If only sweat were irrigation...

'Rosette Delizy' is a Tea rose from 1922, arriving on the rose scene just as Hybrid Teas were coming into great popularity, eclips...

(Originally published on December 29, 2010 and accidentally republished today. So sorry.) After a few attempts to grow roses, that is, hybr...

(Originally published on May 12, 2011 and accidentally republished today, July 23, 2011. So sorry.) You have probably figured out that I l...

Heirloom's packing was impressive and ingenious. IMHO the roses were perfectly packed and wonderfully undamaged. These baby plants ...

They're obviously not in my garden or the milkweed plant wouldn't be so lush and leafy. I wonder what's going on. I only have...

On Sunday deciding to remove roses was surprisingly easy - possibly from some quirk of mood or attitude. I had sunk the shovel next to '...

On Sunday I did stuff that I had been putting off. Stuff that involved a ladder, a grabber, loppers and a shovel. Loppers and a shovel in a ...