The World of Everything that Grows.
“Recognition is the Breakfast of Champions†If this saying is true, then the American Rose Society (ARS) has been fortunate to have had its fair share of Champions! Now the latest person to assume the difficult and demanding role of Chief Executive Officer and President is Jolene Adams of Continue Reading
“Bees do have a smell, you know, and if they don’t they should, for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.†― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine  Bees make us happy. We need these tiny workers. The sound of bees going about the business of feeding the Continue Reading
Once upon a time there was a rose garden in the far, north. It was located one mile from the beautiful north shore of Lake Michigan off of Beach Road along a little dead-end street. My mother planted 30 or so roses and hedged the roses with peonies and a Continue Reading
“Love planted a rose and the world turned sweet “ Katherine Lee Bates June was declared National Rose Month by Ronald Reagan in 1986. Don Ballin, past president of the Northeastern Illinois Rose Society was the President of the American Rose Society at the time. I was a member of Continue Reading
Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day, began after the American Civil War to commemorate Union and Confederate Soldiers who died in the Civil War. By the 20th century Memorial Day now honors all Americans who have died during military service. Â The Natchez Trace Parkway | Highway 61 Â Continue Reading