Sustainable Rose Gardening Tips for Beginners
What does 'sustainable' actually mean? And why is it important, particularly for those starting out on their gardening journey growing...
Is your Fresh Flower Bouquet Chemical Free?
We all know the difference between chemically sprayed food versus organically or sustainably grown food, right? Likewise, some...
How We Create our Limited Edition Pot Pourri - Part One
Our Limited Edition Pot Pourri is lovingly created in small batches from within our heritage rose gardens. Unlike the musty, harshly...
Who we are, and What we do?
For this Spring season, I thought I'd share a little bit of information about who we are, what we do and what our plans for the future...
Creating Magic in the Rose Garden
Have you ever wandered into a garden and felt as though you had entered a secret, magical place? When I talk about a 'magical' garden,...
Old Roses & the Stories They Tell.
One of the delights of growing heritage roses is the stories they tell. Yes, strange as it seems, old roses have their own unique...
Antique Roses: Tough, Adaptable & Beautiful
One of the joys of growing antique, heritage roses is their toughness, as well as their adaptability and durability. No hot house grown...
Growing Roses & Habitat for Wild-life
I have been known to give an extra bonus with my scented bunches of roses. Fortunately, the recipient of this particular bunch was a...
A New Year in the Rose Garden
Starting a New Year in the heritage rose gardens is always a slow time for me. In Australia, the New Year is in the midst of the heat of...
The Scents of Christmas
With Christmas just on the horizon, the heritage rose gardens are taking a back seat while the gardener takes a breather!! And although I...
