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Tyler Texas Holiday Ornament - Rose

Tyler Texas Holiday Ornament - Rose

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Rose. One rose. But at one point this town was growing something like half the rose bushes sold in the United States.

East Texas came to roses by accident. The peach orchards around Tyler were destroyed by disease in the early twentieth century, and growers looking for a replacement crop found that the sandy soil and the climate suited rose bushes extraordinarily well. By mid-century the fields around town were producing a commanding share of the nation's rose stock, shipped out by the millions. The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden opened in 1952 and remains one of the largest in the country, and the Texas Rose Festival has crowned a queen every October since 1933.

What began as a salvage operation after a blight turned into an identity. A town that lost its orchards decided to grow the most ornamental crop available, at scale, and then built a festival, a garden and a century of civic ritual on top of it.

For the gardener, the festival family, the East Texan anywhere. A rose on the tree needs no explanation - but it has a good one.

Below are excerpts from our Tyler history page. The Tyler town logo and the full town story are available through the collection link above.

Printed on a three-inch faceted crystal glass round, white-backed so the crimson stays deep and luminous against a lit tree - the simplest and boldest design in the series. The faceted edge catches light from every angle. Arrives boxed - your choice of white or gold gift box at checkout.

3-inch (76 mm) round crystal glass ornament · faceted gem-cut edge · white-backed print for crisp contrast · red ribbon hanger · your choice of white or gold gift box, included.


QUICK FACTS — TYLER TX CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — ROSE

Town: Tyler, Texas

Founded: April 11, 1846; incorporated 1850

Known for: The Rose Capital of America; one of the nation’s largest municipal rose gardens; the Texas Rose Festival since 1933; the Azalea District

Art: Rose, original Merlin Classics engraving

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

Made to order in the USA



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Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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Today Tyler pairs the rose and nursery trade with a regional medical district, two colleges, and shaded historic neighborhoods. Its story runs from a Caddo homeland through a frontier county seat, a failed peach crop, and the rose gamble that gave the town its name. Our Tyler designs gather that identity into wearable form — the Rose Capital, the garden, the spring bloom. From a failed peach crop to America's rose capital, wear a little of Tyler's East Texas bloom.

The Rose Capital of America — where a failed peach crop became the largest rose garden in the country. Tyler is the seat of Smith County, set in the rolling pine country of the East Texas Piney Woods and named in 1846 for President John Tyler. When the town's peach orchards failed in the early twentieth century, growers gambled on roses instead — and the sandy soil and mild climate turned Tyler into one of the world's great rose-growing centers, home of the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden, the nation's oldest and largest, and the Texas Rose Festival held every October since 1933. This page tells the story of the Rose Capital of America.

Why People Visit Tyler Texas

  • Walk the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden — fourteen acres and tens of thousands of bushes, the nation's oldest and largest, with the Rose Museum.
  • Time a fall trip to the Texas Rose Festival, held every October since 1933, for the Rose Show and parade.
  • Drive or stroll the Azalea & Spring Flower Trail through the historic brick-street neighborhoods at peak spring bloom.
  • See the giraffes and big cats at the 85-acre Caldwell Zoo.
  • Hike the pines and paddle the CCC-built lake at Tyler State Park.
  • Tour the Goodman-LeGrand House and Museum, a Victorian mansion and city park downtown.
  • Come hungry around the holidays — East Texas smokehouse tradition runs deep, and a hickory-smoked turkey is a Tyler-area Thanksgiving staple.

Tyler Texas Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring a Texas longhorn and Lone Star above Texas Republic Est. 1845