Tyler Rose Garden Tours Offered
(Staff Photo/Jaime R. Carrero)
ROSE FESTIVAL SHOW COMMITTEE: Members include, from left, Kelly Hodge, Jo Ann Grooms, Claire Bufe, Betty Anderson and Melissa Jackson. The show will feature more than 14,000 rose blooms and 3,000 sparkling decorative butterflies.
Two guided tours of the fully in-bloom Tyler Rose Garden are being offered during the 74th Texas Rose Festival, at 1 p.m. on Thursday and 10 a.m. on Friday. Tours begin from the Tyler Rose Center balcony and include a history lesson on the garden and tips for growing roses.
"Our horticulture staff and Smith County Master Gardeners will be there to answer questions during the tour," Special Events Supervisor Debbie Isham said.
For more information on the garden tours contact Craig Reiland, Horticulture Specialist at 903-531-1200 or to reserve a spot on the tour call Claudene Stainback at 903-531-1212.
"Our horticulture staff and Smith County Master Gardeners will be there to answer questions during the tour," Special Events Supervisor Debbie Isham said.
For more information on the garden tours contact Craig Reiland, Horticulture Specialist at 903-531-1200 or to reserve a spot on the tour call Claudene Stainback at 903-531-1212.






