Dave & Kay Miller Saugus, California The Miller Garden is a beautifully landscaped view lot with 56 roses of various types. Kay's favorite roses are her Climbing Don Juan that is very fragrant; the lovely Moonstone hybrid tea, and the single-petalled Gizmo miniature. They grow 22 miniature roses, 9 climbers such as Altissimo, and assorted hybrid teas such as Veterans' Honor and Gemini, floribundas such as Sexy Rexy and Marmalade Skies, grandifloras, shrubs and various groundcover roses. In addition to roses, the Miller garden also features palm trees, bird of paradise, magnolia, crepe myrtle, hibiscus, lilies, and camelias. A special feature is a beautiful Red Meidilland that cascades from a tall tree. The garden is colorfully filled with an assortment of annual and perennial flowers. Bob & Kitty Belendez Saugus, California The Belendez Rose Garden is located in Santa Clarita, California. Bob and Kitty grow about 350 roses of all types. Approximately 85 hybrid teas, 50 floribundas, 135 miniatures (mostly grown in 7-gallon pots), 20 old garden roses, 30 Austin shrubs, and a few miscellaneous roses. Our summers are hot and dry, with temperatures often reaching 100. Humidity is rare. Our winters occasionally dip down into the 30's at night, with averages in the 50's during the days. We do not need to winter protect. Kitty and Bob are Consulting Rosarians, and love to exhibit their roses. CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS OF THE BELENDEZ GARDEN George & Karen T.S. Gubert Saugus, California Karen has a fairly new garden that has evolved considerably over the past year. She has several hundred roses, which include an awesome collection of antique roses, shrubs, and polyanthas. Additionally, she also has many miniatures, floribundas and a few hybrid teas and climbers. She has installed several arches and obelisks where roses will eventually grow over them. Some of Karen's favorite roses include her collection of modern shrubs Ambridge Rose, Perdita, Be-Bop, and Molineux. She has one of the largest collections of polyanthas (27 varieties) in the Santa Clarita Valley. Her favorites are Mothersday and Gabrielle Privat. Karen also collects single-petalled roses some of which include Dainty Bess, Mutablis, Happenstance, Mrs. Oakley Fisher, and Kitty's own light pink sport of Playgirl named after her granddaughter Puanani. Jan Parsoneault Valencia, California I've always had an addiction for gardening since about 9 years old. Dad gave me a small area in our yard. He taught me "only grow things you can eat." Later, I did garden to eat: fruit trees, grapes and berries. I also had a few roses and perennials. I've always dreamed of English cottage gardens and wished for more room to garden. My local nursery told me about the SCVRS rose show at the mall. I really got hooked on OGRs. Nurseries hardly ever have OGRs to buy. I needed to know why there were so many classes of OGRs. Instantly I had to have everything. The grape vines turned into climbers, the berries turned into Austins, and the fruit trees transformed into ramblers and hybrid species. Sorry Dad. I like planting different herbs around my roses for shades of greys and greens. I'm always hoping the next day I will find more space for more roses. Now I almost have my cottage garden. The rose addiction now continues because ...        "The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies."                                      --Gertrude Jekyll Charles & Susan Maness Saugus, California The garden of Charles and Susan Maness is a collection of about 160 roses reflecting a long-standing and constantly evolving love of roses. The open setting includes hybrid teas, grandifloras, floribundas, minis, old garden roses, shrubs and climbers. An arch at the front gate is covered with two climbing 'Altissimo' that welcomes visitors to the garden. A magnificent specimen of 'Sally Holmes' is a focal point in the back yard.  A new interest in old garden roses has allowed varieties to escape the beds and find themselves mixed with the rest of the landscape. Some of the larger old garden roses have been "pegged" to increase bloom production or have been trained along a fence at the back of the yard. David Austin shrub roses are another feature. Colors of these are varied, as are style and form, but all must be fragrant to gain entry! Miniature roses are grown in 7-gallon pots and will be seen throughout the landscape where space can be found. A large white arbor outside of the arched living room window, with four climbing roses, brings the view of the garden into the house. Jeff & Suzanne Miladin Newhall, California We have a half acre in Placerita Canyon. I have roses of all types: modern roses, shrubs and OGR's. Our property came with an eyesore, a drainage ditch along one fence line. I planted climbing roses along the fence and the long canes hang over the ditch to hide it completely and still allow for the flow of water, another example in which the rose is uniquely qualified to solve a landscape problem! The backyard has a southwest flavor and the roses are mixed in with cactus and succulents. There are 120 roses now. Left bottom of photo is Lovely Fairy and Souvenir de la Malmaison. Right side in forefront is Sexy Rexy. Left side of photo across the ditch is Baby Blanket, Lavender Lassie and Eden. Jeff & Patty Stage San Diego, California Jeff & Patty live in beautiful San Diego where roses grow in their full glory. Jeff loves to exhibit his roses. He has about 200, mostly hybrid teas, miniatures, and a few floribundas. Some of his favorite roses are Crystalline, Silverado, and Lanvin. He grows a row of awesome Showbiz, the beautiful floribunda. All of his miniatures are grown in 5-gallon pots on his patio deck, while all of his hybrid teas are grown in the ground. Jeff & Patty are blessed with perfect San Diego weather for growing terrific roses. Jeff is a Consulting Rosarian. Cal & Barb Hayes Santa Ana, California Cal & Barb grow over 500 hundred roses in Santa Ana where it can sometimes get very hot and windy with the Santa Ana winds in the fall. They mostly grow hybrid teas and miniatures which they love to exhibit on the local, district and national level. Many of their roses are grown in pots, but most are in the ground. Cal is a Consulting Rosarian, and both Cal and Barb are Horticultural Rose Judges.

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Welcome to the Private Rose Gardens of Our Members We Hope You Enjoy Your Visit Most members of our rose society live in the Santa Clarita Valley (30 miles northeast of Los Angeles), which includes the towns of Saugus, Newhall, Valencia, Canyon Country, Stevenson Ranch, and Castaic. Some of our members live in other areas of California as well as in other states. We will be adding more photos soon.

Dave & Kay Miller Saugus, California The Miller Garden is a beautifully landscaped view lot with 56 roses of various types. Kay's favorite roses are her Climbing Don Juan that is very fragrant; the lovely Moonstone hybrid tea, and the single-petalled Gizmo miniature. They grow 22 miniature roses, 9 climbers such as Altissimo, and assorted hybrid teas such as Veterans' Honor and Gemini, floribundas such as Sexy Rexy and Marmalade Skies, grandifloras, shrubs and various groundcover roses. In addition to roses, the Miller garden also features palm trees, bird of paradise, magnolia, crepe myrtle, hibiscus, lilies, and camelias. A special feature is a beautiful Red Meidilland that cascades from a tall tree. The garden is colorfully filled with an assortment of annual and perennial flowers. Bob & Kitty Belendez Saugus, California The Belendez Rose Garden is located in Santa Clarita, California. Bob and Kitty grow about 350 roses of all types. Approximately 85 hybrid teas, 50 floribundas, 135 miniatures (mostly grown in 7-gallon pots), 20 old garden roses, 30 Austin shrubs, and a few miscellaneous roses. Our summers are hot and dry, with temperatures often reaching 100. Humidity is rare. Our winters occasionally dip down into the 30's at night, with averages in the 50's during the days. We do not need to winter protect. Kitty and Bob are Consulting Rosarians, and love to exhibit their roses. CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS OF THE BELENDEZ GARDEN George & Karen T.S. Gubert Saugus, California Karen has a fairly new garden that has evolved considerably over the past year. She has several hundred roses, which include an awesome collection of antique roses, shrubs, and polyanthas. Additionally, she also has many miniatures, floribundas and a few hybrid teas and climbers. She has installed several arches and obelisks where roses will eventually grow over them. Some of Karen's favorite roses include her collection of modern shrubs Ambridge Rose, Perdita, Be-Bop, and Molineux. She has one of the largest collections of polyanthas (27 varieties) in the Santa Clarita Valley. Her favorites are Mothersday and Gabrielle Privat. Karen also collects single-petalled roses some of which include Dainty Bess, Mutablis, Happenstance, Mrs. Oakley Fisher, and Kitty's own light pink sport of Playgirl named after her granddaughter Puanani. Jan Parsoneault Valencia, California I've always had an addiction for gardening since about 9 years old. Dad gave me a small area in our yard. He taught me "only grow things you can eat." Later, I did garden to eat: fruit trees, grapes and berries. I also had a few roses and perennials. I've always dreamed of English cottage gardens and wished for more room to garden. My local nursery told me about the SCVRS rose show at the mall. I really got hooked on OGRs. Nurseries hardly ever have OGRs to buy. I needed to know why there were so many classes of OGRs. Instantly I had to have everything. The grape vines turned into climbers, the berries turned into Austins, and the fruit trees transformed into ramblers and hybrid species. Sorry Dad. I like planting different herbs around my roses for shades of greys and greens. I'm always hoping the next day I will find more space for more roses. Now I almost have my cottage garden. The rose addiction now continues because ...        "The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies."                                      --Gertrude Jekyll Charles & Susan Maness Saugus, California The garden of Charles and Susan Maness is a collection of about 160 roses reflecting a long-standing and constantly evolving love of roses. The open setting includes hybrid teas, grandifloras, floribundas, minis, old garden roses, shrubs and climbers. An arch at the front gate is covered with two climbing 'Altissimo' that welcomes visitors to the garden. A magnificent specimen of 'Sally Holmes' is a focal point in the back yard.  A new interest in old garden roses has allowed varieties to escape the beds and find themselves mixed with the rest of the landscape. Some of the larger old garden roses have been "pegged" to increase bloom production or have been trained along a fence at the back of the yard. David Austin shrub roses are another feature. Colors of these are varied, as are style and form, but all must be fragrant to gain entry! Miniature roses are grown in 7-gallon pots and will be seen throughout the landscape where space can be found. A large white arbor outside of the arched living room window, with four climbing roses, brings the view of the garden into the house. Jeff & Suzanne Miladin Newhall, California We have a half acre in Placerita Canyon. I have roses of all types: modern roses, shrubs and OGR's. Our property came with an eyesore, a drainage ditch along one fence line. I planted climbing roses along the fence and the long canes hang over the ditch to hide it completely and still allow for the flow of water, another example in which the rose is uniquely qualified to solve a landscape problem! The backyard has a southwest flavor and the roses are mixed in with cactus and succulents. There are 120 roses now. Left bottom of photo is Lovely Fairy and Souvenir de la Malmaison. Right side in forefront is Sexy Rexy. Left side of photo across the ditch is Baby Blanket, Lavender Lassie and Eden. Jeff & Patty Stage San Diego, California Jeff & Patty live in beautiful San Diego where roses grow in their full glory. Jeff loves to exhibit his roses. He has about 200, mostly hybrid teas, miniatures, and a few floribundas. Some of his favorite roses are Crystalline, Silverado, and Lanvin. He grows a row of awesome Showbiz, the beautiful floribunda. All of his miniatures are grown in 5-gallon pots on his patio deck, while all of his hybrid teas are grown in the ground. Jeff & Patty are blessed with perfect San Diego weather for growing terrific roses. Jeff is a Consulting Rosarian. Cal & Barb Hayes Santa Ana, California Cal & Barb grow over 500 hundred roses in Santa Ana where it can sometimes get very hot and windy with the Santa Ana winds in the fall. They mostly grow hybrid teas and miniatures which they love to exhibit on the local, district and national level. Many of their roses are grown in pots, but most are in the ground. Cal is a Consulting Rosarian, and both Cal and Barb are Horticultural Rose Judges.

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