Mission Rose Garden — Attraction in Santa Barbara

After walking the grounds my partner and I came upon this amazing garden. Though her first concern was needing a Benadryl and she actually didn't want to enter the area of the flowers we did have our masks on and she decided to take the risk. She ended up having no side effects from the floral smells. What I really liked was how just about every rose was different from the one beside of it. What I do not and still do not understand even after reading the website itself and wiki is exactly what all the plaques mean. Some are from the late 1800's, some say Tea some say Poly, and every plaque has a different name. What are these plaques? It's ok! I'll continue to do more research and find out more. The garden is so big and we had already journied around the entire park so much we couldn't even get thru the whole thing. Definitely a...

The Mission Rose Garden is well worth visiting if you are in the Santa Barbara area. It is located just East of the Santa Barbara Mission and is an easy walk just across the street. It contains over 1500 rose bushes that bloom from April thru December, with the peak bloom in early June. The garden is surrounded by a gently sloping field of grass that is an ideal spot to eat a picnic lunch, but be warned there are no tables. A short walk away are the remains of the original Mission Aqueduct and a nice wooded area with a wonderful old dead tree perfect for young children to climb. Make sure and visit the Mission and the Santa Barbara Botanic garden located a few miles...

This is a beautiful Park in the mission canyon area of Santa Barbara. There are views of the old mission on one side and the beautiful rose garden on the other side. It's a great spot for small events and picnics. Sitting on the lawn you can see all the way to the coast. Across the way. There are some historical homes across the street, one of which is Janes and Bobs place, which is fun to watch to see if they make an appearance! Dog friendly but they must be kept...