Tagged: McKinley Park Rose Garden
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...
Tell your roses to take a break
Let rose hips form to cue your bush to take a nap. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) What to do when your roses won’t stop blooming and it’s time to prune It’s time to tell your...
Sacramento gardens still need volunteers
The beloved McKinley Park Rose Garden needs volunteers to weed and mulch it. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) McKinley Park’s beloved rose garden could use some TLC Gardens keep growing, whether or not someone is there...
Volunteers needed for Jan. 9 Prune-a-thon
Volunteers prune roses in McKinley Park during a previous year’s Prune-a-thon. This year’s event, with masks and social distancing, will be Jan. 9. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) The Prune-a-thon will go on! With social distancing...
McKinley Park rose garden needs you!
Getting the McKinley Park Rose Garden to look this good in spring takes a lot of work in winter. The annual pruning event will be held this Saturday. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Got shears? It’s...
Dig In: Garden checklist for week of Jan. 6
Use bypass pruners for pruning roses. Always a good idea to sharpen them beforehand. (Photo: Debbie Arrington) Work around storms during rainy early January January’s first weekend is wet. And that’s normal; January typically...
McKinley Park hosts annual ‘Prunathon’
Volunteers prune McKinley Park roses during a previous Prunathon. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Volunteers needed to finish pruning 1,200 roses It’s time to pull out the shears and get to work! The prunathon is back!...
Mark your calendar for new year’s first gardening events
Want to watch a master rose pruner at work? The Historic City Cemetery’s rose garden will be the site of two Jan. 12 workshops by Stephen Scanniello, known as the “rock star of roses.”...
McKinley Park is for rose lovers
The Court of Honor — the top winning roses — from a previous Sacramento Rose Show. (Photos: Debbie Arrington) Sacramento Rose Show, big volunteer event on Saturday Love roses? McKinley Park will be the...