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Annual Rose Pruning Demonstration
Sponsored by
the Reno Rose Society and the City of Reno Parks Department
Saturday, March 27, 2010
11:00 AM to 2:30 PM
You are welcome to attend the annual Rose Pruning Demonstration on
Saturday, March 27, 2010 at beginning at 11:00 AM and continuing until
2:30 PM in the Reno Municipal Rose Garden, east of the California
Building in Idlewild Park. This is a great opportunity for residents to
learn proper rose pruning techniques for a variety of different type
roses. Admission is free, and you can see pictures from our latest pruning demo here.
The demonstration will feature instruction on the pruning needs of
individual rose types based on rose species and the best time of year
to prune the various types, including how to properly prune a climber
rose. Attendees are invited to bring gloves and sharp pruning
shears to practice on the roses in the garden after the demonstration.
Consulting Rosarians from the American Rose Society and the
City's Horticulturist will be on hand to answer questions on all
aspects of rose culture and pruning. The pruning demonstration
with its associated volunteer hours go a long way in maintaining the
garden. If you can spend a few hours helping prune while you are
learning or practicing, it would be greatly appreciated.
The one acre Rose Garden has 500 varieties of roses and 1,750 total
roses. The rose season is from early June until September but the
roses have two peak seasons when the entire garden is in bloom - late
June/early July and late August. The Rose Garden was established
in 1958 under the leadership of Fred Galloway and is now dedicated in
his honor. Galloway was the City of Reno Horticulturist for over
25 years, retiring in 1983.
If you are unable to attend the pruning demonstration, you are welcome
to contact us for other
dates and times and download "Pruning
Roses in Northern Nevada", a summary prepared by Mary Lynn
Machabee, ARS Consulting Rosarian and member of the Reno Rose Society.
Directions and a map can be accessed here.
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