Event

Bare Root Rose Talk and Sale

Join Tom Carruth, curator of the Rose Collection, as he reviews the varieties available at this year’s sale, discussing their various colors, scents, and growth habits, as well as the best planting practices.
Lectures
Gardens

Join us for one of the last remaining bare root rose sales in Southern California. At this popular Second Thursday Garden Talk, Tom Carruth, E.L. & Ruth B. Shannon Curator of the Rose Collection, will review the roses available at this year’s bare root sale, discussing their various colors, scents, and growth habits, as well as the best planting practices.

Immediately following the talk, attendees can head to the Plant Sale Nursery to purchase bare root roses. Shoppers are encouraged to bring reusable shopping bags. Wet newspapers will be provided to wrap the bare root plants for the trip home. Bare root roses are a wonderful bargain and cost considerably less than plants already in bloom. Plant them now for springtime beauty.

Key Details

  • Reservations are required to attend the talk. Admission to The Huntington is not required.
  • Staff will be available to shuttle attendees to the Plant Sale Nursery.
  • No early bird shopping.
  • Rain or shine.