Cool New Orleans Rose Garden References. Open year round, the ten acre new orleans botanical garden contains more than 2,000 varieties of plants from around the world. It was established in 1992 and contains one of the largest and finest public collections in the world of old roses that do well in warm climates.

For two long, horrible weeks the toxic stew, 20 feet deep, spewed by katrina covered her home. To spread the word about old roses, to return old roses to the gardens of new orleans area, and to preserve them for generations to come. This rambling rose is shade tolerant, ideal for pergolas, arches, arbors, walls, and fences, and suitable for growing into trees.