Unquestionably, roses are the quintessential symbol of love. The red rose has long been a symbol of beauty, passion, desire, and everlasting affection dating back centuries. History is steeped in stories, myths and legends of the symbolic red rose from ancient Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, Persia, Egypt, China, and the Victorian era. One…
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“There may be many flowers in one’s life…but only one red rose.”
Red roses, until last year, were not part of the garden except for the Kardinal Rose, and it is a mystery why I have never planted more before. Now, the garden boasts a range of red roses, including a mass-planted display of “As Good As It Gets” and several climbing varieties, “Dublin Bay” and “Fourth…
“New Year’s Eve is only ever what you make it: the momentous passing from an old year into a new one or just another day.”
Here we are approaching the end of the year. The time when we naturally reflect on the past 364 days and wonder how we could have managed things differently. Are we proud of our success in life and in the garden this year, or are we looking for a better outcome in the year ahead? “Tomorrow…
“If you have never had a garden you cannot understand, and if you have had a garden you will know that it would take a whole book to describe all that came to pass there.”
The essence of gardening is doing, digging, shaping, moving, and fine-tuning. After weeks of work, it is time for the best part, the planting. The bare-root roses have arrived; half are planted already, with the remainder soaking in buckets waiting for the welcome rain to stop. It is a heady time of year that culminates…