OPEN GARDEN MAY 3, 2008

Gregg Lowery invites you to his annual Open Garden - Please join us!

Map of 3003 Pleasant Hill Road, Sebastopol, CA.

This 2 acre private garden includes most of our collection of over 3500 rose cultivars, and offers a delightful way to amble chronologically through the history of roses from the oldest European and Chinese roses to the most modern.
This year, May 2008, the garden will be open the following days and times. Saturdays and Sundays in May from 10 am to 3 pm EXCEPT for Sunday, May 18th.

Gregg’s Guided Tours of the Garden - 2008

On Saturday, May 10th, Gregg will be leading two tours of the rose garden, at 10 am and at 2 pm, for two hours each.

Gregg will be leading tours of the rose garden, tracing the story of roses through the chronological layout of the garden. Learn about the many classes of roses, how to plant and grow them, and how to incorporate roses in garden design. Tours are limited to 20 people, and are $30 per person. Call or email to reserve a space: 707-829-2035.

Or, spend a day in the garden with Gregg on Friday May 23rd from 10 am to 3 pm. Pick the brain of a rosarian with 35 years of experience. Learn how to propagate your own roses, how we grow them, and all about their history. Lunch included. $150 per person.
Call for reservations early! 707-829-2035  Our tours sell out always.
info@vintagegardens.com

El Cerrito Celebration of Old Roses - 2008

We close the garden on Sunday May 18th to participate in the Celebration of Old Roses in El Cerrito. Don’t miss this extraordinary old rose display, the largest event of its kind anywhere in America. 11am to 4 pm at the El Cerrito Community Center at Ashbury and Moser in El Cerrito, California. Bring your mystery roses for identification! We look forward to seeing you there.

For more info about these and other events email us at: info@vintagegardens.com

Friends of Vintage Gardens - Next Dirt Days

We will announce a planting day for the month of April in early March, here on the website and by email. We will be planting the older section of our Hybrid Tea rose garden, from which many plants were removed two years ago to build the 1860 to 1960 historic Hybrid Tea rose garden. It’s a neat chance to see our collection of more modern HTs and Floribunda's, and to enjoy the garden in a quieter time. Good food and great camaraderie for all!

Roses and Gardens in the early 20th Century - A Conference at Hearst Castle® sponsored by the Heritage Rose Foundation

Thursday April 17th, 2008, 5pm to 8pm Friday April 18th, 2008, 9 am to 6 pm Hearst Castle and the Hearst Castle Visitor Center San Simeon, California.

Sunset over the Pacific, April 17
Hearst Castle’s horticulturist Christine Takahashi leads a tour of the gardens and the newly replanted 1930s tree roses. Sunset reception overlooking the Neptune pool.

Roses & Gardens in the Early 20th Century, April 18
Victoria Kastner author and historian–Julia Morgan, William Randolph Hearst and the Gardens of San Simeon.

Burling Leong propagator of Sequoia Nursery–Creating Historic Replicas of Standard Roses.

Fabien Ducher nurseryman of Lyon, France– A Family of Rose Breeders, from Jean-Claude Ducher to Joseph Pernet-Ducher.

Étienne Bouret HRF trustee and member of the Friends of Rosarie de l’Haÿ-les-Roses–Tree Roses and other Rose Topiaries in Early 20th Century French Gardens.

Jocelen Janon photographer and creator of the old rose Web site, Rosarosam–The Nabonnands and Their Roses—Turn-of-the-Century Tea Roses.

For more details and photos as appearing in recent issue of Rosa Mundi, please see this pdf document: RM7_conference.pdf

REGISTER AND PAY ONLINE $185. HRF member attendance $210. HRF nonmember attendance (this includes a year's membership in HRF and the Thursday PM garden tour and reception).

$10 optional wine at Sunset reception, April 17th $55 Un-registered guest attendance at the Thursday PM garden tour and reception, overlooking the Neptune pool at sunset. (For un-registered companions of attendees at the conference—spaces limited.) $15 requested donation to the HRF scholarship fund $20 Hearst Castle special tour ‘The Art of the Garden’. An HRF exclusive tour of the art and artifacts of the gardens at Hearst CastleSaturday, April 19th, 10 am to 11:30 am $30 A walking tour of Monterey Adobe gardens with Frances Grate, with lunch in Frances Grate’s garden in Pacific Grove. 2 Tours: 10 am and 2 pm Lunch from 12 noon to 1:30 pm. Sunday, April 20th, 2008. Two other optional garden tours are planned for Sunday, April 20th, 2008 At Rancho Camulos in Ventura, County, And at the Huntington Library and Botanic Gardens near Pasadena See below for information on these; please note that these are not coordinated through the HRF.

Additional information and opportunities: How to get there, where to stay, what to do on the beautiful Central Coast of California, Sunday Garden tours. Please see this pdf document: Hearst Hotels Sights LocationREV6.pdf
And This Pdf - More Reserved Hotel Rooms

More information about the Hearst Castle®. Please see this pdf document: HearstBrochure PDFlayout.pdf

The floral legacy of the Empress Joséphine is celebrated in an exhibition of rare rose books opening Feb. 9 at The Huntington. Please see this pdf document: Huntington Rose Exhibit.pdf

The Gold Coast Heritage Roses Group has arranged a tour of Rancho Camulos on Sunday, April 20, 2007, at 11 a.m. Conference attendees are welcome to join in the tour. Please see this pdf document: RANCHO CAMULOS.pdf

Contact Carolyn Sanders at sanders_carolyn@earthlink.net for questions about registration and other matters