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Miracle on the Pier

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The 'Classic Rose Garden' at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show

“They said it couldn’t be done, so much so that Tony Abruscato named our first rose garden at Navy Pier the miracle on the pier”

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Planting Roses in The Fall

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'Weeping' Rose and Leaves

“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

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Twin Cities Rose Gardens, Rosarians With Resiliency

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Jack and Eileen Falker's Rose Garden

Cataclysmic is a forceful word.   Changes to the planet are perceived as taking place gradually, like stalactites, and stalagmites that form over millions of years. Tsunamis, earthquakes, tornados have a cataclysmic impact on the earth. Such is the case is my realization of the onslaught of winter this year. Continue Reading

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The Sensible Rosarian

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Sunsprite in the Floribunda Garden Phase One

A funny thing happened on my way to plant the next rose garden.   I planted a vegetable garden. Thank-you Doomsday Preppers. If you haven’t watched that show, tune in. I fully expected the participants to be loony tunes. Well, they aren’t. Many preppers are really smart, talented people. Preppers Continue Reading

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Oui Theory Run Aground

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Gabi & Gaga

Every theory has to be proven, right?  I’m reeling over the fact that my own “Oui Theory” is spinning off into uncharted waters due to the lure of fishing. It’s in trouble folks. Proven over and over again, there’s trouble right here in river city and that’s with a capitol Continue Reading

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