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Presentation Topics:
Growing Better Roses
Presentation Details:
Best roses to grow in San Diego
Where to buy roses
Planting tips
Soil health
Rose pruning and maintenance
Mulch & fertilizer tips
Common issues
Tools for rosarians
Irrigation tips
Biography:
Beth Van Boxtel is an Encinitas native and a certified Consulting Rosarian. She teaches and inspires home gardeners to grow the best roses in their yards. She currently maintains a large rose garden of 200 roses. She is a UCCE Master Gardener and volunteers with the San Diego Rose Society. She has won the Rising Star Award from the American Rose Society. She is also a rose exhibitor at the San Diego County Fair; she won more than 125 ribbons last summer.