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...
A Simple Botanical Dye Technique for Fabric
While we're creating our Limited Edition Pot Pourri and Artisan Apothecary ranges, we're also dyeing swathes of silk with herbs and...
Creating our Limited Edition Pot Pourri - Part 2
Growing a large garden filled with scented heritage roses, deliciously fragrant herbs and heirloom flowers is the very first step in...
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...
Why we grow Scented Heritage Roses sustainably ...
Forgive me, but I'm going to get a little preachy here ... Everyone loves a fragrant rose; one they can push their face into and take in...
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,...
Winter in the Heritage Rose Garden
Winter in the rose garden is traditionally touted as a time for ruthlessly pruning roses; a task often shrouded in mystery and dread by...
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...