Sweet Home Chicago I grew up 38 miles north ‘as the crow flies’ along the beautiful N. Shore of Lake Michigan. Next Wednesday, March 19, at 11:00 AM I’ll be talking about rosesat the Chicago Flower and Garden Show. I wish Lynn Arthur and my mother could be there. Here’s Continue Reading
Why I Wrote Four Seasons of Roses
Necessity…the mother of invention ~ Plato Necessity is why I wrote Four Seasons of Roses 2014 Monthly Guide to Rose Care. Everyone that visits my rose garden tells me that they want roses. I ask them “what’s standing between you and the object of your desire?†The answer is always Continue Reading
Heritage Garden Viola Pyramids, Guest Post by Tom Soulsby, Senior Horticulturist Chicago Botanic Garden
The Chicago Botanic Garden is a treasure along the the north shore of Lake Michigan. For my visit to talk with Senior Horticulturist, Tom Soulsby about the Krasberg Rose Garden the weather was a perfect 72 degrees and the sun had taken on the quality that you see only Continue Reading
Rose Garden Surprise Visitors
“Everything I can catch has its picture taken with a rose.†                                                                                                ~Susan Fox Do you like surprises? You’ve probably heard, “I love surprises, or “tell me now because I don’t like surprises!†A prominent psychologist once said, “Our degree of sanity is directly related to our ability to adapt Continue Reading
Roses, Relationships and Social Media
“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