education. About the speaker: Terry Smith…
Find out more »September 2021
Cream City Roses – Fall Convention and Rose Show
Welcome to creamcityroses.org Set aside September 10 - 14, 2021, to attend the American Rose Society's National Convention and Rose Show to be held in Milwaukee; a city identified in the 2018 Vogue as the "Midwest's Coolest City." For details about the conference - programs, show schedule, garden tours and more at https://www.creamcityroses.org/ or contact Bruce and Maggie Barr, Convention Co-Chairs. Phone: (414) 217-3087. Email: rosemorehall@gmail.com
Find out more »An Eco-friendly Approach to Growing Healthy Roses
Come and learn about about the diseases and insect pests particular to our area, and how to prevent those problems before they take over your roses. Many pesticides can do more harm than good. We will show you how to keep your roses in top form with pruning, fertilizing and watering advice that works where we live. Suzanne, program manager for 'Our Water Our World', works as an environmental educator, teaching the principles of Integrated Pest Management for sustainable, eco-friendly…
Find out more »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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