[1][2] 'Fourth of July' may also be grown as a shrub rose in cooler climates.

[3] Carruth began his career at Jackson & Perkins rose nursery in 1975.

He worked at the company for three years before being hired by Armstrong nursery in southern California.

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.