Our second stop (the first was Graceland, and you don't want to know) on the Red Dirt vacation was Biltmore, the palatial estate …
If I Were To Plant A New Rose Garden. . .
I probably wouldn't grow any David Austin roses. My fingers hate typing these words, but it's true. My six or seven David …
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Meet the Austins
For Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, I would like to introduce you to my rosey friends from across the pond. Not Jane Austen, the …
All my rose-growing secrets
UPDATE: I no longer use Bayer products or any other type of herbicide or pesticide. I haven't since 2008. As Maya Angelou says, …
Green Thumb Sunday: The Soft Light of Evening
In the evening, when the light is as soft as a kitten's paw, is the best time to entertain photography adventure. Tonight, no …
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Garden Bloggers Muse Day: Roses
Roses You love the roses - so do I. I wish The sky would rain down roses, as they rain From off the shaken bush. Why will it …
Roses First Blooming
We are at the cusp of rose bloom. Tiny buds reach for the sunlight, but not many petals have unfurled during this chilly spring. …
Belated Green Thumb Sunday: More Roses?
That's what HH asked me when I walked in the door, a pot clutched under each arm. No, really, he didn't, but the raised eyebrows …
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Let’s Prune Roses
It's time. We can finally prune. I own a lot of roses. Too many in fact. At first look in spring, I am stunned by all the …
I’ll Take Roses on the Side
In 2000, visions of blossoms danced in my head, and I planted two climbing 'Joseph's Coat' roses on the East side of my house. The …
Roses of Memory
Jim from Buffalo pointed out in my fences and arbors post that I didn't have any pictures of arbors. I then realized I'd only …
Snow Angel
More snow today. This angel stands in my front flower bed. She keeps watch over the kale and pansies I planted last fall, which …