Creating A Rose Garden With Diane Sommers

Diane Sommers currently serves in the following positions with the American Rose Society. I had the pleasure of interviewing her for this post. She is also currently running for the position of vice president of the American Rose Society, an organization I whole-hardheartedly support and talk about a great deal Continue Reading

The Rose That Could Grow Anywhere

Julia Child

This is a guest post by Marjorie Clayman, Director of Client Development at Clayman Advertising, Inc., her family’s full service marketing firm. Margie has written an e-book called the ABCs of Marketing Myths, which you can read about by clicking the live link. The Rose That Could Grow Anywhere   If Continue Reading

Roses, Show Roses Baby

It gets in your blood. It’s like a fever. I’m talkin’ about showing roses baby, show roses. Once you get a taste you gotta have it. You go for the blue, all the way. You want it bad. You want to be “on the table.” Your heart skips a beat Continue Reading

Love You Best, Mom

“Love You Best” was what she said. Mother made every person feel they were the person she loved best. Peonies were her favorite flower. Every year in northern Illinois in preparation for the spring bloom I would take the hand tool and cultivate around each peony bush, add peat moss Continue Reading