They sold all the 500 plus roses propagated from the roses in the Historic Rose Garden here. They were lined up early and the sale was brisk. the other two gardens had relatively few visitors. It rained most of the day. Rained more this morning. All much needed. I went on one guided tour myself given by Fred Boutin who was a botanist at Huntington and an avid rose collector whose rose collection was the start of the Historic Rose Gardens collection. He was fascinating....an incredible wealth of knowledge. Going rose to rose with the history of each, their provenance and bloodline. For me it was at the end of a long and wet but satisfying day. There were about 200 visitors for the event. Thanks for asking Mike. There were several people from the LA basin who made it up here for the sale.
Photo: Sales table the afternoon before.
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