Roses Of Yesterday & Today in Watsonville, CA

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Telephone:	+1 831-728-1901
Website:	www.rosesofyesterday.com
Address:	803 Browns Valley Rd, Watsonville, CA, 95076
Categories:	Nurseries & Gardening Florists

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Accepts Credit Cards	Yes
Parking	Private Lot

Wheelchair Accessible

Yes

Today

Today	9:00 am – 4:00 pm Closed now
Local time (Watsonville)	12:28 AM Saturday, June 21, 2025

Business hours

Monday	9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday	9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday	9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday	9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday	9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday	9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday	9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Specializing in old, rare, unusual and selected modern roses. Bare root roses shipped January through April, Potted Roses available every day 9 to 4 year-round. Beautiful display garden with over 250 varieties of roses and picnic tables available.

History

Established in 1936.

Roses of Yesterday and Today was established by Francis E. Lester on Browns Valley Road in the 1930’s. Originally Lester Rose Gardens, then Tillotson’s Roses, the catalog was always titled «Roses of Yesterday and Today» and the business took on the name as it was carried on by the current family, first, by Dorothy Stemler, and then by her daughter, Pat Wiley. Son, Jack Wiley and his wife, Guinivere, continue the tradition of providing old roses as well as selected modern roses, especially those that perform well in the landscape.

Meet the Business Owner

Guinivere W.

Business Owner

Guinivere and Jack Wiley are the proprietors of Roses of Yesterday & Today and they have been selling old, rare, unusual and selected modern roses from their family garden as owners of the business since 1998. Jack’s grandmother, Dorothy Stemler, and mother, Patricia Stemler Wiley, both spent two decades at the helm of Roses of Yesterday and Today, from 1956 – 1976, and 1976 – 1996 respectively. Will Tillotson and Francis E. Lester were original founders of the rose business on Browns Valley Road, in Corralitos, CA, dating back to the 1930’s.

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4 reviews of Roses Of Yesterday & Today

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Patty S.

Place rating: 4
Hayward, CA

Interesting and lovely location in amongst the redwood. Loosely run so you don’t find someone easily if they do not know you are coming. Call ahead as they don’t waste money on help who stand around watching for arrivals. The woman who answers the phone I missed on our visit but she was a tremendous help talking to me about what I thought I wanted and really what rose would work the best for my locations and soil. I am very pleased and am looking for an excuse to drive back down and have an «appointed» visit so they know we will be there. The roses for sale are mostly tucked up the hill and out of site to avoid stealing I think. Funny man with vast knowledge helped us find what we wanted. We took our purchase home and they all have bloomed like troupers. The prices are really great for what you get. I have ordered from a place in Oregon that ships for free but what you get is just a stick in a pot. These folke give you a PLANT that is ready to be planted. I am going to call them again today to ask about some other Old Garden Roses. Ones that found or existed before 1867. Real collectors items and not for everyone, They also have basic new patent roses that you see in catalogues. I want to see what it up that hill next time. Who knows what else I might buy.
Have a Rosie Day.

Cassy S.

Place rating: 3
Swampscott, MA

I didn’t know what to expect from this rose garden — so here’s a description for potential visitors. This is a small rose garden tucked into the hills and redwood forest, with no staff present (at least when we visited), where roses are for sale on the honor system, and you can let yourself into the gate to walk around and look at the labeled pots roses in pots for sale and planted in the ground for show. There’s parking for at least 5 cars, and I’d doubt there are many more people than that visiting at any one time. Google maps are adequate to find it. We made a special trip on a rainy October day, so we weren’t surprised that few of the roses were blooming. It could be fun on a sunny day to come stroll — and there’s also a forest reserve a mile further up the side road that would be nice to explore. We didn’t take home any roses as they were all looking a bit leggy when we were there. If I was really going to buy roses, I’d check ahead that they had what I was looking for.

T G.

Place rating: 1
Seattle, WA

Don’t do business with these people. I ordered a rose from them and it never even sent out one bud – they sent me root stock instead of a real rose plant. When I asked for a refund, they wouldn’t send me back my money. Instead they insisted on charging me $ 10 for a replacement plant!

Emily K.

Place rating: 5
Studio City, CA

I ordered over 20 bare root rose plants for this past Mother’s Day and now that the flowers are blooming I can’t say enough about the plants. The quality of the plants are simply astonishing. My mother neglected the plants and left the roots soaking in water (which went rancid) for over a month before I went to visit and in my horror quickly planted them. I didn’t have much hope for them but they not only survived the abuse but are now thriving! Flowers are blooming on all 20 of the plants. I plan to order another batch for Christmas. Thank you Guinevere.

Roses Of Yesterday & Today

Watsonville, United States