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Over 5000 roses on 6 acres...
"Awarded the International Garden of Excellence by the World Federation Of Rose Societies in 2003, it was the first rose garden outside of Europe to receive this Award and the only one (at that time) cared for entirely by volunteers."
The original concept of a State Rose Garden arose when Victoria was declared The Garden State, in 1976.
More than 70 Weddings are held in this Internationally acclaimed Rose Garden each year. Rosarians from around the world come to visit.
The first roses were planted in October 1981. The Garden was officially opened to the public in November 1986. The Heritage Border was added in 1997 and extended in 2000. The Australian Leaf was planted in 2000 and offiially opened in 2001.
There are no roses native to Australia. A collection of Australian-bred roses can be found in the Australian Leaf. This Leaf was planted to celebrate the Centenary of Federation of Australia.
A dedicated group of volunteers called the Victoria State Rose Garden Supporters Group is responsible for the maintenance of the roses. Their tasks include pruning, dead-heading, mulching, monitoring performance, replacing roses that are not performing well and a multitude of tasks to keep the Garden and surrounds looking at their best.
The Garden comes under the control of Parks Victoria, with about 100 volunteers.
Old World Roses
44 varieties of Climbing Species and Old Roses were planted to form a hedge on the fence. In 1998 a front row of bush Heritage Roses was planted consisting of 49 varieties. Many of these were species roses with historical ties to the modern rose.
In 2000 a further 400 metres of Border was planted with Heritage Roses, This now gives Victoria one of the best collections of Heritage Roses in Australia.
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