2013-02-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Seattle Rose Society will host a free rose pruning demonstration at Woodland Park Rose Garden Saturday, March 2, noon-3 pm.
WHAT
For tips on pruning roses, using proper tools and more, come to Woodland Park Rose Garden for the annual rose pruning demonstration hosted by the Seattle Rose Society.
Learn where to cut, how much to cut, how to use your tools properly for correct cuts, the types of roses and respective pruning techniques. Gain insight into roses and how to care for them, get answers to your questions by rosarians, and hear a discussion about Woodland Park Zoo’s organic management and IPM techniques used in the Rose Garden.
WHEN
Saturday, March 2, noon to 3:00 p.m., rain or shine
Light refreshments
WHERE
Woodland Park Rose Garden at N. 50th St. & Fremont Ave. N.
COST
The demonstration and admission to the Rose Garden is free. Parking is $5.25 in the zoo’s South Entrance lot at N. 50th St. & Fremont Ave. N.
INFO
For more information, call Woodland Park Zoo’s lead rose gardener at 206.548.2635. For general zoo information, visit www.zoo.org. Or call 206.548.2500 or 206.548.2599 (TTY).
The Seattle Rose Society was started in 1913, making it the oldest horticultural society in the Seattle area. An active and enthusiastic organization, the Society has a roster of more than 200 members from all over Puget Sound, the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Members have a wide variety of interests in roses, including gardening, hybridizing, arranging and exhibiting roses. The Society was instrumental in the founding of the Woodland Park Rose Garden in 1924 with the help of the Lions Club.
The Rose Garden offers a splendid setting for flower lovers to stroll the grass pathways circulating through 2½ acres of rose displays. The garden’s extensive array of bush roses, hybrid teas, miniatures, climbers, and tree roses blends elegantly with the garden’s formal architectural design to create a memorable showcase landscape.
Accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting international standards for zoos in animal care, conservation and education programs. Woodland Park Zoo is helping to save animals and their habitats in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. By inspiring people to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future. For more information, visit www.zoo.org.
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Woodland Park Zoo saves animals and their habitats through conservation leadership and engaging experiences, inspiring people to learn, care and act.
Gigi Allianic, Caileigh Robertson
206.548.2550 | woodlandparkzoopr@zoo.org
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Photo: Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo