Stop #7:
Portland’s Best Rose.
These are winners of Portland’s Best Rose, marked with their name and year selected.
This event is held during the Rose Festival.
180 people from the community judge 35-40 rose varieties that have been commercially available for 5 years or less.
It is the best rose on that day that wins the competition. Depending on the temperatures during the spring, there might be a minimal display of roses to judge. Past history in the garden has seen the earliest bloom on April 1st and the latest on June 7th.
The categories include best over all, most fragrant, best grandiflora, best floribunda, best shrub, and best hybrid tea.
Next. Continue south on the Queen’s Walk. This will lead you into the Shakespeare Garden, to,
Stop #8:
Shakespeare Garden.
Portland’s Best Rose.
These are winners of Portland’s Best Rose, marked with their name and year selected.
This event is held during the Rose Festival.
180 people from the community judge 35-40 rose varieties that have been commercially available for 5 years or less.
It is the best rose on that day that wins the competition. Depending on the temperatures during the spring, there might be a minimal display of roses to judge. Past history in the garden has seen the earliest bloom on April 1st and the latest on June 7th.
The categories include best over all, most fragrant, best grandiflora, best floribunda, best shrub, and best hybrid tea.
Next. Continue south on the Queen’s Walk. This will lead you into the Shakespeare Garden, to,
Stop #8:
Shakespeare Garden.
