The International Rose Test Garden was initially founded as a safe haven for European roses to be preserved during World War I. (Lily Roby/Courthouse News Service) PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — Every June, ...

Stream now with the PBS app / Watch Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV The City of Roses surrounds Samantha in beautiful blooms as she begins her tour of Portland’s International Rose ...

Rose fans can stroll past thousands of fragrant blooms in all shapes, sizes and colors at the Portland Rose Society’s 2024 Fall Rose Show Sept. 14-15 at Tigard’s Washington Square mall. The event is ...

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A symbol of love and beauty, inspiring songs, poetry, and art, there's no flower as illustrious as the rose. From the International Rose Test Garden in Portland — the aptly-nicknamed City of Roses ...

‘Time to Shine,’ a yellow-gold grandiflora accented with vibrant magenta hues, has been selected as the Portland Rose Festival’s 2025 official rose. The latest of the festival’s collector edition ...

Designed by Emanuel L. Mische in 1912 as a French-style parterre, the Penisula Park Rose Garden is one of Portland's most beautiful formal rose gardens, and the only sunken rose garden in Oregon. The ...

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