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Gardening To Relieve Stress

March 29, 2008 – 10:36 pm

Many of us garden because we want to grow our own fruits and vegetables. An attractive landscape or curb appeal may be the goal of others. Gardening, no matter what kind, can also be therapeutic. For many people gardening relaxes the mind, body and spirit. Actually, it is not gardening that’s relaxing  but the way [...]

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Why Would I Want to Grow Hybrid Teas?

March 29, 2008 – 10:35 pm

Why Would I Want to Grow Hybrid Teas?
The hybrid tea might also be called the flower of lovers.  It makes the perfect long-stemmed rose.  It flowers repeatedly and can be strong with the proper care.  It is the resulting combination of the tea rose and the hybrid perpetual. A hybrid tea is an ideal choice [...]

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The Rose: A Marian Symbo

March 2, 2008 – 2:30 am

In the Greco-Roman culture, the rose represented beauty, love and the season of spring.  It also spoke of the fleetness of time, and therefore implied death and the next world.
In Latin Christian iconography, the first use of the rose appears in the scenes representing the next world. Also used were the lily and other flowers.  [...]

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Origin, Sentiment and Care of Red Roses

February 16, 2008 – 3:13 pm

Origin, Sentiment and Care of Red RosesThrough fossil evidence, roses have existed since prehistoric times. In Asian gardens, more than 5,000 years ago, the first cultivated roses appeared. Roses were introduced to Europe during the Roman Empire where they were used for ornamental purposes. According to historians, Cleopatra is said to have scattered rose [...]

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Designing Your Rose Garden

January 20, 2008 – 11:36 pm

Designing Your Rose Garden
The use of landscape roses can make the exterior of any house more graceful, fragrant and inviting. Selecting the right varieties to compliment and accent the home’s style and your vision, will contribute to the success of your landscape and rose garden design.
Finding the perfect roses for your rose garden is not [...]

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