“All of us blossom when we feel loved and wither when we do not feel loved.” Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages for Singles Roses have a Love Language expressed by their color. This Valentine’s Day let your roses do the talking, Second That Emotion with a rose. Do you know what Continue Reading
Rose Shopping For Spring Gardens
Here are my favorite must have catalogs for selecting the most beautiful roses that you can begin shopping for now in January. Several of the suppliers were still offering free shipping through February 15th. You Pinterest fans there is no better place to start pinning then the list of online Continue Reading
Happiness = Managing Expectations
This is a glimpse at the simplicity of managing life’s expectations. The family was all sitting around visiting. I said “I’m writing a Thanksgiving post about what I’m thankful for.” Out-of-the-blue, Big Daddy announces, “I’m thankful I haven’t had my first heart attack.” You can imagine he’s a pretty happy Continue Reading
People Make Plants Come Alive at IGC
Do plants give life to people or do people give life to plants? It’s the age old chicken or the egg causality dilemma, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?†At The Independent Garden Show last week in Chicago, August 19-21, I had reason to ponder this theory. When Continue Reading
Memory Lane of Roses
Memory lane is strewn with magnificent roses in central Illinois this summer. Dew glistening on petals of roses appears as ice crystals when lit by the first rays of dawn. Illinois crops and vegetable gardens are bountiful with enough rain to sustain the corn and soybeans until harvest. Every day Continue Reading