| Top rose gardens to visit in the United StatesTake a | | | | enjoyment of the public. The garden was designed to |
| day trip to a rose garden Roses have always been | | | | display a plethora of rose varieties and within |
| valued for their stunning beauty and intoxicating | | | | historical context. The garden documents the |
| scent. They also have a long history of symbolism | | | | development of roses from ancient times to present |
| and meaning and are ancient symbols of beauty and | | | | day.Elizabeth Park Rose Garden |
| love. In fact the rose was sacred to several | | | | Hartford, Connecticut The Elizabeth Park Rose |
| goddesses such as Aphrodite and is commonly used | | | | Garden is the oldest municipally operated rose garden |
| as a symbol for the Virgin Mary. The rose also is the | | | | in the country. With over 800 rose varieties which |
| national flower for both England and the United | | | | amounts to 15,000 plants total, this rose garden |
| States. Many of the below listed rose gardens are | | | | packs a lot in on two and a half acres.Mesa |
| only a day trip away and the majority of them are | | | | Community College Rose Garden |
| public rose gardens which are free to the public. So, | | | | Mesa, Arizona This Mesa, Arizona rose garden is a |
| take time to stop and smell the roses and visit one | | | | unique and important part of the city's community. |
| of these beautiful rose gardens located around the | | | | The garden serves as an iatrical part of education, |
| world.International Rose Test Garden Washington | | | | allowing students from kindergarten through high |
| Park | | | | school and community college and universities use the |
| Portland, Oregon Portland is known as the "Rose | | | | gardens as botanical laboratories and study |
| City" and has several public rose gardens; however, | | | | areas.Chicago Botanic Gardens |
| the International Rose Test Garden in Portland is the | | | | Glencoe, Illinios - north of Chicago, Illinois The |
| most well-known. It was founded in 1917 and is the | | | | Chicago Botanic Gardens is home to 26 distinct |
| oldest official, continuously operated public rose test | | | | gardens, one of them being a beautiful rose garden |
| garden in the United States.Rose Garden in Woodland | | | | that houses 5,000 colorful rose bushes.The John E. |
| Park Zoo | | | | Voight Trial Garden |
| Seattle, WashingtonThe Woodland Park Zoo Rose | | | | Hales Corners, Wisconsin Part of the Boerner |
| Garden was planted originally to provide a free, public | | | | Botanical Gardens, the Voight Trial Garden was |
| display of roses. Currently, the garden houses 280 | | | | opened in 1939 and was traditionally designed with |
| rose varieties.Lyndale Park Rose Garden | | | | gravel walks around the garden and grass walks |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota Located in Minneapolis, the | | | | through the rose beds. The garden also follows the |
| Lyndale Park Rose Garden is the second oldest public | | | | traditional European design with two circular pools and |
| rose garden in the U.S. With over 3,000 roses of 250 | | | | a rectangular pool filled with water lilies and other |
| varieties, the layout of the garden has not been | | | | plant life on the grounds.Tyler Rose Garden |
| changed since it was planted by Theodore Wirth in | | | | Tyler, Texas As part of a 14 acre park, the Tyler |
| 1908.McKinley Park Rose Garden | | | | Municipal Rose Garden is the nations largest rose |
| Sacramento, California A popular setting for | | | | garden and admission to the park is free seven days |
| weddings and day trips, this Sacramento Rose | | | | a week from dawn to dusk. This breathtaking rose |
| Garden is home to over 1,200 roses of all different | | | | garden is also host to the annual Texas Rose Festival |
| varieties. The garden is free to the public during | | | | held in mid-October.Jillian Scheeler makes it easy to |
| daylight hours.The Centennial Rose Garden, Schmidt | | | | provide a list of top rose gardens in united states. |
| Mansion | | | | visit the top ten rose gardens of United States. To |
| Tumwater, Washington Planted on the grounds of | | | | recieve free part mini-course visit the United States |
| the Schmidt Mansion, the Centennial Rose Garden is | | | | Rose Gardens Website. |
| maintained by the Olympia Rose Society for the | | | | |