The Dirt Diaries

 Dear Readers,  I wrote this at the end of last year, but most of it applies to 2024. I am pleased to say my roses made it through Hurricane...

I was not sad to see 2023 end. It wasn’t a horrible year for us, but there were definitely a few scary bumps in the road.  First, my husba...

  Friends, it is only July but I have already been seeing colorful maple leaves on the road when I take my walk. Also lots of very small a...

First bloom of 'South Africa' In 1785   Robbie Burns   wrote “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” I can attest...

Waving goodbye to my gorgeous, fragrant Munstead Wood When you opened your David Austin Handbook of Ro...

 Dear Dirt Diaries friends,  My new eBook with tales from The Dirt Diaries is ready to go! It is available for pre-order  today and will be ...

      When we think about “decking the halls” for the holiday season, most of us envision boughs of holly, evergreen wreaths, and fragrant ...