Rose-rescuers save beloved blooms from demolition site
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Raquel and Monica Schiess check out a rose bushing her car that she rescued from the property of an old drug store on 200 South in Salt Lake, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Raquel Schiess, from Bountiful, checks out a rose on the property of an old drug store on 200 South in Salt Lake, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jared, Ladd and Kristine Schiess remove a plant on the property of an old drug store on 200 South in Salt Lake, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tenille Bender digs a rose bush on the property of an old drug store on 200 South in Salt Lake, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Raquel and Monica Schiess check out a rose bushing her car that she rescued from the property of an old drug store on 200 South in Salt Lake, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tenille Bender puts a rose bush in her car that she rescued from the property of an old drug store on 200 South in Salt Lake, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Juliet Schiess, 10, checks out a plant she found on the property of an old drug store on 200 South in Salt Lake, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
Gardeners and rose lovers gathered at the old west side drugstore on 200 South in Salt Lake City to rescue rose bushes from demolition before the property is cleared for a mixed-use, high-rise development. The 400 varieties of roses on the property, which was previously owned by Bob Bauer, will be distributed to community members and businesses.
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