Good Multi-colored Roses for Marin – Betty Boop

‘Betty Boop’ was hybridized by Tom Carruth from a cross of the red blend floribunda, ‘Playboy’ and the pink blend floribunda, ‘Picasso’, and was introduced by Weeks Wholesale Roses in 1999. It is classified by the American Rose Society as a red blend floribunda with 6-12 petals and a very good garden rating of 8.1. […]

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Who are the Natural Enemies?

Predators, parasites, and pathogens (disease producing organisms) are the primary groups used in the biological control of insects and mites along with many species of amphibians, birds, mammals, and reptiles. Insects that are natural enemies of pests are also referred to as beneficial insects or beneficials. The most common type of natural enemy is the

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Good Russet Roses for Marin – Cinco de Mayo

Russet-colored roses are definitely unique and pretty rare. ‘Cinco de Mayo’ sports large double blooms of an indescribable blending of smoked lavender and rusty red orange.  As a seedling of the ever popular, butter yellow floribunda ‘Julia Child,’ it puts a whole new spin on ‘flower power’. The super-clean glossy-green foliage mirrors the flowers, and

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Good Apricot Roses for Marin – Westerland

The colors of ‘Westerland’ are those of a sunset – lovely apricot-orange with a touch of pink. The perfumed blooms are generally more than three inches wide, double, ruffled, with 20 petals that are slightly serrated. Officially classified as a shrub rose ‘Westerland’ is often sold as a climber. In our mild climate it grows

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