We are in may, the ideal time to enjoy the roses bloom.
And for this, what better place in Madrid that gardens of the Rose Garden of the West Park.
With the name of Gardens of Ramón Ortiz, it is a very special corner of the west park, which every year becomes a great protagonist thanks to the splendor and variety of colors of its roses.
I remind you that in Madrid you also have the Retiro Park Rose Garden, which is known as Rosaleda Cecilio Rodríguez, another place that reaches its maximum splendor at this time of year.
These gardens of west park They were created in 1955 and every May there are several celebrations rose contests in which the most beautiful roses are chosen.
All the information in detail
Rose Contests in May 2023 in the Parque del Oeste
This is the case of Popular Rose of Madrid Contest 2023 which is celebrated from May 12 to 17, in which all visitors to the Rose Garden during these days can vote for the most beautiful rose.
El Visiting hours of the Rose Garden, during which you can also vote, is from 10 a.m. to 19 p.m.
The culminating day is May 17, when a rose is given to all the people who cast the vote, at the same time that it is made public which is the winning rose this year.
In turn, the May 19 the place Villa de Madrid International New Rose Competition, in which growers from 12 different countries participate, from the United States, Germany, France and Italy, to Japan, Denmark, New Zealand, Switzerland and, of course, Spain.
In total, roses of up to 89 varieties are evaluated, which have been sent two or three years in advance so that, finally, on the day of the competition, the jury made up of representatives of rose gardens from other countries and experts in gardening, landscaping or nursery , judge the quality of the flower.
Keep in mind that that day the Rose Garden is closed to the public from 8 a.m. to 15,30:XNUMX p.m., a period in which the jury evaluates the roses participating in the contest.
Where is the Rose Garden in Parque del Oeste?
Of course, the Rose Garden You can visit it not only in May, but throughout the year, and in an area of 32.000 square meters you will find up to 20.000 rose bushes of more than 650 different varieties planted.
La West Park Rose Garden you find it under the Paseo del Pintor Rosales, with access very close to the Cableway.
There are currently planted some 20.000 rose bushes of about 650 varieties different in their variants of low size, climbers or weepers.
Photos of the Rose Garden of the Parque del Oeste
In advance of your visit, here is a gallery of photos of the Rose Garden of the West Park, with images of the thousands of roses of all the varieties that are exhibited during their flowering at the end of the month of May.
Hello: just to inform you that the voting for the most beautiful rose is until the 18th and not the 19th as I have read in several different publications. It would be a shame if people were led by you and found it was over.