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Richmond, Indiana
A.A.R.S. Rose Garden
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The Richmond Rose A.A.R.S. Garden is open 365 days a year, and no
admission is charged for visiting the garden. The garden is wheelchair
accessible and restrooms are available in Glen Miller Park at the
concession building.
The Richmond Rose Garden, along with the Richmond-Friendship Garden and
E.G. Hill Memorial Rose Garden, is located in Glen Miller Park and faces
U.S. 40 East. For directions please see the map below.
The peak bloom periods of the garden are in June and September, but
gorgeous roses can been seen throughout the summer months.
For a fee, the Victorian Gazebo with electrical outlets can be reserved
for weddings and special events. Please call (765) 983-7275 for details.
History
Richmond defined itself as the "Rose City" in the early 1970's. The
reason for the Rose City designation is that Richmond was the home of
Hills Rose Growers. The E.G. Hill Company and the Joseph H. Hill Company
together with the Hill Floral Products Company were the premier rose
growers and marketers of cut roses, accounting for the sale of millions
of roses annually in the U.S. and around the world.
 It was only natural then to honor our rose heritage by establishing a
public Rose Garden to be enjoyed by our own residents and visitors to
our city.
The idea of the Rose Garden became a reality in 1985 when the Rose
Garden Project Committee was formed with the purpose of establishing a
public garden. Many good ideas later, and with generous amounts of
community funding in hand, the first roses were planted in June 1987.
The walkways of historic star bricks, from older residential areas of
Richmond, were donated to the Garden by the city and installed in June
1988.
To the west is the formal E.G. Hill Memorial Rose Garden which was
started in 1937 to honor the Hill companies, and the historic Charles
House, both of which are maintained by the Richmond Parks Dept.
 The Richmond-Friendship Garden is the newest addition to the garden
project emphasizing our friendship with the German City of Zweibruken.
The garden lies between the A.A.R.S. and the E.G. Hill Memorial gardens.
It is of German design and features many German roses, a gift from the
famed Europas Rosegarten of Zweibrucken. The elegant rose sculpture
wrought by The Magaw's of Boston, Indiana symbolizes that friendship.
Late in 1988, after only two seasons, the Richmond Rose Garden earned
the highest distinction of being designated an All America Rose Display
Garden by the All America Rose Selection Board (A.A.R.S.). The only
other garden in Indiana to receive this recognition is in Fort Wayne.
 As one of only 130 plus A.A.R.S. Public Display Rose Gardens in the
nation, the Richmond garden will annually receive a selection of new All
America Rose varieties approved by the A.A.R.S. Selection Committee. All
current winners and many of the previous winners, dating from 1946, are
also among the plantings.
In addition to providing the garden public an opportunity to preview
A.A.R.S. winners before they are marketed, the public may also see how
various rose varieties perform under local climate and soil conditions.
For a detailed history of the garden, please read the
“History of
Richmond’s All-America Rose Garden” compiled for the Garden’s 10th
Anniversary by Donald Royer, available in PDF form. (Note,
this is a large, 22 mb .pdf file.)
Today visitors experience the beauty of this flourishing twenty year old
garden that highlights over 100 varieties of All American Selections®
Roses, amidst blooming annuals, perennials, and ornamental trees that
add an interesting texture to the garden.
Volunteer
 The Richmond Rose Garden is maintained almost exclusively by local
dedicated volunteers who offer their talents in rose care as well as
significant amounts of time tending the garden.
Volunteering can involve
anything from weeding for two hours, adopting and maintaining one of the
beautiful beds, to becoming involved in the volunteer committee that
meets once a month to consider and address the needs of the garden.
The garden is always in need of willing hands. A PDF copy of our garden
Volunteer Guide will offer an idea of the opportunities available to
help in the garden, as well as giving some wonderful Rose Care tips.
If you are interested in volunteering to work in the garden, please call
the Wayne County Foundation at (765) 962-1638.
If you are interested in attending an open committee meeting you are
invited to join us at noon at the Wayne County Foundation
building at
33 South 7th Street, Richmond, Indiana on the fourth Tuesday of every month between February and
November.
Donate
 No admission is charged to visit the garden, and the only source of
funding is through generous donations from community members, visitors,
and travelers who find value in the garden. No tax dollars are used to
maintain this garden. While any visit to the garden promises to be
beautiful, the underlying needs to maintain that beauty are costly.
Please consider making a donation toward the maintenance of the garden.
 As a unique memorial or
honorary gift, for a donation of $100, the back of a historic star brick
can be inscribed with words of your choosing and added to the Memorial
Walkway.
[Memorial Brick Order Form]
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The garden also welcomes
corporate donations toward specific needs and projects that will both
benefit the garden and highlight the businesses involvement in the
community. If your business would be interested in this sort of
tax-deductible gift there are many needs and opportunities available.
For
details about all giving opportunities, call the Wayne Co. Foundation at
(765) 962-1638
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Gifts
may be mailed to:
Wayne County Foundation
Rose Garden Fund
33 South 7th Street
Richmond, IN 47374
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Online Donations: please reference the RICHMOND ROSE
GARDEN FUND.
Map
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