The Rose Garden

nonsense Bella! You will marry, your sisters have done it and so shall you! So hurry along and get dressed. He wants to meet you in the rose garden at noon!” Exclaimed, her father. As she walked the stone path through the garden, the roses stood still as if they anticipated the meeting. There he stood, under the shade of the glass gazebo. Handsome with dark curly hair, crisp blue eyes, a straight nose and a nice mouth. He was very tall, well-built and slightly tanned. There, waiting patiently, dressed in a grey petticoat and trousers, and a linen blue shirt was Christian Mc Alister. “Good day, Lady Isabella Rose,” he said, as she neared him. “Good day Christian,” she replied a little too jarring. “Sit with me,” said Christian as he gestured towards the picnic bench. The day continued in a blur as Isabella and Christian lost them-selves in the midst of getting to know each other. Isabella returned home that night with a smile on her face. Something she hadn’t done in years and as she lies in bed, she asked herself in the darkness, “Is this, what happiness feels…

The New York City Department of Probation (DOP) is hosting a brunch for a diverse group of teen girls engaged in the New York City justice system on Saturday, June 3rd. At the brunch the young women accompanied by a parent and our guardian, will meet with mentors in an effort to assist in preparing them for future career opportunities. The Garden of Roses is a year-long program designed to support the development of court involved young women and offers engaging and dynamic activities to…

Stepping in the direction of equality For over twelve years I have been called many names; “disgusting”, “sick”, “dyke” and “faggot” being a few of them. If I could change who I love, I would had changed it as a toddler or when I had to move in the fear of being kicked out and taken away from my brother, that’s just the reality of my situation. When I was asked “What message do you think people in your generation need to hear?” I responded with “equality and equal opportunity for all…

everyone can even remain the same when life goes on; Molly Harper has changed a lot throughout the book and she even stayed the same sometimes, so therefore there will be somethings that are different about her and somethings stayed the same. Molly Harper had a huge difference through the story when it came to Georgie. In the beginning she absolutely hated Georgie she couldn't stand him because she had this special garden and no one was allowed to touch it except her and her gardener, Old…

Title Here “The Garden Party” is both a coming of age tale and a look at the class disparity in New Zealand at the time. The story follows Laura on the day of her family’s big garden party as she interacts with members of both classes and prepares for the big event. It is no surprise that a short story called “The Garden Party” is full of descriptions of plants and various flowers. However, Katherine Mansfield utilizes them for more than just the setting. Each plant mentioned holds a deeper…

That was a great time the smell of her peppermint perfume mixed with the rose was a one of a kind scent that I could only smell when she was around. Her roses were always beautiful and as she continued to get sick I would keep tending to the garden and she would sit in a chair outside and watch me and smile as I continued to do the things that she loved to do with me. This reminds me of the story we read in this course “Give me Five More Minutes” written by Christy De’on Miller. My Grandmother…

Flowers beautify the world and bring joy to those in it. Some people become inspired by flowers and write, sing, and talk about them. All of the literature that comes from flowers evokes many different emotions and touches on many different topics. Sometimes the writings can stem from sadness, enjoyment, forgiveness, or jealousy. Many of the greats of literature have written about flowers and used them to explore topics and themes that others may not touch upon. The poems “Asphodel, That Greeny…

elapsed while living in the castle, Beauty wishes to see her family and take care of them in time of crisis since she found out from the Beast (“Beauty”). Her sister was to soon marry the wrong man. In addition, her father became ill. Because Beast accepts this, Beast presents Beauty with a rose to keep with her for one week so he knows that she will come back (“Beauty”). If she arrives back any later than that, Beast will die just as the rose will (“Beauty”). In this instance, the rose…

Figure 1 is a flower dress that was designed by Alexander McQueen. It looks carefully planned because every aspect of it seems to be in the right place. The dress is very unusual in a sense that it gives the spectator a virtual bouquet garden tour. It is a nude silk that is cautiously festooned and embroidered with flowers of different colours and sizes. McQueen created the impression of a real flower garden by using different shades of pink, violet as well as white to represent the flowers. He…

What, me a rose photographer? No, I am a botanist, plant physiologist and plant pathologist. At least that is all that I thought I was until 24 years ago when my passion for the beautiful roses led me on a slightly different journey to an evacuation in rose photography. It has been an interesting and rewarding trek, but perhaps I should start at the very beginning. Many, many eons ago, when I was 6 years old, my mother helped me plant my first rose. She instilled in me a love for all types of…