Upcoming Volunteer Days at
Morcom Rose Garden
Rose Class at
Morcom Rose Garden
Wednesday November 15, 2023 11:00am
Morcom Rose Garden’s Rosarian, Royal Krieger, will be giving a Rose Class on Wednesday November 15 at 11:00 AM.
Topic: “Preparing for winter pruning and other related topics”.
Place: Morcom Rose Garden, 700 Jean St., Oakland, base of the Cascade, west side of Reflecting Pool. Public welcome.
Note: This takes place during our Wednesday work hours. (See item below for information). So, come by for either or both!
2nd Saturday Volunteer Work Day at
Morcom Rose Garden
Saturday, November 11, 2023 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Come enjoy the Rose Garden on Saturday November 11, 2023 from 10:00am-2:00pm. Please bring your own gloves – but we have some gloves you can borrow if you didn’t bring any. Bring a water bottle and wear long sleeve shirt, long pants, hat, closed toe shoes and sunscreen. And we’ll loan tools to help with the weeding of the roses.
Wednesday Work Hours
We will be having our usual Wednesday work hours 10:00am – 2:00pm.
Please bring your own gloves – but we have some gloves you can borrow if you didn’t bring any. Bring a water bottle and wear long sleeve shirt, long pants, hat, closed toe shoes and sunscreen. And we’ll loan tools to help with the weeding of the roses.
Safety first! Please be aware of your surroundings at all times. Especially if you are working alone and/or wearing headphones or ear buds.
Evening Work Hours at
Morcom Rose Garden
Mondays 4:00pm – 7:30pm
Starts again May 2024
“Summer” work hours on Mondays from 4:00 -7:30 pm.
Please bring your own gloves – but we have some gloves you can borrow if you didn’t bring any. Bring a water bottle and wear long sleeve shirt, long pants, hat, closed toe shoes and sunscreen. And we’ll loan tools to help with the weeding of the roses.
Rose Class at
Morcom Rose Garden
Wednesday October 4, 2023 11:00am
Morcom Rose Garden’s Rosarian, Royal Krieger, will be giving a Rose Class on Wednesday October 4 at 11:00 AM.
Topic: “Rose Garden Do & Don’ts This Time of Year”
Place: Morcom Rose Garden, 700 Jean St., Oakland, base of the Cascade, west side of Reflecting Pool. Public welcome.
Note: This takes place during our Wednesday work hours. (See item below for information). So, come by for either or both!
Rose Class at
Morcom Rose Garden
Monday September 11, 2023 6:00pm
Morcom Rose Garden’s Rosarian, Royal Krieger, will be giving a Rose Class open to the public on Monday, September 11 at 6:00 PM.
Description from Royal: Subject: Pruning to open up roses. This class has been requested by some of the volunteers. Meet at base of Cascade.
Note: This takes place during our Monday evening work hours. (See item below for information). So, come by for either or both!
Rose Class at
Morcom Rose Garden
Monday August 7, 2023 6:00pm
Morcom Rose Garden’s Rosarian, Royal Krieger, will be giving a Rose Class open to the public on Monday, August 7 at 6:00 PM.
Description from Royal: This Monday at 6:00 PM I’ll be giving a class on evaluating newer roses for the American Rose Society. In addition, I’ll discuss the rose class Hybrid Musk and show an example of how I’m developing the Hybrid Musk rose, ‘Buff Beauty’ into the show stopper.
Meeting to take place base (south end) of Mother Walk.
Note: This takes place during our Monday evening work hours. (See item below for information). So, come by for either or both!
2nd Saturday Volunteer Work Day at
Morcom Rose Garden
Saturday, August 12, 2023 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Come enjoy the Rose Garden on Saturday August 12, 2023, from 10:00am-2:00pm. Please bring your own gloves – but we have some gloves you can borrow if you didn’t bring any. Bring a water bottle and wear long sleeve shirt, long pants, hat, closed toe shoes and sunscreen. And we’ll loan tools to help with the weeding of the roses.
Rose Class at
Morcom Rose Garden
Monday July 31, 2023 6:00 – 6:45pm
Morcom Rose Garden’s Rosarian, Royal Krieger, will be giving a Rose Class open to the public on Monday, July 31 at 6:00 PM. Demonstration class on dead heading and pruning climbing roses. West side of large reflection pool. Class to last approximately 45 minutes.
Note: This takes place during our Monday evening work hours. (See item below for information). So, come by for either or both!
Qi Gong Class at
Morcom Rose Garden
Monday July 24, 2023 6:00 – 6:30pm
We are having a special guest, Debra Pattison, demonstrating qi gong for gardeners. Qi gong is moving meditation. She will bring practical knowledge by making sure your muscles and joints are moving with joy. The class will be about 20 minutes. Meet in the pool area.
Note: This takes place during our Monday evening work hours. (See item below for information). So, come by for either or both!
2nd Saturday Volunteer Work Day at
Morcom Rose Garden
Saturday, May 13, 2023 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Come enjoy the Rose Garden on Saturday May 13, 2023, from 10:00am-2:00pm. Please bring your own gloves – but we have some gloves you can borrow if you didn’t bring any. Bring a water bottle and wear long sleeve shirt, long pants, hat, closed toe shoes and sunscreen. And we’ll loan tools to help with the weeding of the roses. We will be working in the Wedding Area because:
The City of Oakland will be having their “Mother of the Year” ceremony in the pool area. This is an annual event that occurs on the day before Mothers Day, the second Saturday of May. The garden will be looking its best!
Evening Work Hours at
Morcom Rose Garden
Starting Monday May 15th! 4:00pm – 7:30pm
From Mid-May through Mid-September, we will be having our “Summer” work hours on Mondays from 4:00 -7:30 pm. Starting May 15, 2023.
Please bring your own gloves – but we have some gloves you can borrow if you didn’t bring any. Bring a water bottle and wear long sleeve shirt, long pants, hat, closed toe shoes and sunscreen. And we’ll loan tools to help with the weeding of the roses.
Early Earth Day – Volunteer Work Day at
Morcom Rose Garden
Saturday, April 8, 2023 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Join us for our April 2nd Saturday work day this Saturday April 8th 10am – 2pm. We are calling it Early Earth Day.
Please bring your own gloves – but we have some gloves you can borrow if you forget. Bring a water bottle and wear long sleeve shirt, long pants, hat, closed toe shoes and sunscreen. And we’ll loan tools to help with the weeding of the roses. We will be joined by other community members to do some weeding and spreading of alfalfa pellets. It looks like it will be sunny and dry so we hope to see you there!!! Rain cancels the event.
Volunteer Work Day at
Morcom Rose Garden
Saturday, March 11, 2023 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Come enjoy the Rose Garden on Saturday March 11, 2023, from 10:00 AM -2:00 PM. Please bring your own gloves – but we have some gloves you can borrow if you forget. And we’ll loan tools to help with the weeding of the roses. It looks like it will be sunny and dry so we hope to see you there!!! Rain cancels the event.
