Garden Additions

Manuela and I decided this past week to spend the day southeast of Portland, Oregon at the annual June rose show hosted at Heirloom Roses in St. Paul, just a few minutes west of Interstate 5. Heirloom Roses is owned by John and Louise Clements. This is only the second time for the Rose Days’ celebration at their gardens the first weekend in June, but it was well worth the five-hour drive to spend a few hours walking through the exquisite collections of roses on the Clements’ six acres. There are 10 thematic gardens with more than 4,000 rose varieties. A special treat is John’s miniature rose collection. We selected a few additions for our garden (see photo album at greencity.phanfare.com).

http://heirloomroses.com