St Anne’s Park lies close to the lovely coastline on Dublin’s northside, its 300 acres owned by the Guinness brewing family until purchased by Dublin City Council in 1939. The parkland is full of mature trees and children populate it, playing happily in the woodland or riding their tricycles.
But situated deep in the park is one of Europe’s finest rose gardens – 25,000 plants grouped into hybrid tea, floribunda, climber, shrub and so on.
There is a special section with the newest unnamed varieties of roses, to be judged by an international panel of judges for the prestigious International Rose Trials held this week, followed by the Dublin Rose Festival this weekend with rose growers, nurseries, the Federation of Beekeepers, Dublin Community Growers and many other attractions such as Art studios and workshops.
The focal point of course will be the roses, laid out in large concentric circles, with…
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