点评:A Feast for the Eyes and the Nose! Visiting the International Rose Test Garden is free, once you pay a nominal fee for your on-street parking. What a beautiful, clean, open, well-manicured rose garden. And it's enormous. We have been to many rose gardens and botanical gardens over the decades, and this is one of the largest and nicest we have seen. It was crowded, not only with locals and tourists, but also school groups. I'm sure the kids enjoyed the nearby playground even more. Dozens of staff members were at work pruning, weeding, planting, and mowing, and a few smiled and said hello. We enjoyed reading the signs with the names of the many varieties of flowers. I tried to capture a photo of a beautiful rose - a very deep color. The garden has "black roses" which are quite breathtaking. We probably spent an hour in the rose garden, then took the free shuttle up to walk around the forested botanical garden area as well. Here's a funny anecdote for you: as we returned to the car, a tall young man in white framed sunglasses and a guitar slung over his back was flirting with a beautiful brunette in white jeans, and he says to her, "This is the best smelling place in America. I came here with an open heart and an open nose." Priceless. I hope they someday get married in the rose garden and live happily ever after. I am so glad I went here.
翻译:一场视觉和嗅觉的盛宴!参观国际玫瑰试验园是免费的,只需支付少量路边停车费即可。多么美丽、干净、开阔、修剪得当的玫瑰园啊!而且它非常大。几十年来,我们去过很多玫瑰园和植物园,而这里是我们见过的最大、最漂亮的玫瑰园之一。园内人头攒动,不仅有当地居民和游客,还有许多学生团体。我相信孩子们更喜欢附近的游乐场。几十名工作人员正在修剪、除草、种植和割草,还有几位面带微笑地和我们打招呼。我们饶有兴致地阅读着标明各种花卉名称的指示牌。我试着拍了一朵美丽的玫瑰——颜色非常浓郁。园内还有“黑玫瑰”,令人叹为观止。我们在玫瑰园里待了一个小时左右,然后乘坐免费班车前往森林植物园区域漫步。我给你讲个趣事:我们回到车上的时候,一个戴着白框墨镜、背着吉他的高个子年轻男子正在和一个穿着白色牛仔裤的漂亮棕发女郎调情,他对她说:“这是全美国最香的地方。我来的时候既敞开了心扉,也敞开了鼻子。”真是妙极了。我希望他们有一天能在玫瑰园里结婚,从此过上幸福快乐的生活。我真庆幸自己来了这里。