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Cherokee Rose Farm became a reality in 1998. The house was completed in 1997 and my husband and I moved in; the barn was completed in 1998 and the horses moved in. Horses have been a part of my life in thoughts, dreams and reality as long as I can remember. I originally started with Paints and Arabians in California and owe what I know, and still have to learn, about horses to a lovely paint mare named California Girl (Girl) who was a Rooster Cogburn daughter.

After retiring from California and moving to Georgia in 1994, my husband, John, and I started building our dream which was to become Cherokee Rose Farm (Georgia's state flower is the Cherokee Rose). We built the house ourselves with just minimal help on the concrete pouring and brick laying. I actually bacame a moderately capable carpenter under my husband's guidance. We did it "our way" and have experienced tremendous satisfaction in the results of our labor.

The next task was the barn, arena, pastures and work shop. We contracted the structure, but did all the fencing, stall building, electrical work and water systems ourselves. We have over 15 acres of horse-safe fenced pastures and are still adding. Our 85' x 125' covered arena has lighting and a sprinkler system so we don't get "dusted" when we ride. We only built 4 12' x 12' stalls with a wash rack, tack room and feed storage area, but left room to expand since all horse people know, ..."There is no such thing as an empty stall"!

Welcome to our site. We hope you enjoy your visit and come back often to see what's new.

Cherokee Rose Farm, Inc.

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Very best wishes to you and yours,
John and Marge Brown

A little trivia about our name.......The Cherokee Rose is the State Flower of Georgia, however it is not native to Georgia and was introduced in 1759 from it's original home in China. Nonetheless, it is a strong and beautiful rose with a wonderful fragrance and a good story surrounding its introduction.

The story begins with the the "Trail of Tears" and the forced relocation of the Cherokee Nation from Georgia to Oklahoma. According to legend (more info on our "Other Stuff" page) every time a tear hit the ground, a Cherokee Rose grew in that place. Actually, Thomas Affleck sold huge numbers of Rosa laevigata to large homesteads and plantations as a rose hedge. The Cherokee Rose naturalized successfully and is now a common sight blooming in the South during Spring.

The Cherokee Rose is a climber which blooms once a year, bearing large, white flowers, each with five petals. It is vigorous, climbing upward of 20 feet and requires lots of room.