Garden Musings

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

A "Vista" is defined as "a pleasing view, especially as seen through a long narrow opening."  This morning, ProfessorRou...

'Bric-a-brac' I don't know what your idle times are like, but ProfessorRoush has but a few minutes in his busy life to devote to...

This week is the peak bloom of Hybrid Rosa spinosissima 'Harison's Yellow' on my "rose berm", the latter a slightly-r...

In the midst of an otherwise disappointing Spring flowering season, there is a gem or two popping up in my gloomy garden.   'Harison...

'Blush Hip' Friends, ProfessorRoush had every intention of running another beauty pageant this week, perhaps one among red roses or ...

Dr. and Mrs. ProfessorRoush set out on a quick run for tacos and Crumbl Cookies® last night, a quest for the perfect Saturday night snack co...

Well, it's a pretty rose, but it isn't likely 'La Ville de Bruxelles' , now, is it?  In my search for Old Garden Roses and H...

I neglected to show you one new rose in ProfessorRoush's garden this year, the Hybrid Rugosa 'Parfum de L'Hay' that I purcha...

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...