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	Portland Parks & Recreation :: Washington Park - International Rose Test Garden
		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.
		Portland was fortunate in having a group of civic-minded citizens whose efforts led to the establishment of the International Rose Test Garden in 1917.
		Currey was appointed as the garden's first rose curator and served in that capacity until his death in 1927.
	www.portlandonline.com /parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=1113 (1061 words)

	International Rose Test Garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The International Rose Test Garden is a rose garden in Washington Park just to the west of downtown Portland, Oregon.
		The garden was established in 1917 and is operated by Portland Parks and Recreation.
		Portland's International Rose Test Garden is the oldest official, continuously operated public rose test garden in the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Rose_Test_Garden (422 words)

	International Rose Test Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Portland, OR The International Rose Test Garden in bloom.
		Founded in 1917, Portland's International Rose Test Garden is the oldest official, continuously operated public rose test garden in the United States.
		The peak season to view the roses is June through August.
	members.aol.com /finafshn/roseg.htm (191 words)

	Encyclopedia: Portland, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Portland is known as "The City of Roses" or "Rose City", nicknames originated during the 1905 Lewis and Clark centennial exposition.
		It is named after the Rose Garden Arena, home of the Portland Trail Blazers, and also includes the Blazers' former home, the Memorial Coliseum.
		Rose Garden Arena The Rose Garden is the main sports arena in Portland, Oregon, and is currently owned by Global Spectrum, a company which manages sports facilities (and also owns a few sports franchises).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Portland,-Oregon (10559 words)

	NWsource: Travel - Portland, Oregon Attractions : Washington Park & vicinity
		"Rose test" refers to the fact that the garden is one of 24 official testing sites for the All American Rose selections, a group of leading commercial rose growers and hybridizers in the United States.
		The blossoms are at their peak in June, commemorated by the Rose Festival, but even if you’re down to the last rose of summer, there’s always the view of the city backdropped by (if you’re lucky) Mt. Hood.
		After the Japanese Gardens, you can catch the Zooliner train (the terminal is south of the Rose Garden on a bluff, but the train can also be boarded in the zoo itself), which goes four miles to the zoo.
	www.nwsource.com /travel/scr/tf_detail.cfm?dt=3083&cid=2&pageid=OR&cityid=51 (1524 words)

	Garden International Rose Test
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	www.cheetahresearch.co.za /garden/garden_international_rose_test.html (716 words)

	International Rose Test Garden - TheBestLinks.com - Oregon, Portland, Oregon, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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		The garden affords a good view of the Portland skyline and, on clear days, Mt.
	www.thebestlinks.com /International_Rose_Test_Garden.html (173 words)

	News-Star OnlineRose Garden leaves visitors in awe of colors, intoxicated by perfume 08/02/02
		Harry Landers, horticulturalist for the International Rose Test Garden in Portland, Ore., looks over Abbaye de Cluny, a hybrid tea rose that is one of the first to bloom at the immensely popular rose haven.
		The rose garden was started in 1917, after the president of Portland's Rose Society, Jessie Currey, petitioned for the city to serve as a safe haven for hybrid roses grown in European gardens during World War I. Rose lovers at the time feared the unique plants could be destroyed during bombing.
		The roses are planted in three terraces separated by basalt rock steps and walls that were laid in the late 1920s.
	www.news-star.com /stories/080202/lif_3.shtml (807 words)

	International Rose Test Garden - Portland, OR Attraction
		The garden sits on a hillside in Washington Park, with a clear view of snowcapped Mount Hood rising majestically in the distance.
		The garden was created in 1917 by three prominent nurserymen, established, in part, to serve as a safe haven for hybrid roses grown in war-torn Europe.
		Today, the garden features more than 8,000 rosebushes, enhancing the city's reputation as the "City of Roses." Near the garden's parking lot, the Rose Garden Store offers an impressive array of rose-related arts and crafts.
	www.superpages.com /cities/mtg/102948 (125 words)

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		Roses introduced from a climber Tyler Municipal Rose Garden produces can beat flowering.
		Rose a big staggering varieties usually is easy to maintain ava' agastache received.
	www.cheetahresearch.co.za /garden/event_garden_portland_rose.html (734 words)

	Gardening
		One of the loveliest small gardens I have ever visited was a tiny patch behind a town house.
		The onset of spring is marked by the white, dogwood-shaped blossoms of evergreen clematis (Clematis armandii), or...
		By gardening in Central Florida, I have learned a lot from schooling, and from working along side knowledgeable people, but experience in my own gardens has been the best teacher.
	www.growinglifestyle.com /h/garden/index.html (403 words)

	PortlandTribune.com \| Portland Tribune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Daryl Johnson, curator of the International Rose Test Garden in Washington Park, is retiring and moving to the coast to run a hotel.
		Portland was the Rose City long before the classic rose garden was opened in 1917, thanks to its 200 miles of rose-bordered streets.
		At that time, as now, all the city's gardeners were enlisted to help prune and remove the dead blooms from roses during the fall, so he got to learn the craft.
	www.portlandtribune.com /archview.cgi?id=18238 (1438 words)

	International Rose Test Garden - Portland, OR, 97205-5883 - Citysearch
		International Rose Test Garden - Portland, OR, 97205-5883 - Citysearch
		Portland was dubbed the City of Roses during the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial, a distinction that helped lead to the garden's establishment.
		Within the large garden are smaller themed areas, such as the Shakespeare Garden--featuring plants mentioned in the Bard's works--and the Gold Medal Garden, where winners since 1919 of Portland's own annual awards are displayed.
	portland.citysearch.com /profile/35173079 (400 words)

	Portland's Rose Gardens and Rose Garden Store \| The Gardens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Many of the roses that you see in the Garden are available bare-root during the dormant season (winter to early spring) by mail order from commercial rose growers and at your local retail nursery outlets.
		Portlandâs Rose Gardens are operated by Portland Parks and Recreation.
		The Rose Garden Store is operated by the Portland Rose Festival Association for Portland Parks and Recreation.
	www.rosegardenstore.org /search.cfm (1275 words)

	International Rose Test Gardens Portland, Oregon (Gardens)
		Portland's International Rose Test Garden is the oldest official, continuously operated public rose test garden in the U.S. More than 8,000 roses of every color of the rainbow bloom here, filling the air with rose perfume.
		The gardens are in Washington Park, overlooking Portland from the west hills, only a few yards from the Japanese Garden.
		Gardens are open to the public throughout Oregon.
	www.ohwy.com /or/r/rosetest.htm (149 words)

	Portland's International Rose Test Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The rose garden dates from 1917 when three prominent nurserymen met in Portland and decided that it was the perfect spot for an American Test Garden.
		Thus, "foreign growers sent roses from many countries to the "City of Roses." By the way, Portland is the only city in North American that is empowered to issue "awards of merit" to roses throughout the world.
		I could wander forever in the Rose Garden; it's design allows you to wander through row after row of roses of every hue and pattern, to view each and every one of the over 8,000 rose bushes if desired.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/oregon/103590 (484 words)

	Portland Oregon Travel Guide and Directory of Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Located in southeast corner of the Garden International Rose Test Garden and containing botanicals mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare, is the Shakespeare Garden which features a formal walkway, a raised sitting area, and immaculately tended flora.
		Home of the Portland Trailblazers, The Rose Garden Arena is conveniently located across the Willamette River from downtown Portland, between the Broadway and Steel bridges.
		The Garden is a flexible, multi-purpose facility hosting a variety of events including NBA and college basketball, professional hockey, indoor soccer, indoor track and field, gymnastics, major concerts, monster truck rallies, rodeo and bull riding, circuses, ice shows, boxing, 'professional' wrestling, conventions, and trade shows.
	www.phoenixinns.com /our_destinations/portland_metro_area_travel.htm (2176 words)

	NGA's Guide to June Gardening (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		It is the month when gardens reach their peak, and the dog days, with their dust, cicada hum, and ubiquitous daisies, are yet to come.
		David Austin's English roses (zones 5 to 9) blend the old-fashioned beauty and fragrance of these heirlooms with sturdy, healthy plants in a surprising range of colors and plant sizes.
		Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus, zones 5 to 9) is considered a late-summer bloomer, but it often starts to bloom earlier in the South.
	doityourself.com /garden/guidetojunegardening.htm (3163 words)

	Jag The Rose Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Jag the rose garden a cloud of which have been you can order are stiffly upright.
		Roses introduced from the stems with plants they touch bulbs plant for impact.
		Of The Franklin District Rose Society boise planted the acre rose.
	www.spiritofthewest.bc.ca /garden/jag_the_rose_garden.html (795 words)

	Portland Rose Garden Screensaver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		It was founded in 1917 and is the oldest official, continuously operated public rose test garden in the United States.
		Each Portland Rose Garden Screensaver is a "slide show" consisting of 33 images with special transition effects between each image.
		The majority of the pictures are of individual roses, but there are several pictures of the grounds as well.
	www.northwestpages.com /ScreenSavers/PDXRoseGarden.htm (84 words)

	Oregon's Rose Gardens
		With two well-known rose gardens in the western half of Oregon, it's no wonder visitors flock to Portland and Eugene during the spring and summer to enjoy the pleasant aroma of gorgeous roses.
		Already dubbed as the "City of Roses" due to its more than 200 miles of rose-lined streets, in 1917 three prominent nurserymen met in Portland and decided it was the perfect location for a test garden.
		The International Rose Test Garden is located in Washington Park on the southwest side of Portland.
	www.spectacularoregon.com /specialsights/rosegardens.htm (373 words)

	International Rose Test Garden
		The garden was established in 1917 and is operated by Portland Parks and Recreation.
		Portland’s International Rose Test Garden is the oldest official, continuously operated public rose test garden in the United States.
		Jessie Currey, president of Portland’s Rose Society at the time, petitioned for the city to serve as a safe haven for hybrid roses grown in Europe during World War I. Rose lovers feared that these unique plants could be destroyed in the bombing.
	www.rosegardeningjournal.com /international-rose-test-garden (427 words)

	Oregon.com - The Gardens of Portland
		The most famous of Portland's gardens is the International Rose Test Garden, located in the Washington Park area at 400 SW Kingston St. Here roses of every color and variety are displayed in neat beds in a terraced park overlooking the city.
		Dedicated in 2000, the Classical Chinese Garden is an authentic Suzhou-style garden on a full city block in the heart of Portland's Chinatown neighborhood at NW Everett Street and Third Avenue.
		It is a classic sunken formal garden, planted in 1900 and includes brick walkways, a historic gazebo bandstand, a central fountain and thousands of blooms displayed in symmetrical plantings.
	www.oregon.com /trips/portland_gardens.cfm (1602 words)

	Rose Gardening tips: grow a beautiful rose garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Roses are arguably the most beloved flowers in the world.
		If you are an admirer of roses, you can become the envy of friends, family, and neighbors with some expert gardening advice.
		All I ask you to is after reading my tips and testing it yourself, send me your feeback and let me know how much they helped you growing your own beatiful rose garden.
	www.rosegardening.org (1224 words)

	Discover The Northwest
		The 4-acre garden itself is worth the visit, with more than 400 labeled varieties and more than a thousand roses, all planted on three broad terraces with Portland as a backdrop.
		At the bottom of the center stairway there are nine raised beds of miniature roses surrounding an information kiosk that identifies the locations of the roses in the main garden.
		The International Rose Test Gardens date to 1918, when four dozen plants from European growers were planted on Armistice Day.
	www.discovernorthwest.com /stories/19991024/Journeys/3435.shtml (368 words)

	CHI 2005: About Portland
		The largest of three Portland public rose gardens, the International Rose Test Garden was established in 1917, making it the oldest test garden in the United States.
		Leading the "City of Roses" into the 21st century is its economical, easy-to-use public transit system, which every year transports millions of visitors and residents through the city and its surrounding neighborhoods.
		Portland International Airport (PDX) directly serves over 100 US and 17 international destinations, with regular connections from Seattle (45 minutes) and San Francisco (90 minutes).
	www.chi2005.org /geninfo/portland.html (547 words)

	international rose test garden - Great Gardening Tips Articles and News
		Before you go out and test or buy international rose test garden services, it is very important to read international rose test garden reviews and articles written by other users.
		Most rose diseases are caused by attacks on your plants by different kinds of fungi.
		Roses do not take to pesticides well, so it is important to try other options first.
	actuahotline.com /organic_gardening_tips/international-rose-test-garden.html (924 words)

	portland attractions
		Her love for roses led to the establishment of the annual Rose Festival, now a Portland tradition.
		The Japanese Garden in Portland, Oregon has its own personality reflected in five formal garden styles set on five and one-half acres: the Strolling Pond Garden, the Natural Garden, the Dry Landscape Garden, the Flat Garden and the Tea Garden.
		The hours of the Japanese Garden are from 10am to 7pm, except on Mondays when it is open from 12 – 7pm.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /katja-aaron/attractions.html (2535 words)

	Portland's Rose Gardens and Rose Garden Store \| International Rose Test Garden About Washington Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		It is conveniently located next to the Washington Park MAX light rail station and across from the Oregon Zoo.
		Proclaimed the most authentic Japanese garden outside Japan, it encompasses 5.5 acres and has a magnificent view of Portland and the surrounding mountains.
		During the summer, board the zoo train for a ride through the wooded hills of Washington Park to the International Rose Test Garden.
	www.rosegardenstore.org /irtg_aboutwashington.cfm (880 words)

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