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Morwell Centenary Rose Garden
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The Garden
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There are 4 acres of
gardens, imaginatively landscaped with manicured lawns
and over 100 beds in which are planted some 3000 roses,
drawn from a professional selection of 260 varieties of
recent hybrids and traditional favourites.
Among these are species, heritage, floribunda, tea roses,
hybrid teas, miniatures, polyantha, rugosa, rambler and pillar
roses.
There is also a cascading rockery of David Austin modern
shrub roses and a sunken garden planted with recent Delbard
releases. Take time to smell the
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The garden features a number of significant structures that
enhance and complement the roses.
A central gazebo summer house supports several fine examples of
Pierre De Ronsard underplanted with Iceberg shrubs. The Gazebo
is surrounded by beds containing mass plantings, several of
which have central towers. Upon these are trained such roses as
Princess Margaret, Jean Galbraith and Handel. There are also
tall decorative climbing frames, a pergola, several tunnel
archways and dry wells containing well maintained tall standard
weeping Crepuscules.
Gravelled pathways meander throughout, leading to a
magnificent tubular Arbour set within a sensory garden of
perfumed Delbard shrub and climbing roses.
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Adjacent roadway median strips and
traffic roundabouts contain mass plantings
of Tequila Sunrise, Royal Bassino,
Europeana, Rosy Carpet, Heidesommer and
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Breeders' Section which showcases a composite of rose
breeding in Australia and New Zealand with
particular emphasis on Victorian rose breeders.
It's one of the few public displays of it kind, containing both historical
and modern bred roses.
Permanent labels
identify all individual rose varieties. |
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.To provide
additional colour and interest in the garden
throughout the year, plantings of spring bulbs,
camellias, azaleas, annuals and perennials have been
made within a park setting of established exotic and
native trees.
A computerised irrigation system has been
installed to minimize water usage.
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This garden
never closes....admission is free
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