The World of Everything that Grows.
“The tints of autumn…a mighty flower garden blossoming under the spell of the enchanter, frost.†― John Greenleaf Whittier  Beveridge D. Fergusson’s Scottish Proverbs circa 1641 proclaimed, “An open confession is good for the soul.†I openly confess I have never planted a rose bush in the fall. I Continue Reading
“I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the differenceâ€Â Robert Frost                           Social Media is about engaging in relationships.  This is a case Continue Reading
“He who would have beautiful roses in his garden must have beautiful roses in his heart.†Reverend Dean Hole Rev. Dean Hole of the Royal National Rose Society said in his legendary text “A Book About Roses†published more than 100 years ago, “He who would have roses in Continue Reading
 Roses can create a living legacy connecting us to past generations. Let me tell you a love story of a rose called Seven Sisters and a beautiful family knit together today by a rose bush after six generations. It will make you wonder if a mother’s love cut short Continue Reading
Memory triggers fascinate me, especially fragrance triggers. Have you ever caught the whisper of a fragrance on the wind and been taken back in time? Last night Dr. Tony Liberta, retired biology professor from the State of Illinois University at Normal did a presentation at the Stephen F. Decatur Rose Continue Reading