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While many Columbus Park of Roses plants are dormant… The Garden Supervisor is as busy as ever!

From time to time, visitors ask, “What does the Columbus Park of Roses garden supervisor do during the winter?” Certainly, the majority of visible, physical work to maintain the gardens occurs from March through November. Fall and winter bring different

Karen Martens March 4, 2020 down the garden path Read more

Witch Hazel in Bloom

We have a growing collection of witch hazel shrubs. Some of them are getting to a good size and are in full bloom now. The origin of these witch hazel plants is Asia. Native witch hazel blooms in the fall.

Karen Martens February 20, 2020 down the garden path Read more

The Value of a Messy Winter Garden

Some visitors to the Columbus Park of Roses may notice that the Perennial Garden and Herb Garden no longer cut all plants to the ground after a hard frost. When this volunteer first began working in the Perennial Garden in

Karen Martens February 6, 2020 down the garden path Read more

Oh Deer, What Can the Matter Be?

We are pleased to share the musings of a long-time volunteer and member of the Columbus Park of Roses Foundation who has mixed feelings for deer. I love white-tailed deer. They are beautiful creatures and their fawns could not be

Karen Martens January 16, 2020 down the garden path Read more

Our Wish For You….

May you delight in small things this holiday season, and enjoy peace, good health and happiness in the new year. The Columbus Rose Foundation

Karen Martens December 17, 2019 down the garden path Read more
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What is happening in the park

  • 2026 Rose List Now Available: Enhance your Columbus Park of Roses Experience May 7, 2026
  • Ohio Native Plant Month April 17, 2026
  • A Fun Winter Garden Exercise: Learn to Identify Trees by Their Bark January 6, 2026
  • The Native Tree Collection October 22, 2025
  • Wrapping Up Rose Care for the Season October 6, 2025
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