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The beautiful International Rose Test Garden, Portland

August 09, 2008
by Ian
garden, Oregon, roses
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Entry to the Rose Test Garden
Entry to the Rose Test Garden

Entry to the Rose Test Garden

We visited the International Rose Test Gardens in Portland.  Getting there was easy with a car, but would have been a little difficult on public transportation – (the last bus you have to take is on an hourly schedule).

Rose Test Garden
Rose Test Garden

Rose Test Garden

The rose garden is free.  There is a loaner map you can get at the gift shop, which will show you where the different areas are of the garden.  If you are looking for a particular rose, there is an information center in the middle of the garden with a list of all the roses in the garden.

We really enjoyed wandering around, taking photos and smelling the roses.  There’s a beautiful view over the city, as the garden is up on a hill. We got lots of planning ideas for our garden – every rose is labelled, and so we took lots of notes of our favourite ones.  The gardens are kept up remarkably well – almost everything was in bloom.  We were able to see a lot of “new release” roses that are not yet commercially available, as well as a lot of classic roses.

View over the International Rose Test Garden
View over the International Rose Test Garden

View over the International Rose Test Garden

Roses in the International Rose Test Garden
Roses in the International Rose Test Garden

Roses in the International Rose Test Garden

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