19 Aug A Perennial for Pollinators, Butterflies and Bouquets
Imagine: Emma gazed out over the field in front of their new house. "Honey, wouldn't it be great to plant a butterfly meadow out there?" she asked. Rob turned to look...
12 Aug Wonderful Sambucus aka Elderberry
Imagine: This week's story is true. Yesterday I went up to the large elderberry bush at the top of our cutting garden. This year's berry production was particularly large, and I...
06 Aug The Cocktail Hour ~ Farmed & Foraged
You are invited to join Ellen Zachos and me at a special in-the-garden event on August 27th, 2017. Download a printable PDF here....
29 Jul Not A Plant For Control Freaks…
Imagine: Fran loved her purple angelica. When it came into flower in mid summer and the bees crowded into the blooms, she smiled. But her husband, Bob, wasn’t charmed. “What is this...
22 Jul Growing Super Food in the Garden
Imagine: Paul harvested his garlic and raked the area where it grew. It was mid-summer and he suddenly had a large, empth area in his vegetable garden. Maybe he still had...
15 Jul A Smaller Vine That Blooms All Summer
Imagine: They wandered through the perennial vines at the garden center, looking at climbing hydrangeas, honeysuckle and wisteria. “These are grow so large,” she said after reading the tags....