Hold your horses - racing enthusiasts are still checking out the form

THE Golden Slipper may be a race for the best two-year-old horses in the country but, in the members' stand at Rosehill Gardens, age is a matter of indifference.

BOOM, CRASH, LEARN

The first wave of baby boomers are turning 64. Will Australia's most dominant group continue to redefine society even as they march into retirement? Farah Farouque reports.

OUT AND ABOUT

Sweet violets

Shock of the new

A GOOD Melbourne Cup breathes life into dreams several at a time.

Every Rose

Axl may well have famously declared that every rose has its thorn but he obviously wasn't privy to these precious petals. There's nothing thorny about Hannah Rose's porcelain roses. Whether you choose to use these precious vessels as cups to ferry mulled wine or warm sake to your lips, or treat them as a safehouse for your jewels and trinkets, it would seem whichever way you go you're bound to come up roses. And what's more, they come in sets of three. Each delicate rose is lovingly handmade. Ms ...

Enjoy A Spell While Gardens Work Magic

THE Hunter Valley Gardens Kidspace program goes back to the bush during the school holidays and will feature a Dorothy the Dinosaur Dance Party.

Flemington's Outlook Less Rosy As Federal Grant For Water Strategy Dries Up

FLEMINGTON racecourse's renowned rose gardens and grounds are "under threat" after the Federal Government yesterday pulled the plug on funding its alternative water strategy.

Paradises Lost To Developers And Modern Fads

Our suburban gardens are a source of heritage worth conserving too.

My Life So Far - Rose Chong

Melbourne costume designer Rose Chong, 62, has been a Fitzroy resident for 25 years. Her iconic Gertrude Street store is home to more than 30,000 costumes.

Strange Gardens (2003)

FILM REVIEW: STRANGE GARDENS (2003) SBS, Wednesday, 1pm

Rose Runs Second In Futurity City Debut

NEWCASTLE'S "pocket dynamo" Rose Anjane was gallant in defeat when runner-up to Keila Lee in a fast-run National Futurity heat at Wentworth Park on Monday night.

Gardens At Very Best In Long Hours

VISITORS to Hunter Valley Gardens will be able to make the most of every last ray of sunlight during a day trip to the 25-hectare site.

When Big Is Beautiful

Bruce Elder is relieved to find a genuine mansion at Dural. Dural Gardens Bed and Breakfast 24 Sagars Road, Dural