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One of the most visible results of the WFRS committees is the publication of awards:

WFRS Gardens of Excellence Prize:

1995 - Roseraie de l'Haÿ du Val de Marne L'Haÿ-les-Roses (France)
1996 - II Roseto Botanico Carla Fineschi Cavriglia (Italy)
1998 - The Garden of Roses at Hex Castle Hex (Belgium)
2000 - The City of Belfast International Rose Garden, Sir Thomas & Lady Dixon Park (Belfast)
2003 - Rosarium Sangerhausen (Germany)
2003 - Victoria State Rose Garden, Victoria (Australia)
2003 - The Rose Garden at Vrijbroek Park Mechelen (Belgium)
2003 - The Rose Garden at the Montreal Botanical Garden (Canada)
2003 - Rosenneuheitengarten Beutig Baden-Baden (Germany)
2003 - The Wohl Rose Park of Jerusalem Jerusalem (Israel)
2003 - II Roseto Niso Fumagall, Monza (Italy)
2003 - Dugald Mackenzie Rose Garden, Palmerston North (New Zealand)
2003 - Fresh Woods, Elgin (Afrique du Sud)
2003 - Inez Parker Mem. Rose Garden, San Diego (USA)
2003 - The Gardens of the ARS, Shreveport (USA)
2003 - Flower Festival Commemorative Park Gifu (Japan)
2006 - Coughton Court, Alcester (Great Britain)
2006 - Bara Koon, Fukuyama (Japan)
2006 - Rose Hills, California (USA)
2006 - Centenary Rose Garden, Tamil Nadu (India)
2006 - Parc le La Grange, Geneva (Switzerland)
2006 - Parc de la Tete d'Or, Lyon (France)
2006 - Utsubo Koen, Osaka (Japan)
2006 - Ramln Ortiz Rosaleda, Madrid (Spain)
2006 - Washington Park Int. Rose Test Garden, Portland (USA)
2006 - Roger's Rose Garden, Hamilton (New Zealand)
2009 - Morwell Centenary Rose Garden (Australia)
2009 - Shenzen Renmin Park (China)
2009 - Roseraie du Parc Floral de la Beaujoire (France)
2009 - Jindai Botanical Park (Japan)
2009 - Toll Cross Park (Scotland)
2009 - Roserar de Cervantes (Spain)
2012 – Rosedal de Palermo, Argentina
2012 – International Rose Garden Kortrijk, Belgium
2012 – Zijing Park, China
2012 – Gardens of the Rose, England
2012 – Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden, New Zealand
2012 – Gulab Bagh, Pakistan
2012 – Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, USA
2012 – San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, USA
2015 – Mornington Botanical Rose Garden, Australia
2015 – Beijing Botanical Garden Rose Garden, China
2015 – Rose Garden of the Lidice Memorial, Czech Republic
2015 – Geografisk Have, Denmark
2015 – David Austin Rose Garden, England
2015 – Roseninsel Park, Germany
2015 – Green Valley Rose Garden, India
2015 – Roseto di San Giovanni, Italy
2015 – Akao Herb & Rose Garden, Japan
2015 – Keisei Rose Garden, Japan
2015 – City of Sakura Rose Garden, Japan
2015 - Roseraie Princesse Grace de Monaco, Monaco
2015 – Lady Norwood Rose Garden, New Zealand
2015 – Bosky Dell, South Africa
2015 – Roserar Amargos - Jardin del Teatre Grec, Spain
2015 – Roseraie at Au Diable Vert, Switzerland
2015 – Biltmore Rose Garden, USA
2015 – Rudolf W. van der Goot Rose Garden, USA
2015 – Sacramento Historic Rose Garden, USA
2015 – Woodland Library Rose Club Public Garden, USA

WFRS Rose Hall of Fame Prize:

1976 - 'Peace' ('Gioiao', 'Gloria Dei', 'Madame A. Meilland') 1945
Francis Meilland (France)

1979 - 'Queen Elizabeth' 1954 WE Lammerts (USA)

1981 - 'Fragrant Cloud' ('Duftwolke', 'Nuage Parfumé' - TANellis)
M Tantau (Germany)

1983 - 'Iceberg' ('Schneewittchen', 'Fée des Neiges') 1958
Reimer Kordes (Germany)

1985 - 'Double Delight' (ANDeli) 1977
Herbert Swim (USA)

1988 - 'Papa Meilland' (MEIsar) 1963
Alain Meilland (France)

1991 - 'Pascali' (LENip) 1963
Louis Lens (Belgium)

1994 - 'Just Joey' 1972
Roger Pawsey of Cants (Great Britain)

1997 - 'New Dawn' (climber) 1930
Sport of 'Dr. W Van Fleet' introduced by Dreer of Somerset Rose Nursery (USA)

2000 - 'Ingrid Bergman' (POUlman) 1984
Olesen (Denmark)

2003 - 'Bonica 82' (MEIdomonac) 1982
Alain Meilland (France)

2006 - 'Elina' (DICjana) 1994
Dickson (Ireland)
'Pierre de Ronsard' (MEIviolin)
Alain Meilland (France)

2009 - 'Graham Thomas' (AUSmas) 1983
David Austin (Great Britain)

2012 – ‘Sally Holmes’ 1976
Robert A. Holmes (Great Britain)

2015 – ‘Coctail’ (MEImick) 1957
Francis Meilland (France)

WFRS Old Rose Hall of Fame Prize

'Cecile Brunner'
'Souvenir de la Malmaison'
'Gruss an Teplitz' - 2000
'Madame Hardy' - 2006
'Gloire de Dijon'
'Old Blush'
'Madame Alfred Carriére' - 2003
'Rosa Mundi' - 2009
‘Officinalis’ – 2012
‘Mutabilis’ – 2012
‘Charles de Mills’ – 2015

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A Fairytale Monarchy

”There lived once a great queen, in whose garden were found, at all seasons, the most splendid flowers, and from every land in the world. She specially loved roses, and therefore she possessed the most beautiful varieties of this flower, from the wild hedge-rose, with its apple-scented leaves, to the splendid Provence rose. They grew near the shelter of the walls, wound themselves round columns and window-frames, and crept along passages and over the ceilings of the halls. They were of every fragrance and colour.”

Thus begins Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale ”The loveliest rose in the world”. The essence of the fairytale is The Rose as symbol of love.