As I mentioned yesterday, the weather was perfect for spending the whole day outside pruning.  I concentrated most of my efforts on the clim...

I am overwhelmed by all of your wonderful, loving comments and emails about our dear Amy.  It is comforting to know that we are not alone wi...

Amy came to us in the summer of 1996.  She was born a barn cat, in the hayloft at my sister's father-in-law's farm.  She was cute, a...

Now that the days are longer, growth on the roses in the greenhouse is really picking up speed.  Even though the weather outside is cold and...

This past weekend, The Husband and I went to Lynchburg, Virginia, to attend the annual spring Garden Symposium at the Lynchburg Old City Cem...

It was a long, exhausting weekend for The Husband and me, in a good way, and bed was a very welcome place when we got home last night.  I sl...

When I was invited to speak at the Northern Neck Rose Society's Christmas luncheon back in December, I struggled a bit as I tried to thi...