Crescent Cottage Homestead and Apothecary

06/22/2026

A beautiful day in the garden!

06/21/2026

I am over the moon right now! It took years on a waiting list to finally get my Apothecary Rose from France!
"Rosa Gallica Elegante "

Heres the information on this amazing rose.
there were some 500 gallica varieties available in France. Of this total, half came from the Low Countries (including present day Belgium).

Certain of the nurserymen who exported to France are known: Corneille Stergerhoek at Norwyck, Yweins at Courtrai, François at Brussels (same family as the François of Paris?), Verleeuwen at Ghent, et al. On arrival in France, it is clear that these Dutch gallicas received French names.

We have verified 15 which definitely or probably originated in the Low Countries and which are still in cultivation today: ‘Aimable amie’, ‘Belle Parade’ (before 1811), ‘Belle sans flatterie’ (before 1806), ‘Bizarre triomphant’ (syn. ‘Charles de Mills’)(before 1790), ‘Bouquet charmant’ (before 1811), ‘Carmin brillant’, ‘Grande et belle’ (before 1811), ‘La Belle Sultane’, ‘La majestuese’ (before 1790), ‘Lustre d’eglise’ (before 1790), ‘Napoleon’ (before 1790) ‘Ombre superbe’ (before 1811), ‘Ornement de la nature’,(before 1814), ‘Soleil Brillant’ (before 1790), and ‘Velours poupre’ (before 1811).

Scarcely half remain in commerce. Two however are commonly available – namely ‘Charles de Mills’ and ‘La Belle Sultane’. The first, fully double, is a marvel of harmony and formal arrangement;, the second, on the contrary, is a single and in this lies its charm. Most of these varieties are at L’Haÿ-les-Roses and they all of these feature in the author’s collection.

The other gallicas of the First Empire were actually raised in France and thus constituted the first gallicas that were truly French.

06/21/2026

Love love love! ♥️

06/21/2026

Beautiful day in the Gardens! ♥️

06/18/2026

Fixed one of the predator lights. So ofcourse all the nosey biddies had to check it out.....🙄🤣

06/18/2026

What a beautiful day to be in the gardens!

06/17/2026

Where i got my worms.♥️🪱

The best worms for composting are at Uncle Jim's Worm Farm. Ideal for composting food scraps & gardening, shipped with a 100% live worm guarantee. Buy now!

06/17/2026

Hey everyone! New video up about having composting worms in your garden. ♥️🪱

06/08/2026

Went down to the lake today to do some birding. The rain stopped and the sun came out.

06/06/2026

Beautiful day in the gardens.