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Special Announcement From Vintage Gardens

14 years ago

I received this notice this morning, and wanted to pass it along.

I shouldn't be surprised. With the extended winter California has experienced, EVERYTHING is behind schedule.

Jeri

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A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM VINTAGE GARDENS

APRIL 28th 2010

We've Change our Open Garden Dates!

Dear Friends and Customers of Vintage Gardens

PLEASE NOTE that our scheduled open garden for this coming Saturday, May 1st, has been CANCELED! The late rains this year have conspired against the garden being ready for this early opening. Very few roses are currently in bloom, and sections of the garden pathways a slippery and dangerous to negociate in their present state.

We apologize for this cancellation, and we hope to see you on one of the other open garden dates this month. Those of you who have scheduled roses to pick up at the garden, may come to any open garden to receive your orders.

Also NOTE that we are canceling our last open garden date, Sunday May 30th. We are simply unable to staff this late date, and our experience from previous years suggests that this date would not be well attended. If we change our minds about this date, and decide to open the garden, we'll let you know.

PLEASE spread the word to anyone you know who may be planning to visit our garden on these two canceled dates, May 1st and May 30th.

We appreciate your understanding our decision to do this; it is for the safety and enjoyment of all who come to see our roses.

Gregg Lowery

glowery@vintagegardens.com

Once in a lifetime SPECIAL from Vintage Gardens, this MAY!

Alliance Franco-Russe

Stay tuned to our emails this week!

We will be announcing a very very special offer from Vintage Gardens for May.

You will NOT want to miss this; it's the dream of a lifetime for any rose lover!

Gregg Lowery

4130 Gravenstein Hyw No.

Sebastopol, California 95472

707-829-2035

www.vintagegardens.com

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Comments (6)

gardennatlanta
14 years ago
Oh no! Just what I need--a Vintage sale of roses that I can't get anywhere else, don't have room for, but think I can't live without.

Thanks, I think, for the heads up.
carol6ma_7ari
14 years ago
I am very disappointed.

Carol
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I didn't order anything this time around, though I was tempted by 'Aimee Vibert'. I ordered more than enough bands earlier this year to fill any site I can possibly consider. Amazingly, there still seem to be some good roses on Vintage's lists today. I got the rambler 'Mary Lovett', still listed, earlier this year and I am totally impressed by the fineness of the foliage and blooms (one parent is 'Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria', after all) and it does, indeed, rebloom (pretty good for a rambler). The blooms strike me as the essence of purity. And that legend of all time, "Vina Banks" was still listed (one glimpse of a photo of it at the Sac. Cemetery should seal the deal, and it has no prickles). Neither of these roses are, so far, listed as available from any other vendor in the U.S. on HMF. Judith, I got 'Bouquet Tout Fait' earlier this year and am totally smitten. Large blooms for a noisette, beautiful scent, and obviously a very willing bloomer; ethereal. Photo from today:
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gardennatlanta
14 years ago
Carol, Wow. I know from previous posts how excited you've been with you plan to end your trip to CA with a visit to Vintage. I would be exceedingly disappointed. I feel badly for you. I hope the rest of your trip is a huge success and a delight.
mendocino_rose
14 years ago
Carol, I'm sorry. I knew you were planning on that day, but when you come back again to see Red Rose Ridge in bloom then you can also see the Vintage garden in full glory as it should be seen. I know you'll come up with some other nice idea for that day.
rosefolly
14 years ago
I can confirm the late bloom in California this year. Tom and I are just returned from a two week trip back east. It was a wonderful trip, but I was conflicted about the timing because it meant missing the peak bloom in my own garden. However, it is just now coming into full flush, about two weeks late. I missed nothing. Vintage is 100 miles north of me and they typically follow about two weeks behind in bloom time. Carol, I'm sorry you'll miss seeing Vintage, but I doubt there would be much to see.

Rosefolly
jerijen
Original Author
14 years ago
Yes. Bloom is late down in SoCal, too. Or my part of it, anyhow.
And today, the wind is gusting again, at least 40 mph here, and cold temps to boot.

Jeri

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