What a lovely day: sunny, warm but not hot like the previous two days, and the roses were in perfect bloom. Such a riot of colors! We had to really saturate the pigment on our paper to try to approximate the colors we were seeing before us.The 5.5 acre rose garden features more than 4,000 rose shrubs representing 189 rose varieties, set against a backdrop of redwood trees. In 2010 the All-America Rose Selections named it "America's Best Rose Garden" based on beauty, creativity, and community involvement.
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| Annie's painting of red rose |
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| Lisha uses her umbrella to good advantage |
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| Lisha's painting of white roses |
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| Joe with many rose beds |
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| Joe's painting of rose arbor |
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| Iris's quick watercolor sketch of roses |
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| Iris's painting of roses |
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| Lorraine's painting of roses |
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| Jane S's painting of roses |
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| Dick and Salinda share an umbrella |
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| Salinda's painting of the main gate |
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| Dick's painting of the main gate |
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| Candy's painting of rose arbor |
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| Candy's sketch of fountain and roses |
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| John's painting of fountain and roses |
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| Helen's painting of fountain and roses |
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| Leslie's painting of rose arbor |
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| Leslie's miniature sketch of Joy painting fountain |
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| Joy's painting of fountain |
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| Grace's ink and watercolor sketch of fountain |
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| Marilyn's ink and watercolor sketch of rose beds |
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| Nora's roses cut from her painting to make a greeting card |
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| We are all very interested in what Nora is telling us |
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