The central part of the Rose Garden is crossed by a walkway about 50 m long, placed over a succession of pools adorned with waterlilies and fountains, where the sound of cascading water reminds us that, even in a created rose garden, we are always surrounded by nature. On the sides of the walkway some arched metal structures support tall climbers, allowing those who pass by to get drunk in their scent.
This passage is visited by many visitors, because it also leads to the entrance to the Serrone of the Royal Villa, the ancient Orangerie, currently home to art exhibitions.
At the end of the footbridge, on both sides there are two plants of “Zephirine Drouhin”. It is a Bourbon rose from 1868 by the French Bizot, with smooth branches without thorns, very fragrant, very reflowering, of an intense pink color. Bourbon roses were born in 1817 on the island of Bourbon off the coast of Madagascar, today Réunion, it seems from a spontaneous cross between 2 varieties (Damask and Chinensis). Very vigorous, they were also used to make dividing hedges and were called Edouardian after Edouard Perichon, the gentleman who discovered the plant.