Der Rosenmeister is the story of a hobby run amok!
My grandmother, Sadie Wheat, loved growing roses. When she died, I got a cutting from one of her roses, a once blooming rambler, Dr. Van Fleet. It was while trying to identify it that I got hooked on roses.
Der Rosenmeister officially began in April 2003 in the backyard of our home in downtown Ithaca. Needing more room to grow, we moved to our current location in September 2003 on three acres of land just south of the City of Ithaca in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State.
In the Media
Fraser Valley Rose Farm
7 Rose Influencers Worth Watching
Flock Finger Lakes
Ep 039: Romantic Rose Garden Tour
Flock Finger Lakes
Ep 040: Propagate Roses Like a Pro
Explore the Nursery
The Stairs
Stroll beneath vintage ramblers from the lower parking area to the terrace.
The Terrace
Sit by the fountain and smell the roses.
The Fibonacci Spiral
The proportions on the hardscape throughout the gardens are based on the Fibonacci sequence & resulting golden ratio (phi)