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Around the Glen
Prune roses and eat ice cream at gardens
The Guadalupe River Park and Gardens is inviting the public to help prune the rose bushes at its San Jose Heritage Rose Garden next month.
The park, at Taylor and Spring streets, has a diverse collection of roses with more than 3,700 rose varieties, but after blooming in early spring the dead blooms need to be removed so they will blossom again sooner.
"We want to have continuous blooms," education coordinator Kary Wilson said. "The faster you get them off there, the faster the plant wants to make a new bloom."
Adults are encouraged to bring clippers and gloves on July 10, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. to be guided by volunteer experts. Activities from the park's Water Wizard Day Camp will also be provided for children between 7 and 11, and everyone will be treated to ice cream sundaes.
For more information about the rose pruning and to sign up, call Lucy Perez at 408.298.7657.
--Kate Carter
July 4 Barbecue at Willows Senior Center
The Willows Senior Center at 2175 Lincoln Ave. is celebrating Independence Day a day early this year.
The center will be holding its Fourth of July barbecue on July 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Seniors and their families are invited to bring their appetites and enjoy hamburgers and hot dogs, potato salad, corn on the cob and ice cream, while listening to live Dixie music, center director Jane Hemeon said. Those over 65 are asked to contribute $1.65 for the meal; those under 65 are asked to contribute $4.
The senior center will be closed on July 4. For more information, call 408.448.6400.
--Kate Carter
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