Rose Gardens Near Tempe

Mesa Community College Rose Garden

• Less than four miles from Tempe, the Rose Garden at Mesa Community College offers a variety of modern roses, large-flowered roses and antique roses. Designed by landscape architect LeRoy Brady, the rose garden holds 6,000 rose bushes including the Veteran's Garden. The rose varieties in the Veteran's Garden all have names with a military or patriotic theme.

  Mesa Community College
  1833 W. Southern
  Mesa, AZ 85202
  480-461-7000
  mesacc.edu

Sahuaro Ranch Park

• The Sahuaro Ranch Park Rose Garden is approximately 30 minutes outside Tempe in Glendale, and was founded by William Henry Bartlett in 1886. The Park's rose garden is situated among historic ranch buildings and orchards where peacocks can often be spotted roaming the grounds. The rose garden often hosts local weddings and flower shows.

  Sahuaro Ranch Park
  9802 N. 59th Ave.
  Glendale, AZ 85302
  623-930-4200
  glendaleaz.com

Arboretum at Arizona State University

• Tempe is home to Arizona State University. The Arboretum at Arizona State University in Tempe proper includes 29 species of roses, as well as cactus plants, cyprus trees and date palms. The Arboretum is open to the public seven days a week and is free of charge.

  The Arboretum at Arizona State University
  University Drive and Mill Ave.
  Tempe, AZ 85287
  480-965-9011
  asu.edu

Valley Garden Center

• The Valley Garden Center in central Phoenix is 20 minutes from Tempe and has been around since 1948. The Valley Garden Center is a non-profit organization that encourages gardening in Phoenix and local communities, and it is the meeting place for the monthly gatherings of the Phoenix Rose Society. The center offers facilities for weddings and other special events to help benefit the organization.

  Valley Garden Center
  1809 North 15th Avenue
  Phoenix, AZ 85007
  602-252-2120
  valleygardencenter.org