Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Our Sunday Guides, December issue is filled with merriment - a festive home with delicious food, a cozy fire, gingerbread spices, our Buche de Noël recipe, a holiday getaway to Old Montreal, Canada, pepperoni pinwheels, Christmas Eve hors d'oeuvres, fashion and beauty, and our boutique's most stylish outfits.
Read moreSunday Guides, Beginners Guide to Planting a Rose Garden
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Garden photographed at Pillar and Post, Niagara On The Lake, Canada
Winter is a wonderful time to begin dreaming up and planning a new garden. It is also a wonderful time to plan any updates to an existing garden. We recommend keeping a garden journal to docoument all of your ideas, dreams, plans and sketches. In this article we will share our decades long experience creating beautiful rose gardens. We would also like to thank our sponsors for being a part of this Sunday Guides issue!
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
We are often asked for tips on caring for, planting, and designing a rose garden. We have been growing roses for 30 years at our historic home in zone 6a Northeast New Jersey.
The Paris House Garden
There truly isn’t anything like a beautiful rose. Their sharp thorns are perhaps indicative of what’s to come. Like their thorns, they can torture you a bit with how much care goes into them. Don’t let that discourage you! Gardeners are all too aware these beauties are high maintenance. Yet with all things we love & find fulfilling it is enjoyable & worth the effort. Once you successfully grow roses in your home garden you will be rewarded with their beauty & scent.
Some roses have the most enchanting scent, perfumed fragrance floating through the garden. Others bloom repeatedly if pruned regularly.
Then there are the ones that show up for a short time leaving us speechless with their beauty and then, just like that they are gone until next year. Gardeners can feel “both mortal and immortal in their garden” I can understand that sentiment, as the garden needs us as much as we need the garden.
The Paris House Garden
Some favorites Rose are:
Constance Spry by David Austin Roses, Eden, New Dawn, Gertrude Jekyll, Zephrine Drouhin
I could live a million Springs & that would still not be enough time in my Beloved Garden. We grow hundreds of roses in our New Jersey Garden. Follow our tips and you too can successfully have a rose garden.
I don’t take this responsibility lightly, I have a team helping me & we work hard keeping them healthy. We use our gardens for our companies photoshoots etc, so it needs to be “picture perfect” year round!
In this article we will focus on the “Beginners Guide To Planting A Rose Garden”
Our garden is situated on 5 acres and requires several people to maintain. So let’s start small here as to not overwhelm.
Before you get started chose a sunny spot and prepare your soil. Clear out grass, debris and weeds.
-Planting - dig hole twice as big as pot, plant at same level - usually those instructions are on every label.
-Dirt - 3 parts good garden soil, 1 part peat, maybe some rose tone, fill hole to top of plant, water in and add more soil after first water cause original soil will settle. *** before planting gently loosen up the root ball so roots can thrive and add a layer of mulch to keep moisture in and weeds away.
-Some plants will be shipped bare root. Typically these are soaked in water before planting. Follow the directions in the box carefully or on the label very carefully
-make sure to water.
Ten Tips
Choose a sunny location & read the care instructions on your roses
Amend your soil with a rich compost - your garden center can help you with this.
Plant according to the instructions. Give your roses plenty of space.
Feed and water regularly
Spray to prevent black spots, do this in early spring before spots appear!!!
Remove Japanese beetles
Prune all dead canes each spring to prevent disease
Deadhead regularly to encourage healthy roses and encourage more flowers
Visit gardens for inspiration
Educate yourself on the different varieties of roses and their care
Rose Sources we love
The Paris House Garden, Constance Spry
David Austin Roses
Antique Rose Emporium
Heirloom Roses
Jackson & Perkins
Home Depot
Lowe’s
Local specialty gardens in our area Supplies
Country Mile Gardens, Morristown NJ, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart for pruners, shovels, organic sprays, miracle grow, garden gloves (get gloves that come up to your elbows to prevent thorns from cutting you)
The Paris House Garden, Zephrine Drouhin
Various types of roses (there are many we highly recommend reading garden & rose books to learn more)
Floribunda
Hybrid Tea
Climbers
Ramblers
Knockouts
Noisettes
The Paris House, Rose Allee
Garden Books & Magazines We love
The English Roses David Austin
Flower Magazine
Martha Stewart Gardening
Carolyne Roem
The Surprising Life Of Constance Spry
Niagara Park Botanical Gardens Niagara On The Lake Canada
Pillar and Post garden Niagara On The Lake Canada
Travel & Visit Gardens
Niagara On The Lakes Botanical Gardens
Gardens in The Cotswolds and throughout England
Giverny
New York Botanical Gardens
The Mount Lenox MA
And many more
Garnish a mocktail or cocktail with rose petals from your garden. Be sure to only use pesticide free! We make a fresh raspberry/ strawberry purée from our gardens as the starting point!
Thank you for visiting Paris House
xo
Michele
Sunday Guides, Christmas
In this Christmas issue of Sunday Guides, discover Elegant Recipes for Special Occasions, learn how to set a fashionable holiday table, explore NYC during the holidays, Shop This Story, watch our “Old Montreal Christmas Getaway” video, and explore Paris House set design, fashion styling, entertaining, cooking, floral design, classes, Guided Tours of the historic NYC Flower District, and more.
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By Michele Rosenthal
For several years, we have been going to Bon Vivant in NYC for their Petit Fours. They are fabulously delicious! Soaked in a variety of flavors like rose, lavender, coffee, and lemon; they are decorated in delicate floral detail by the talented hands of artisans. We love gifting them to friends. They recently moved their “Cake Café” to Jersey City and it is beautiful. The interiors are chic, fresh, and a feast for the eyes. You can place orders in advance on their website or you can choose in person.
“The exquisite creations are made with the finest ingredients and crafted with care and attention to detail. Discover the art of indulgence at Bon Vivant.”
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“Bon Vivant is a luxury boutique that specializes in miniature cakes and petits fours.Whether you are looking for a decadent treat for yourself or a stunning gift for someone special, Bon Vivant has something to suit your taste and style.”
We like to begin our day in Jersey City enjoying cappuccinos & petit fours. Then it’s off to Liberty State Park, where the wonderful views of the incredible skyline and Statue of Liberty never get old. Liberty State Park is one of the state's most beautiful parks. It is located on the shores of the Hudson River with views of the Manhattan skyline, Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island. There are popular restaurants nearby with views that will dazzle, like the Liberty House Restaurant.
For dinner, we decided to try something more casual yet still beautiful with a European bistro atmosphere and menu. We went to Satis Bistro where the service was incredible. The outdoor seating had a quaint atmosphere. There is a charming little bar area tucked away. You must pop in there; it’s so cute! My endive salad was balanced perfectly with a lemony truffle dressing & the gnocchi dish melted in my mouth. It was so delicious! My husband loved the steak frites. The streets are lined with cute shops, restaurants, bars and more!
Steak frites and a glass of red wine transports us back to a Bistro in Paris, France
Let’s Take our “Out To Dinner Bistro Look” to the next level! Elevate Fall fashion with a two piece sequin outfit! Swap out that jacket for a cashmere sweater. We love Faux leather dresses and stunning florals. Shorter to mid length polished nails in rich autumn hues with chunky gold bracelets and stacked rings are so chic! These looks are all about putting the “ooh la la” in Fall fashion! Book Michele at Paris House for a fashion consultation & personal shopping!
Sunday Guides, “Beginners Guide to Planting a Rose Garden”
Article by Michele Rosenthal
Garden photographed at Pillar and Post, Niagara On The Lake, Canada
Winter is a wonderful time to begin dreaming up and planning a new garden. It is also a wonderful time to plan any updates to an existing garden. We recommend keeping a garden journal to docoument all of your ideas, dreams, plans and sketches. In this article we will share our decades long experience creating beautiful rose gardens. We would also like to thank our sponsors for being a part of this Sunday Guides issue!
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
We are often asked for tips on caring for, planting, and designing a rose garden. We have been growing roses for 30 years at our historic home in zone 6a Northeast New Jersey.
The Paris House Garden
There truly isn’t anything like a beautiful rose. Their sharp thorns are perhaps indicative of what’s to come. Like their thorns, they can torture you a bit with how much care goes into them. Don’t let that discourage you! Gardeners are all too aware these beauties are high maintenance. Yet with all things we love & find fulfilling it is enjoyable & worth the effort. Once you successfully grow roses in your home garden you will be rewarded with their beauty & scent.
Some roses have the most enchanting scent, perfumed fragrance floating through the garden. Others bloom repeatedly if pruned regularly.
Then there are the ones that show up for a short time leaving us speechless with their beauty and then, just like that they are gone until next year. Gardeners can feel “both mortal and immortal in their garden” I can understand that sentiment, as the garden needs us as much as we need the garden.
The Paris House Garden
Some favorites Rose are:
Constance Spry by David Austin Roses, Eden, New Dawn, Gertrude Jekyll, Zephrine Drouhin
I could live a million Springs & that would still not be enough time in my Beloved Garden. We grow hundreds of roses in our New Jersey Garden. Follow our tips and you too can successfully have a rose garden.
I don’t take this responsibility lightly, I have a team helping me & we work hard keeping them healthy. We use our gardens for our companies photoshoots etc, so it needs to be “picture perfect” year round!
In this article we will focus on the “Beginners Guide To Planting A Rose Garden”
Our garden is situated on 5 acres and requires several people to maintain. So let’s start small here as to not overwhelm.
Before you get started chose a sunny spot and prepare your soil. Clear out grass, debris and weeds.
-Planting - dig hole twice as big as pot, plant at same level - usually those instructions are on every label.
-Dirt - 3 parts good garden soil, 1 part peat, maybe some rose tone, fill hole to top of plant, water in and add more soil after first water cause original soil will settle. *** before planting gently loosen up the root ball so roots can thrive and add a layer of mulch to keep moisture in and weeds away.
-Some plants will be shipped bare root. Typically these are soaked in water before planting. Follow the directions in the box carefully or on the label very carefully
-make sure to water.
Ten Tips
Choose a sunny location & read the care instructions on your roses
Amend your soil with a rich compost - your garden center can help you with this.
Plant according to the instructions. Give your roses plenty of space.
Feed and water regularly
Spray to prevent black spots, do this in early spring before spots appear!!!
Remove Japanese beetles
Prune all dead canes each spring to prevent disease
Deadhead regularly to encourage healthy roses and encourage more flowers
Visit gardens for inspiration
Educate yourself on the different varieties of roses and their care
Rose Sources we love
The Paris House Garden, Constance Spry
David Austin Roses
Antique Rose Emporium
Heirloom Roses
Jackson & Perkins
Home Depot
Lowe’s
Local specialty gardens in our area Supplies
Country Mile Gardens, Morristown NJ, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart for pruners, shovels, organic sprays, miracle grow, garden gloves (get gloves that come up to your elbows to prevent thorns from cutting you)
The Paris House Garden, Zephrine Drouhin
Various types of roses (there are many we highly recommend reading garden & rose books to learn more)
Floribunda
Hybrid Tea
Climbers
Ramblers
Knockouts
Noisettes
The Paris House, Rose Allee
Garden Books & Magazines We love
The English Roses David Austin
Flower Magazine
Martha Stewart Gardening
Carolyne Roem
The Surprising Life Of Constance Spry
Niagara Park Botanical Gardens Niagara On The Lake Canada
Pillar and Post garden Niagara On The Lake Canada
Pillar and Post garden Niagara On The Lake Canada
Niagara On The Lake Botanical Gardens Canada
All products can be shopped at this link :
Pillar and Post garden Niagara On The Lake Canada
Travel & Visit Gardens
Niagara On The Lakes Botanical Gardens
Gardens in The Cotswolds and throughout England
Giverny
New York Botanical Gardens
The Mount Lenox MA
And many more
Garnish a mocktail or cocktail with rose petals from your garden. Be sure to only use pesticide free! We make a fresh raspberry/ strawberry purée from our gardens as the starting point!
Thank you for visiting Paris House
xo
Michele
Paris House yellow rose arbor and Rose allee
Home Depot Garden Rose Garden Garden Class Roses Lowe’s Gardens Dress Stylist