Open Garden to benefit Milwaukee PBS
Saturday May 10 - 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Rose Innovations, LLC | 10020 West Meadow Drive | Greenfield, WI 53228
Minimum Donation $5 per person
This Mother’s Day weekend, treat the mother - or favorite gardener – in your life to a rare opportunity to visit the gardens of the creator of the World-Famous Knock Out® Family of Roses and experience Will Radler’s private Botanical Garden and Rosarium.
With their reputation of being prone to disease, blooming only once and with their thorns, roses have carried a reputation for being a very high maintenance plant to maintain. Will Radler, former Director of Boerner Botanical Gardens and a master at tinkering, was out to prove this wrong. From his garden in Greenfield, Radler hybridized and brought to market a shrub rose with no thorns, one that bloomed continuously and was disease resistant. Today Will Radler is internationally celebrated as the father of The Knock Out® Rose and as the innovator who revolutionized the rose industry. The Knock Out Rose is widely considered to be one of the most popular and successful roses in the world.
A visit to Radler’s Rosarium is an opportunity to experience one of Wisconsin’s local treasures. The sloping garden uses stone to create terraces, raised beds, waterfalls, and a very large fireplace and seating area. Ponds, sculpture and an extensive stream meanders through the property. A three-story Garden shed with observation deck overlooks a Knock Out Rose trial garden. Will and his staff will be available to help visitors understand the vast gardens.
***Please Note: This event will take place rain or shine***
Please Note
The Rosarium features uneven surfaces, outdoor grassy surfaces.
No bathrooms available at the gardens. Next available facilities available at:
- BP Gas Station -5100 S 108th St, Hales Corners, WI 53130
- Mobil - 5101 S 108th St, Hales Corners, WI 53130
- BP Gas Station - 9835A W Forest Home Ave, Hales Corners, WI 53130
Street parking available on S. Root River Parkway
Rose Innovations, LLC
10020 West Meadow Drive
Greenfield, WI 53228
Three lucky visitors will win their own Knock Out® shrub. Giveaway is only available at the gate to the event.
Allowing access to his Rosarium is one way Will Radler supports non-profit organizations. Milwaukee PBS will receive 100% of each entrance donation.
photo courtesy of Sara Stathas