meetings
Climate-Smart Gardening: Impact, Mitigation, and Adaptation
Via Zoom CA, United StatesClimate 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 […]
Famous Faces
Via Zoom CA, United States“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 […]
The World of Hybrid Musks
Via Zoom CA, United StatesCome 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.
Pollinators – What’s the Buzz
Via Zoom CA, United StatesCome 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 […]
An Eco-friendly Approach to Growing Healthy Roses
Via Zoom CA, United StatesCome 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 […]
Evaluating Your Rose Garden and Making Tough Decisions
Via Zoom CA, United StatesOctober 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 […]
New Roses for 2022
Via Zoom CA, United StatesThe Marin Rose Society is delighted to present one of our favorite speakers, Jolene Adams, in a program that couldn't be more timely; "New Roses for 2022". Jolene has researched what will be available in nurseries starting in November and through bare-root season. Expect to see a few old friends as well as some new varieties. […]
David Austin & the Romance of English Roses
Via Zoom CA, United StatesJoin us to learn the history of David Austin Roses and what makes them truly romantic as well as the family lines of these roses, varied forms and growth habits, shade tolerance, fragrance, growing tips, and their varied uses in the garden. Our guest speaker is Suzanne Horn, who has quickly become a favorite speaker […]
Bugs: Destructives, Beneficials, and Benigns
Via Zoom CA, United StatesOur speaker will be Joe Truskot, ARS Master Rosarian, and president of the Monterey Bay Rose Society. Joe 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, and several forms of climbing roses. He […]
Time to Share Roses at our In-Person Meeting
This will be our first in-person event for 2022 and all members and friends are welcome. (At this time no masks will be required for the meeting but bring one to wear in case there are any children in the building. Masks are optional for members if you wish to wear one.) We will be […]