Explore Sonoma Flowers and Winery Gardens

Enjoy the spectacular spring flowers in Sonoma Wine County. Visit any of Sonoma County’s state parks for a brilliant display of colorful flowers that blanket the rolling hills. Take time to smell the roses this season — some of the most brilliant spring gardens are at Sonoma wineries, where you can also enjoy the bouquet of fine California wines as you sip and savor.

Edible Flowers

You can spend an entire afternoon in Santa Rosa at Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens, exploring its two-and-a-half-acre Eden. Sip wine and stroll the culinary gardens, the sensory garden showcasing plants with aromas found in wine, and the Blooms of Bressingham Flower Palace. Have fun sampling the edible flower collection, too, for a special treat!

From April to November, Lynmar Estate in the town of Sebastopol offers a memorable experience that begins with a walking tour where you’ll get to see firsthand the estate’s beautiful commitment to land conservation. Then, enjoy an elegant three-course farm-to-table lunch. Crafted by the estate chef, the menu changes to showcase the fresh ingredients grown and harvested here. The meal is thoughtfully paired with Lynmar’s handcrafted wines and is served on the veranda overlooking the gardens and vineyard.

Ten Thousand Tulips

Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery in Healdsburg features five acres of carefully planned, diverse gardens, including an Italian/French style, a park-like setting, and a full-acre show garden with massive flower plantings. Leisurely stroll meandering paths and foot bridges along a stream to discover bronze sculptures from renowned artists, waterfalls, fish-filled ponds, and more than 2,000 species of trees and shrubs.

In spring, treat your senses to the sight of more than 10,000 tulips and daffodils blooming in a lavish carpet of color. Get the scoop on these blooms by calling the dedicated Tulip Hotline: 707-433-5349.

A Rose by Any Other Name

Originally planted in the 1880s, the rose garden at Korbel Champagne Cellars in Guerneville explodes to life in the spring with the blooms of hundreds of bulbs, then continues into summer and fall with more than 250 varieties of antique roses. Some 1,000 types of other flowers also capture the senses in gardens designed to celebrate areas of the world. Grab a picnic lunch at the on-site deli and enjoy the sights with a glass of bubbly.

Nestled in Healdsburg on stunning acreage surrounded by mountains just a quarter-mile walk from the Russian River, the Russian River Rose Companyfeatures 650 varieties of roses and more than 2,000 plants ranging from ancient to modern hybrids. There are tea roses dating from the 1800s, cluster-flowered Polyanthus, and ultra-sweet-smelling Noisettes. There’s also a wonderful butterfly garden and a gorgeous Rose Allee — a series of 12-foot by 12-foot iron arches set on a path through a vineyard and rose fields. Each beautiful arch is covered with unique rambling roses for a stunning display.

This Bud’s for You

Visit the Luther Burbank Home & Gardens in Santa Rosa for inspiration, events, and an annual plant sale designated one weekend each May. Explore the beauty at your leisure, or book a spring garden tour (tour season begins each year on April 1). During the anticipated May plant sale, visitors can pick up plants propagated from the gardens or grown from seeds related to world-renowned Burbank creations.

Olives and Blossoms

McEvoy Ranch is one of the largest U.S. producers of estate-grown olives and there is always a wonderful way to tour, taste, and celebrate the season on this beautiful ranch with their fun offering of events.

Don’t miss the Garden Walk and Lunch for an in-depth tour of the 550-acre ranch’s fruit orchards and certified organic gardens brimming with heirloom flowers and vegetables. This tour includes a sensory evaluation of olive oil and a seasonally inspired lunch. Check their calendar for experiences like floral arranging, wreath making, and hands-on cooking events where sipping wine is part of the fun.

Lavender Love

Bees N Blooms in Santa Rosa boasts the largest Lavender Labyrinth in California, where you can stroll through fragrant fields of eight different types of lavender on a beautifully constructed path. It’s an extraordinary sight and a treat for your senses. You’ll also enjoy lots of other flowers in bloom, plus there are honeybee hives to visit, a tree nursery to peruse, and an organic vegetable garden on site.

More breathtaking lavender in Santa Rosa can be found at Matanzas Creek Winery. The winery planted spectacular, terraced lavender gardens in 1991, and each June, they provide visitors with a fragrant and gorgeous welcome to the winery. The extraordinary lavender fields are carefully farmed to preserve the essence of the local ecosystem. Once the lavender reaches full bloom, it is hand-cut and utilized in the production of the winery’s bath, body, and home products.