Full Bloom in the Garden!
Come smell the roses and enjoy a picnic in the garden every day, including holidays, from 9 to 4.
Roses bloom through fall and even winter in California, so the garden is enchanting any time of year. Potted roses are available year-round.
The Corralitos Market is a great place to stop for hot sandwiches and many of the best restaurants in the Monterey Bay area proudly state they serve their sausages and bacon. Gizdich Pies are regularly sold fresh there, as well! For a peaceful and interesting place to stay, try Sand Rock Farm Bed and Breakfast in Aptos. www.sandrockfarm.com. A few other great places to visit are the Gizdich Ranch for U-Pick Berries, sandwiches and fresh pie slices, Aladdin's Nursery on Freedom Blvd., and Sierra Azul, which is located near Gizdich Ranch and across from the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds. For dining in Santa Cruz, we recommend a favorite, Cloud's Downtown or Olita's on the Santa Cruz Wharf.
Choosing, Propagating, Planting, and Caring for Roses
Saturday, January 23, 2010 10 am - 1 pm ~ We hope to run this class again in 2011
Roses of Yesterday, 803 Brown’s Valley Rd, Watsonville
www.rosesofyesterday.com, 831.728-1901
Guinivere Wiley, owner of Roses of Yesterday, along with Friends of the Farm & Garden Board member Daniel Paduano, will present this workshop on the various classes of roses, and how to propagate, plant and care for them during their first year. Come enjoy the wonderful Roses of Yesterday garden and nursery as you learn about these intriguing plants.
$15 for Friends’ members; $20 general public, payable at the workshop. Dress for the outdoors and bring a snack. Heavy rain cancels. For directions to the Roses of Yesterday nursery, please see their website, www.rosesofyesterday,com, or call 728-1901.
The rose "Paul Neyron"
Kathy (Wiley) Minier, with her mother, Pat Wiley, in 1982
Pat Wiley, owner of Roses of Yesterday & Today from 1976-1996, and who was involved helping her mother, Dorothy Stemler, in prior years, passed on November 11, 2009. She will be sorely missed.
