A quintessential image associated with the rocky coast of Maine south to the long sandy beaches of the Cape is the beach rose. Long hedgerows of this prickly shrub guard the backs of beaches and ...

On June 1, I picked the first roses, although they began blooming in May. They were rugosas, the ones many of us call "beach roses" as they grow in the sand dunes both on Horseneck and over at the ...

The rose garden at Huntington Beach Civic Center has a new addition. Nicole Allyson Vogt, the 2025 Miss Huntington Beach Queen, chose a “Mellow Yellow” rose to be planted on Friday morning. “As Miss ...

If you garden at the Shore, you're already familiar with the challenges -- thin, sandy soil, salt-laden breezes and hot, unbuffered sun narrow the planting choices. It may seem counter-intuitive to ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When members of the Tournament of Roses board approached Visit Newport Beach about entering a float into this year’s Rose Parade, officials at the marketing ...

What you'll see: A sand road lined by pitch pines, beach plums and beach roses and plenty of birds, from piping plovers to crossbills to northern harriers. Ninigret Pond, to the north, is dotted with ...

In the old days, a time span that began with the advent of color television and ended in 2009, Long Beachers kicked off each year cozying up in their bathrobes with a cup of coffee and cheering their ...