Roses Are Red, Glitter is Plastic

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

While strolling through the beautiful Morcom Rose Garden, Bay Curious listener Julia Fogelson noticed something peculiar. All over the garden are signs banning a very specific item: glitter. So, what's with all the "NO GLITTER" signs? This week, reporter Christopher Beale takes us to the garden to figure out what sparked the sparkle ban. Additional Reading: Heading to Morcom Rose Garden? Better Leave Your Glitter at Home Read the transcript for this episode Sign up for our newsletter Enter our Sierra Nevada Brewing Company monthly trivia contest Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Christopher Beale. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Amanda Font, Christopher Beale, and Ana De Almeida Amaral. Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED family.

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0:00.0	I'm Karan New House and I'm Nima Goveer. We're the co-host of Mind Shift from KQED, a
0:05.9	podcast all about challenges and solutions in education. Our new season is out now,
0:11.6	exploring new ways to engage students.
0:14.0	So in Miss Smith, that was the coolest class I ever had.
0:16.3	And I was like, by golly, I've unlocked some sort of secret.
0:19.8	Or how innovative education models can help kids in the hardest circumstances.
0:25.1	A child doesn't want to come to school.
0:27.8	That's a red flag for me.
0:29.3	Check out Mindshift wherever you get your podcast.
0:36.0	From KQED. Welcome to Bay Curious,
0:38.0	the show where we answer listener questions
0:40.0	about the San Francisco Bay Area.
0:42.0	I'm Olivia
0:43.0	Ellen Price. Have you been to one of the beautiful rose gardens
0:47.3	dotted around the Bay Area? Whether in San Francisco, Berkeley,
0:51.6	or San Jose, rose gardens are a little escape from the hustle of life in a city.
0:58.0	One example in Oakland is wedged between picturesque Lake Merr, and the Piedmont neighborhood.
1:04.0	It really is just this gem feels like a European oasis here in Oakland.
1:08.8	Bay curious listener Julia Foglson discovered Morecombe Rose Garden only recently.
1:14.0	Despite living, I don't know, three blocks away for five years?
1:18.2	From the outside, it's easy to miss the garden altogether, but once inside you are met with acres of open space and countless
1:26.7	varieties of roses blushing in pink, yellow, red, and orange.
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