ICEBERG with sweetpeas in pottery vases.

ARCHIVE FOR MONTHLY ROSE COLUMN IN THE CONTRA COSTA TIMES

ROSE HOW-TOS

VOLUNTEERS - "Garden ushers in seedy guests." November 3, 2007

ROSE WOMEN - "Trio, presidents accounted for." October 6, 2007

ROSE NAMES - "With roses, be a name-dropper." September 1, 2007

COLLECTING ROSES - "Blooming collections bring constant surprise." August 4, 2007

ROSE VISITS - "Roses beckon from near and far." July 14, 2007

BEES LOVE ROSES - "By any name, roses lure bees." June 2, 2007

CELEBRATION OF OLD ROSES - "El Cerrito show focuses on Old Roses." May 5, 2007

DIVIDING COMPANION PLANTS - "Divide and conquer in the garden." April 7, 2007

MOVING ROSES - "Pristine becomes rose on the move." March 3, 2007

DEER - "Thwart the deer–keep the beauty." February 3, 2007

PRUNING - "The whens and hows of pruning." January 6, 2007

ROSE GIFTS - "Enough ideas to fill a vase." December 2, 2006

SELECTING ROSES - "Pick roses for traits beyond the blooms." November 4, 2006

ROSE PASSION - "Roots of passion: roses are a calling." October 7, 2006

MAKING COMPOST - "Mix up rose's favorite snack." September 9, 2006

HEAT WAVES - "It's a hot time in the rose bed." August 5, 2006

HANDHELD BOUQUET - "Gather, arrange bouquet by hand." July 8, 2007

FEEDING ROSES - "Rains help roses yield big blooms." June 3, 2006