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13 Reasons Mom Needs A Rose Garden

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The Rose Garden

Mother’s Day is next Sunday. Living rose bushes make the perfect gift. Star Roses Apricot Drift, and the ever popular Weeks Roses ‘Julia Child’ are perfect for the garden and/or transplanting in a beautiful piece of garden art. You can select a hand-painted pot for Mom to transplant your rose into. Continue Reading

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Roses for Veterans’ Honor

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Veterans' Honor at Sunrise in the Rose Garden

Thank-you to all of our Veterans for their service to our country. ‘Veteran’s Honor’ Hybrid Tea, was bred by Dr. Keith W. Zary (United States, 1997). Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. in 2000 as ‘Lady in Red’. History of Veterans Day* “World War I – known at the Continue Reading

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Rose Pruning Deja-Vu

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Gaga's Garden Floribunda Rose Garden in Illinois

“It’s like déjà vu all over again.” ~ Yogi Berra Have you ever experienced déjà vu and wondered: was that true déjà vu or have I actually done the exact same thing at the same time last year? My rose pruning, is a ritualistic Rite of Spring. The ‘Rite of Continue Reading

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Fantasy Pick Roses

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Love Song a floribunda

Fantasy Pick Roses for 2013    Sports analogies dig deep into the heart of the American landscape.  Rose gardening can be a tough physical sport. A helmet is my next gardening fashion statement. It shall coordinate with my leopard rubber boots. This fall, during an attempted shovel pass, I did Continue Reading

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Texas Caviar, Good Luck Food From The Garden

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Good Luck for the New Year Eat Black-Eyed Peas!

The holidays are steeped in traditions.  Mother said you need to eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s day for good luck all year. Am I superstitious? Maybe, maybe not but what can it hurt to gobble down a few black-eyed peas to guarantee your health and prosperity for the coming Continue Reading

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