Articles for Rosarians

Caring for Roses

My mother embraced organic gardening in the 60’s and I learned much of what I know about organic gardening from her. I subscribed to my own copy of “Organic Gardening” magazine when I had a home of my own and began my own garden. Vegetables, herbs, shrubs, trees and flowers filled my gardens, but there were no roses. (more ...)

Easy Rose Propagation

There are many resources to learn how to propagate a rose.There are stories about grandmothers that took a cutting, stuck it in the ground & covered it with a mason jar to give birth to a new rose plant. They obviously had well-prepared arden beds with lots of organic matter for that to work. (more ...)

Story of Black Bart

He came out of the woods one April night to gaze over the fence at my neighbor's mares inside the fenced pasture. He was big, black and beautiful. In the dusk light I could not tell if he was a donkey or a mule. (more ...)