Municipal Rose Garden San Jose

The sun beams through the branches of a few trees at the municipal rose garden in san jose calif on monday april 27 2020.

Municipal rose garden san jose. A beautiful garden in a wonderful neighborhood hidden in san jose. See 596 reviews articles and 575 photos of municipal rose garden ranked no 3 on tripadvisor among 134 attractions in san jose. In 1927 what is now the san jose municipal rose garden and its immediate surroundings were primarily pear and prune orchards many owned by food machinery corporation. About the business the san jose municipal rose garden was opened in he 1930 s and has been a regional destination for generations.

Is one of the major events of the year. The garden is exclusively devoted to shrubs of the rose family and features over 4 000 rose shrubs with 189 varieties represented. It recently won the title of america s best rose garden by the all american rose selections in a nation wide competition. San josé s 5 1 2 acre municipal rose garden a one time prune orchard is today one of the most attractive of its kind in the world drawing thousands of visitors each year.

The area was also home to farm houses and a few mansions. Municipal rose garden san jose. Hundreds of roses in bloom certain times of the year with a pretty fountain redwood trees and shady lawn areas. San jose municipal rose garden is the cornerstone of the neighborhood and was deemed america s best rose garden the 5 acre garden features more than 3 500 rose shrubs with nearly 200 varieties represented year long.

Rolling green lawns and colorful showy blooms highlight the san jose municipal rose garden named america s best rose garden hardly a day passes when some species is not in full bloom with more than 3 500 plantings and 189 varieties featured. Bring book frisbee snacks and stay for a few hours. A beautiful garden in a wonderful neighborhood hidden in san jose. Bring book frisbee snacks and stay for a few hours.

Gets crowded at times due to popularity. Randy vazquez bay area news group. San jose april 27. The garden is free and open to the public.

The san jose municipal rose garden beat out over 100 rose garden in the u s. In 1937 john crummey the chairman of. To win the coveted america s best rose garden award. In 2010 over 900 volunteers showed up and.

Are welcome at our events. We have trained volunteers that can assist the young and the old in learning about how to care for roses. Early may brings acres of fragrant majestic roses at arguably their most beautiful stage. In that year the city purchased an 11 acre 45 000 m prune garden and converted part of it into the municipal rose garden.