In the Garden with Pat Rubin

Bee garden writer Pat Rubin writes about everything that grows, from flowers and trees to vegetables and lawns. Pat volunteered for several years as a Placer County Master Gardener and has written about gardening for many national and regional publications. In addition to gardening, she spends time raising and showing miniature horses and miniature donkeys.

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February 11, 2008

Roses up for auction on Valentine's Day

If you love roses, and love to try the latest and greatest selections, mark your calendar for the Sacramento Rose Society's annual bare root auction 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento.

More than 140 new and popular roses will be up for bid including such varieties as Eternal Flame, Julio Inglesias, Pope John Paul II, Black Cherry and the yet-to-be-released 2009 All-America Rose Selection (AARS) winner (a rust-colored floribunda by hybridizer Tom Carruth).

This is the society's major fund-raiser of the year with roses donated by several major growers. Checks or cash only. The public is welcome.

For more details, call (916) 326-5514 or visit www.sactorose.org.

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