Volunteers Needed to Prune Rose Bushes at the A. C. Postel Memorial Rose Garden
Source: City of Santa Barbara
The City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department is calling all gardening enthusiasts for Rose Pruning Day, the annual A. C. Postel Memorial Rose Garden pruning event on Saturday, January 8, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The iconic A. C. Postel Memorial Rose Garden, located in Mission Historical Park across from Mission Santa Barbara, contains over 1,500 rose bushes. Parks and Recreation Department staff and Santa Barbara Rose Society members take care of the rose bushes in the garden throughout the year.
"The timeless beauty of the roses is nothing without the care and dedication from all of our volunteers," Parks Supervisor Ramiro Arroyo said. "Every year, there are comments made about how magnificent the roses look when they bloom after each pruning, and every year we think they look better than the year before."
Training and refreshments provided. Volunteers should bring a pair of garden gloves and pruning shears with them to the event. The garden is opposite the Santa Barbara Mission, on Plaza Rubio between Laguna Street and Emerson Avenue.
Please direct questions to Ramiro Arroyo at the Parks Division by calling (805) 897-1917 or emailing ParksAndRec@SantaBarbaraCA.gov.
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Jan 07, 2022 07:43 AMThis is too early to prune roses ! ... I've saved a newspaper clipping from the man who wrote the gardening column here years ago : "Prune roses only AFTER Jan. 20, at the latest Feb. 16. Why ? We always have a warm spell just prior to these dates; so prune later and avoid false growing starts." ... Your roses will be much better if they did not waste some of their energy putting out buds too early.
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Jan 07, 2022 09:25 AMplease understand that there are more than a few botanists working on these beds and the plan for them. dont stress they know what they are doing.
but if you feel you have some input to give. Volunteer
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Jan 07, 2022 09:05 AMSounds like fun, but this is odd. Why doesn't our city maintain our parks? Do other cities call on volunteers to maintain their parks? Are parks underfunded in SB? Sure seems like it.
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Jan 07, 2022 09:23 AMwell this is roses not grass or trees. this is a decorative flower bed that requires special attention.
this isnt new and has been a tradition for many years in santa barbara. where the community that admires and cherishes the rose at the mission, puts the effort into them being so pretty.
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Jan 07, 2022 09:26 AMit also literally says "Parks and Recreation Department staff and Santa Barbara Rose Society members take care of the rose bushes in the garden throughout the year."
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Jan 07, 2022 01:16 PMIt's a longstanding tradition, it's not odd at all! Volunteers enjoy doing it. Taking ownership of your City is fun, try it sometime.