Woodland Park Rose Garden

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• No, this isn't the zoo, although the zoo is indeed smack in the middle of this park, which lives up to its name with 188 acres of towering deciduous forest and rolling lawns. It also offers tennis courts, playfields and picnic areas on its east side (near Green Lake), and shrubbery-shrouded meadows on its west side (on Phinney Avenue North). In the center, by one of the zoo entrances, is the park's beloved rose garden (5500 Phinney Ave North; +1 206 684 4863). The high-walled space is crammed with dozens of different hybrids, tea roses and climbers.
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