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Belfast Summer Rose Fair returns for first time since pandemic

Joanne, lives close to the garden and says the garden is worth further investment, adding that it creates a sense of community.

One worker told BBC News NI that they expect the park to be “really busy” throughout the event, but added that some plants have “suffered” since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pauline, who visits the rose garden regularly, also told BBC News NI of the noticeable increase in dead plants, blaming “budget cuts”.

“It is so beautiful to know you’re so close to the urbanisation of Belfast, but here you have this tranquillity, she added.

The Lord Mayor says weather plays a “big factor” in the number of roses that grow.

He says “everyone has budgetary frustrations at the moment”, but added the council has been working hard at “greening our city centres”.


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