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Don’t forget to check out our Programs page for ongoing opportunities that help us keep Broken Arrow beautiful, including the annual Trash Bash, Adopt-A-Mile, Adopt-A- Corner, and more.
2022 Rose Festival – Food Trucks Wanted
Food Truck Information There are 2 options for Food Trucks at the 2022 Broken Arrow Rose Festival and Chalk It Up Art Festival. Option 1: In the Rose District - Friday Sept 30 & Saturday Oct 1. Fee: $150 100% of the proceeds from your booth fee will be split...
2022 Rose Show Information
Broken Arrow Rose Show All the details about the 2022 Broken Arrow Rose Show will the posted soon. We look forward to seeing you and all your beautiful rose submissions! Pictured above: Sandy Berensen, 2019 Winner Best in Show
Rose Festival 2022 – Artist Booths Available Now!
The Broken Arrow Rose Festival is partnering with Chalk It Up! An Art Festival for an amazing full weekend of family friendly fun. Two Festivals in one! The combined festivals will bring chalk art, music, street performers, vendors, kid’s activities, a Rose Show,...
Getting Ready to Plant a Rose
Plant a Rose Broken Arrow's Plant a Rose is just around the corner. See info on home page or Keepbabeautiful.org/plant-a-rose. It’s been a week since Karen Barrett came & pruned back the hard freeze damage from my roses. There's lots of new growth! So now is...
Plant a Rose Event
Our City of Roses In the 1920s when Broken Arrow was first called The City of Roses, a local newspaper reported that almost every home “humble or aristocratic “ had a rose garden. Plant a Rose, a Rose Committee Event, encourages Broken Arrow homes & businesses...
Monarch Moments
Our Pollinators and Monarchs are in Decline Learn how you can help! Come to Monarch Moments Saturday April 17 and May 1 at our Pollinator/Monarch Garden. Monarch Moments Story Time: A Monarch Story Book Educational Time: Learn about helping our pollinators...
Pruning After a Hard Freeze, Adding Nutrients
Pruning after a Hard Freeze Oklahoma was hit with hard, extended freeze temperatures this year. Pictured above, you can see my roses have considerable damage. Note the healthy green part of cane versus the darkened damaged area. I asked my friend Karen Barrett to...
A Potting Soil Dilemna…Lessons Learned!
Roses Need Healthy Soil This blog was to be about choosing roses. However my soil testing results from OSU Extension Office arrived. Oh my!! This ya got to hear. I tested 3 areas, my 8 year old rose garden and the new milkweed area which is just plain backyard,...
March Rose Care Pruning and Soil
Featured Rose Pictured above: Tess of the d'urbervilles, a David Austin, from the garden of Don & Brenda Johnson Pruning Roses Videos Two great You tube Pruning Videos https://youtu.be/CJUS3eFEHrk Garden Inspired Jackson Perkins Paul Zimmerman. Great advice on...
Growing Roses Without Chemicals
Choosing Your Maintenance Plan As you plan your adventure with roses, you must consider maintenance. The big question is whether to use insecticides and fungicides to control pests. This blog will address our decision to go chemical free. Our Pollinators are...
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