Rita Perwich joins me to talk about her new book "Natural Rose Gardening: The Organic Guide to Growing Amazing Blooms". Rita joined me on my garden tour in France and we sat down to talk about her book, her philosophy on organic gardening and our reflections on gardens in France. Plus in Paul's Journal I talk about cover crops for your garden.

Rita's book is available to order in advance from Amazon and other sources.

My first week in France was a busy one. Join me as I journal a week of selecting new roses, visiting nurseries, talk about breeder codes and introduce you to a great French Rosarian, Andre Eve.

There are a couple of videos I reference in this email. Click on the link to watch them on My You Tube Channel.

The Village Of Les Rosiers sur Loire where I stayed by first night.

Les Chemins de la Rose. The unexpected garden I stumbled across.

Andre Eve Nursery Website. Great eye candy and an English language version available.

Information On My Garden Tours. My current France tour and how to learn about future ones.

In the episode of A World of Gardening I interview New Zealand Plant Breeder and friend John Ford. In Paul's Journal sending roses from my personal garden to be introduced, touch on some of my garden design work, the rains finally came and I'm off to France!

When my fellow rose gardener Kimberly Dean suddenly lost her husband Ken she had to learn how to process through it. Her garden became part of that journey. This episode is her story, her guide and her gift to you on how to navigate that journey through gardening.

Here are some links we mention in episode.

My Rose Tracker -

My interview with Amy Tipton

Rose Chat Podcast about Anne Belovich

The Lake Lure Flowering Bridge in Chimney Rock, North Carolina has always been a special place. It was created, built and maintained by all volunteers. Over time it came to be part of the entire community. Then in September of 2024 Hurricane Helene came through. This is that story.

The Bridge is run by volunteers and one of the ways it's funded is through donations. If you would like to make a donation you can do so by clicking here.

In my inaugural episode of A World With Gardening we explore Why We Garden with three of my good friends around the world of gardening.

Teresa Byington co host of Rose Chat Podcast and creator of The Garden Diary which is a blog about her garden.

Geertje van der Krogt former partner in Bierkreek Nursery one of two organic rose nurseries in the Europe certified by the European Union and a lifelong gardener.

Michael Marriott who was with David Austin Roses for almost 30 years, traveled the world and now co-hosts TOD Garden tours with his parter Rosie Irving

In 2021 I designed and supervised the build of a garden for Amy Tipton. The garden was a dream of hers and it was my delight to make it happen. I visit the garden and Amy four years later.

Arnaud Delbard is just the 3rd generation to run the Delbard Nursery. Delbard roses are also among my favorite roses I've ever grown. I sit down with Arnaud to discuss the family history, the breeding program and of course, the roses.

Part 1 - What is a Delbard Rose

Part 2 at 7:14 - The Breeding Program

Part 3 at 24:00 - History of The Company and The Family

Part 4 at 40:05 - The Roses Themselves and how The Painter Series came about.