Welcome to what I hope is a rose treasury of beauty, information, inspiration, and story telling. In the media section you’ll find my newspaper columns and a good many articles. There are lots of rose sources on the links page, and for the rest of the site––click, discover, and have fun!

My 2009 Rose calendar is still available at Amazon. There are gorgeous roses for each month with a special section on rose arranging tips. Some people even frame the pages.

Bookmark my photoblog for what Joanie Helgeson calls her "daily calorie-free treat." My goal is to put up a new rose or garden photo each day, I don't always make it, but it's fun trying.

I’ve been spending a lot of time on Facebook these days. If you’d like to see my blog updates, let's be friends.

My Rose Notes Newsletter has moved to another blog application that is much more streamlined and easy for me to configure. If you subscribe to it, you'll receive the articles as I write them.

For now, the first two installments will remain archived on this page.

ROSE NOTES #1 "Without Vintage . . ."

ROSE NOTES #2 Honoring Miriam Wilkins