No month of June in New York is
complete without a visit to the Rose Garden at the New York Botanical Garden.
The weather has been magnificent the past couple of days, so we packed up a
picnic lunch and took a midday break to see this year’s display.
The
Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden is among the most popular destinations at the
Garden from May to October, when more than 650 varieties of roses are in peak
bloom. The roses planted here include heirloom varieties selected for their
intoxicating perfumes and modern selections chosen for their resistance to
disease and pests as well as their beauty. The sights—and scents—are truly
dazzling.
Designed
by landscape architect Beatrix Farrand in 1916, this garden was completed in
1988 with the support of David Rockefeller and named after his wife Peggy, a
horticulturalist and conservationist who loved roses. The Rose Garden has
received many international awards and is considered to be among the world’s
best rose gardens.
These pictures speak
for themselves.
Love,
Rebecca
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