As temperatures warm up, your thoughts might turn to gardening. One of the Sacramento region’s most interesting places to pick up gardening tips is the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, which also dabbles in local history. The cemetery was established in 1849 and provides a resting place for many of California’s early pioneers and historical figures. Fortunately, the people who take care of the old cemetery off of Broadway have come up with a bevy of events to show off both their gardening skills and their research abilities.
All tours begin at the front gate and all are free. However, donations are accepted and help with cemetery preservation.
Visit Cemetery Rose, Sacramento Historic City Cemetery Committee, and Facebook for updates and special events.
Here’s what’s scheduled:
Garden Tours and Events
- Spring Beauties Awaken Garden Tour: 10 a.m., March 28
- Open Garden Tour: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 18
- Open Garden Tour: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 19
- Rose Walk and Talk: 1 p.m., April 19
- Romance and Roses Garden Tour: check with the cemetery for the time, April 25
- Rose Walk and Talk: 1 p.m., April 26
- Rose Walk and Talk: Old Garden Roses: 1 p.m., May 3
- Deadheading at Dusk: 6 p.m., May 4
- Deadheading at Dusk: 6 p.m., June 1
- Propagation Class: 10 a.m., Sept. 12
- October Encore: 10 a.m., Oct. 17
- Fall Color: 10 a.m., Nov. 21
Historical Tours – All start at 10 a.m.
- Yee Fow: Chinese Pioneers, March 7
- Capitol Connections, March 28
- Sacramento History for Kids, April 4
- CSI: Old City Cemetery, April 25
- EXTRA! EXTRA! Women in the News, May 2
- Wicked Sacramento, June 6
- End of Watch, July 11
- Women Who Built Sacramento, Aug. 1
- A Dozen Ways to Die (Again), Sept. 5
- Cream of the Crypt, Oct. 3
- Lost and Found, Oct. 31
- Veterans Day Tour, Nov. 7