Richard's Photo Gallery - Gardens of the Rose
Location Gardens of the Rose, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire
Date 1996 June 16th.
Camera Canon Sure Shot
- 1857 - Rev. C.Hole suggests first Grand National Rose Show.
- 1876 - The National Rose Society founded.
- 1963 - Headquarters at Chiswell Green Lane established.
- 1965 - HMQ grants Royal status.
- 1996 - 30,000 trees in the collection.
Entrance fee was half price because the cold spring meant that hardly
anything was in bloom (as you can see).
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E-mail:R.Clarke@surrey.ac.uk
1996 October 9th.
