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2006 Roseraie du Parc de la Grange ................................Geneva, Switzerland
Roseraie du Parc de la Grange was built in 1944 and has been the site of an
International Rose Trials since 1947. This beautiful garden overlooking
Lake Geneva contains 360 cultivars of roses and 12,000 plants. Each year
100 to 120 new roses are planted in the trial garden.
2006 Washington Park International Rose Test Garden Portland, United
States of America
www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=1113
In 1901 Portland, Oregon adopted the designation "the City of Roses" and
the first Rose Festival was held in 1907. Washington Park International Test
Garden has over 7500 plants comprised of 550 varieties of roses. The
garden serves as a backdrop for many community events, Rose Festival
programs, Portland's Best Rose Trials, the Gold Award Trials, the All
American Rose Selection Trials and the Award of Excellence Miniature
Rose Trials.
2006 The Pageant of Roses Garden..................................Whittier, United States
of America
www.rosehills.com/eventsContent/rosePageant.aspx
The Pageant of Roses Garden was established over 50 years ago, and today
boasts approximately 10,000 plants and 300 cultivars in a creative landscape
of over 70 beds. Incorporated into the overall garden design are test garden
areas displaying future varieties currently under test by the All-America
Rose Selections (AARS) and the American Rose Society Award of
Excellence Miniature program (AOE). Previous winners of these prestigious
awards are displayed throughout the garden.
In 2000 the garden initiated the first ever International Rose Trials in the
USA and has quickly gained international recognition for the quality and
maintenance of the entries among breeders and introducers alike.
2007 La Roseraie de Bagatelle ..........................................Paris, France
www.v1.paris.fr/fr/environnement/jardins/liste_jardins/parc_bagatelle/roses_bagatelle.pdf
The castle Bagatelle, built by the Comte d'Artois in 1777, and the
surrounding lands were acquired by the City of Paris in 1905. The
Commissioner of Gardens for Paris at the time, Jean-Claude Nicholas
Forestier, built the Roseraie. It is laid out in strict French style, and today
boasts more than 9000 roses and over 1000 varieties. It also contains a
wonderful collection of antique and species roses.
In 1907 M. Forestier organized the first international competition for new
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