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In Freising’s rose gardens

Freising has a long and distinguished history of horticulture and garden design – and a tradition of colourful beds of roses everywhere in its public green spaces. 80 different varieties grow in “Rose Island” alone, between the railway station and city centre. Freising’s inhabitants have embraced this garden as a blooming retreat amidst the bustle of the historic laneways.

It’s a place that clearly communicates the message of the roses, and you will sense it too: roses bring the generations together and bring joy to everyday life. The little River Moosach gurgles its way among the rose bushes. Parts of the bank have been lowered, with steps leading down to the water that create refreshing seats in the summer. Steps lead you directly to the watercourse, which invites you to cool off in summer. The public Kneipp facility is also located here in the Schleifermoosach.

City of Roses Freising

They not only adorn public green spaces, but also decorate the alleyways of the old town and enrich private gardens: roses are present in Freising's cityscape like no other plant. The countless rose plantations bloom as shrub and bedding roses, line squares and borders, climb up house facades as climbing roses - and are a centre of attraction for locals and visitors alike. This triumph of the ‘queen of flowers’ is closely linked to the name of Professor Dr Josef Sieber († 2011). It is thanks to his enthusiasm and commitment that Freising was the first Bavarian town to be awarded the title of Rose Town in 2001 - a distinction that is not easy to achieve and which has only been awarded to one other town in Bavaria since then - Bad Kissingen.

Two rose varieties have "Freising" in their names:

  • the shrub rose "Freisinger Morgenröte", introduced in 1988 by breeder W. Kordes' Söhne; the fragrant flowers are orange on a yellow background, semi-double, elegantly shaped and borne in clusters.
  • the ornamental shrub rose "Rosenstadt Freising", bred by W. Kordes' Söhne in 2003; it is known for its unique colouring, as the flowers - white with a red edge - bear the city colours of Freising. The rose is semi-double and grows in clusters.

Impressions: Freising rose varieties, splendour of blossoms on house facades and rose island

The magnificent rose ‘Freisinger Morgenröte’, bred in 1988. (Photo: ski)
In 2003, two years after Freising was named the City of Roses, this honourable title became the namesake of the new variety ‘Rosenstadt Freising’. (Photo: ski)
Roses in the district court garden ("Amtsgerichtsgarten"). (Photo: City of Freising)
Roses entwine around a house in Kirchgasse. (Photo: ski)
Façade decoration: roses in the Mittlerer Graben. (Photo: ski)
Greenery in the streets of the old town: Roses in the Mittloeren Graben. (Photo: ski)
Roses at a residential building in Mittlerer Graben. (Photo: ski)
In yellow and red: Rosy façade planting in the Mittlerer Graben. (Photo: City of Freising)
Idyll in the alleyways of Freising... (Photo: City of Freising)
Beautiful view: Roses line the Mittlerer Graben. (Photo: ski)
Roses also grow along the wall to the district court garden ("Amtsgerichtsgarten"). (Photo: City of Freising)
Splendour of flowers on the corner of Mittlerer Graben / Sporrergasse. (Photo: City of Freising)
Roses also adorn the facades of houses in Oberer Graben. (Photo: ski)
View of rose plantings in the Oberer Graben. (Photo: ski)
The Rose Island between the railway station and the city centre. (Photo: City of Freising)
The Rose Island between the railway station and the city centre. (Photo: City of Freising)
The perfect place for a break: the Rose Island between the railway station and the city centre. (Photo: ski)
The Rose Island between the railway station and the city centre. (Photo: ski)
The Rose Island between the railway station and the city centre. (Photo: ski)
More than 80 different rose varieties bloom on the Rose Island. (Photo: ski)
How it smells! Rose island between the railway station and the city centre. (Photo: City of Freising)
Also popular as a photo motif: the splendour of roses on the Rose Island between the railway station and the city centre. (Photo: ski)
The Rose Island between the railway station and the city centre. (Photo: City of Freising)

Weihenstephan as the venue for the new Garden Days

After a year's break, Garden Days were held again in Freising in 2025 - albeit with new organisers and at a different location: Weihenstephan is now the venue for the event. For the first time, the green campus was transformed into a colourful, blooming campus on Mother's Day weekend, 10 and 11 May. Plants, supplies and accessories were offered on the square between the library, cafeteria and central lecture theatre building. In cooperation with the TUM School of Life Sciences and the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT), there were also high-calibre lectures, guided tours and professional plant protection advice.  The Freising tourist information centre also presented a highly popular (historical) tour of the Weihenstephaner Berg. For children, the programme included enticing activities such as nature crafts and a climbing activity - and all guests enjoyed the relaxing live music.

After the overwhelming response, there will probably be a new edition in 2026. Information at https://gartentage-freising-weihenstephan.de