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The Cervantes Park is located on land previously occupied by the stream Estela.
The paths are bordered by large hedges Pittosporum.
In the middle of the park is a square with playground, ping pong tables, a fountain near a picnic area shaded by pine trees.
There are two stone monoliths Barcelona tribute to two writers: Concha Espina Angel Knife
the Rose Garden
From spring to autumn roses flooding one end of the park with a collection of more than 10,000 roses.
From the Ronda de Dalt, first there is a large semicircular arbor full of climbing roses of 233 varieties.
The main entrance is a space dedicated to the rose bushes with 235 varieties. Earlier, sculpture of a woman and six trees include roses; and very close, the shadow of magnificent lime.
The contest of new roses
Since 2001, the park hosts in early May the International Competition of New Roses Barcelona. This event has three spaces in the rose garden: one reserved for roses contest of the year, another contestant that the following year, as it is a contest of living roses, roses need to be planted a year ago and two years ago if enfiladissos-, and a third with roses winners in the different editions of the competition.
vegetation
Park highlights the masses bush oleander (Nerium oleander). There is a row of Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila) parallel to the Diagonal. Near the road of Esplugues stand out Tipuanas (Tipuana types) and four magnificent linden (Tilia europaea). In the central square there Constantinople acacia (Albizia julibrissin) with a parterre of oaks (Quercus ilex).
There are also stone pines (Pinus pinea) and white (Pinus halepensis) large Deodar cedars (Cedrus deodara), cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), Arizona cypress (Cupressus glabra 'Glauca') and cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa ). The olive (Olea europaea), acacias (Robinia pseudoacacia), the pepper trees (Schinus molle), the Chinaberry trees (Melia azederach) and chestnut trees (Aesculus hippocastanum) and some giant Tuia (Calocedrus decurrens) and trees coral (Erythrina crista-galli), highlights of all 27 species of trees that are in the park.
The collection of roses
The rose garden contains about 10,000 rosebushes of some 2,000 species and varieties that between May and July, nearly 150,000 roses can be open simultaneously.
A botanical circuit to travel through the rosebushes, Asia, Middle East, Europe and America. There are beds dedicated to wild species, grouped by country of origin, and others dedicated to antique roses hybrids obtained before 1876 and already cultivated Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. There is also parterres devoted to modern hybrids, whose creation began in the late nineteenth century.
Hybrids old are grouped by origin of genetic hybrids of Rosa gallica, Rosa x centifolia Rosa X alba, Rosa moschata, Rosa rugosa, Rosa pimpinellifolia, Rosa chinensis and hybrids Bourbon of Noisette, roses Tea and Hybrid perpetual. As for modern hybrids are grouped according to their breeder, like roses Dot of Meilland from Kordes, Harkness, Austin, Lens, Poulsen, Dickson, of Tantau, Guillot and Barni, among others.
There are many fruit trees such as cherry Japan (Prunus serrulata), the pear (Pyrus communis), persimmon (Diospyros kaki), apple (Pyrus Malus), quince (Cydonia oblonga), plum (Prunus cerasifera) and the jujube (Ziziphus jujuba).
Scattered there are examples of Tuies (Calocedrus decurrens), palms (Phoenix dactylifera), legs (Bauhinia grandiflora), yew (Taxus baccata), cypress (Cupressus sempervirens and Cupressus macrocarpa) elms of Siberia (Ulmus pumila) and trees of paradise (Elaeagnus angustifolia). Some include a huge oak (Quercus ilex) and an Ombu (Phytolacca dioica) wide crown.

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