Spring and Roses in Santa Barbara

A. C. Postel Rose Garden

Mission Historical Park, across from Santa 

Barbara's Old Mission, has the remains of the 

mission's old water works, tannery vats, lawn 

areas and the A. C. Postel Memorial Rose Garden. 

Formerly mission land, the City bought it in 1928.

In 1955 the city rose garden began with a donation 

of 500 choice rose bushes.  In 1959 the Santa 

Barbara Rose Society was formed, 

and in 1962 the society 

asked the city park commission to let 

it sponsor the garden.  

In 1982 a committee was organized to save the 

rose garden. In 1984 the Virginia Firth Wade 

Endowment Fund donated $35,000 of the $51,000 

needed to restore the garden on condition that it be 

renamed the "A. C. Postel Memorial Rose Garden". 

The Foundation donates $5,000 annually to assist 

in the maintenance of the garden.  There is now a 

part-time gardener, regular fertilization, watering 

and grooming to maintain a first-rate garden.

The Rose Garden is open to the public, and all 

roses are identified.

Rose Story Farm

5950 Casitas Pass Rd, Carpinteria, CA 93013

Cross Streets: Between Rincon Sta and Foothill Rd

We would love to share the experience of Rose Story Farm 

with you! Please come visit our 15 acre farm any time 

during the rose growing season (the middle of April through 

the end of November). We feature 18,000 stunning rose 

plants in 150 varieties in our fields at the base of the 

Carpinteria Valley foothills. Blooms rotate in six-week 

cycles, so over three quarters of the roses will be in majestic 

bloom for your visit.

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.

(805) 566-4885

 

rosestoryfarm.com

Roses is my garden are also 
bursting into Bloom

yellow Banksia