The World of Everything that Grows.
“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
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
“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
The beautiful spring came: and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also ~ Harriet Ann Jacobs Every bloom cycle is special but there is something glorious about the first bloom of spring. The world is glorious and bursting with new birth. This year the Continue Reading
Growing roses can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. Find the abc’s here!