The Andrew M. Stellwag, Sr. All-America Rose Selections, Inc. Public Rose Garden
Livin' Easy (foreground), Betty Boop (middleground), Crimson Bouquet (last row)	A bed of beautiful striped Scentimental Roses	A quiet garden nook for relaxing contemplation.
Stop & Smell the Roses! Enjoy a relaxing stroll through our maze-like rose garden of more than 800 rose bushes.  As a member of the prestigious  All-America Rose Selections Inc.  we are proud to be on of only two AARS Public Rose Gardens in New Jersey.  Open year round and free of charge, our garden honors an incredibly talented and dedicated rosarian, our founder, Andrew M. Stellwag, Sr. AARS is a non-profit association dedicated to the introduction and promotion of exceptional roses.  Since 1938, the AARS trial program has encouraged the rose industry to improve the vitality, disease resistance and beauty of roses for American home gardens.  Today, the AARS program is one of the most successful and highly regarded of its kind, having brought to the forefront some of the most popular roses in history, such as Peace, Mister Lincoln, Knock Out and Bonica. (All-America Rose Selections 2006 Publication.) Many of the roses growing in our public garden are available for sale in the garden center, allowing you to build the garden of your dreams in your own back yard.  Let our knowledge and expertise help you to make your gardening dreams a reality!    2009 AARS Winners available for sale in the Garden Center Carefree Spirit (SH) - Cherry Red with White Reverse Recognizing that consumers want roses that are easy to care for, in 2004, AARS stopped spraying fungicides on all shrub roses in its nationwide test gardens. Carefree Spirit is the first and only landscape shrub to date to endure this real-world testing and prevail as a Winner. This mounding rose produces deep red blossoms with white twinkles in their eyes; the blooms finish pink as they bask in the sun. Carefree Spirit amplifies the disease resistance associated with its Carefree lineage, with more than ten years of hybridization improvement. Much like its parent rose, Carefree Delight™, which was a All-America Rose Selections Winner in 1996, the petals are beautifully set amongst abundant glossy, dark green foliage, however it has even better disease resistance, habit and blooming power, and will perform well in any area of the country. Carefree Spirit was hybridized by Jacques Mouchotte, director of research at Meilland International and introduced by Conard-Pyle Co. of West Grove, PA. Cinco De May (FL) - Rusty, Red-Orange  Cinco de Mayo brings fiesta of flowers to every garden. Mysteriously colored and deliriously novel…it’s an indescribable blending of smoked lavender and rusty red-orange. This festive rose may be impossible to describe but you’ll love the endless bounty of multi-colored clusters sitting amongst clean, glossy green foliage and dark red new growth. The flowers, which hold well and are fast to repeat, radiate the smell of fresh-cut golden apples. As an AARS Winner, this floribunda has fantastic disease resistance and has performed exceptionally well across the country with little-to-no care. As the offspring of the 2006 AARS award-winning Julia Child rose, Cinco de Mayo enlivens any garden, and it’s clean, round habit is ideal for use as a hedge or in a border with mixed perennials. Cinco de Mayo was hybridized by Tom Carruth and is introduced by Weeks Roses of Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Pink Promise (HT) - Pink Blend Pink Promise – a graceful bloomer with long stems for cutting – will promise that your garden is a stunning spectacle this year. Most impressively, the National Breast Cancer Foundation selected this rose to officially represent a continual blooming promise of compassion and awareness. For every Pink Promise plant purchased, a percentage of the sales will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation to help extend women's lives through education and early detection. This hybrid tea’s beauty is enhanced by the contrast of its large pink blossoms set against lush dark green foliage. Along with its stunning appearance, Pink Promise has good disease resistance, and flourishes even in cooler climates. A highly fragrant rose, Pink Promise fills any room with a deliciously fruity scent. Pink Promise was hybridized by Jim Coiner and introduced by Coiner Nursery of Lavern, Calif. Source: All-America Rose Selections, Inc., www.rose.org
Carefree Spirit Rose	Cinco De Mayo Rose	Pink Promise Rose