EL PASO, TX (KTSM) – The El Paso Municipal Rose Garden is one of Sun City’s hidden gems.
The garden is located at 1702 N. Copia St. in Central El Paso. It is generally open to the public from 8 am to 6 pm from March 1 to November 30 every year. Admission is free.
On Sunday, April 21, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, El Paso Master Gardeners and the El Paso Rose Society held an open house at the rose garden to show it off to the public.
Master gardeners and members of the Rose Society will demonstrate the different varieties of roses that grow in the garden and how you can care for and grow your own roses.
According to the Texas Master Gardener website, there are more than 300 different rose varieties in the El Paso garden. The garden was started in 1958 as a joint project by the City of El Paso and the El Paso Rose Society.
It was opened to the public in 1959. It was expanded to its current size in 2005-06 by the City of El Paso, according to the state’s master gardener organization.
If you want to schedule a visit, click here here for more information.
