Expert tips on pruning roses
This is the State Capitol World Peace Rose Garden in full bloom. To get those roses looking their best, founder and curator T.J. David starts pruning in mid-December. (Photo courtesy International World Peace Rose...
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Get hip to roses during fall garden tour
It’s rose hip season as bushes start producing their fruit. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Sacramento’s world famous City Cemetery rose garden hosts tour It’s rose hip season at the Historic City Cemetery. Plenty of roses...
Learn about Sacramento’s war effort
Tour the Historic City Cemetery grounds Sunday while learning of Sacramento’s role in World War II. (Photo courtesy Old City Cemetery Committee) Historic City Cemetery hosts ‘Veterans of WWII’ tour Celebrate Veterans Day weekend...
Learn about Masons during cemetery tour
Tour the gardens of the Historic City Cemetery while learning about the Masons buried there. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Group connected to early American and California history Ever wonder about the eye and pyramid on...
Cemetery guides share ‘Cream of the Crypt’
Take a guided tour of the Historic City Cemetery on Saturday while hearing the best stories of the residents. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) Hear favorites stories pulled from Sacramento’s past When it comes to spine-tingling...
‘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...
City Cemetery presents a fall classic
Walk through the Historic City Cemetery on Saturday while learning about some of the more bizarre deaths that put people there. (Photo: Kathy Morrison) ‘ A Dozen Ways to Die’ highlights unusual tales from...
Veterans Day tour focuses on Sacramento in WWII
Sacramento’s role in World War II will be explored in a tour of the Historic City Cemetery on Sunday. (Photo courtesy Old City Cemetery Committee) Historic City Cemetery celebrates local heroes, war effort This...
Bad news about Sacramento’s beloved Historic Rose Garden
Here’s how the Historic City Cemetery looked in June, with all the arbors removed and most of the rose bushes cut down. (Photos courtesy Preserve The Cemetery’s Beauty) At 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16,...
Make your own rose bushes from City Cemetery collection
Propagation workshop teaches how to root rose cuttings; take some home, too The Dorothy Perkins rose is an early rambler that loves to climb. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Have you ever wanted to get cuttings...