Tagged: Historic City Cemetery

Heavenly scents in the cemetery

This rose is known as Upper Lake Cemetery Pink, a hybrid perpetual rose. These and others are now in full bloom at the Historic City Cemetery. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Gloire des Rosomanes, aka Ragged...

Learn Sacramento’s African-American history on free tour

Sacramento’s Historic City Cemetery starts its tour season Feb. 23. (Photo: Courtesy Historic City Cemetery) City Cemetery starts tour season Saturday; first garden event March 30 Learn Sacramento history while getting some exercise and...

Enticing pollinators to the garden

Butterflies flit in the salvia at the Historic City Cemetery. Grow plants that pollinators like and they will follow. (Photos: Kathy Morrison) It’s not just bees we want to stick around On a May...

Cemetery rose garden loses some charm

Plenty of bushes, although smaller than in past springs, are in bloom in the City Cemetery rose garden. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) With climbers cut down, arches soon will be gone in Sacramento’s Historic City...

‘Rock star of roses’ returns to Sacramento

Heritage rose expert Scanniello at three local events Always entertaining as well as informative, Stephen Scanniello will lead two workshops at the Historic City Cemetery. (Photo: Courtesy Judy Eitzen) Stephen Scanniello, the “rock star...

‘Animal Tales’ recount Sacramento critter history

Learn the symbolism behind monument carvings as well as stories about Sacramento’s notable 19th century animal residents. (Photo: Courtesy Historic City Cemetery) Historic City Cemetery hosts rescheduled tour Saturday With warm and sunny weather in...

Virus postpones Sacramento rose events

The roses are still there even if the events can’t be. This is the mutabilis rose in the Historic City Cemetery, which as a park is still open for solo walks.  (2019 photo: Kathy...

Rose sale, tours at Historic City Cemetery

Many roses will be in full glory this weekend at the Historic City Cemetery. Tours and rose sales will be offered Saturday, with more roses on sale Sunday. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Open Garden Day...