| Top rose gardens to visit in the United
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| | Mansion, the Centennial Rose Garden is
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| States
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| | maintained by the Olympia Rose Society
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| Take a day trip to a rose garden
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| | for the enjoyment of the public. The
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| Roses have always been valued for their
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| | garden was designed to display a
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| stunning beauty and intoxicating scent.
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| | plethora of rose varieties and within
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| They also have a long history of
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| | historical context. The garden documents
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| symbolism and meaning and are ancient
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| | the development of roses from ancient
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| symbols of beauty and love. In fact the
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| | times to present day.
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| rose was sacred to several goddesses such
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| | Elizabeth Park Rose Garden
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| as Aphrodite and is commonly used as a
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| | Hartford, Connecticut
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| symbol for the Virgin Mary. The rose
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| | The Elizabeth Park Rose Garden is the
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| also is the national flower for both
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| | oldest municipally operated rose garden
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| England and the United States.
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| | in the country. With over 800 rose
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| Many of the below listed rose gardens are
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| | varieties which amounts to 15,000 plants
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| only a day trip away and the majority of
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| | total, this rose garden packs a lot in
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| them are public rose gardens which are
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| | on two and a half acres.
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| free to the public. So, take time to stop
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| | Mesa Community College Rose Garden
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| and smell the roses and visit one of
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| | Mesa, Arizona
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| these beautiful rose gardens located
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| | This Mesa, Arizona rose garden is a
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| around the world.
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| | unique and important part of the city's
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| International Rose Test Garden Washington
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| | community. The garden serves as an
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| Park
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| | iatrical part of education, allowing
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| Portland, Oregon
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| | students from kindergarten through high
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| Portland is known as the "Rose City" and
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| | school and community college and
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| has several public rose gardens; however,
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| | universities use the gardens as
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| the International Rose Test Garden in
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| | botanical laboratories and study areas.
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| Portland is the most well-known. It was
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| | Chicago Botanic Gardens
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| founded in 1917 and is the oldest
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| | Glencoe, Illinios - north of Chicago,
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| official, continuously operated public
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| | Illinois
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| rose test garden in the United States.
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| | The Chicago Botanic Gardens is home to 26
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| Rose Garden in Woodland Park Zoo
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| | distinct gardens, one of them being a
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| Seattle, Washington
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| | beautiful rose garden that houses 5,000
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| The Woodland Park Zoo Rose Garden was
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| | colorful rose bushes.
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| planted originally to provide a free,
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| | The John E. Voight Trial Garden
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| public display of roses. Currently, the
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| | Hales Corners, Wisconsin
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| garden houses 280 rose varieties.
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| | Part of the Boerner Botanical Gardens,
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| Lyndale Park Rose Garden
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| | the Voight Trial Garden was opened in
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| Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| | 1939 and was traditionally designed with
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| Located in Minneapolis, the Lyndale Park
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| | gravel walks around the garden and grass
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| Rose Garden is the second oldest public
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| | walks through the rose beds. The garden
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| rose garden in the U.S. With over 3,000
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| | also follows the traditional European
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| roses of 250 varieties, the layout of the
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| | design with two circular pools and a
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| garden has not been changed since it was
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| | rectangular pool filled with water
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| planted by Theodore Wirth in 1908.
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| | lilies and other plant life on the
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| McKinley Park Rose Garden
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| | grounds.
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| Sacramento, California
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| | Tyler Rose Garden
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| A popular setting for weddings and day
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| | Tyler, Texas
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| trips, this Sacramento Rose Garden is
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| | As part of a 14 acre park, the Tyler
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| home to over 1,200 roses of all different
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| | Municipal Rose Garden is the nations
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| varieties. The garden is free to the
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| | largest rose garden and admission to the
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| public during daylight hours.
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| | park is free seven days a week from dawn
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| The Centennial Rose Garden, Schmidt
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| | to dusk. This breathtaking rose garden
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| Mansion
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| | is also host to the annual Texas Rose
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| Tumwater, Washington
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| | Festival held in mid-October.
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| Planted on the grounds of the Schmidt
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