The other day I was out with my family running around Portland (Oregon). We were in the area of the Portland Rose Garden and I asked everyone to humor me for a little bit so we could stop and look around. I love to go there as it is such a beautiful garden to visit, especially if you love roses! There are roses upon roses at this International Rose Test Garden that was founded in 1917!
My visit was cut all too short thanks to having one very overtired toddler that did not care for much of anything by the time we reached the garden. My husband graciously attempted to keep the little tyrant happy while I snapped a few pictures.
That is my daughter running down the row of roses.
While on my brief stroll through the garden I noticed that several roses shared one thing in common: their name. They all had the color blue in their name. I thought this was fun so I proceeded to take pictures of all the roses I could find with the word blue in their name. Below are some of them.
This floribunda is named Blueberry Hill. I love that name!
Here is a closeup of the Blueberry Hill rose. Not the greatest pic as the lighting was all wrong but you can still see how pretty this rose is.
This was simply labeled a shrub rose with the name of Midnight Blue. It has got to be one of the deepest purple roses I have ever seen!
A closeup of the Midnight Blue Rose.
This rose, called Wild Blue Yonder, was by far my favorite out of all that I photographed. It was just loaded with roses. I can't remember if it had a nice fragrance or not though.
Wild Blue Yonder Rose
One more closeup of the Wild Blue Yonder.
If you are ever in the Portland, Oregon area I highly recommend you visit the Portland Rose Garden. It is free and you will not regret it. Also a visit to their website will not disappoint. There you can find an interesting section catered to the rose lover. It is full of history and useful information and is worth checking out if you love roses even a little bit.
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