The World of Everything that Grows.
“It’s like déjà vu all over again.” ~ Yogi Berra Have you ever experienced déjà vu and wondered: was that true déjà vu or have I actually done the exact same thing at the same time last year? My rose pruning, is a ritualistic Rite of Spring. The ‘Rite of Continue Reading
“Tony Abruscato always believed we could build a rose garden in March in Chicago and he made it happen.â€Â  ~ Susan Fox Chicago Flower & Garden Show 2015, March 14-22 Garden Design Magazine is filled with beautiful gardens and useful content. It’s one of my favorite print publications. When Gina Continue Reading
“It seems that Canadian Geese are one of the most followed bird groups in the US. Their overhead migrations are a sure sign of the changing of the seasons.” ~ Lisa Shea Nothing can lull us into thinking we have plenty of time to get ready for spring than the Continue Reading
“All of us blossom when we feel loved and wither when we do not feel loved.” Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages for Singles Roses have a Love Language expressed by their color. This Valentine’s Day let your roses do the talking, Second That Emotion with a rose. Do you know what Continue Reading
Fall of 2013 was the first time I planted roses in the fall. Oso Easy Shrub Roses by Proven Winners are the first roses I ever planted in the fall of 2013. There is no particular reason.. Growing up on the beautiful north shore of Lake Michigan in Illinois, spring Continue Reading