They promise you a rose garden

Are you dreaming of gorgeous roses that are easy to grow?

Easy Elegance from Bailey Nurseries in Minnesota swears they have them.

The new ones in the collection for next season include Superhero, a medium red floribunda.

Its supposed to be disease resistant and bloom all summer in hybrid tea shapes.

Hybridized by Ping Lim, the Easy Elegance roses come in many colors and several bloom types, and are guaranteed for two years.

Other new ones this year are deep pink My Girl and multicolor or apricot blend All the Rage.

Visit your favorite garden center in the spring or watch your catalogs or online. There's a list of local sellers at www.easyeleganceroses.com

Light up your life all winter long

In winter we crave light and warmth -- even outdoors.

Smith & Hawken offers outdoor sconces in several styles to hang on your porch or garage.

Check out this carriage sconce with the cool glass top. The powder-coated cast-aluminum fixture is 33 inches tall and available online and in catalogs for $129.

Other choices include the more rustic or modern. They start at $89.

Visit www.smithandhawken.com or call (800)981-9888.

Easy way to make your little ones stars

There are people who want their refrigerator doors to be pristine.

Not only do they object to fingerprints, but they get tired of beautiful childish artwork, too.

Bragboards were made for these folks. They are decorated clips to hold artwork or very good papers or tests.

Your darlings won't be able to complain that you don't hang their creations.

Several different sizes and designs are available from a.i. paper.

"The latest masterpiece" is 4 by 11 inches and priced at $19. Longer ones are $29 each.

Dry erase boards framed and labeled with sayings like "when love adorns a home" and "enjoy the little things" are $58.

Other frames are available from www.aipaper.com.

The company also carries other artists' work and just general fun stuff on a sister Web site called www.catchingfireflies.com.