The May meeting will be held at Hacienda del Sol. It is located at 5501 N. Hacienda Del Sol Rd. We will be meeting in the Hacienda Room at 6:30, please note this time change! The meeting will start at 6:30 so if you want some snacks and refreshments please show up at least 15 minuets before the 6:30 meeting time.

Gary Carruthers one of our very own long time members will be giving you a short history on the resort and then will take us on a tour of the grounds. Gary is an expert at identifying plant life and in addition to the beautiful roses on grounds all the cacti should be in bloom and he will be identifying these along with the roses. There is also an herb garden that was designed by Andrew Weil, M.D. that is really fun to see!

The tour will be followed by a questions and answer session with Gary.
Gary is a Native Arizona person who has had a love of gardens since he was 7 years old when he had his first rose garden and his first job at 12 was at a nursery garden! He currently has over 100 rose bushes along with hundreds of different plant life on his property. He is also a member of the Iris Society and gardens of Tucson club. If anyone can answer your plant and rose questions, Gary can! Please join us on this unique tour and please remember this time change.

   

Photo credits: Slide show photographs provided by Rose Society of Tucson members Danielle Fochs, Lisa Bunker, and Judy Singer. More photographs of Tucson-grown roses are viewable in our photo gallery.