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Pacific Southwest District
of the American Rose Society


Southern California, Southern Nevada,
Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas

California Gardens

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Los Angeles Area
Public Gardens

The Christopher W. Greenwood
Rose Walk of Fame and AARS Test Garden

5702 Paseo Del Norte
Carlsbad, CA

Description:

The Rose Walk of Fame contains every AARS winning rose since the beginning in 1940. Believed to be the only complete collection. They are planted in chronological order.

AARS Test Garden
AARS Test Garden AARS Test Garden

Exposition Park Rose Garden

Exposition Blvd & Figueroa
Los Angeles, CA 90037
(213) 748-4772

Description:

145 Var, 15,000 plants.
AARS Display garden.

Watts Sr. Citizen Center Rose Garden

1657 East Century Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

Descanso Gardens

1418 Descanso Dr.
La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011
(818) 952-4400

Description:

600+ plants.
AARS Display garden.

Descanso Gardens
Descanso Gardens - Photo by Kitty Belendez

South Coast Botanical Rose Garden

26300 Crenshaw
Palos Verde, CA

 

 

Tournament of Roses Wrigley Garden

319 S. Orange Grove Bl
Pasadena, CA
(626) 449-4100

Description:

1500 Plants, 100 var.
AARS Display garden.

Fairmont Park Rose Garden

2225 Market St.
Riverside, CA
(714) 782-5301

Description:

1350 Plants, 87 var.
AARS Display garden.

The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens

1151 Oxford Rd.
San Marino, CA
(626) 405-2100

Description:

4,000 plants, 2,000 varieties. Extensive Old Garden Rose collection. AARS Display garden.

"Temple of Love" surronded by French Lace
The Huntington - Photo by Janene Rosenthal

First Kiss ringed by Cinderella
The Huntington - Photo by Janene Rosenthal

Windsor Lodge

3053 Laurel Canyon
Studio City, CA
(323) 654-5433

Westminster Civic Center Rose Garden

8200 Westminster Bl.
Westminister, CA 92683
(714) 895-2860

Description:

1520 Plants, 170 varieties.
AARS Display Garden.

Rose Hills Memorial Park

3900 S. Workman Mill Rd
Whittier, CA
(562) 699-0921

Description:

7,000 Plants, 600 varieties.
AARS garden, SEE THIS ONE FIRST!

Rose Hills
Rose Hills - Photo by Steve Jones

Wasco Community Rose Garden

Baker Park 11th at Birch
Wasco, CA 93280

Description:

1500 Plants.
Varieties: AARS winners. This is where most of the countries bare root roses come from! Distance is about 120 miles north of downtown Los Angeles off Hwy 99.

Wasco Rose Garden

1280 Poplar
Wasco, CA 93280

Private Gardens

Sam Trivitt

Bakersfield, CA
(661) 399-7185
Roses-P10@worldnet.att.net

Description:

This is near Wasco, about 120 miles north of downtown Los Angeles on Hwy 99.

 

 

 

Clay & Jeri Jennings

Camarillo, CA
(805) 482-2066
e.c.jennings@att.net

 

 

John & Denise Pulley Rose Garden

Huntington Beach, CA
bebetter@socal.rr.com

Description:

120 roses includes HT's, OGR's, Minis, Micro-minis, Mini-climbers, large-flowered climbers and moss roses. What is my favorite? "Well, what day of the week is it?"

Pulley's Rose Garden

Bill & Connie Wilke

Long Beach, CA
(562) 431-4126
Coolroses@Worldnet.att.net

 

Jack & Jan Weverka

Monrovia, CA
(626) 301-0013
rosesbyjan@worldnet.att.net

Description:

650+ plants, 200 varities.
Organically grown. Recommended by Sunset Magazine and Better Homes and Gardens

 

 

Cal & Barbara Hayes

Santa Ana, CA
(714) 838-4482
roseaces@aol.com

Description:

400+plants, especially HT. & Minis.
Must see these magnificent roses.

Hayes' front garden
Hayes' front garden - Photo by Steve Jones

Bob & Kitty Belendez

Santa Clarita, CA
(661) 296-5033
rosextckb@aol.com

Description:

350+ plants all types, especially Minis, HT's, and Floribundas

Belendez' back yard
Belendez' back garden - Photo by Kitty Belendez

Dr. Tommy Cairns & Luis Desamero

Studio City, CA
(323) 654-0626
DrTommyC@aol.com

Description:

Hundreds of HT, F, OGR & Minis.
Come see some of the best roses grown.

Jan Brider

Yorba Linda, CA
(714) 779-8032
janb@allegromfg.com

Description:

Over 150 bushes of Hybrid Teas, Mini's, Shrubs, and OGR's

Jan Brider's Garden
Jan Brider's back garden.

San Diego Area
Public Gardens

Magee Historical House and Garden

Magee Park
258 Beech St.
Carlsbad, Ca
Garden Director: Bob Woelffer : Rwoelffer@aol.com

Description:

Surrounding the 1887 Magee house is a small but qualitative garden of about 150 rose bushes representing 15 families of the rose. One garden is modern roses and the other garden contains Old Garden roses and shrubs. A new miniature rose garden was planted in 2003. This magical garden is maintained by the members of the California Coastal Rose Society and established by Ivy Bodin of Vista with love and care for many years.

Magee House
Magee House - Photo by Ivy Bodin
Magee House Gardens
Magee House Gardens - Photo by Ivy Bodin
Magee House and Rose Gardens
Magee House and Gardens - Photo by Ivy Bodin

Inez Parker Memorial Rose Garden

Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92112
(619) 525-8200

Description:

3,000 Plants, 300 varieties.
AARS Display garden.

Inez Parker Memorial Rose Garden
Inez Parker Memorial Rose Garden - by Steve Jones

Naval Training Center Rose Garden

Point Loma
San Diego CA

Description:

200+ plants.
Beautiful historic area, lovely roses.
Webmaster Note: But you will find it guarded by U.S. Marines! Semper Fi

Johnson Community Rose Garden

30592 Jedediah Smith
Temecula, CA

Description:

500+ HT, F.
Temecula Valley R.S. maintains this.

Private Gardens

Frank Hastings

El Cajon, CA
(619) 444-2552
frankierose@cox.net

Description:

250+ plants all types
Spring--hundreds of geraniums

Pink Garden

Sally Long

El Cajon, CA
(619) 588-8893
rosyvu@cox.net

Description:

300+ plants.
Newly designed garden.

 

Jerry & Jim Rasmussen

El Cajon, CA

Description:

250+ roses.
Write for appointment: 533 Brighthaven, El Cajon, CA 92019

Richard & Sue Streeper

El Cajon, CA
(619) 448-0321
streeper@cox.net

Description:

800 plants, all types.
Beautiful HTs & Floribundas in mature garden.

Vincent & Marilyn Wojdak

El Cajon, CA
(619) 561-0451

Coe & Rita Applegate

La Mesa, CA
(619) 670-0644
ritagate@home.com

Description:

350+ roses, all types, miniatures, OGR's, shrubs.

Jim & Jane Grilliot

Mission Viejo, CA

Grilliot Garden
Grilliot's Garden

Linda & Chuck Ball

Ramona, CA
(760) 789-9388

Description:

150 roses, l5 acres.
Ponds, waterfalls & all organically grown roses.

Phil Ash

San Diego, CA
(858) 453-6310
pash1@san.rr.com

Jeff & Patty Stage

San Diego, CA
(619) 284-3361

Description:

Many magnificent, container grown HTs.

Melvin & Edie O'Hair

Temicula, CA
(714) 676-0938

Description:

Hundreds of Roses-all types.
English country garden.

Santa Barbara and North
Public Gardens

Mission Historical Park Rose Garden and
A. C. Postal Memorial Rose Garden

Upper Laguna & Los Olivos
401 E. Plaza Rubio
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
(805) 563-5433 or
(805) 563-5464

Description:

1900+ Plants. 300 Varieties.
Contact: Jessie Monk (805) 966-3549.
AARS Display Garden.

Mission and Rose Garden
Santa Barbara Mission and the Historical Park Rose Garden
Photo by Steve Jones

San Juan Bautista State Historic Park

Old Plaza
San Juan Bautista, CA
(831)623-4881

Description:

Many Old Garden Roses.

Private Gardens

Steve & Carole Halsted

Santa Barbara, CA
(805) 969-0348

Description:

120 plants, mostly HT's.

Ray & Jessie Monk

Santa Barbara, CA
(805) 966-3549

Description:

150+ plants.
Also contact for public garden information.

Jim & Una Lopez

Santa Ynez, CA
(805) 688-6896
una@silcom.com

Description:

300+ HT, F Minis.