Willowbranch Rose Garden - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 18.378 W 081° 41.906
17R E 432844 N 3352933
The Willowbranch Rose Garden is located in the Riverside Historic District in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WM3NWX
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2008
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From the City of Jacksonville's website about the rose garden
(visit link): "Willowbranch Rose Garden Park is located in Riverside between Mallory St. and Azalea Terrace, across from Willowbranch Park. In 1916, the site was part of the City’s initial purchase for the land to create Willowbranch Park. It remained part of the park until 1955, when members of the Jacksonville Rose Society established the Variety Rose Garden on the site. The Society and other volunteers (with the City’s help) maintained the roses for many years. However, eventually the garden deteriorated until in 1998 two teenage brothers, Adam and Joseph Bierce, took over restoration of the remaining garden. At the request of Riverside Avondale Preservation, the park name was changed in 2002, and today it contains two rose beds with timber borders, a bench for relaxing, and parking for approximately eight cars."