RR-Themen

The museum is cooperating with the International School of Modena concerning water projects, additionally there are exhibitions taking place (we saw wonderful macro fotos of roses, other plants and insects from Paolo Focherini Coizzi for example) and conferences which take place at the impressive and charming museum conference room can be nothing else than successful.

The roses are growing on a mountain ridge in full sun, they are not fertilized, non spray and seldom watered. They are planted deep into the clay soil for getting them own root. There are many, many roses already growing there (a list of them can be ordered at the museum or from me), but there´s space for many, many more. The museum offered a lot of this space for unknown, found and endangered roses but they´re searching for some classical varieties additionally. They´re rooting cuttings with excellent results and whoever would like to send them additional cuttings (or suckers) should get in contact with them!

Though many of the roses are not older than three years yet they´re growing and blooming fantastically: Many varieties which are known as having only slight fragrances at Northern Europe and other colder places are smelling breathtaking at the museum. And the blooms of some varieties are much bigger, the shrubs growing much higher than at other climates.

There are a lot of once blooming Old Garden Roses, many of them seldom can be seen elsewhere, but also very rare and interesting varieties of Hybrid Perpetuals, Hybrid Teas, Ramblers and Climbers f.e.

Another project of the museum is “Adotte una rosa”: People can pay or the patronage of a rose and the money is used for social projects. A special wheel-chair had already be bought and people with handicaps now are also able to visit the roses. The next patronages will be used for a path for blind people.

'Cornelia'