This article was originally published on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 and is only presented for historical purposes. The information below may no longer be relevant or accurate.
With so many leafless, spiky plants growing all around us in this desert, roses seem luxuriously soft and frilly — even with their thorns — by contrast.
You can enjoy the flowers up close on a rose garden tour presented by the Mesa-East Valley Rose Society 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14.