Roses are plants, too! Transitioning Prabhupadas Palace Rose Garden,a Public Rose Garden, viewed by thousands of visitors, to Sustainability. It’s one thing to talk about growing roses sustainably in our own personal gardens. There, we only have our own expectations to meet. Most of us who grow roses without chemicals have learned to live with some damage from insects and the occasional smudge of blackspot. We’ve realized roses were held to a standard higher than other plants and by simply viewing our roses the same way we do all our other plants a little damage is no big deal. But what if it’s a garden open to the public? A well known garden receiving thousands of visitors each season who, because is what they’ve mistakingly been taught, expect perfection from roses. People who will likely spy blackspot from across the garden despite the sea of blooms and mutter “tsk, tsk, they should really take better care of this garden”. Read more: newvrindaban/newvrindaban/node/395
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:19:52 +0000
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