点评:The International Rose Test Garden is in one area of the vast Washington Park and is about 7 acres of vibrant colors. The amazing Garden boasts of more than 10,000 individual rose bushes with 65 different varieties. It seems that every single bush was in bloom on the day that we visited. The heady fragrance was overpowering (in a pleasant way), and the rainbow of vibrant hues was awe-inspiring. You can even do the “smell test” on some roses in the Sensory Garden.
The primary purpose of this garden is to serve as a testing ground for new rose varieties – hence its name. They also offer educational programs at this place about the rose cultures. Most of the roses are commercially available, and about 10 to 20 varieties are replaced each year with some of the best new roses. Every year there are Awards for Portland’s Best Rose. It is no wonder that Portland is known as the “Rose City”.
It was worth our time here to “stop and smell the flowers” present in seemingly endless rows of aromatic flowers.
In keeping with the name, their Gift Shop had “Rose” themed curios and drinks. Very cool…!
A “Must visit” for sure.
翻译:国际玫瑰试验园位于广阔的华盛顿公园内,占地约7英亩,色彩缤纷。这座令人惊叹的花园拥有超过10,000株玫瑰,涵盖65个不同品种。我们参观的那天,似乎每一株玫瑰都盛开着。浓郁的花香令人心旷神怡,彩虹般的鲜艳色彩令人叹为观止。您甚至可以在感官花园中对一些玫瑰进行“嗅觉测试”。
这座花园的主要目的是作为新玫瑰品种的试验场,因此得名。园内还开设了玫瑰文化教育项目。大多数玫瑰品种均可在市面上购买,每年大约有10到20个品种会被一些最优质的新玫瑰品种所取代。每年都会举办波特兰最佳玫瑰奖。难怪波特兰被称为“玫瑰之城”。
我们在这里“驻足闻香”,仿佛置身于一排排芬芳的花海中,真是太值得了。
为了与店名相符,他们的礼品店里摆满了“玫瑰”主题的古董和饮品。太酷了……!
绝对值得一去。