The World of Everything that Grows.
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
Where are the rose gardens? Backyards. Â Hidden secret gardens are behind beautiful urns and cascading fountains or perhaps ivy brick walls. You can catch a glimpse of a climbing rose or a waft of their fragrance on the wind as you walk along the sidewalk out for an evening Continue Reading
“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
“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
Summertime and the livin’ is easy. The Illinois skies filled with billowy ivory clouds against a crystalline blue rival the big skies of Texas that enthralled Georgia O’Keeffe and me. I cannot remember a more beautiful summer. Temperatures during the day have been a perfect 72 degrees. All things being Continue Reading