Starbucks is out with the pumpkin spice latte, which means only one thing! Fall is sneaking upon us, and there is ton of prep work to do outside to prepare our flowers and gardens for winter. If you’re relatively new to growing roses, or your roses didn’t fare too well throughout the last winter winter…
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How to Make Rose Essential Oil at Home
I a big fan of organic cosmetics. It is personally important to me that a brand doesn’t test on animals and that they use organically-sourced products whenever possible. However, the downside of these products is that they are sometimes pretty priceeeeeey! If you’ve recently been in an organic cosmetics store and found yourself face to…
Are Climbing Roses Bad For Brick?
I confess, I am an absolute sucker for those dreamy cottages you see on Pinterest – all old brickwork and covered in rambling roses. I mean, how could you not want a little corner like this in your dream home!? Disclosure: as an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Learn more. However there might be…
Can Roses Survive Winter In Pots?
Can roses survive winter in pots? If you’ve spent your time cultivating beautiful patio, potted and container roses the last thing you want is for them to die during a long cold winter. Ideally, you want them to survive and provide you with beautiful blooms next year, right? The good news is that roses can…
Simple Zen Garden Ideas For Beginners On A Budget
I’ve been intrigued with the idea of Zen gardening recently. We live in troubled times, bombarded with social media doom 24/7. And seeing as I can’t really go outside my home without restriction any more, I’ve been looking to create beautiful spaces at home instead. So when I came across Zen gardens on Pinterest (of…
How To Keep Roses Disease Free – Top Tips
Roses are often notoriously tricky to grow, and even harder to keep alive! They are frequently susceptible to all kinds of diseases. So if you don’t want your hard gardening work to go to waste, and you’re determined to create and cultivate gorgeous roses bushes, you’re going to need to know how to keep your…
Is Rice Water Good for Rose Plants?
You like rice – don’t even try to deny it! In stir fry, takeout, Chinese, with beef or chicken or leafy greens…mmm! And the varieties, too – basmati, white, long, brown, lemon… Well, if you’re cooking rice, and if you’re washing rice, then by default – you have rice water left over! If you hang…
Grow a Beautiful Rose Garden – On Your Balcony!
For a modern city woman or girl, growing a rose garden might seem like a nice daydream. After all, you do live in a concrete jungle. You might think to yourself how great it would be to have a spacious veranda, with billowing flowers, towering trellises and wonderful decor where you would drink coffee in…
Is Aspirin Good for Roses?
If you know any gardeners, you’ll maybe have heard them say at some point or other, that you can use aspirin for roses. Now, this was news to me. As a migraine sufferer, I’ve always got stacks of the stuff in my house – so I was pretty pleased to come across this rumour as…
Do Roses Like Coffee Grounds?
Have you ever cleaned your coffee machine filter after an early morning cup of coffee and thought to yourself – hmm, what do I do with this? Can I somehow re-use the coffee grounds, preferably in my garden, without just tossing them into the trash? Good news is, much like us humans do, roses also…