Rundāle Palace Gardens

The Rundāle Palace's rose garden fills the spaces created by architect Francesco Rastrelli on both sides of the ornamental parterre. The 18th century did not see the planting of roses there.

The Rundle Palace garden is home to 600 historically significant rose varieties out of a total of 2230 rose kinds. Modern cultivars, on the other hand, can flower frequently until the first frost, while the majority of historical varieties only bloom once from late May to mid-July. In the fall, when visitors are enthralled by the range of colors and shapes of rose hips, the rose gardens that showcase the diversity of species through their forms and hybrids are also highly interesting.

Modern roses, which have been grouped by color so that it is easy to compare the work of numerous breeders in the creation of a single color variant, occupy the majority of the rose garden. English roses that resemble ancient garden roses are planted in the region nearest to the parterre. A total of 72 breeders from 17 different nations have generated the variations that may be seen in the 52 rose circles that are devoted to each breeder or country. In the six outermost beds of the garden, there are collections of vintage roses. Along the garden's eastern and western walls, rose hedges have been created.

Location: Pilsrundāle, Rundāle Parish, LV-3921, Latvia