

Don’t Worry, Be Happy
I have often wondered what it is about the rose that elevates it above all other flowers...
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May 5, 2021


All That They Can Be
My first rose garden was planted by the landscaper in 1971. My wife Kathy and I had bought a new house that came with no landscaping.
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May 5, 2021


Can’t We Enjoy a Little Imperfection?
As rose society members we like to have beautiful gardens filled with beautiful roses and maybe a few other plants.
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May 5, 2021


Poppy: The Legacy of the Rose & the Flower
‘Poppy’ is a beautiful, bright orange/red single miniflora, named for its resemblance and association with poppies flowering in the spring..
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Apr 8, 2021


The Incredible Roses from Kordes
In October 1887, Wilhelm Kordes I, at the age of twenty-two, founded a horticultural nursery and market garden in Elmshorn, Germany.
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Apr 8, 2021
Pesticide Primer
If you are like most people, you will pull out the old bottle of pesticide when you see something eating or covering your roses. You probabl
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Apr 8, 2021


Three Lessons
Lesson #1: PROTECT THE POLLINATORS.
I stay reasonably healthy by eating fresh fruits and veggies like peaches, cucumbers and blueberries. T
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Apr 7, 2021


Got Birds? Have Fewer Insects
It is the beginning of February and time to really start getting serious about thinking about the New Year.
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Apr 7, 2021


Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Garden
America provides the breeding grounds for visiting migratory Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.
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Apr 7, 2021


The Instars of “A Lady”(bug)
Everyone can recognize and appreciate the cute little beetles we identify as “Ladybugs.” They may be the first garden bug we recognize in p
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Apr 7, 2021