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| The "Lost Rose Garden" |
We recently found out that this garden was an old AARS rose test garden, suspended in time from the 1970's when the nursery went out of business.
The neighbor, Bill, who lived behind the garden watered the roses for 48 years. He moved in 2017 and could no longer take care of it. We scrambled and with the help of volunteers and neighbors, the garden was watered that summer. Then we decided that no one would be able to continue this, so in 2017-2018 we moved the roses up to the front of the park in a temporary location, our "Rose Hospital".
What roses are in this garden? There are no labels. What was the AARS rose selection program? Do we have roses that are now lost to the nursery trade? How do we find out?
Some of the roses are quite pretty and have a wonderful fragrance.
