Comments on: The {Farmer} & the Florist Interview: Felicia Alvarez

By: Kathleen + Hollywood 🐶

Kathleen + Hollywood 🐶 — Fri, 13 May 2022 18:50:55 +0000

Very much enjoyed learning how and what you ladies are accomplishing and your motivation driving such success! Truly sisters. The entire interview grows like my Wisteria vines, twisting and turning and reproducing joy in every season. Thanks!!

By: Jenny Garcia

Jenny Garcia — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 14:24:33 +0000

Wow, so inspirational, thank you for sharing your love and knowledge for roses I would love to buy a signed book! Nice interview Erin.

By: lindsaydesignss

lindsaydesignss — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 18:31:14 +0000

What a moving story! I’m a beginner yet come from a long queue of rose nursery workers from grandma and mother. I would agree that right currently I’m an end of the week champion yet with plans to open my cut blossom ranch this year. I would adore a marked duplicate of this book. I’m searching for guidance on the best way to choose the right roses for my environment in Mississippi.
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By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 18:46:24 +0000

My husband learned of my love for rose gardens when we were dating. When we bought our first home, my husband surprised me with a flower delivery. It was a potted rose. He said every woman deserves flowers, and wanna be rose gardeners deserve roses with roots. A tradition was born and carried out on Valentine day, my birthday, and “just because it’s fall or spring.” My favorite roses were the David Austin roses. I love their beauty and their fragrance. I especially loved Graham Thomas, it was like sunshine with a wonderful fragrance. We sold that first home, and my 30 roses stayed with the house. I was working long hours, and hardly had time to keep up with our yard. Now retired, I’m yearning for a rose garden. We are planning to convert our yard from water intensive to drought tolerant. It’s been so long since I’ve gardened, that I feel I’m starting all over, and need all the guidance I can get! So glad to see this blog! Thank you!

By: Martie

Martie — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 11:26:03 +0000

Wow this was exciting. I actually know so little about roses, but love them. And I just was introduced to the idea of garden roses in wedding bouquets by my girl friend who did a whole romanic pink wedding with them. This last year I bought two David Austin Queen of Sweden roses and enjoyed them so much. They were my 6 year anniversary gift from my husband and we got everything needed to plant them together. It was really something special to do that together. At the end of the year I was very intimidated with how to prune them and what would keep them well through the winter. I still cringe hoping they will be alive this spring. Moving into this year I love seeing new rose options and want to learn more about how to enjoy the flow of growing roses and how to pick varieties that will work for my cut flower business. I am obsessed with Celestial Night, because of that color. My mom and I plan to create a row of roses this year back on my family farm in North Dakota. I love the idea of adding something so special to a place that is incredibly special to me and my family. I look forward to reading Growing Wonder and having her book for reference, because I am so new to everything.

By: Shirley Douglas

Shirley Douglas — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 15:07:53 +0000

What an inspiring story! I’m a newbie but come from a long line of rose gardeners from grandmother and mother. I would say right now I’m a weekend warrior but with plans to open my cut flower farm this year. I would love a signed copy of this book. I’m looking for advice on how to select the right roses for my climate in Mississippi. I’m in Zone 8a. I have 30 acres to think and dream about full of roses.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 06:46:58 +0000

Thank you for sharing Felicia’s inspiring story. Plants and gardening are on my mind everyday! Fragrance in roses is primary for me. I have a couple David Austin roses ( Graham Thomas and Gertrude Jekyll) that really best flourish when allowed to be climbers trained horizontally but that leaves shorter cutting stems—I will be carefully reading to see if I can glean what she does with this conundrum as it relates to training and pruning. Always, thank you.

By: Candace Minster

Candace Minster — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:28:41 +0000

Thank you for all of the lovely rose content lately. It’s getting me excited to try growing a few this year. They’ve always intimidated me!

By: Theresa rote

Theresa rote — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:09:48 +0000

Like Felicia, roses connect me to my Italian grandmother. I remember the big , beautiful, fragrant deep red roses growing in her front yard in West Virginia. I have tried to grow roses in my garden in Cincinnati and now in San Diego. I am replanting my backyard garden and want to add new rose varieties. Will be difficult to select which ones though!
As a Research Nurse, I respect all of the time and trial that she puts into each new rose (5 years, wow)!
So excited to read and learn from her book!!

By: Beth Anne Cade

Beth Anne Cade — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:08:50 +0000

With roses I’m a wknd warrior in western NewYork , on top of windy hill and currently 2 foot of snow . Roses have a struggle and would benefit from some specialized guidance I might find in this book .