Bay Curious: Roses Are Red, Glitter Is Plastic

Written By Christopher Beale

One of the nice things about living in the San Francisco Bay Area is that our cities are not, for the most part, endless concrete jungles. We are surrounded by wild open spaces and mountain ranges for exploring, city parks for gathering and a fair number of beautiful rose gardens dotted around the region.

Take, for example, the Morcom Rose Garden at 700 Jean St. in Oakland. Home to more than 6,000 different rose bushes representing an array of species, both common and rare, this garden sits tucked away between Lake Merritt and the Piedmont neighborhood. But what do people use rose gardens for?

Read the written article at KQED.org.

Christopher Beale
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