Garden Musings

'The Apothecary's Rose' While ProfessorRoush is illustrating neglected roses and exposing his failure as an attentive gardener, ...

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who's the purple-ist rose of all?  My rose garden was deliciously purple last week, plenty of purple pulchr...

While I'm off on a garden book tangent, I am pleased to show you one of the many reasons why I browse secondhand book stores and visit e...

I've always been a trifle partial to Gallica Roses, which, tough and drought-tolerant as they are, generally survive the weather and soi...