Friends of the San Jose Rose Garden

 

See Videos of our Volunteer Days HERE

Planting your Bare Root Rose for Maximum Bloom

How to Prune for Maximum BLOOM!

 

How to Deadhead for Maximum Color

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Removing Suckers

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January 10th Pruning Day:

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Videos of the Rededication ceremony HERE

Power Pruning Technique - A funny video to watch:

ABC7 Focus on Solutions Features Friends of the San Jose Rose Garden

Sept. 6th Volunteer Day:

July 12th Volunteer Day:

Deadheading Tutorial:  (You must have a high speed internet connection)
This tutorial will guide you through deadheading techniques used in a display garden such as the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden.  There are many examples of different situations you may encounter in the garden.

Youtube LINK (part 1) 

(part 2)

 

A Video of the Pruning Day on January 12, 2008:

 Prune High for More Roses

Myth: Roses need to be pruned hard

Fact: If roses are pruned too hard, they will suffer, possibly die. 

Fact:  In our mild climate, a good rule of thumb is to only remove the
top 1/3.  Think of the canes as storehouses of energy.  By pruning too
hard (reducing height by more than half) a rose does not have those
reserves to produce strong new growth.  Some varieties, such as those
with "Peace" in their heritage, cannot tolerate hard pruning.  The
purpose of pruning is to rejuvenate the rose bush, not massacre it.
Remove dead, dying, spindly growth, and reduce the height of the bush
by no more than one third or one half.  The San Jose Municipal Rose
Garden is a Display Garden for the AARS, and "lighter" pruning enables
the rosebush to produce more blooms.

This video will demonstrate the proper pruning method we utilized in the garden this year:

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Damage caused by ROUND-UP in the Rose Garden

 

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