The scent of a rose07.12.07

Can you smell it?
I can.

Of course I know exactly how beautiful this Prince Napoleon rose smells. Just one look at some of my rose photos brings the scent right back to me. Just gazing at this rose makes me feel as if it’s scent surrounds me.
I think next winter I’ll spend some [...]

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Plants that complement one another07.06.07

Everyone seems to be enjoying photos of my garden so I thought I would show you a photo of my beautiful Tamukeyama cutleaf Japanese maple and a Hosta Gold Standard. The rose, with the faded blooms, that you can see behind the hosta is my Compte de Chambord. Possibly the smelliest [...]

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Just Joey is Just Blooming!06.21.07

I posted a photo of one of my roses in bud form for Wednesday’s Wordless Wednesday post and a few commenter’s wanted to see what this lovely rose looked like when it’s in full bloom:

How is that for a beautiful bloom?

Just Joey is a gorgeous, if slightly temperamental hybrid tea rose. I say [...]

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The many benefits of Gardening04.11.07

Have you ever sat back and thought about how good gardening is for us in general?

There are obvious benefits to gardening, for example if you grow fruit or vegetables in your garden you have access to fresh fruit and veggies throughout the growing season. The produce your grow is so much fresher than what [...]

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