Santa Barbara Sights and Events: Visit Oprah's favorite rose garden right here...

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Visit Oprah's favorite rose garden right here...

At Rose Story Farm in Carpinteria

This amazing secret garden is tucked away in the Carpinteria foothills

where you can step into a fields of 18,000 rose plants in 150

varieties. Take an intimate guided tour through these magical

fields and end your visit with a scrumptious catered picnic lunch in

one of the garden area, complete with sandwiches, salad, fresh

fruit, Rose Story Farm desert, and rose petal infused

ice tea and lemonade.

Tours

Visit this 15 acre farm during the rose growing season (the middle of April through the end of November). Blooms rotate in six-week cycles, so over three quarters of the roses will be in majestic bloom for your visit.

New! Executive Rose Garden Tour Rose Story Farm is offering a NEW Executive Rose Garden Tour beginning May 2012. This tour will be held on the last Saturday of every month from 3-5 pm. The tour will be led by Danielle or Bill Hahn (owners of Rose Story Farm). Guests will visit the growing fields and enjoy an opportunity to see and smell over 20,000 individual roses. Fragrances, colors, plant selection, growth requirements, and microclimate will be discussed. After seeing the rose fields, there will be an exclusive tour of our newly developed White Tranquility Garden with over 1000 white roses grown together with white companion plants. Tea will be served in the garden following the tour. Guests will depart with a special gift to remember the day. Space will be limited to 20 guests. Please book your tour in advance by phone.

Tours are scheduled every Wednesday and Saturday (unless a Special Event is being held).

Tours begin at 11.30 a.m. on Wednesdays and 11.00 a.m.on Saturdays, and run approximately 1 hour, followed by a picnic lunch in the garden.

Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a hat, as this is a Walking Tour.

No smoking, pets, or video camera equipment allowed on Tours.

We regret that we cannot accommodate people who drop in hoping to join a tour at the last moment. We recommend that you telephone the farm in advance to check availability for particular dates. This allows us

to give you intimate tours through the rose fields and it better helps our guides talk to you about our varieties and rose growing techniques. Each walking tour is followed by a catered gourmet picnic lunch in one of our garden areas, complete with farm made dessert and ice tea blended with rose petals.
If you are interested in a custom-designed tour focusing on your favorite rose themes, these can be arranged on a limited basis. We can also tailor your lunch menu to incorporate some of your favorite fare.
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Tours are $38 per person,April through November 2012 (excluding May)

Tours include Rose Story Farm's booklet, pencil, and fresh rose samples.

All tours are payable in advance via any Major Credit Card or Check.

Please fax or mail your completed Rose Tour Booking Form at least one week prior to your tour, or call us at (805) 566-4885 (M-S 8 A.M. to 2 P.M.).

If your plans change and you cannot join us, please allow 48 hours notice for a full refund.Visit our listings on VRBO at http://www.vrbo.com/157031 andhttp://www.vrbo.com/140857.