Seasonal Garden Adventures

     CLICK to view Garden Event Details (Nursery OPEN every month)
Jan.           :Pruning Classes/ Nursery Abundance/ Wild Mustard Bloom
Feb.           :Nursery Open/ Wild Mustard Bloom/ Planting
March       :Wild Mustard Bloom/ 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
Nov./Dec. :Rose Water & Perfume Release/ Rose Hips/ Fall Colors


250 Irises	650 Roses

Nursery and Garden
Open by Appointment
Tuesday through Saturday
Appointment times of 10, 11, 1 or 2
Call (707) 433-7455

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Nursery Garden Tours Irises in bloom Perfume Rose Harvest Garden Crescendo

1. Nursery Visits
Our Nursery is filled with 100's of gorgeous roses, irises, and perennials for birds, bees and butterflies. Let us help you create your own Garden Glory!

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Nursery with Many Plant Selections	Happy Buyer

2. Garden Tours


Chateau de la Rose	8 Arch Rose Allee	Perfume Rose Fields

$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
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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 person per tour maximim/ children 2 and under free

Nursery Garden Tours Irises in bloom Perfume Rose Harvest Garden Crescendo

3. Glorious Irises of Spring -
The Garden Awakens!

The first weeks of April finds the irises beginning their glorious bloom. The 250 varieties of irises in our collection don't bloom all at the same time. There are early and late bloomers --- also repeat bloomers that display later in the year. Visit several times in April, and catch the different waves of bloom, with their colors, petal shapes and "scent". Dazzling!


Mexican Holiday	Mystique	Pagans Maiden	Sharp Shooter	Square Dance Skirt

Drought tolerant & easy to grow, Jan calls them "Orchids You Can Walk On".

100's of irises & roses for sale in nursery.

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4. Perfume Rose Harvest
(Last 2 Weeks of April/ first 3 weeks of May)

Visit California's ONLY Perfume Rose Fields-

     Immerse yourself in the scent of hundreds of specially selected roses from Bulgaria, France and Persia. Planted, en masse, for the production of rose water and rose oil.

    Estate grown Rose Water & Perfume available as well as fragrant roses and irises in the nursery.

     Get a glimps of the fields and the distillation process in the video that was produced by John Bartell of ABC 10 News ! ! !
CLICK --> ABC 10 NEWS - PERFUME ROSE HARVEST - VIDEO

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5. Garden Crescendo
                   (Peak Bloom -- Mid-April to Mid-May)


Lady Banks Rose of 1824	Souv. de Mme Leonie Viennot

In early April, the beauty begins to unfold, as our early blooming roses take center stage. Enjoy the huge 'Lady Banks' rose from 1824, the rare mystery rose 'Hearts Desire Pink' and the sublime Souv. de Mme Leonie Viennot from 1898, spilling over a 12' x 12' arch. Ah, the Glory Begins!

Early roses give way to the whole garden exploding in mass color and fragrance--- it's a wow!. Enjoy the last weeks of iris bloom. Stroll down the 500 ft. 'enchanting' Rose Allee with blossoms cascading down. Many of our antique Damask, Gallica and Bourbon roses will be perfuming the air.


Rose Allee in Bloom	Chateau de la Rose	Lovely Ladies Holding Excellenz von Schubert

Also, enjoy our secret garden treasures:

The Butterfly Garden,

The Humming Bird Wall,

The Hollywood and Vine Garden,

The Kitchen Garden

California's ONLY Perfume Rose Fields --- in Full Bloom!.

100's of roses and irises available in our Nursery.

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