The American Garden Rose Selection (AGRS) judges have announced the newest roses to be selected in their testing program. This was a bountiful year. There are five new winners. The AGRS program is the replacement of the All-America Rose Selection (AARS) program that ran from 1940 until 2013. Roses that have been selected in either…

This film is only available in the US because of territorial licensing. In this week’s episode Jill focuses on roses. Who better to speak to than the father of the SA rose industry Ludwig Taschner. Jill shares some advice on working with roses and shows you how to create two different arrangements using roses. Fresh…

It is that time of year when I love to putter about in my garden, which somehow feels simpatico with the creativity of composing music. As a matter of fact, a number of great composers have loved nature’s flora and have responded in music. It would be lovely to explore some flower-inspired compositions, but we…