Cultivating Life & Roses
Meet a self-proclaimed ROSE NUT, my rose friend, Baldo Villegas. . . Baldo is a leading expert for the ARS on rose insects and diseases. Before his retirement in 2011, Baldo was the state entomologist for the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Susan Fox, author is a consulting rosarian, award winning photographer and event planner that speaks, grows, and shows roses and gardens. Founder of Gaga’s Garden®, and author of Four Seasons of Roses 2014 Monthly Guide to Rose Care Ms. Fox was recently awarded the American Rose Society's (ARS) Presidential Citation "for Promoting the Rose and Rose Education Via Social Media.” This and other acknowledgments in the gardening community has firmly established Susan as one of the most highly regarded rosarians and gardeners in the industry with a special talent for promoting garden related products, people or events via social media and content marketing. The Website at www.gagasgarden.com features a sample of Gaga's Garden® content and story telling graphics that keep readers coming back for more!
Hello! I'm Julie, grower of all things organic, including three kids. I'm a Master Gardener, heirloom specialist, owner of Garden Delights, and lover of all things garden and nature-related. I write the blog Garden Delights, a chronicle of growing gardens, growing green, growing locavores, growing kids, and growing one day at a time.
How to grow beautiful, creative container gardens almost anywhere. From beginners to experts, find container gardening information, ideas, pictures and designs.
LaManda Joy wants to teach everyone she meets to grow their own food... seriously.
Michael Nolan, The Garden Rockstar™ is a writer, speaker and noted authority on gardening, food security, homesteading & environmental issues. He is a published author and former editor at The Home Depot Garden Club. Michael Nolan loves gardening. He's been doing it longer than he has been able to walk.
1hoe/'ho/n: one who lives life with grace, dignity, passion and compassion abundantly inspired by the gift of breath. Landscape & Garden Consultations Indoor/Outdoor Sustainable Landscape Design & Installation Green Garden Maintenance, Restoration & Seasonal Pruning Seasonal Container Plantings Rain Gardens Garden Lighting Walks, Walls & Patios Natural Water Features Holiday Decorating A comforting place to...
I love the rain. And one of the reasons I love the rain is because at some point during the day, when there's a break in the clouds and we have a brief moment of stillness, I run out to the yard for a quick round of weeding.
My Life....Just a Walk in the Park
C.L. Fornari is a master gardener, speaker, writer, radio talk show host and gardening consultant
When I returned home from my momma's funeral, I was determined not to leave any of the beautiful plantings that were given to honor her. This meant a 5.5 hour drive in something that looked like a mobile terrarium. But I am not alone in my plant obsession.
Everyday Gardener in USDA Hardiness Zone 5b * Photo Addict * Gardener * Foodie * Administrator of #gardenchat * Google Hangouts Garden Chatter too!
Going into fall and winter meals tend to get a little more rich and little less health conscious. I am finding myself going through recipes and adapting things. Recently, I found myself looking at a classic dish and how it's made.
Latest Gardening (all) Cooking and Recipes (all) Getaways (all)
Starting seeds can become expensive if you're the type of person to grow and share seedlings with others. There are several ways to cut corners on those costs by reusing items that would have otherwise been thrown in the trash or recycle bin to get ...
The Motivational Gardener at Large
It's easy to blame the world. It's easy to feel sorry for myself. It's easy to be selfish. It's easy to let life happen. My goal is for 2015 to be hard -- because I have owned my choices, practiced sincere gratitude, put others first in my thoughts and actions, and, most importantly, created my life with my own strong, dirty, blistered hands.
And to think I nearly missed time in this garden. At the last moment schedules aligned which allowed access and time to explore. As the nearby town bustles, this serene property rests and provides sanctuary for its owners/stewards.
I recently visited the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, California, and had my mind scrambled from all the formal gardens. I'm not usually a formal garden kind of girl, but come on! Who wouldn't love this? While I wouldn't want to maintain all those hedges (the clipping!
Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener
My work has changed as well. Until just over a year ago, I was one of the soldiers in the trenches - going about my day pushing pixels as a web designer. My immediate supervisor moved out of state, and I was tapped to take his supervisory position and the learning curve and rapid shift to a different way of working has also taken its toll.
Author of Four Seasons of Roses, Susan Fox is a consulting rosarian that speaks, grows, photographs, and shows roses and gardens. Company founder of Gaga’s Garden®, she was recently awarded the Ame...
