The World of Everything that Grows.
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
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
“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
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
What do you think is the key that will draw people to your event? The Independent Garden Center (IGC) Show was held last week, at Navy Pier on the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan where it meets the Chicago River. IGC Show Founders, Publishers, and Executive Directors Jeff and Cheryl Continue Reading