Membership Directory - Sea to Sky Meeting Management Inc.
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Award of Garden Excellence <strong>to</strong> outstanding rose gardens<br />
1995 La Roseraie du Val de Marne..................................L’Hay-les-Roses, France<br />
The world’s oldest existing garden devoted exclusively <strong>to</strong> roses celebrated<br />
its centenary in 1994. Situated at L’Hay-les-Roses, it was created by<br />
architect Eduard André and rosarian Jules Graveraux, who assembled a<br />
collection of all species and varieties known at the time. Together they<br />
created a rose garden of his<strong>to</strong>rical value and breathtaking beauty.<br />
In 1968 ownership of the garden passed <strong>to</strong> the municipality of Val de<br />
Marne, which has conscientiously continued the maintenance and renewal<br />
of the collection while encouraging public participation in this setting of<br />
unrivaled charm.<br />
1996 Il Rose<strong>to</strong> Botanico 'Carla Fineschi'.........................Cavriglia, Italy<br />
Professor Gianfranco Fineschi started collecting roses 30 years ago and<br />
<strong>to</strong>day he has one of the world’s largest private collections - more than 6500<br />
varieties, each represented by a single plant. In this living museum the<br />
genus Rosa is presented from a his<strong>to</strong>rical and a botanical point of view.<br />
Species, sub-species and later hybrids are systematically presented, while<br />
climbers and ramblers form ‘walls’ between the scientific divisions. Many<br />
of the beds of modern varieties are grouped according <strong>to</strong> their hybridizers.<br />
In this garden overlooking the hills of Tuscany one may trace the his<strong>to</strong>ry of<br />
the rose from antiquity <strong>to</strong> the present day while marveling at the beauty of<br />
the garden itself.<br />
1998 The Garden of Roses at Hex Castle.........................Hex, Belgium<br />
Prince Bishop Velbruck constructed this his<strong>to</strong>rical site in 1770. The<br />
gardens are of a formal Renaissance style while the surrounding parkland<br />
reflects the ‘natural’ English style. About 250 varieties of roses are found<br />
throughout the property.<br />
Since 1970 Countess Michel d’Ursel renewed and increased the collection<br />
of roses. Some bushes are originals that date back <strong>to</strong> the construction of the<br />
castle. Others are plants that the Countess d’Ursel brought back from her<br />
travels <strong>to</strong> replace those that had died. She also added many modern<br />
varieties, but always those that were in harmony with these gracious<br />
surroundings.<br />
2000 The City of Belfast International Rose Garden,<br />
Sir Thomas & Lady Dixon Park..............................Belfast, Northern<br />
Ireland<br />
Sam McGredy IV had a dream of an International Rose Trial Garden in<br />
Northern Ireland. In the winter of 1963/64 several prominent horticulturists,<br />
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