Everything's coming up roses! My new nature memoir, All the World in a Blade of Quack: Reclaiming a Garden, Growing a Gardener, is ready to launch and will soon be available at a bookstore near you. My roses are waiting to read about themselves, and they won't be disappointed. From learning their names to renaming the process called "deadheading," Quack talks garden in every chapter. This climber was not yet planted when I started writing the book, but it has taken a quack-like growth spurt this year and is finally reaching the top of the pergola. The six-year-old climbing hydrangeas on the other three corners have yet to perform such a feat, but they are climbing (finally.) Height isn't everything, either. Climbers are famous for their profusion of blooms, and this one is finally living up to its reputation. If you love roses, as I do, you can revel in them now. And if quack grass isn't exactly your cup of tea, you'll want to pick up a copy of the new book. You'll find lots to learn and lots to laugh about. I'm sure the roses will, too.