Do you dream of your own magical rose garden or thriving flower farm? Whether you long to fill your own acreage with roses or consider yourself more of a weekend gardener, Menagerie Farm & Flower’s Felicia Alvarez can help make your love affair with roses a joyous and rewarding experience. Whatever your level of passion, with her twenty plus years of farming experience, Felicia will guide you with sound advice and detailed horticultural knowledge.
“Roses are my love language. I believe you can raise beautiful, field-grown flowers with an artful attention to detail. Enjoy growing the kind of flowers you remember from your grandmother’s garden, roses admired for fragrance, elegance and character.”
Felicia Alvarez - Founder, Farmer & Author
“Want a wonderful book. Growing Wonder is absolutely inspiring, and I can sense Felicia’s enthusiasm for roses on every page as she shares her contagious passion - a passion that made me want to grow more and more roses. I love her journey with roses and how they have been so present during her life. I am sure Felicia’s roses chose her to be the guardian of their beauty and to share with the world.”
Gabriela Salazar
author Floral Artistry: Floral Design By La Musa de las Flores
"Felicia is truly the queen of roses and I have been looking forward to her book for years now. Growing Wonder is practical, down-to-earth, and filled with expert rose growing advice for every size garden and experience level."
Erin Benzakein
Floret Flower Farm & author of Discovering Dahlias
"When it comes to roses, Felicia is the authority. Before meeting her I HATED roses and intentionally removed every rose bush from every property I ever owned. I didnt even like them in vases. I had only ever seen and smelled the same typical boring varieties. Then I met Felicia and my world changed! Her passion for rose education is palpable and Growing Wonder is the perfect resource for anyone interested in learning how to cultvate and grow their own garden roses!"
Shavonda Gardener
SG Style
Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever write a book. The COVID-19 pandemic made me step out of my comfort zone and do something I would never imagined. The inspiration for the book came from all of the wonderful people I’ve met throughout my career in agriculture and more recently in my Menagerie Academy learning community who just want to learn to grow beautiful things...
As a special Thank You for ordering your author signed copy of Growing Wonder directly through our website, you will receive a digital download copy of The Rose Gallery, an exploration of garden rose color families as they are known here at Menagerie Farm & Flower, plus a FREE gift with purchase from Felicia tucked inside the box.
Your complimentary digital download of The Rose Gallery will come to you by email following your purchase of Growing Wonder.
Create a magical rose garden or thriving flower farm
Learn how to choose garden rose varieties that are the best for growing as cut flowers
Learn how to get more vase life from your garden roses with step by step post harvest care
Learn best practices to care for your roses year-round
Tackle in-season & winter dormant pruning like a pro
Identify and treat common insects and diseases in garden roses
And so much more…
