Welcome to the Marin Rose Society

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: Enchanted Meadow: Cream blooms transition to antique pink with a green undertone, offering a unique look. Martha Stewart: A great performer with excellent garden…

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…

Want fabulous plants? You need healthy soil. While garden soil will never be glamorous, it is the foundation for our gardens. What you can see going on with your roses above the ground is largely determined by what goes on beneath your feet that is all but invisible to you….

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…

Warm days and cool nights are happening now.  These are perfect conditions for powdery mildew to thrive in the garden.  This common disease is easily recognized by the talcum-powder like appearance on new and old leaves, tender new shoots, some flowers, and fruits. It affects a huge range of plants,…