Creating Gardens for Children to Grow In
Here I go again, reminiscing about childhood experiences of gardening! I believe that gardens are a wonderful space for children to...
Creating a Garden of Rare and Old Roses ..
Creating a garden from scratch is no light undertaking. Creating a garden featuring rare and heritage roses is perhaps a challenge! But...
Botanical Dyes using Rose Petals 'n Herbs
The idea of using flowers and herbs for BOTANICAL DYES is not a new one. In fact, plant dyes have been used for 1000s of years in...
Growing a garden from nothing .. or the multiplication effect!
One of the joys of gardening is creating something lovely out of tiny seeds, or seemingly lifeless stems. The art of propagating...
Why Heirloom Roses?
With the move back to sustainability, there has also been a movement toward old fashioned or heirloom flowers. For those of us who grew...
The Winter Gardener .. Finding Treasure
Gardening in a climate with four distinct seasons, after gardening in a sub-tropical climate, brings home the reality of Winter. While...
The Art of Living from the Garden ..
We have lost our connection with nature to the detriment of our quality of life ..
The 'why' of our Gourmet Rose Petals
Our warm climate is best suited to the old Tea roses that bloom through the cooler months when other roses have gone to sleep. Many of...
