What:
Woodland Park Rose Garden at Woodland Park Zoo is blooming! The award-winning garden will be in full bloom within the next two to three weeks. This spectacular 2.5-acre site boasts 290+ varieties of roses and over 5,000 individual plants! The garden's extensive array of roses, including hybrid teas, miniatures, climbers, tree roses, David Austens and All-America winners, blends elegantly with the garden's formal architectural design to create a memorable showcase landscape. Old Garden roses are a new addition to our collection this year. The Rose Garden also holds the distinction of being one of only 24 All-America Rose Selections Test Gardens in the United States.

When:
Beginning June through late September.

Hours:
Woodland Park Rose Garden is open from 7:00 a.m. until dusk every day of the year.

Where:
Woodland Park Rose Garden at Woodland Park Zoo, N. 50th St. and Fremont Ave. N.

Cost:
Woodland Park Rose Garden is free to the public.
Parking $3.50.

Info:
For more about the Rose Garden or for general zoo information, call 206.684.4800 or visit the Rose Garden section of the zoo’s Web site. A list of all the roses in the garden is also available to visitors upon request.

Accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, award-winning Woodland Park Zoo is famed for pioneering naturalistic exhibits and setting a standard for zoos all over the world. With conservation, education and excellent animal care at the core of the zoo’s mission, the zoo is helping to save endangered species in Washington state and around the world including tree kangaroos, snow leopards, red-crowned cranes, African wild dogs, western pond turtles and Oregon silverspot butterflies. By inspiring visitors and others to care and act, Woodland Park Zoo is making a difference in our planet’s future.