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2006 Roseraie Internationale du Parc de la Tête d'Or...Lyon, France
The park was created in 1857, and the first international rose trials were
held here in 1931. Today the rose garden contains 400 cultivars of roses and
35,000 plants
2006 Centenary Rose Garden ...........................................Tamil Nadu, India
The Centenary Rose Garden is on the slopes of the Elk Hills and covers an
area of 4 hectares, divided over five curving terraces. The present
collections contains 20,000 plants of 2800 cultivars.
The garden has a unique "tropical mountain climate" for rose growing, with
rainfall distributed throughout the year and not much change in temperature.
This provides an unbelievably long flowering season, and thousands of
visitors throng there throughout the year, even in winter.
2006 Bara Koen (The Rose Park).....................................Fukuyama City, Japan
Fukuyama is known as the "City of Roses" and Bara Koen is a favorite
resort of its citizens. The park, begun in 1956, was the starting point of this
"City of Roses" and has played a leading role in its development. It features
a well-balanced arrangement of climbing roses, Hybrid Teas, Floribundas
and "International Corners" consisting of beds each displaying roses raised
in a particular country.
2006 Utsubo Koen: Bara (Utsubo Park - The Rose Garden) Osaka, Japan
The Rose Garden in Utsubo Park is the most outstanding rose garden in
Osaka. Begun in 1952 as a post-war reconstruction project, the garden was
extensively renovated in 2003. The renewed Rose Garden was expanded to
9,000 square metres and contains 3,200 roses in 151 varieties. These range
from the wild roses of Japanese and Oriental origin to present-day roses.
Colorful, labeled roses are displayed in a natural and harmonious
arrangement under the theme "natural and casual". The Rose Garden
functions as an urban oasis for the citizens of Osaka.
2006 Westerbroekpark......................................................Den Haag, Netherlands
In addition to being a beautiful example of an English landscaped style of
park, Westerbroekpark is renowned for its international rose trials. New
varieties of roses not yet in commerce are submitted from around the world
for testing for a period of two years. In addition, varieties already in
commerce are planted in the rosary - each in a separate plot- where they are
observed for three years. The city of The Hague awards certificates to the
outstanding roses in each category, and these certificate winners compete
for the highest award, The Golden Rose of The Hague.
2006 The Roger's Rose Garden ........................................Hamilton, New Zealand
Roger's Rose Garden is part of the Hamilton Gardens, whose theme is "the
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