Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden

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About the Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden

The Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden has over 2500 rose bushes (over 200 varieties), sitting on 3 acres of land in Balboa Park.  The rose garden is filled with a large variety of fragrant, colorful roses and oh so beautiful.

While you’re in the area, make sure to check out the Balboa Desert Garden as well!

In 2003, the Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden was given an Award of Garden Excellence by the World Federation of Rose Societies, and in 2004 that group named it one of the 16 best public rose gardens in the world. Today it’s one of 35 rose gardens worldwide to receive that group’s annual excellence award — one of only four in the U.S.