Most people say they would grow roses if they could make it simple. Back in the corporate world I worked with a president of a division that said to me that he would grow roses if I could make it easy so this is what I wrote: Four Seasons of Continue Reading
Rose Pruning The Rite of Spring
In May 1913, Igor Stravinsky debuted his ballet The Rite of Spring (watch a YouTube video). Though it is one of Stravinsky’s most famous works, his creation was first met with harsh criticism, negative reviews, and yes – a riot. I put forth to you today that the emotion evoked Continue Reading
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Best Tips For Pruning Roses Stress-Free
I would like to coin a new gardening phrase. Pruning post traumatic stress disorder (PPTSD) I have it, it’s real, I suffer every President’s Day. It occurred from having pruned right after President’s Day in Texas. President’s Day is supposed to be the last day of the danger of a Continue Reading
Strand Theory
Strand Theory is this: I purport that there is a distinct relationship between the way one approaches pruning their bushes and an emotional attachment to the very strands of hair on one’s head. This is not junk science folks. I shall set about to prove my theory with actual case Continue Reading
Gagasgarden Texas Homegrown Collection
A garden is a gathering place. So let’s talk about the wonderful treasure’s Gaga’s Garden has collected. A treasure of the rarest find is from Greenville, Texas. http://www.ci.greenville.tx.us Her name is Karen. She and her family moved here from San Antonio when her son Brandon was in kindergarten and her Continue Reading