Touring The Antique Rose Emporium in Brenham: Part One

Now that my garden is nearing summer dormancy it's time to catch up on posts from last spring.  When The Antique Rose Emporium in San Antonio closed a couple of years ago visiting their Brenham location became a higher priority on my list of must-visit nurseries.  In March I got my chance while visiting my sister in nearby Chappell Hill.

A cool, wet spring meant we were there just before most of the roses reached their spring bloom peak

Building a Cedar Post Arbor

The addition of a circle garden has made a huge difference in my back yard.  It has been the crowning achievement of my gardening activities since we retired and moved back into the house five years ago.  But as any good gardener, I am never satisfied, so I needed something to enhance my circle garden.  A cedar arbor was just the ticket to add a backdrop to the circle garden by providing context and vertical interest blah, blah blah...