VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR A COMMUNITY PLANTING DAY AT THE CELE PETERSON ROSE GARDEN
SUNDAY, MARCH 24
Tucson Parks and Recreation is looking for volunteers to help with a community planting day at the Cele Peterson Rose Garden in Gene C. Reid Park. This event aims to rebuild our rose inventory and restore this historical garden to its former glory as part of a phased improvement plan. The department needs volunteers to help plant 126 rose bushes as well as distribute mulch and compost to ensure a beautiful bloom season.
Who: Ages 8 and older
Date: Sunday, March 24, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Location: Cele Peterson Rose Garden in Gene C. Reid Park, 920 S. Concert Place
Contact: Joe Stubbins at 520-837-8020
No registration is required. Volunteers should bring their own gloves if possible. For more information, visit tucsonparks.info/plantingday.
Improvement Plan Phases
The Cele Peterson Rose Garden restoration project is a multi-phased endeavor, estimated to be completed in 2026. The first phase, completed in 2022, involved extensive weeding, removal of dead and poor-condition plants, and the replacement of the perimeter fence. In 2023, the second phase saw the replacement of the entire irrigation system and the removal of remaining poor-condition or dead bushes.
From 2024 to 2025, the department plans to map a phased replanting of the garden, aiming to plant 100-150 new rose bushes a yea hoping, where e feasible, to keep original plant varieties in the planting plan.
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