Rose Gardens of Australia

One of the most spectacular gardens in Australia are the Hunter Valley Gardens
nestled within the foothills of the Brokenback Ranges of New South Wales about two hours travel along the M1 formerly the F3, from Sydney, the Hunter Valley Gardens ([You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is one of Australia’s premier tourist destinations, self-contained and with numerous tourism awards of excellence to its credit. Originally conceived and developed by the Roche family, the complex now covers over 200 hectares with several International themed gardens covering 25 acres and overall planted with 35,000 roses of 150 different varieties, 6,000 trees, 600,000 shrubs and a million ground cover plants. The rose garden within the garden complex spans 1.5 acres with a centre garden of 50 metres diameter designed to symbolize a corkscrew and to highlight the association of wine with roses in the premium wine grape growing area of the Hunter Valley. Within the rose garden area there are over 8000 rose plants established from 56 varieties including `Double Delight´, `Charles de Gaulle´, `Friesia´, `Fragrance´, `Marlena´, `Bonica´ and `Blue Moon´. The gardens are particularly child friendly with the Storybook Garden taking adults and children alike back in time to all their favorite fairytale characters.Taken from an article written by South Australian rosarian Les Krake

Many of the  rose gardens of Australia have a section for Australian bred roses and these are great places to go and see the quality of many of  the Australian roses under natural conditions. Morwell Rose Gardens have many Australian bred roses including:- Accolade, Alice, Alister Clark, Angela Rose Taylor, Annie’s Song, April Hamer, Australia Felix, Australian Sunrise, Baxter Beauty, Bendigold, Billy Boiler, Borderer, Brisbane Blush, Blackboy, Carabella, Carole Joy, Cecilia, China Sunrise, City of Benalla, City of Wangaratta, Claret Cup, Collegiate Pride, Community Banquet, Countess of Stradbroke, Contribute, Cousin Essie, David Ruston, Dawson’s Delight, Daybreak, Deane Ross, Diana Allen, Dividend Editor Stewart, Elizabeth Fankhauser, Ethel Dawson, Fairlie Rede, Flemington Racecourse, Flinders, Friends of Benalla, Frolic, Gay Vista, Glenara, Golden Dawn, Great Venture, Herbert Brunning, Honey Flow, Howard Florey, Iced Parfait, Ida Elizabeth, Imp, In The Pink, Infantania, Jamie Alexander, Janal, Janette Murray, Jenny Brown, Joyce Edmonds, Karen Julie, Kitty Kininmoth, Lady Huntingfield, Lady Mann, Lady Vera, Legacy Jubilee, Let’s Celebrate, Linda Thomson, Lorraine Lee, Lubra, Mab Grimwade, Marjorie Atherton, Mariandl ’92, Marjory Palmer, Mary Delahunty, Mary Guthrie, Mawson, Megan Louise, Mellow, Minnie Watson, Mrs Albert Nash, Mrs Fred Danks, Mrs Hugh Dettman, Mrs Mary Thomson, Mrs R C Bell, Mrs W R Groves, Nancy Hayward, Nellie, Neil, Nola Emily, Olive McKenzie, Onkaparinga, Our Rosamond, Pacific Triumph, Pakeha, Pamela Joy, Peggy Bell, Peter Benjamin, Phoenix First, Pride of Mt Barker, Red Rebecca, Restless, Ringlet, Rod Stillman, Rosalind, Ruby Treasure, Ruyton, Sarah, Scott William, Shadow, Sharon Louise, Smoked Salmon, Spek’s Centennial, Spring Song, Squatter’s Dream, Stephanie Jo, Sugar Plum Fairy, Suitor, Sunlit, Sunny South, Susan Irvine, Sweetcorn, Sybil Hipkin, The Roseville College Rose, Titian, Tonimbuk, Tracey Wickham, Tranquil, Victoria Gold, W R Hawkins, Warrawee, Water Music, Waverley Garden Club, White Radox, Woman’s Day, Zara H.

In the 2014 edition of the Australian Rose Annual an article on Australian rose gardens was included that was written by South Australian rosarian Les Krake. The article was considered to be of such quality it was published in the American Rose the official magazine of the American Rose Society. If anyone would like a copy just PM me your email address and I will forward you the same.