The Alnwick Rose

The Alnwick Rose

The Alnwick rose is a David Austin released English rose named after Alnwick Castle in Northumberland. The castle was used in some of the Harry Potter films. The Alnwick rose was released in 2001 as the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland added to their gardens of English roses.

Belami

Belami

Belami is a hybrid tea rose, first cultivated in 1985 by Kordes. It is a very tall bush with well-shaped pink blossoms.

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe is a hybrid tea rose introduced in 2002 by Carruth. It has a beautiful shape and has a lot of blooms. It apparently does best in hot dry weather.

Voodoo

Voodoo

Voodoo is a hybrid tea rose first bred by Jack E. Christensen. It was All American Rose selection for 1986.

Sweet Afton

Sweet Afton

Sweet Afton is a hybrid tea rose that was introduced in 1964 by Armstrong and Swim.

International Rose Test Garden

The following pictures are from my trip last summer to the International Rose Test Garden in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. My brother lives not far away in Salem.

Here is a description of the International Rose Test Garden on the Portland Parks & Recreation website.