“We are putting the roses to bed for the winter,” explained Stephen Walker, Evanston public works supervisor at the Merrick Rose Garden. About 20 city workers, landscapers from the Chalet nursery and volunteers started their effort at the 77-year-old garden at the corner of Lake Street and Oak Avenue on Tuesday. Their first mission was to cover the base of the garden’s roses with leaf mulch to keep the root systems warm. First blooms should be in late May.
Photos by Richard Cahan
Volunteer Georgia Vlahos (foreground) helps city and Chalet workers cover the roses. “I walk by here every day and it’s glorious,” Vlahos said.
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