The Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, NYC

More than 650 varieties of roses are in bloom from May to October in this beautiful oasis in the middle of a busy city. It was completed in 1988 and named after David Rockefeller's wife, Peggy, who loved roses.

This is a stunning place, full of color, heavenly scents and sheer beauty. It is a place where one could get lost in for hours. I walked up and down each isle taking in the scent and the vibrant colors that surrounded me with each step.

*Popcorn Rose

This *Ring of Fire rose was beyond beautiful.

Shrub rose, *Palmengarten Frankfurt.

This *Damask Rose, Rosa Kazanlik, is named after the Bulgarian province in which it flourishes.

*Julia Child rose, personally selected by Julia Child for its buttery yellow color.

This beautiful garden is tended to constantly and it shows. As much as I would love to surround myself with such beauty at my home, I tend to kill every plant in my possession. I seem to have the opposite of a green thumb, really sad.

The Grande Amore

I left with a smile on my face, and an uplifted spirit.

Joanna

*All the Rose names have been trademarked by the New York Botanical Garden

The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx
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