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Roses In The Garden - a book review

Roses In The Garden by Ngoc Minh Ngo Photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo celebrates rose gardens throughout the world in this beautifully produced book.  The author photographed a total of 11 gardens across the globe (Italy, Morocco, Spain, USA, UK, and Japan). Beginning with the Italian garden Ninfa (often referred to as the most romantic garden in the world), her photographs have a dreamy quality that transports the reader to these exotic locales. Closer to home, Floret Farm in Mount Vernon, Washington, is included in one of the chapters. All types of roses are included in the gardens but the majority feature old rose varieties. Many of the gardens have roses growing in wild abandon, intermingled in hedge rows, spilling over walls and fences and surrounded by pastures and rolling hills. A pictorial index lists all the roses and the gardens where they reside. This stunning book was published by Rizzoli Books and is available on Amazon and in bookstores. Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, ...

A new blog

I've long pondered starting a blog on baking but was afraid I would not have the time to do it or worse, not have the expertise to do so. Actually, I probably don't have either but I'm taking the plunge nevertheless. I decided to focus on Maida Heatter, a cookbook author that I love and the one author who I think does the best job at teaching. Hopefully I will learn something and share some great dessert recipes as well. So, if you are interesting in baking, check out Mad About Maida.


Don't worry - Dirt Therapy isn't going anywhere!

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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