Morcom Rose Garden

My lunch buddy dear daniel from honolulu had written a heartwarming review about this garden.
Morcom rose garden. Bloom season is late april through october. Built in the 1932 as a project of the wpa works progress administration it features formal gardens a pool and fountain winding paths and a walkway honoring the mother of the year. Morcom municipal rose garden is an excellent place to relax take a casual stroll and look at fragrant colorful roses of all kinds. Oakland s then mayor frederick morcom planted the first rose bush in 1932 in a site that s since become home to at least 5 000 roses.
Fourth update to temporary closure of morcom rose garden. Oakland municipal rose garden oakland ca. Tucked into a wooded glen in a residential neighborhood of oakland california the morcom rose garden is a refreshing retreat. The morcom rose garden has thousands of exotic roses that are in bloom from mother s day in may through october 31st the amphitheatre of roses in the garden is an enchanting location for weddings renewals memorial celebrations and ceremonies.