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| Four Seasons Hemet Herald | NOVEMBER 2022 | 9 This month, the author for this article shares some of the very interesting history about the land that our Four Seasons Community sits on. In 1938, a rose grower by the name of the Howard Rose Company, purchased 540 acres on what is now the corner of California and Florida St (Highway 74). (The company had been growing roses in the San Jacinto Valley since the 1920s.) This company became the largest grower of roses in the world, raising approximately 2 ΒΌ million plants a year and subsequently needed more land. The Howard Rose Company also were involved in growing walnuts, grapefruit, alfalfa and raising cattle. During the 1940s through the 1960s, this property became the main rose growing field and the locals called it the Rose Garden Curve. After World War II, the company began hybridizing new varieties of roses at their Hemet location, at the corner of Girard and Devonshire. For over 20 years, these fields were in full bloom from June through December, becoming like the flower fields of Carlsbad today! Busloads of visitors that were coming to see the Ramona Outdoor Play were greeted by acres of beautiful color. Plant production was halted at this location after developers began buying up the land, so the company moved their growing grounds to the Searl Brothers Ranch, which is the present site of Diamond Valley Lake. In the 1970s the Howard Rose Company employed approximately 250 people. You just may have in roses that were developed locally your own landscape! The following is an update from your Landscape Committee: You may have noticed that the landscape in our community has suffered, particularly in August, after 10-15 days of extremely hot weather. Our landscape was not looking its best, but with cooler water and a little extra of reclaimed water, it is improving. We are aware that some plants are needing to be replaced and this will be done as soon as possible. Additionally, there has been a large influx of gophers, which are responsible for damage everywhere in our community, and are difficult to eradicate safely. Residents are welcome to attend the Landscape Committee meeting with questions and concerns. Please contact Maria Donti for more information on time and dates to attend. Landscape Committee