Category Archives: San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Dr. Wang Guoliang, China Roses and Quarry Hill Botanic Garden
A month or so ago, Virginia Kean called to arrange a good time for Dr Wang to visit the Heritage Rose Garden. I promptly forgot what date. On Tuesday a couple weeks ago, I saw an announcement from the Guadalupe park office … Continue reading
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EuroDesert Roses and a Generous Stranger
If I was someone who knew me, I’d say to me, ” Are you out of your friggin mind!!!??!?” At the Heritage Rose Garden, we’re trying to get it looking good for the Autumn in the Heritage Rose Garden event … Continue reading
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Pruning for the Totally Timid
At this time of year, January and February, people frequently ask me about pruning. Apparently, people think I’m an expert in this simply due to my position as Curator of the Heritage Rose Garden. They obviously haven’t seen my roses … Continue reading
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Inventory and Garden Mysteries – Part 2, Section P
Masha is responsible for bringing these next two mysteries to my attention. She mentioned that the rose labeled ‘Césonie’ looked just like “The Portland From Glendora”. I did some research on ‘Césonie’, and not much is known about it. Furthermore, … Continue reading
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Inventory and Garden Mysteries – Part 1, Section P
The first couple years I was the Curator of the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, I worked on making the database more usable- new layouts, changing the system of having default roses assigned to each location, and generally getting organized. … Continue reading
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Ramblings of a Rose Maniac 