Rose and Cactus Gardens

"Beautiful garden with so many beautiful roses and cacti"

"Located across of the San Diego Zoo, short 10 min walk from edge of Balboa Park if starting from the water fountain near Fleet Science Center Museum. Beautiful rose garden, maybe 1000 healthy bushes just starting to bloom in early April. Can see the yellow wildflowers in the distance from the rose garden. It was a beautiful warm day in early April with approximately only 10% or less of the roses were in bloom. Many new buds can be seen, some roses were very fragrant and many were not fragrant as well. I enjoyed walking around the well kept garden. Many people were out exploring the garden despite the roses haven't really fully flowered. Still a nice stroll around the garden, can easily finish in 30 min of easy and slow exploration. Located very close to a fast moving traffic of cars. Also saw a giant intertwining cactus which must have been quite old."

"The roses are very healthy and well taken care of. Little early for the bloom but I can tell they gonna be really pretty. The cactus garden is amazing. So many bizarre varieties."

"Lovely little area to take a stroll. When the roses are in bloom you can bring lunch or coffee to chat with a good friend. Not something I would necessarily recommend making a special trip and battling for with parking for. It’s nice place to stop by if you are already in the area. We make a point to stop by when we are visiting the park. It’s a good place to swing by for portrait sessions."

"A beautiful respite from the busy city surrounding it. When we are there there were probably 25 to 40 volunteers cleaning a meticulously maintaining each plant. Some of the most beautiful roses I've ever seen and some beautiful examples of cactus although they were not currently flowering."