Jenn Nawada travels to the International Rose Test Garden in Portland, Oregon to learn how roses are curated and tested for quality before selecting one for a homeowner's garden; Nathan Gilbert ...

The cost for each potted rose plant is $39.99, which includes a $2 donation to the nonprofit Portland Rose Festival Foundation. ‘Heart of Portland’ is available only through Portland Nursery ...

You just have to know where to look. More than 10,000 roses blanket 4.5 acres at Washington Park's International Rose Test Garden, where the Portland Rose Society awards "best rose" honors each year.

Portland is known as the City of Roses, mainly because, well, they can't get enough of the climate here, and there's no better place to see roses shine than at the International Rose Test Garden.

In 1917, Washington Park on Portland's west side was selected as the site of the International Rose Test Garden and most of the rose show activities were moved there.