June 6, 2023, marked the 70th anniversary of the Columbus Park of Roses. The CPOR, located within Whetstone Park, was farmland until the 1940s. Rand Hollenback, a founding member of the Clintonville Community Council, was among a group who long

Located northwest of the Formal Rose Garden, the Backyard Garden was developed in 2019. It is designed as an informal landscape with year-round interest to give visitors ideas for their own backyard gardens. As you walk through the Backyard Garden

Every year since 1995, the International Herb Association has chosen an Herb of the Year™ to showcase. This year’s selection is Ginger, or Zingiber officinale, which you’ll find in the culinary bed of the CPOR Herb Garden. An IHA committee

The raised bed of annuals just east of the shelterhouse patio is fun to watch as it fills out over the growing season. Each spring, the CPOR garden supervisor designs a dramatic combination of plant colors and shapes to greet

While many people mainly think of roses when they think of The Park of Roses (POR), it is so much more! Framing the beautiful roses are over 160 species of trees and close to 70 shrubs. Without this frame that