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Heritage Rose Border, The Federation Leaf and the David Austin Bud.
The five petals of The Tudor Rose feature bush and standard Hybrid Teas
and Floribundas. There are also Rambling and Climbing roses and weeping
standards.
The Heritage Rose border is 400 metres long and contains old and species
roses. The Federation Leaf showcases Australian-bred roses and The David
Austin Bud is home to 50 fragrant cultivars.
2003 The Rose Garden at Vrijbroek Park.......................Mechelen, Belgium
www.provant.be/vrije_tijd/domeinen/vrijbroekpark/tuinen/rozentuin/
The Rose Garden at Vrijbroek Park consists of three parts: the original
formal rose garden, a garden devoted to the history of the rose and a garden
where roses are planted following their botanical classification.
Vrijbroek Park, acquired by the government in 1929, was designed as a very
formal 19 th century landscape park and the one and a half hectare rose
garden became its centerpiece. In addition to the 122 rose beds there are
standard roses, weeping standards, Climbers, espaliers of lime trees, box
parterres and yew pyramids.
In 1994 a second rose garden was opened. This garden allows one to walk
through the evolution and history of the rose. Mr. Louis Lens, the renowned
rose breeder, provided great support by donating his collection of Old Rose
varieties to this garden.
Since then a third garden has been added which showcases the wild roses of
Belgium. Here roses are planted according to their botanical classification.
2003 The Rose Garden at the Montreal Botanical Garden ............Montreal,
Canada
www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin/en/jardin_virtuel/jardins/roseraie.htm
The Rose Garden at the Montreal Botanical Garden is very modern in
design. Unlike a traditional rose garden, the 10,000 roses in its collection are
laid out in winding beds in a natural setting of trees and shrubs and provide
a symphony of color in a natural setting.
The original section contains mass plantings of many modern varieties not
fully hardy in Canada's climate. Covered with huge polyfoam blankets
during the winter, they provide the general public with valuable lessons on
winter care of roses in a northern climate.
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