Visitors are welcome to visit the gardens of roses, daylilies among a backdrop of beautiful trees. Please call ahead to let us know you would like to visit.

We are open most days except a few Mondays and Thursdays during April, May and June when our field is bursting with color from our vast collection of tall bearded irises and peonies. We are situated on a very picturesque country road in the hills above Milpitas in the San Francisco Bay area. E-mail for directions.

Bob Roenigk, owner of The Vintage Rosery, will demonstrate how to design and install a professional drip irrigation system in your garden beds. Many plants, including roses, do not like their foliage to remain wet for extended periods of time. Drip not only keeps the foliage dry, it puts the right amount of water exactly where it is needed...in the root zone! No special tools are required and the materials are very inexpensive.

Judy Barrett, editor of Homegrown, the Good Sense Organic Gardening magazine in Texas, will talk about how to care for roses without using any synthetic chemicals. She will discuss the varieties of roses that do well in our area, how to prepare your soil and deal with pests, including insects and diseases. This seminar is free.

Barbara Ray, noted speaker and gardener, will demonstrate her secrets of propagating old garden roses. Barbara's uses the original "cutting and sticking" method and growing them on their own roots. Feel free to bring some cuttings from your favorite rose, along with an empty milk jug. This seminar is free.