California Roses and Rose Gardens

To See Roses in California:

• Pasadena - The most watched event in the world (according to some reports) is the annual Tournament of Roses - Rose Parade held January 1 in Pasadena. If you talk about "The Rose Parade" in California, 99% of the time you'll be referring to this event.
• Santa Rosa - Luther Burbank Rose Parade and Festival (roseparadefestival.com) in May honors the famed horticulturist whose home is now a museum with a lovely rose garden.
• San Marino - Huntington Library's Rose Garden is renown for its collection and grounds.  (huntington.org),
• Carpinteria - Rose Story Farm (rosestoryfarm.com) in Carpinteria offer seasonal tours, lectures and special events surrounding its amazing collection of rose plants.
• Berkeley Historic Rose Garden (botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu) is a regional destination with its 3,000 rose bushes and 250 varieties of roses.
• Sacramento Historic Rose Garden (cemeteryrose.org) preserves California's heritage roses. It contains nearly 500 antique and old garden roses with particular emphasis on those roses found in abandoned sites, homesteads, cemeteries, and roadsides throughout northern California.
• San Jose - Heritage Rose Garden in Guadalupe River Park (grpg.org) contains 3,600 antique and modern roses. Established in 1995 through an extensive community effort, the garden contains 2,600 varieties, more varieties than any other rose garden in the Western Hemisphere.
• San Diego - Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden in Balboa Park is an award winning All-American Rose Selection Display Garden containing over 2,400 rose bushes in 180 varieties. (sandiego.gov)