Masha, somehow you link doesn't show pictures for me.
Olga

It showed pix for me -- but the pix it showed were a random group of my own pix.
Weird.

Jeri

When you get to HMF, go to HMF Members, enter mashamcl, then go to her Photos. The San Jose Heritage Rose Garden photos are at the end, but enjoy Masha's beautiful garden photos on the way. Thanks, Masha, for sharing.

Sherry

Sorry I am still new at this :-).
I saw someone on another thread mentioning taking cuttings from the SJHRG roses to try and root. I personally never did it the same way that I don't expect people to come to my yard and take cuttings without permission. Am I wrong? If I ever figured out how to root them (and yes, Connie's website is useful but some of us need more help than that) it would seem so easy to get all the roses I want...
Masha

I saw someone on another thread mentioning taking cuttings from the SJHRG roses to try and root. I personally never did it the same way that I don't expect people to come to my yard and take cuttings without permission. Am I wrong?

*** No. You're not wrong. There are many reasons NOT to propagate roses.
For one thing, some in public gardens are in patent, and should NOT be
propagated.

If you want to take cuttings from a garden such as the Heritage, it
would be best to ask.
If you are thinking of taking cuttings, there ARE people you could ask.
Check the HMF entry for the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden:
http://www.helpmefind.com/plant/l.php?l=3.4048

As for taking cuttings, there are as many ways to do it as there are
people wanting to do it.
The American Rose Society website offers a lot of methods.
The Gold Coast Heritage Roses Group offers a PROPAGATION pdf at the link below.
Click on PROPAGATION.

Jeri

Here is a link that might be useful: Gold Coast HRG Articles

Thanks, Jeri, I will ask. Actually this year I was hoping to get to their event at the end of April and see what they have to sell. Generally, I was wondering if they could open up a wish list for people wanting their roses (I really really want Princesse de Bearn). That way they could get some money in and not worry about strangers running around the garden with pruning shears :)
Masha

I think it would be difficult for them to do it that way.

But look, why don't you go over there on a weekend when they're doing maintenance.
Ask 'em what do they think is the chance they'd be propagating that one?

Ask around for David or John.
I think they're doing most of the propagation these days.

OH! And think about coming to Bill Grant's lecture on Tea Roses, in Santa Cruz, on the evening of Dec. 4.

Jeri

Good idea. I will try. Thanks for the tip about the rose lecture, but evenings rarely work for me. I have two small boys whose behavior is at its worst at bedtime, so I don't like leaving my husband fielding the fort (and finding on coming home that they are both smeared with chocolate and sleeping in my bed!)
Masha

Hi -
We sell some old roses at the Sacramento Historic Rose Garden (Old City Cemetery) open garden every April - this year will be Apr 18th. Our usual college greenhouse hasn't been available so everybody's propagating at home (even Jeri is doing some for us) and our selection will be a bit random - lots of some varieties and not any of others. Hoffman von Fallersleben is one of our favorites and we usually have had it, since it's not widely in commerce, but this year I don't think anybody took cuttings of it.

It would be great if you could come up for our open house, Masha, so long as you got home in time to get the guys into bed. We start at 9:30. You could bring the boys along - but they might get smeared with chocolate up here, because we usually have cookies and a very soft spot for little ones.(Daun's daughter had a cookie or two this year, I'm pretty sure.)

Jeri's right about taking cuttings - it's just plain rude to do it in somebody else's garden without asking, whether or not it's public. We have roses that are diseased, or that we don't want cut for a variety of reasons. Very few of our roses are under patent, so that's not an issue, but it certainly would be at the Heritage or other public gardens. We also want people to use sterile pruners. And, we want to encourage people to buy from commercial vendors if roses are readily available. Our policy usually is that people who come help can take cuttings, but otherwise, it's on a case-by-case basis.
Anita

Thanks, Anita. I will try to make it this spring. My birthday is in late April, so maybe I could give myself a present or two :-)

And thank you Sherry for being so nice about my garden pictures.

Masha

Thanks, Anita. I will try to make it this spring. My birthday is in late April, so maybe I could give myself a present or two :-)

*** WONDERFUL, MASHA!
I think that open garden in Sacramento is my favorite single day out of the entire year.
I sure hope you come!

Jeri

I hope too. Maybe I can finally meet some of the people behind all these nice messages!
Masha