ROCK ROSE

There is no better sign that cooler days are on the way than the flowering of the senna that grow in my garden. The first is the Lindheimer ...

Imagine my dismay when I saw this. Maybe dismay is not a strong enough adjective. Horror would be more like it. What have I done? I covered...

Our first morning in Zurich found us asking directions, of the hotel concierge, to the Zurich Botanical Garden. He had no idea, professing t...

What's a vacation if you don't bring back a little treat for the garden. This time I was fortunate to find some suns and moons. Perf...

One of our trips this summer was a day trip from Milan to Lake Maggiore. The location of our hotel (Hilton) was just a five minute walk to t...