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Rose Garden History
The beautiful Antelope Park Rose Garden which was renovated in 2008 sits on land once used to grow hay for Parks Department work horses. In the 1940's this land was developed into park land and it evolved into a rose garden. The first rose garden was named 'Goebel's Rose Garden' after the first Parks Floriculturist and designer of Sunken Gardens, Fred Goebel. The garden was filled with over 3,000 roses in over 200 different colors, making it an exciting addition to the Antelope Park Triangle. The garden was chosen in 1945 to be Nebraska's first test garden, dedicating a small area of the garden for 200 test roses. These roses were planted and observed under various conditions to determine their ability to survive Nebraska's climate.
The garden was later re-designed by Ernst Herminhaus, expanded and re-named the 'Municipal Rose Garden.' He intended the garden to be an educational experience and chose to display roses best suited for the region. The Woods Park Rose Garden was integrated with the Municipal Rose Garden in the mid-1990's and renamed the 'Antelope Park Rose Garden.'
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Rose Garden Renovation
In November of 1986, then-President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the rose to be the National Flower. We are proud to honor our Nation's Flower and to give the ‘Rose' a proper home in Lincoln near south 27th Street & Capitol Parkway.
The Lincoln Parks Foundation, the Lincoln Rose Society, and the City of Lincoln's Parks & Recreation Department, were proud to lead the $350,000 campaign to renovate and restore Lincoln's only municipal rose garden. A generous donation from Don Hamann, owner of Sartor Hamann Jewelers, and an avid rose grower, helped kick this campaign off.
The campaign kick-off was April 20, 2006 at Mayor Seng's press conference in Sunken Gardens. The renovation started in the Fall of 2006 and was fully completed by 2008.
The renovation transformed the existing garden into two gardens: a formal display garden of cutting roses and an informal strolling garden of hardy landscape roses.
The Formal Rose Garden
The formal display garden will feature 1,300 roses in a variety of colors and fragrances. The roses will include recent All-American Rose Society (AARS) award winning roses, Miniatures, Hybrid Teas, Floribundas and Grandifloras in the tradition of Fred Goebel.
A fountain with a bronzed cherub will be placed at the center of the garden. Additional elements include site furnishings, ornamental lighting, ornamental west entrance gate and iron fences, a pavilion at the south entrance and new original sculptures.
The Informal Rose Garden
The informal strolling garden is northeast of the formal garden and will feature hardy landscape rose's best suited for our area. The roses will be complimented with companion plantings of ornamental grasses and perennials, upholding Ernst Herminghaus' vision of an educational experience.
DONATIONS & MEMORIALS
- Rose Garden Fountain Bricks
Honor special friends or family members, memoralize loved ones, celebrate anniversaries, birthdays, or holidays by purchasing a personalized inscribed brick. Your inscribed brick will be placed in a rose formation surrounding the fountain in the formal area of the garden. - Rose Garden Bed of Roses
Over 100 varieties of roses are displayed in distinct, individual beds available for sponsorship. Each sponsored bed will be distinguished by an inscribed tile with the donor's choice of wording. - Donate Online
Visit the Contribution Page on our website to make a secure online donation for either of these special products associated with the Antelope Park Rose Garden or to make a general donation.
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