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In 1986, Carruth was offered a position with Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, where he was a sales representative for two years. In 1989 he was promoted to full time garden roses breeder. He worked at Weeks for twenty six years as the chief hybridizer.
'Rock & Roll' was created by American rose breeder, Tom Carruth, in 2006 and introduced into the United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 2007. [3] The stock parents of this rose are the multi-colored Floribunda cultivar, 'George Burns' (Carruth 1998) and the hybrid tea rose, 'New Zealand' (McGredy 1989).
Rosa 'Blueberry Hill', (aka Wekcryplag ), is a floribunda rose cultivar, bred by Tom Carruth, and introduced into the United States by Weeks Rose Growers in 1997.The plant was created from hybrid tea, 'Crystalline' and floribunda, 'Playgirl'.
'Fourth of July' was created by American rose breeder, Tom Carruth and introduced into the United States by Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower, Inc. in 1999. The stock parents of this rose variety are the red climber 'Altissimo' and the miniature red climber, 'Roller Coaster'. The cultivar was named an All-America Rose Selections in 1999. [2]
In 1986, Carruth moved to Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower. In 1989, Carruth was promoted to rose hybridizer at the nursery. He worked at Weeks nursery for twenty years, until his retirement in 2012. [5] [6] Carruth had a strong interest in developing striped and unusually colored roses in his breeding program. Rose breeder, Nan Cocker, of Aberdeen ...
In 1986, Carruth began working at Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower. He worked at Weeks for twenty six years, and was the nursery's rose hybridizer from 1989 until his retirement in 2012. [ 3 ] During his forty-year career, Carruth introduced more than 100 rose varieties, including eleven All-America Rose Selections (AARS).
The Knock Out Rose family continues to grow; Easy Bee-zy and Orange Glow are the latest varieties, introduced in 2024. Each year, new types are stringently tested to see if they meet the standards ...
'George Burns' was created by American rose breeder, Tom Carruth, in 1996. and introduced into the United States in 1997 by Spring Hill Nurseries.In 2019, the rose was introduced in Australia under the name, 'Glamourpuss', by Swane's Nursery . [1]