ICEBERG with sweetpeas in pottery vases.

ARCHIVE FOR MONTHLY ROSE COLUMN IN THE CONTRA COSTA TIMES

ROSE HOW-TOS

ROSE SOURCES- "Time to cultivate appreciation." November 1, 2008

FAVORITE TOOLS- "Got gardening tasks? Tools rule." October 4, 2008

BUDDHA IN THE GARDEN- "Serenity to share." September 6, 2008

ROSES AND MEMORIES- "Remembering friends with each bloom." August 2, 2008

ROSES AND DROUGHT - "Watering restrictions don't faze roses." July 5, 2008

LOUISIANA ROSE ADVENTURE- "Diverse stories link rose gardeners." June 7, 2008

ROSE PESTS- "Dispatches from the front lines." May 3, 2008

ROSE BOUQUETS- "There's a will, there's a bouquet." April 5, 2008

WEEDING- "To know a weed is to control it." March 1, 2008

PRUNING IN 2008 #2- "Thoughtful pruning is best." February 2, 2008

PRUNING IN 2008 #1- "It's time to start pruning roses." January 5, 2008

GREAT GIFTS- "Containers to have and hold." December 1, 2007

VOLUNTEER- "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 ROSES- "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