Seasonal Garden Adventures

     CLICK month to view Garden Event Details (Nursery OPEN every month)
Jan.           :Pruning Classes/ Nursery Abundance/ Wild Mustard Bloom
Feb.          :Nursery Open/ Pruning Demos/ Wild Mustard Bloom
March       :Time to Plant/ Iris Bloom Begins/ Early Roses in Bloom
April          : 220 Irises Blooming, Rose Crescendo, Rose Allee
May           : Peak Rose Bloom/ Perfume Fields Bloom & Rose Oil Harvest
June/July : Garden Repose/ Rose Water Sampling/ Wandering/ Relaxing
August       : Iris Classes/ Hummingbird & Butterfly Visits/ Fall Bloom Begins
September :Hummingbird & Butterfly Gardens/ Fall Rose Bloom/ Nursery Open
October     : Fall Peak Bloom/ Fall Colors/ Planting Plans/ Planting Demos
Nov./Dec. :Rose Water & Perfume Release/ Rose Hips/Fall Colors/Time to plant!


Early Mustard	Late Winter Hips

Nursery and Garden
Open by Appointment
Tuesday through Saturday

Appointment times of 10, 11, 1 or 2
Call 707-433-7455

1. "NEW" Drop-in Pruning Hour Pruning 2011 MK IMG_5724 300x447 enhanced
  Saturdays, Feb 10, 17 & 24   10:00 to 11:00
No reservations needed. $5-$10 donation appreciated.

         For those who missed the full pruning classes last month, you have a chance to get in on a "starter" level pruning demonstration. During these "1" hour demonstrations, you can watch and listen as we prune some of our 650 roses.
         Questions are encouraged, AND some limited hands-on pruning will be allowed, under supervision.
        Get here early for longest observation time. Demos end at 11:00 am SHARP! Bring your own warm clothing, hat, pruning shears, etc.

2. "Nursery"
Nursery will be OPEN and filled with gorgeous roses, irises, and
perennials for birds, bees and butterflies. Make your appointment today.
                   CLICK thru for Availability Lists --->


Nursery with Many Plant Selections	Happy Buyer

3. Garden Visits & Tours

$10 Per Person *
By Appointment ONLY
Tues. thru Sat.
10:00, 11:00, 1:00 and 2:00
Call (707) 433-7455 for reservations

Visits Include:
- Guided introduction to garden/ Seasonal 'High-lights'
- Self-Guided tour map full of rose information
- Complimentary souvenir 5X7 art postcard

Entrance to Nursery with many gardening
informational handouts
- View of our historic copper rose oil
extraction equipment
- Sampling of Estate produced rose water

& perfume & our delicious rose water sorbet
- Gift Shop temptations

* 10 persons per tour feasable/ children 2 and under free

4. "Wild Mustard"
Late January to early MARCH


Mustard & double arch, looking West.	Mustard and rose allee on left,looking East.	Mustard in an Orchard ^*

^{*^{photo by Alex M Tolmasoff}} Our Display Garden and Nursery are amongst vineyards in the Dry Creek Valley.

Mission San Francisco Solano (in City of Sonoma)

In the early Spring the yellow of the blooming mustard is so intense it almost glows. It's hard to believe the early Spanish padres (1700's) planted mustard to create a path of gold, or simply grew mustard in their gardens for seasoning, and over the centuries, the invasive plant has found the Central to North Coasts to be most hospitable. Of the 23 missions the closest and most recent (1823) is Mission San Francisco Solano is where our mustard probably originates. This flowering museum 'exhibit' is one of the most fleeting sights you'll ever see . . . .

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