An empty wooden bench under the shade of a large tree in a spacious garden.

Inspiration Blossoms from a Woman Named Hasna

On November 20th, 2015, I was sitting on a bench at the Huntington Rose Garden when I received an alert on my phone about a news item I was following. I had become obsessed with the media coverage surrounding “Europe’s

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How it all began…

Persian folklore tells the story of a Bulbul, a nightingale who fell so in love with their white rose that they clutched its thorns to their breast and bled resulting in the deep color of the pink damask, Rosa damascene.

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