Archive for the 'Roses' Category

Portland = the greenest city in the United States

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Once again, Portland is the greenest city in the United States.
The SustainLane U.S. city rankings factor in each city’s ability to maintain healthy air, drinking water, parks and public transit systems, as well as a robust, sustainable local economy with green building, farmers markets, renewable energy and alternative fuels.
Personally I had a hard time adjusting [...]

Rose Festival named Best in World!

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Part of the joy of living in Portland, Oregon, is the Rose Festival. And I’m willing to bet that I’m not alone in that thinking.
Take a look at the details of the awards presented by the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) to the Rose Festival. There are 30 Pinnacle awards, plus the highly [...]

The City of Roses

Friday, September 21st, 2007

Can you imagine living the a city called “The Rose City” and having access to a garden with thousands of roses? If you love roses this is probably as close as you can get to heaven on earth. Portland’s International Rose Test Garden is the oldest of 24 public rose test gardens in the [...]