Events in Our Garden & NURSERY

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LAST YEAR'S MAY 2020

Our Display Garden and Nursery are OPEN EVERY WEEKEND in April and May from 10-5,

with Special Themes Each Weekend:

Following Events Canceled
"Peak Bloom
            Perfume Rose Oil
            Harvest Demos"
May 2cd & 3rd Sat./Sunday.
Nursery & Garden Open 10-5   $2 Donation. No reservations req'd

Demonstrations throughout the day, starting at 10:30 am.


Baskets of Roses	Perfume Roses in the Wine Country	Roses and the Still

Come visit California's ONLY Perfume Rose fields
In Full Bloom!

♥ EXPERIENCE an authentic, behind the scenes peek at the ancient process of rose water and rose oil extraction.

      See the overflowing baskets of rose
          petals picked that day from our French,
          Persian and Bulgarian Rose Fields,
      Help stuff the petals into the
            antique copper STILLS,
      Delight in the scent-ual
           steam-wafting all around you,
      Sample the rose infused water as it
            is released from the petals, and
      Taste our yummy Rose Water Sorbet

- AND -

♥ VISIT Our Gorgeous Gardens in Full Bloom.

   Roam among the garden collection of 650 varieties of roses
              and 200 kinds of irises.
       Wander down the 'Rose Allee', a series of 8 12ft by 12ft arches,
              billowing with climbing roses.
        Visit the 'Butterfly Garden', the 'Hummingbird Wall',
              the 'Hollywood and Vine' Roses, and so much MORE.

NURSERY OPEN 10-5 & filled with fragrant roses, irises & perennials.

Following Event Canceled
"A Prelude to Mother's Day"
May 9th Saturday.
Garden & Nursery Open from 10-5 $2 Donation

We welcome you and your family to enjoy the sights and fragrances of our garden, at full bloom, on the eve of Mother's Day. So much to see and enjoy!

Visit our nursery and perhaps select a rose-y gift for Mom- A gorgeous rose she'll treasure & enjoy year-round, rose water or Gift Certificate for future pleasure. Complementary Self-Guided Tour Maps.

Garden and NURSERY OPEN 10-5.

Following Event Canceled

"Mothers Day Open Garden" no diogs or picnics

May 10th Sunday
Garden & Nursery Open 10-5
$2 donation.

Enjoy this special day in honor of our wonderful Mothers. Wander through the rose garden AT FULL BLOOM! Many families have made a Mother's Day visit to our garden a family tradition. Allow yourselves this day to really "Smell the Roses"!

Maybe even select a rose plant for Mom to take home!

Family-Portrait-May-10

Experience the beauty and fragrance of 650 verieties of roses as you stroll down the Rose Allee with huge rambling roses billowing down from 12'x12' arches.

Also, enjoy our secret garden treasures: "the Purple Playground", the "Humming Bird Wall", "Hollywood and Vine", "Children's Garden" and the "Kitchen Garden" collections and see California's ONLY Perfume Rose Fields --- in Full Bloom!.

All Mothers will receive a special little something...

Nursery open and brimming with roses and hummingbird/butterfly attracting annuals & perennials.

Check out our gift shop with many unique items such as our ultra-fragrant, estate produced Rose Water. The Rose water comes in a gift bag with 14 simple and delicious recipes and a blurb about its unique origins.

Following Event Canceled

"Artists Painting in a 'Monet'
           Rose Garden"
May 16th & 17th  Saturday & Sunday
Garden & Nursery    Open 10-5       $2 donation.

Visit our ART-FULL Gardens and enjoy 650 varieties of roses perfuming the air. Wander down the 'Rose Allee', see the Butterfly Garden, Humming bird Wall and Fragrance Garden

And watch spirited ARTISTS IN ACTION!

Rosy view ♥ May 16, Saturday 11-4
The Northern California Society of Botanical Artists will be here 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. observing and creating beauty in the garden. Come watch them.

♥ May 17, Sunday 11-4
A special artistic treat, Karen Miller's 'Plein Air' Artists will be capturing the beauty in pastel and oil paints. See how they do it; see what they choose to create.

NURSERY OPEN & full of gorgeious roses, irises and perennials --- so you can plant your own garden canvas.

Self-Guided Tour Maps available. Garden and NURSERY OPEN 10-5.

Following Event Canceled
"Tea and Memories in the Rose Garden"
Memorial Holiday Weekend
May 23, 24, & 25 Sat/Sun/Monday
Garden & Nursery Open 10-5

$4 Donation includes Tea Service and Tree Ceremony.
No reservations required.

Sip a cup of organic TEA as you enjoy the scents and sights of our beautiful Rose Garden, with its collection of 650 varieties of antique and modern roses, surrounded by the lovely, rolling vineyards of Dry Creek Valley.

Tables and chairs will be set out throughout the garden, so you may 'sit and sip' while watching butterflies and Hummingbirds flit and hum around you.

Place a personal message on our 'MEMORIAL WISHING TREE' in memory of a friend or loved one, or simply offer a positive thought or hope for

yourself or the world. Perhaps, compose a poem or haiku....

The tree will slowly fill with hundreds of these beautiful fluttering messages. Absolutely Lovely!

Enjoy the 400 ft. 'Rose Allee', a series of 8 - 12' x 12' arches covered with billowing roses. Explore the 'Butterfly Garden', Hummingbird Wall and much more.

great place to sit

Sample: Estate made rose water, Perfume and rose water sorbet. Limited quantities will also be available for purchase.

Our Nursery will be open and filled with gorgieous roses, irises, and
perennials for birds, bees and butterflies.
End of Season Plant Sale Begins!!! First weekend/ Best Selection.

Following Event Canceled

"An Enchanted Children's Fairy Garden,
           Flowers and Tales"
May 30th & 31st  Saturday & Sunday
Garden & Nursery   Open 10-5   $2 donation

Fairy Story Time & Book Signings
by Angela Sage Larsen -
Sat. @ 10:30 & 2/Sun. @ 2:00

Join us for a Special Treat -- Angela Sage Larsen, author of the famous Petalwink the Fairy book series, will be reading her stories in her special, cheery way.


Girl with Petalwink	Petalwink Books and Petalwink Herself	Petalwink Reader

Watch for visiting Fairies in our Children's Fairy Garden - an enchanting village with special fairy roses, cottages and sparkles.

Visit our Enchanting Garden, with its 650 varieties of roses perfuming the air. Wander down the 'Rose Allee', Butterfly Garden, Hummingbird Wall and perhaps spot some fairy-winged visitors along the way . . .
Our Last Open Garden of the Spring.

Nursery OPEN with hundreds of Fancy-Full plants available for your own Fairy Garden.

BIG End of Season Plant SALE!

Nursery and Garden Open 10-5.


Nursery with Many Plant Selections	Happy Buyer

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