77th annual celebration to be held in Carmichael; see hundreds of blooms (and take some home)
A rose show involves more than hybrid tea roses: Miniature single roses (those with 4 to 8 petals) have their own judging category. These entries were from the 2019 Sacramento Rose Show. Kathy Morrison
On Sunday, April 27, the 77th annual Sacramento Rose Show will be held at Gibbons Community Center, 4701 Gibbons Drive, Carmichael. Hosted by the Sacramento Rose Society, the show is open free to the public from 1:30 to 5 p.m.
For decades, the Sacramento Rose Show has been a fixture on the last Saturday in April at Shepard Garden and Arts Center in McKinley Park. Instead, this year’s celebration of all things rosy will be held in a Sacramento suburb and on the last Sunday of the month.
This year’s theme: “Wine & Roses.” See dozens of outstanding floral arrangements that play on that theme as well as a display of roses in wine bottles. (Not all of the bottles will be Rosé!)
See hundreds of roses at their peak of beauty. (There are nearly 100 classes to enter.) Creative rose photos also will be on display.
Take some roses home, too; for a donation, create your own bouquet from leftover show blooms. With a dozen roses, free vases are available; first come, first served. Or pick a potted rose to add to your garden.
Got rose questions? Experts will be available with answers.
Gibbons Community Center is located in Gibbons Community Park near Winding Way and Auburn Boulevard. From downtown Sacramento, take the Capital City Freeway (Business 80) towards Reno. Exit at Auburn Boulevard and turn right; go two blocks. Turn left on Winding Way. Turn right on Pasadena Avenue and go three blocks. Stay to the right when Pasadena forks and becomes Edison Avenue. Turn left on Gibbons Drive; the park is two blocks down, on the left.
(Note: Gibbons Drive dead ends before Walnut Avenue.)
Details: https://sacramentorosesociety.org/sacramento-rose-show
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