Louis Benoist Gardens Revisited

It’s been over a year since I wrote about the Louis Benoist Gardens in the Almaden Valley neighborhood of San Jose, so I thought I’d share some pictures I took during our recent visit to the rose garden, which is just down the street from my son’s home.

The rose garden itself was established in 1941 and is so well-maintained. It’s a joy to wander amongst the bushes, lean over and smell the gorgeous roses of every variety and color.

Here’s what some of the flowers looked like when we visited this year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

A fellow named “Andrew” commented on my February 2012 post that the roses reflect his grandmother’s love of the flowers. And rightly so, for this was her garden. Thanks, Andrew.