ABOUT
THE START OF LA VIE EN ROSE
MS. ROSE’S BIO
La Vie En Rose has been a staple phrase that has blossomed in all avenues of my life, including changing my last name to match my three daughter’s middle names. In every opportunity I will always choose roses. The literal French translation means “Life in Pink.” Its metaphor means to look at life with rose colored glasses, and to view the world with a positive and beautiful perspective. My garden is an ecosystem supported by many different gardens, and it gives to all the surrounding life that enters.
With a bachelor's in elementary education, I have found my place of education in the garden. While my love for gardening has progressed over the years, I found a new opportunity in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis. Through obsessive research and practice, I transformed my backyard fully into a life-giving ecosystem. I eventually ran out of space, but not passion, and began helping my neighbors plan their gardens. I began to plant seeds by starting a movement via social media by educating and encouraging others that gardening can be possible – even in the desert environment of the Las Vegas valley! This is where I discovered the massive need for garden guidance, and thus began this business. For even in a desert, a garden can flourish and yield a bountiful harvest.
Through my gardening adventures, I began to see my daughters interact in the garden and was inspired to write children’s books. Together we fell in love with experiencing the flow and life living together right in our backyard and we wanted to continue to share that excitement with others in book form. Thus, the birth of La Vie En Rose Gardens as a publisher and The Rose Sisters Garden Series.
HEATHERANN ROSE
MEET THE ILLUSTRATOR
Kristin Olsen Askland is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer living in the south of Norway. She is a traditional illustrator, which is a rarity in a technologically advancing world. Her mediums are mostly watercolors and gouache. Being surrounded by forest and ocean, she is fueled with endless inspiration and you can see this in her art. Through whimsical and delicate creations she brings to life nature and animals in the most beautiful form.