Mark your calendars NOW for
MAY OPEN GARDEN EVENTS!
Greetings Fellow Rose Lovers:
Now that the forsythia flowers have come and gone, we hope that you have finished pruning your roses and are anticipating all of the beautiful blooms yet to come! The Potomac Rose Society has a fantastic schedule of visits to local, private gardens planned for May, so mark your calendars now and join us at one or all of these wonderful events:
Saturday May 10**: PRS member Lynne Assal will welcome us to Three Fox Pond, in Potomac, MD. This special event will be open to PRS Members Only. Learn more about Three Fox Pond here: https://3foxpond.com/ If you're not yet a PRS member and would like to join, click here: https://www.potomacrose.org/join-us
Sunday May 11: PRS Director Katy Banks will host her fourth annual Mother's Day Open Garden at Rose Hill in Arlington, VA from 2 to 5 pm. Katy and Rose Hill will be featured in the April issue of Southern Living Magazine, which will hit news stands on 4/18! Learn more about Katy and her garden here: https://heirloomroses.com/blogs/gardening/katy-banks-a-blooming-legacy-of-rose-gardening
Saturday May 17: The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days will feature PRS member Yvonne Tsikata’s Lomnava, pictured above, in Great Falls, VA from 10 am to 4 pm. Learn more about Lomnava and register to attend at the Garden Conservancy website, here: https://www.gardenconservancy.org/garden-directory/open-days/lomnava
Sunday May 18: Rose and Jon Gazarek welcome you to their Chesapeake Bay Watershed garden in Southern Maryland, where you will see over 170 roses, perennial companion plants, espaliered fruit trees and a wide variety of shrubs.
Saturday May 24**: PRS Director Kimberley Dean will welcome us to her waterfront garden in Coltons Point, MD. Learn more about Kimberley and her garden here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRoseGeek
Sunday May 25: PRS member Connie Hilker will host her annual Open Garden at Hartwood Roses in Fredericksburg, VA from 9am to 3pm, rain or shine! Learn more about Hartwood Roses here: https://www.hartwoodroses.com/open-garden
Stay tuned for all of the details, coming soon. We look forward to seeing you in May!
**PRS sponsored events
photo credit: Yon Chung Photography
