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Jul 6, 2020 · But an interesting legacy blossoms all around the island too, reaching its colorful peak in the spring and early summer. It’s the Alcatraz gardens—the roses, irises and native plants like coyote brush and lupine, to name just a few of the island’s plant occupants.
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Dec 22, 2020 · All the soil and plants you'll find on Alcatraz today were brought to the island by people. Today, the restored historic gardens are lovingly maintained by a team of volunteer gardeners in partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
For 150 years, a succession of soldiers, families of correction officials, and inmates cultivated gardens hewn on the rocky, windswept island of Alcatraz. For ten years, the Garden Conservancy led the effort to rehabilitate the Gardens of Alcatraz in partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the National Park Service.
Jul 6, 2012 · From afar, this windswept island in the middle of the San Francisco Bay appears so rugged that you’d expect to find only century plants and eucalyptus. But Alcatraz is alive with color. Hidden amongst the leeward hillsides, flowers such as Mexican blanket, Shirley poppies and roses grow.
Jan 5, 2018 · Through the Alcatraz Historic Gardens Project, the partner organizations preserve, rebuild, and maintain the gardens created by those who lived on the island during its military and prison eras, and interpret their history, horticulture, and cultural significance for visitors.
Today, the Rose Terrace on the island’s east side is once again filled with roses, including 'Bardou Job', and has a newly built greenhouse where the original building once stood. Your support helps fight climate change and promote park sustainability—please give now.
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Dec 1, 2020 · Flowers and plants adorn a garden along a pathway on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco on Nov. 23, 2020.