- Teaching a New Rose ClassI developed and taught a new class on rooting cuttings of at online Atlantia University (Atlantia being the SCA Kingdom in which I reside) this past Saturday. I taught a total of 5 classes, 4 of which were about roses. I did my “Roses Then and Now” class about the history of roses, what roses …
- Display about Period Roses at Kingdom A&S FestivalThis past Saturday (March 3), I drove to Spotsylvania VA to attend the Atlantian Kingdom Arts & Sciences Festival. My primary reason for going was to present a display about period roses. I did a similar display back in 2014 and I improved on the display. In addition to the color poster of period roses that I …
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- Teaching my rose classesI have been teaching my “Roses Then and Now” class for close to 15 years. In that class, I talk about the history of roses, what varieties of roses were grown during the SCA period (600-1600 AD), and how they differ from the roses we commonly grow today. Back at the beginning of this year, …
- Handout for “Roses Then and Now” classHere is the handout for my “Roses Then and Now” class that I teach: rose class handout Annotated Bibliography for roses in period