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