In 1915 Jesse A. Currey, rose hobbyist and Sunday editor of the Oregon Journal, convinced city officials to institute a rose test garden to serve as a safe haven during World War I for hybrid roses grown in Europe. Rose lovers feared that these unique plants would be destroyed in the bombings. The Park Bureau approved the idea in 1917 and by early 1918, hybridists from England began to send roses. In 1921 Florence Holmes Gerke, the landscape architect for the city of Portland, was charged with designing the International Rose Test Garden and the amphitheatre. The garden was dedicated in June 1924. Currey was appointed as the garden's first rose curator and served in that capacity until his death in 1927.
Be sure to go back to the previous posts, if you haven't to view 50 other beauties we saw @ the International Rose Test Gardens in Portland, OR.
Beautiful like you!
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful!! I love roses. They're not my favorite flower, but they are definitely high on the list.
ReplyDeleteI've never been to the Portland Rose Garden, though I'm only an 8 hour drive from Portland. My city (Boise) has a really pretty rose garden in a park downtown. Not as large or famous as the garden in Portland, but beautiful and enjoyable nonetheless.
Thanks for beautifying my day with these lovely photos.
Love,
Patti
Such beautiful roses...thanks so much for sharing all the pictures....I enjoyed seeing them....blessings on your weekend.
ReplyDeleteThese are soooo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAren't you the funny one with your comment to my reunion post.:)
Clothes---Ha! Ha! Why didn't I think of this???
Thanks for the suggestion.
Melinda
These are the most beautiful ones, I think I've ever seen. Roses are my favorite...Susie
ReplyDeleteOMGosh.......who doesn't love roses???? Thank you so much for sharing this with us.....I almost feel like I'm there. I hope all is well with you and Don. My mom is back in the hospital (AGAIN) and this time they are treating her for ulcerative colitis, so we'll see what happens now. I wanted to go visit her today, but our weather is taking it's toll on me.
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Meri
WOW, these are totally gorgeous, Marydon!!! Happy Pink Saturday! and I hope you are safe from the storm.
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Cindy
The roses are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI wish I did not miss your Miracle Makeover fund drive.
I'm sorry I did not see it until it was over. So sorry!
xo,
Dee
Thanks so much for sharing these beautiful Rose photos and the very interesting history! I'm in agreement with Chatty C....beautiful like you!!!
ReplyDeleteRoses are my favorite. Thank you for sharing them with us. :)
ReplyDeleteGod bless and keep you,
Sonia
Wow!!! Just beautiful!
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Annette
Wowwwwwwwwwwww! These are GORGEOUS! :):):):):):):):):):):)
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful roses. Stay safe lovely lady.
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ReplyDeleteYour rose pics are the most inspiring ever. You always share the best info and wonderful photography.
Hope you did okay through the hurricane. My thoughts and prayers were with you and all our friends on the east coast. Mother nature has a lot to say recently. Earthquakes and hurricanes and lots of heat for us. Still triple digits. California's weather sounds nice. Hubby is there right now and it is 60 degrees in the late afternoon. My giveaway went to California for Createology. I should have hitched a ride too.
Have a wonderful midweek.
Love to you, Celestina Marie
Love these Marydon! I can just smell them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for getting me to take time to smell the roses this morning!
Have a beautiful day,my friend!
love, kelee
Thanks for the story on the test garden, I didnt know this. Wonderful pics. LJ
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ReplyDeleteLove the roses.
Sharon