Looking behind those adobe walls

The owner of this Miller Street home transformed the garden from largely lawn to a land of floral abundance.

"Something there is that does not love a wall" — or so Robert Frost observed (twice!) in his poem Mending Wall. But gardeners and other curious humans are always interested in what might be growing behind these familiar structures. »Story,

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The long and winding rose that leads to our door

While many varieties of David Austin roses are available from Newman's Nursery of Santa Fe, Santa Fe Greenhouses and Agua Fría Nursery, Mortimer Sackler roses are not among the varieties offered at these nurseries this year. When we decided to begin planting, Mortimer Sackler had already sold out through the David Austin Web site (www.davidaustinroses.com), but the company is now taking orders for 2009 and will ship directly from the U.S. office in Tyler, Texas, in time for planting next spring. Mortimer Sackler is $21.95 for one plant, $55.50 for three. »Story,

Eros by any other name

Those who know roses, those who grow roses, claim there's nothing a rose can't do. Defenders of this theory include my best friend and me, who were acquainted for half a decade prior to realizing we were dating — and only then because a rose peddler strolled up to our table one summer evening at the Zia Diner. Just minutes before, we had arrived at the inevitable friends' cul de sac, the moment that two people later recall as the inauguration of a relationship, the beginning of relief, or the onset of rue. OK, I thought: if this guy doesn't buy me one of those flowers, I guess we just aren't meant to ... »Story,

$5,000 offered for 2nd annual Harnar Award

Entries are now being accepted from active or retired architects in New Mexico for the 2nd Annual Jeff Harnar Award for Contemporary Architecture. »Story,

Summertime and the grilling is fine

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — If you're looking for a new gas grill for your cookout, you don't have to buy the most expensive model to get good performance, according to the June issue of Consumer Reports. »Story,