Touch of Class lives up to its name with refined, exhibition-quality blooms. The flowers open in classic hybrid tea form, blending warm coral-pink with hints of apricot and gold. They are long-lasting both on the plant and in arrangements. The plant grows upright and balanced, with glossy green foliage that provides an elegant backdrop to […]
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Polka is a dramatic climbing rose known for its enormous, glowing apricot blooms. The flowers are full and romantic, often showing subtle variations of peach, coral, and cream depending on weather and light. Their size and color make them impossible to overlook. This rose grows vigorously with thick canes and leathery foliage, making it well
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Graham Thomas is one of the most celebrated English roses ever introduced. Its clear, glowing yellow blooms were groundbreaking at the time, proving that yellow roses could be both richly colored and beautifully fragrant. The flowers are deeply cupped and produced in generous clusters throughout the season. The plant is vigorous and versatile, forming a
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Sweet Chariot is proof that fragrance doesn’t require large blooms. This miniature rose produces clusters of small, fully double flowers in soft mauve and lavender tones, often deepening in cooler weather. Despite its modest size, the fragrance is surprisingly strong and sweet, rivaling many full-sized roses. The plant is compact and bushy, making it ideal
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Mr. Lincoln is often considered the gold standard for red roses, particularly for fragrance. Its deep, dark red blooms are velvety in texture and dramatically shaped, opening slowly to reveal classic hybrid tea form. The scent is powerful, rich, and unmistakably “old rose,” making it a favorite for cutting gardens. The plant itself is tall
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Named in honor of Sir Paul McCartney, this rose is best known for its extraordinary fragrance – often cited as one of the strongest among modern roses. The large, perfectly formed blooms are a deep, warm pink and appear repeatedly throughout the season, held on long stems ideal for cutting. The McCartney Rose grows as
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Iceberg is one of the most widely grown roses in the world, valued for its reliability, vigor, and near-constant bloom. The flowers are crisp white, sometimes opening with a hint of pale green or blush, and are borne in generous clusters that keep the plant looking fresh for months at a time. While the fragrance
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If you’re looking for a new rose to add to your garden, and have a particular color or type in mind, take a look at our updated “Good Roses for Marin” listing here. The Marin Rose Society Consulting Rosarians, who live in different parts of the county, compiled a list of roses that generally do
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Want something brand new for the garden? Here are some of the roses being introduced now. Click on their name to learn more and see photos:
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If we were sitting with David Austin, having a spot of tea, and he remarked that he could not think of any other rose with quite so strong a fragrance as ‘Gertrude Jekyll’, I should rather think we would take note. Indeed, ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ is one of the best and most popular of David Austin’s
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