For a number of years now, my husband Bob and I have been lighthouse keepers at Race Point Lighthouse in Provincetown, Massachusetts. We have met many new friends over the years, as we are essentially innkeepers for our guests. We pick them up in town at a designated spot, introduce ourselves, and pack up their ...
Read More | Everything RosesLife takes us down many paths, and if we’re lucky, we may get to choose which path we prefer. Last Fall, my husband had a landmark birthday. We knew it was coming, so early in the Summer, we began our quest for a new home. We talked it over and decided that we needed either ...
Read More | Everything RosesAfter a very mild winter with little snowfall, I was not too surprised to see that my roses broke dormancy a couple of weeks ago. The plants in my rose gardens went through the winter tall this year; usually I prune them ‘way down in the late fall. Once in a while this happens and ...
Read More | Everything RosesFebruary is a month for thinking about the rose garden. We all love rose catalogs and pore over them for hours! There are plenty of gorgeous roses to choose from, but today I’d like to share with you some beautiful floribunda roses that I grow in my Suffield, CT gardens. What Does Floribunda Mean? The ...
Read More | Everything RosesAfter a fairly mild winter with very little snow, our first 70-degree day in my garden was April 4, 2023. The autumn before, I had left five dahlias in the ground because I hadn’t liked them the previous summer. But, by the end of the month, they all sprouted in the garden! In my area, ...
Read More | Everything RosesI’m Marci Martin, your rosarian blogger here at Planters Place. I am an American Rose Society Master Consulting Rosarian and the region I serve is the Northeast. There are Consulting Rosarians (CRs) all across these great United States, and we are here to make your rose growing experience a satisfying one. If you need to ...
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