It’s a favorite time of the year for us rose lovers, when nurseries feature bare root roses, both on-line and locally. Prices for bare root roses are much lower than those grown in containers, and the selection is extensive! If you’re thinking of adding new plants to your garden, it’s a good time to start […]
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American Garden Rose Selections™ was established to recognize and recommend the best garden-worthy rose varieties for the various regions of the United States through testing. The goal is to provide objective and reliable information to rose gardeners. AGRS™ is a true national rose trial in the United States that tests the same roses in gardens
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Looking for some more new roses? Featuring deep purples, to brilliant oranges, old-fashioned style, to elegant hybrid teas, towering grandifloras to dainty shrubs, here are some of the introductions for 2024 from Weeks Roses and Star Roses. Descriptions and photos are courtesy of Star Roses and Weeks Roses catalogs. Cosmic Clouds – Flowers of magenta
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It’s nearly bareroot season, and time for the annual process of rose introductions. A new player in roses (at least new to me) is Altman Plants with renowned rose hybridizer Ping Lim. According to their website, Altman Plants began with the vision to grow the highest quality plants and make them available to everyone. Today,
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Winter is a great time to shop for new roses. Whether you’re looking for the newest rose on the market or searching for that special rose to fill a corner of the garden, this is the BEST time of year to shop! The selection is the widest and prices are generally lower than container plants.
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It’s National Pollinator Week – June 22 through the 28. Even though we’re not growing roses for their fruit, pollinators are important to everyone. It’s estimated that one out of every three bites of food we consume is the result of pollinators in action. Healthy gardens are filled with them – birds, bees, butterflies and
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During these unusual times of being homebound, think of all the GREAT things you can do in the garden! Spend time simply enjoying the lush new growth and developing flowers. Take a closer look; see if you can spot any insects you don’t recognize and try to identify them – are they pests or beneficials?
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On Tuesday evening, March 10, the Marin Rose Society was very happy to welcome Mr. Dane Rose of Mystical Landscapes, Inc to speak on his experiences in garden design in Marin county. Mr. Rose is that unique individual who combines a designer’s eye with the practical aspects of understanding his clients and providing them what
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Want to give a Valentine’s gift that keeps on giving? Buy a rose plant! While it may not look like much now, get it in the ground now and you can have roses April through November! Nurseries are brimming with a wide variety of roses in sizes, forms and flower color not available other times
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We had a lovely evening at San Rafael Joe’s celebrating a year of MRS fun, roses and discussions of everything about Roses! We celebrated giving the Bronze Honor Medal to Andy Smith, a very well-deserved award and had our installation of officers for 2020. There were a few special moments tripping down memory lane when
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