winter garden

Like most gardens in fall and winter, the Rose Garden becomes a quieter place.

Many roses set out hips that attract birds and squirrels, while some keep sporadically blooming.

Colors darken and headstones become more visible. Volunteers get busy (when weather permits) pruning, replanting, setting up new structures.

By late winter, most roses have begun to leaf out, and the earliest are setting buds, ready for spring.

The Sacramento City Cemetery received some damage from the January storms in 2008.

Overall the Cemetery was lucky, no major structural damage, and few trees. Interestingly enough, while some branches fell, the oranges stayed on the large orange tree and were later eaten by volunteers and squirrels alike!

Rosa canina is a prolific hip producer. They come by the thousands in late summer and stay into late winter. (Of course, many are eaten by birds and squirrels, but not all.)
	In fall some Gallica foliage becomes soft oranges, reds and yellows before dropping.
Colors seem brighter on a cold December day and the headstones suddenly become more visible
	In late December some roses keep at it; more vividly than in the spring or summer against the subdued lighting.
<>As the song says, "Here's that rainy day." The leaves have a special beauty when it rains.
	Merritt College Noisette (which may not be a Noisette at all - but that's another story) is a prolific hip producer in December.
Early iris appear when the roses have just begun to leaf out in late winter.

Like most gardens in fall and winter, the Rose Garden becomes a quieter place.

Many roses set out hips that attract birds and squirrels, while some keep sporadically blooming.

Colors darken and headstones become more visible. Volunteers get busy (when weather permits) pruning, replanting, setting up new structures.

By late winter, most roses have begun to leaf out, and the earliest are setting buds, ready for spring.

Winter Storm Damage

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Rosa canina is a prolific hip producer. They come by the thousands in late summer and stay into late winter. (Of course, many are eaten by birds and squirrels, but not all.)

In fall some Gallica foliage becomes soft oranges, reds and yellows before dropping.

Colors seem brighter on a cold December day and the headstones suddenly become more visible

In late December some roses keep at it; more vividly than in the spring or summer against the subdued lighting.

<>As the song says, "Here's that rainy day." The leaves have a special beauty when it rains.

Merritt College Noisette (which may not be a Noisette at all - but that's another story) is a prolific hip producer in December.

Early iris appear when the roses have just begun to leaf out in late winter.