Derby Roses

The Garland of Roses placed on the Kentucky Derby winner is designed with Freedom Roses
from Ecuador. These are the same roses that we carry at Mountain Memories. I chose this brand a few years back after trying out a few others and found these roses to be the best for vase life (that's florist terms.) The girls that sew these roses to the blanket are my friends and we have talked in great detail on how they only choose the perfect rose. There are almost 500 roses placed in a tube and then placed ever so carefully and stitched in. My friend Carol the head designer takes the blanket to Churchill Downs and stands guard with it until its time for the Downs officials to take it. Carol also designs the Lily blanket for The Oaks on Friday. So the next time you see red roses at Mountain Memories remember they are Freedom Roses.