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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Police: Klamath Falls resident arrested in Tuesday shooting ... No rule said Jackson County deputies couldn't dismiss tickets ... Jacksonville will use existing rules to deal with pot grows ... Police: Klamath Falls resident arrested in Tuesday shooting ... No rule said Jackson County deputies couldn't dismiss tickets ... Jacksonville will use existing rules to deal with pot grows ... SINCE YOU ASKED Since You Asked: Any other Harry & David roses would smell as sweet MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jun. 14, 2015 @ 2:00 am Updated Jun 14, 2015 at 8:34 PM Posted Jun. 14, 2015 @ 2:00 am Updated Jun 14, 2015 at 8:34 PM » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> I recently moved to Medford near the beautiful rose garden in front of Harry & David on Highway 99. Who built the garden, and how long has it been there? It is so lovely and so well taken care of, yet I rarely see anyone walking through to enjoy it. —Just Wondering, Medford Just wondering who you are ... Just Wondering. Who's on first? Ahem. What was your question again? Right, right. Roses. Got it. We reached out to Harry & David public relations representative Rhonda Klug to get the skinny on this lovely outdoor display. She tells us that the company acquired the Jackson & Perkins Company, which sells floral arrangements and plants, in 1966. Five years later, then-Ashland Parks superintendent Chet Corey designed the rose garden. It had two goals attached to it: to test new roses as they were being developed, and also for catalog photography needs. Over time, it turned into a tourist attraction, too. Interestingly, this same garden is also home to 10 comice pear trees, veterans still standing from the original planting more than 80 years ago. They are 16 feet tall and about 50 inches in circumference, Klug says. They were inducted into the Oregon Heritage Trees Program in 2011. Send questions to “Since You Asked,” Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by email to [email protected]. To see a collection of columns, go to mailtribune.com/youasked. We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jun. 14, 2015 @ 2:00 am Updated Jun 14, 2015 at 8:34 PM » Comment or view comments /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501