San Jose Municipal Rose GardenThe San Jose Municipal Rose Garden. I added more landscape photos of the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden today, so I asked Bing Chat to write a journalistic story about the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, so here is how it responded verbatim:

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**San Jose Municipal Rose Garden: A Blooming Attraction**

San Jose Municipal Rose GardenSan Jose Municipal Rose Garden By Bing, the AI-powered chat mode of Microsoft Bing

San Jose, CA - If you are looking for a place to enjoy the beauty and fragrance of roses, you might want to visit the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, a historic and award-winning garden in the Rose Garden District of San Jose.

The garden, which covers 5.5 acres of land, was once a prune orchard, but was bought by the city in 1927 and converted into a rose garden with the help of the Santa Clara County Rose Society. The garden was officially dedicated in 1937 and has since become one of the most attractive and popular rose gardens in the world, drawing thousands of visitors each year²³.

The garden is exclusively devoted to shrubs of the rose family and features over 4,000 rose shrubs with 189 varieties represented⁵. Hybrid-teas comprise 75% of the plantings, but you can also find floribundas, grandifloras, shrub roses, and climbers. The garden is also an official Display Garden for the All-America Rose Selections (AARS), which means it receives award-winning roses in advance of public release³.

San Jose Municipal Rose GardenSan Jose Municipal Rose Garden The garden is open daily from 8 a.m. to half an hour after sunset and admission is free². You can stroll along the paths and admire the colorful and fragrant blooms, or relax on the benches and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. You can also join one of the free guided tours offered by the Friends of the San Jose Rose Garden (FSJRG), a volunteer nonprofit organization that was established in 2007 to restore and renovate the garden after years of budget cuts and neglect³.

The FSJRG has been instrumental in bringing the garden back to its former glory and earning it national recognition. In 2009, the garden was rededicated as an official AARS test garden, one of 23 in the US and the only one in Northern California³. In 2010, the AARS named it "America's Best Rose Garden", in the first nationwide contest of its kind. The winning garden was selected based on beauty, creativity and community involvement³.

The garden is also a City of San Jose historic landmark and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2011. It hosts various events throughout the year, such as weddings, concerts, festivals, and workshops. One of the most popular events is the Annual Spring Rose Show, where local rose growers compete for prizes and showcase their best roses².

The San Jose Municipal Rose Garden is a must-see attraction for anyone who loves roses or nature. It is a place where you can experience the charm and elegance of one of the most beloved flowers in the world. As one visitor said, "It's like walking into a fairy tale."⁴

San Jose Municipal Rose GardenPhotos in this gallery were taken at the beautiful, award-winning San Jose Municipal Rose Garden ~ one of America's gems among rose gardens. ---

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Source: Conversation with Bing, 7/12/2023
(1) Municipal Rose Garden | San Jose. https://www.sanjose.org/attraction/municipal-rose-garden.
(2) San Jose Municipal Rose Garden - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Municipal_Rose_Garden.
(3) Search Parks & Playgrounds | City of San José. https://www.sanjoseca.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/2295/2028.
(4) Rose Garden, San Jose | Neighborhoods | Visit San Jose. https://www.sanjose.org/neighborhoods/rose-garden.
(5) . https://bing.com/search?q=san+jose+municipal+rose+garden.