May 24, 2009 (All Things Considered) — It takes an obsession to create a rose garden as glorious as the one Nick Weber has grown at his home in Ashton, Md. He calls it the "Heritage Rosarium," and it's filled with nearly 700 heirloom varieties of ramblers and climbers. Nick and his wife, Roseanne, open the garden to the public only once a year on Memorial Day weekend.
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The Heritage Rosarium: A Once-A-Year Experience
by Jacki Lyden
May 24, 2009 (All Things Considered) — It takes an obsession to create a rose garden as glorious as the one Nick Weber has grown at his home in Ashton, Md. He calls it the "Heritage Rosarium," and it's filled with nearly 700 heirloom varieties of ramblers and climbers. Nick and his wife, Roseanne, open the garden to the public only once a year on Memorial Day weekend.
It takes an obsession to create a rose garden as glorious as the one Nick Weber has grown at his home in Ashton, Maryland. He calls it the "Heritage Rosarium," and it's filled with nearly 700 heirloom varieties of ramblers and climbers. Nick and his wife, Roseanne, open the Rosarium to the public only once a year on Memorial Day weekend.
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