Blush Noisette

Being in my garden is my greatest joy.  But life events this year have sliced into garden time, shredding it into small, irregular increments.  The situation will improve eventually, but as the growing season has progressed, I have learned that even absence from my garden has its compensations. The lesson came from my neighbor, a … Read more

The Changeable Rose

The more I know of the shrub rose, Rosa ‘Mutabilis’, the more I believe it is a metaphor for life.  Think of it–the tightly furled buds are a saucy peach shade that speaks of the flirtatiousness of youth.  Those racy young things open into sensible pink blooms, in a bow to the combination of vigor … Read more