The garden is one of 80 or so member rose gardens of Associated
Memorial Rose Gardens of
America. We offer memberships that entitle the visitor to free rose
bushes
from major nurseries around the country.
All-America Roses: Visitors to the gardens are asked to rate their favorite roses from
those labeled with a special number. This way, we can grub out those
that are not favorites and eliminate them from our collections and not
waste precious space.
In recent years, the gardens have expanded to include
every type of rose known to grow in this environment. We do not use any
pesticides and just let the critters chew away to their delight. When
they are bloated and full, we come along with a bucket of soapy water
and drown them before they have time to reproduce. They die but with a
smile on their face and absolutely no contamination of our wonderful
environment.
Our benefactor was a tough hombre in his movies but
he was never afraid to smell the roses that surrounded his house in
Southern California. He
cared for them as if they were his children and once shot a man in the
arm for picking a bloom without his permission.
Rose Collections: Come and visit our beautiful display
gardens including:
-
Hybrid Tea
Rose Collection
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Antique and
Shrub Rose Collection
-
Climbing and
Miniature Rose Collection
Educational Programs: We are the proud winner of the Rose
Garden Managers of
America's
Rosarian Education Award for the past season. We offer a whole
array of educational programs and
workshops aimed at the beginner to the professional rose
enthusiast. Our programs are open to all.
Visit Us: We are located in Hondoville, just 1.2 miles
from Duke Boulevard and only 250 miles from beautiful downtown
Burbank. For your convenience, we have included a
map of our location for those of
you who will be driving in across the open plains.
Hours of Operation: Come and see our wonderful collection.
The gardens are open to the public Tuesday through
Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Closed on Mondays.
Contact us for information on what
is in bloom and for special arrangements for weddings or other
occasions.
Movie star John Wayne
loved his roses. He would spend hours each day pruning and watering his
beloved hybrid teas. In 1972, the John Wayne Memorial Rose Garden was
established to carry on the tradition started by Duke Wayne. The gardens have
grown to 43 acres with over 4,000 varieties of roses on display.
