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An Encore Performance

Among the many attractive qualities of modern roses is their tendency to stage an impressive second bloom in late August/early September. The profusion of buds across the Formal Rose Garden at the Columbus Park of Roses would seem to indicate

Karen Martens August 24, 2018 down the garden path Read more

Don’t Miss the Dazzling Annuals!

While you’re strolling through the Columbus Park of Roses, make sure to stop and admire the raised bed of annuals. It’s the long stone flower bed just east of the shelter house. Each year, the annuals bed is creatively planted

Karen Martens August 16, 2018 down the garden path Read more

Mid-Summer Delights in the Park

As the Formal Rose Garden prepares for its showy encore of blooms in late August/early September, there’s plenty of visual interest across the Rose, Perennial and Herb Gardens, as well as among the Arboretum specimens. Some plants begin to wane

Karen Martens August 2, 2018 down the garden path Read more

Red White and Blooms at the Park of Roses

On display for our nation’s July 4th celebration and throughout the summer months, the gardens put on a real show of color and fragrance. As you stroll through the gardens, treat yourself to the unique panorama of the Formal Rose

Karen Martens June 12, 2018 down the garden path Read more

Columbus Park of Roses: A Beautiful Destination for Your Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend is a time to celebrate our freedoms and honor the veterans who have served to ensure those freedoms remain the foundation of our country. What better place to stroll and reflect on these thoughts than the Columbus

Karen Martens May 23, 2018 down the garden path Read more
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What is happening in the park

  • 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
  • 2025 Perennial of the Year: Showy Clustered Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) July 24, 2025
  • Watch the Annuals Bed Grow! Planting is an “annual” Columbus Park of Roses tradition June 22, 2025
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