March 2024 TRS Clinic
Once the pruning is “finished” let’s make sure to get rid of any rose debris & put on lime if we have not done so, then lay down several inches of fresh mulch.
Author: Bruce Lind
Alfalfa and Roses
Alfalfa is one of the additives that is often used when planting roses. It is also used dry or as part of a tea during the spring fertilizing.
Planting PNW Roses 2024
Choose an area with at least 6 hours of free sunlight, good water drainage, good air circulation, and no intruding roots from other plantings.
Spring Rose Pruning 2024
The usual plants that indicate when we should do our spring rose pruning in 2024 are not yet showing any color in our yard: yellow Forsythia and pink Quince.
Some Rose Show Tips
Enjoy the energy of our fabulous TRS Rose Show this June.
Here are some suggestions for entering your roses in our annual Rose Show.
Roots of the TRS
By 1911 Tacoma had been featuring rose activities for almost 20 years. So you can see, roses have been a big part of Tacoma activities since the early days.
Pt. Defiance Park & TRS
The Point Defiance Park Rose Garden is the centerpiece of a great 700 acre urban park in America that overlooks Puget Sound and the Tacoma Narrows Bridges.
Award winning fragrant ARS roses
The first James Alexander Gamble Fragrance Award was awarded by the American Rose Society in 1961 for very fragrant roses. Winners would be good roses to grow.
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