Woodland Park Zoo Press Release

What:
Woodland Park Rose Garden staff hosts the Seattle Rose Society’s annual rose pruning demonstration: annual rose pruning practices such as where to cut, how much to cut, how to use your tools properly for correct cuts, the types of roses and respective pruning techniques; general information about roses; how to care for them; and an opportunity for questions and answers.

When:
Saturday, March 1, noon to 3:00 p.m..

Where:
Woodland Park Rose Garden at Woodland Park Zoo, N. 50th St. and Fremont Ave. N.

Cost:
Free. Parking: $4.50 in the zoo’s South Entrance lot at N. 50th St. and Fremont Ave. N.

Info:
For more information about rose pruning, call the zoo’s senior rose gardener at 206.548.2500, x1656. For general zoo information, call 206.548.2500 or visit the zoo’s website at www.zoo.org.

Accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA), award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting international standards for zoos all over the world. Conservation, education and excellent animal care are at the core of the zoo’s mission. The zoo is helping to save animals and their habitats in Washington state and around the world including tree kangaroos, snow leopards, red-crowned cranes, African wild dogs, western pond turtles and Oregon silverspot butterflies. By inspiring people to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future.