Author Topic: Point Defiance Gardens, Tacoma WA, USA (Read 10747 times)

bossgard · « **on:** November 06, 2012, 10:24:38 PM »

For Point Defiance Park Garden information
click on this link, scroll to the garden of interest:
http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/garden-clubs-chip-in/

These photos were taken On June 20, 2009, and feature the

ROSE GARDEN

This focal point of Point Defiance Park has more than an acre of rose gardens, the oldest of which was established in 1895. The site includes a garden of miniature roses, arbors of climbing roses, a picturesque wishing well and quaint gazebos. From June through September more than 1,500 rose bushes provide a rainbow of colors including many variegated combinations. The garden is accredited by the American Rose Society as an All American Rose selection display garden.

bossgard · « **Reply #1 on:** November 07, 2012, 02:53:47 PM »

This was such a welcoming entrance arbor for us to start our tour of the Rose Garden at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, WA USA. The roses were in full bloom, as you can see!

ideasguy · « **Reply #2 on:** November 07, 2012, 03:45:34 PM »

This is a very interesting garden Toby, and your photos are excellent!
Many thanks and after a peep through the gates and the arbor I'm looking forward to your guided tour!

bossgard · « **Reply #3 on:** November 08, 2012, 03:10:49 PM »

I don’t know if I can give the Forum a very good guided tour of Point Defiance Gardens, but I will do the best I have to offer. I have an old printed folder that was used marking Point Defiance Park’s Centennial observation – 1905 to 2005. This map of the Gardens (at that time) was part of it. I have not had any luck trying to find it reproduced online.

I have scanned my copy; I hope you can read it. So, let’s try it:

bossgard · « **Reply #4 on:** November 09, 2012, 06:06:10 PM »

Here's the next picture in my folder of the Point Defiance Rose Garden.

I hope everyone enjoys!

ideasguy · « **Reply #5 on:** November 09, 2012, 09:33:21 PM »

Very neat, very beautiful Toby.

Don't worry about the details of the tour - we look forward to enjoying the photos you took on your visit to that impressive garden.

bossgard · « **Reply #6 on:** November 11, 2012, 02:16:25 PM »

Happy to oblige -- Enjoy!

bossgard · « **Reply #7 on:** November 12, 2012, 02:32:07 PM »

And another one --

bossgard · « **Reply #8 on:** November 13, 2012, 02:12:21 PM »

And - - - -

ideasguy · « **Reply #9 on:** November 14, 2012, 12:30:53 AM »

I like it Toby! Lovely clear photos!
Ive just made an observation - there are no shadows!
Ive remarked elsewhere on the forum that I can capture better images when the sun is not shining.
That's usually fairly easy here in Ireland

but I imagine its usually blazing in WA in summer

Do you recall what sort of day it was when you visited?

bossgard · « **Reply #10 on:** November 14, 2012, 05:13:16 PM »

George, it’s interesting that you raise the question or the thought of the lack of shadows.
Of course for me, I really don’t care if the sun is shining or if it’s very cloudy. I will probably have only one chance to do this photo shoot, so it’s ‘point and shoot’ now!

In this series of photos at the Point Defiance Rose Gardens are approximately 25 photos, all taken the same day. I am going to bounce ahead in the sequence for about 20 of them, and post this photo to give you an idea of the weather changes that can happen suddenly. The photos were taken in approximately 2 hours.

I will then continue the normal sequence of photos in the future; so it will be interesting to check the brightness of the sky, and the cloud formations as the sequence advances. Remember, you are in a maritime setting surrounded by water, and anything can happen and does weather wise. Both Tacoma and Seattle are major seaports to the rest of the world.

bossgard · « **Reply #11 on:** November 16, 2012, 03:14:29 PM »

Back to regular sequence of Point Defiance GARDEN photos --

bossgard · « **Reply #12 on:** November 20, 2012, 02:57:44 PM »

Another photo from the Point Defiance Rose Garden.

ideasguy · « **Reply #13 on:** November 20, 2012, 04:35:04 PM »

They are all great photos Toby. The gardens are very well maintained, I have to say.
Did the different raised beds have any ID?
Did the Roses have labels of any kind?
I'd be very interested to know the names.

bossgard · « **Reply #14 on:** November 24, 2012, 11:17:09 PM »

Have been trying to find information about ID's on the Roses.
It's been quite a while ago, but I think I do remember markers at the bases of the plants.
However, if this is a trial garden and the roses are not on the market, would the plants have any ID's at all.?
How do they label trials, by numbering as to what the breeder is creating? That is, by the parents?
Is NewPlantsGuy still with us, maybe he can share with us?

ideasguy · « **Reply #15 on:** November 26, 2012, 09:29:59 PM »

If its a trial garden, the Roses will definitely be documented and I'd be surprised if they are not labelled Toby.
We are very lucky here in N Ireland to have The City of Belfast International Rose Garden on our doorstep. Here's the official web site of the Rose Society of Northern Ireland administered by my good friend Norman Beck.
http://www.rosemerald.co.uk/
Norman tells us that there are more than 30,000 roses there - and guess what? all labelled with a stout wooden post with label atop.
Now that is an impressive feat. A few labels have been damaged, but that is to be expected I guess.
Next time you visit (or any other of our members happen to visit) the Point Defiance Gardens you can look out for the names and we can update this topic.
The labels in Belfast don't give any indication of the breeding to produce the cultivars being tested. Its a prestigious thing for the Rose Breeders to pick up prizes. I know that Roses are put on a three year trials program in Belfast and the local Rose Judges visit a number of times each year.
Rose week takes place in July each year, and a team of International Rose judges do the final inspection and announce the winners. The marks given by the local judges make up for a large percentage of the final score, as they have inspected the Roses at different times of year.
Interesting and fascinating stuff

Keep up the good work with those photos Toby

bossgard · « **Reply #16 on:** November 26, 2012, 10:47:56 PM »

George.

In re-reading the introductury remarks I made to this photo posting, I came across this copy: "The garden is accredited by the American Rose Society as an All American Rose selection display garden."

If you go to the American Rose Society website: http://www.ars.org/

You then can find info about the Tacoma Rose Society: http://www.tacomarosesociety.org/

But who members are of the Tacoma Rose Garden organization, which (I assume) is responsible for the gardens at Point Defiance is not quite clear. And where the cultivars come from is not quite clear either. Maybe it is a group of volunteers (God bless them!) without very much structure, and the roses come from local nurseries. Will work on it and see if I can find out something.

bossgard · « **Reply #17 on:** November 27, 2012, 03:18:03 PM »

And, the next of the Point Defiance Rose Garden photos!

bossgard · « **Reply #18 on:** November 29, 2012, 03:02:53 PM »

Obviously, some of these pictures of the Point Defiance Gardens are not of Roses. But, we will take the photos of this shoot in sequence, as they were all done on the same day.

bossgard · « **Reply #19 on:** December 06, 2012, 02:56:54 PM »

From the Point Defiance Gardens.

ideasguy · « **Reply #20 on:** December 06, 2012, 02:59:15 PM »

Beautiful

Many thanks again for posting Toby.

bossgard · « **Reply #21 on:** December 18, 2012, 09:16:18 PM »

And, another in the photo series of Point Defiance Gardens, located in Tacoma, WA - USA.

ideasguy · « **Reply #22 on:** December 19, 2012, 12:00:03 AM »

Is that a bed frame I see Toby?

bossgard · « **Reply #23 on:** December 20, 2012, 11:18:11 PM »

It might be, I don't know if they will still be there now or not?
Somebody certainly got creative if they are bedsteads!
I like to see that, though, it's nice when they can recycle something,
rather than have it wind up in a land fill.

bossgard · « **Reply #24 on:** December 22, 2012, 10:28:08 PM »

And another from Point Defiance Gardens!