- Only 37 miles north
of the Golden Gate Bridge
- Home to over 8,000
rose bushes
- Designated an All-America
Rose Selection Test Garden
- Began in 1981 as
a bed and breakfast inn but succumbed to Ray Reddell's "hobby gone
bananas"
- Several buildings
constructed in 1890 have earned National Historical Landmark status
- Sanctioned as a
land preserve, with certification from the City of Petaluma that nothing
can be built on the surrounding 500 acres.
- Featured on "Martha
Stewart Living", and source for the roses for Caroline Kennedy's
wedding.
- Ideal climate for
production of long-stemmed, large-flowered, fragrant roses
- 10.62 acres
- Main Residence:
2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 1686 sq. ft.,
- Victorian Carriage
House: 3568 sq. ft.
- Restored
1 bedroom, 1 bath
Victorian Cottage
- Imported European
fountains
- Victorian Belvedere,
brick dance floor, large lawn area, koi pond with historic bridge, and
a one-acre fragrance garden complete with fountain
- Belfry, Bridal
Building, Pumphouse,
Greenhouse, and Garden Shed
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