Everything is coming up roses in Farmers Branch. Whether walking through the gardens located through the City or enjoying the streetscapes, it is definitely time to stop and smell the roses. With more than 150 different roses planted in the City, Farmers Branch is the perfect place to spend the afternoon taking in the small things in life – like old garden roses and modern hybrid teas.
All-America Rose Selection Test Garden
Fourteen cultivars are being evaluated at the 2008 All-America Rose Selection Test Garden in the Farmers Branch Historical Park. The All-America Rose Selections is a non-profit association of rose growers and introducers dedicated to the introduction and promotion of exceptional roses. Since 1938 the AARS seal of approval has graced outstanding new rose varieties that have withstood the test of time and Mother Nature.
AARS operates a nationwide network of 20 official test gardens dedicated to evaluating roses on all of the characteristics consumers desire in a garden plant. Every AARS-winning rose completes an extensive two-year trial program in these test gardens located throughout the country and representing all climate zones. New rose varieties in the AARS trials receive only as much care as would be given in the average home garden. This sophisticated evaluation process results is a new crop of AARS-winning roses each year, guaranteeing that only the best make it into household gardens.
For more information on the Rose Gardens of Farmers Branch, contact Pam Smith, Park Landscape Manager at 972.919.2625 or [at] .