San Jose Municipal Rose Garden

San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
SJ Municipal Rose Garden fountain.
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden is located in San Jose, California
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
Location within San Jose
TypeRose garden
LocationSan Jose, California, United States
Coordinates37°19′54″N 121°55′43″W / 37.33176°N 121.92859°W / 37.33176; -121.92859
Area37 acres (150,000 m2)

The San Jose Municipal Rose Garden is a historic rose garden in San Jose, California, in the Rose Garden District. Founded in 1927, the garden is exclusively dedicated to roses and features more than 3,500 shrubs representing 189 rose varieties.

The AARS named the SJ Municipal Rose Garden as "America's Best Rose Garden", making it the winner in the first nationwide competition ever.[1]

  1. ^ "All-America Rose Selections Announces Winners of America's Top 10 Rose Garden Competition", Press release, Friends of the San Jose Rose Garden, August 12, 2010, archived at the Wayback Machine, July 26, 2011 (pdf).