Victoria in Riverside in Riverside County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Lorraine Small Rose Garden

Photographed by Adam Margolis, March 9, 2025

1. Lorraine Small Rose Garden Marker

Inscription. The Loraine Small Rose Garden is located in the Victoria Avenue median within walking distance of the Helen Hays Yeager Memorial Grove. In addition to operating a landscape nursery in Riverside for many years, Lorraine Small wrote a gardening column for the local newspaper called" Small Talk. " She was active in the community serving eight years on the city's Park and Recreation Commission, co-founding the Riverside Rose Society in 1957, and serving as one of the original board members of Victoria Avenue Forever.

Her son-in-law James Montgomery was the landscape architect responsible for the garden, first planted with 277 roses in 1993 by volunteers with Victoria Avenue Forever. Volunteers from VA performed major rose replanting in 1012 and 2013 and continue to help maintain the garden.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1957.

Location. 33° 56.086′ N, 117° 22.886′ W. Marker is in Riverside, California, in Riverside County. It is in Victoria. It

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is on Victoria Avenue east of Jane Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Riverside CA 92506, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles,

in the Inland Empire,

and in the Peninsular Ranges.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Roosevelt Palm / Helen Hays Yeager Memorial Grove (here, next to this marker); Victoria Avenue Forever (here, next to this marker); Victoria Avenue Historic Restoration Project (here, next to this marker); The Riverside Washington Navel Orange (here, next to this marker); Rosanna Scott Memorial Bicycle Trail (here, next to this marker); History of Victoria Avenue (here, next to this marker); Dr. Lewis Garden (here, next to this marker); Victoria Avenue (a few steps

Photographed by Adam Margolis, March 9, 2025

2. Lorraine Small Rose Garden Marker

from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2025, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2025, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.