Want to feast your eyes on the flora of the season–in lights? Head over to the Bellevue Botanical Garden and check out Garden d’Lights. Over 500,000 lights! Walking the paths, you’ll discover an array of flowers throughout the seasons and climates, from irises to palm trees. A host of animals can be found tucked into various […]
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Dunn Gardens: A secret garden
The weather forecast this past Friday was dismal. Thank goodness for a break from the rain, because I was able to tour a “secret” garden: Dunn Gardens. We never would have found these lovely gardens without the help of a man the neighborhood who gave my friend and I the crucial tip: Look for the […]
Gluten Free Gnocchi Margherita recipe
I’m always on the lookout for new gluten free products since Big Papa can’t eat wheat. When I saw Cappello’s Gluten Free (and dairy, grain and soy free) gnocchi at our local Central Coop, I was pretty excited. Although gnocchi, soft dough dumplings are typically made with potato as a base, wheat flour is also […]
The [Armenian] cucumber that ate Seattle
Our garden in August. And look what grew in it. My first Armenian cucumber, measuring 20 inches nose to tail! The first thing you should know about the Armenian cucumber is that it is not really a cucumber at all! It is a member of C. Pepo family along with muskmelons and honeydew. Also known […]
The Great Zucchini Races of 2015
This past Saturday, Miss Lellow Submarine was pitted against many fine souped-up “cars” in the Great Zucchini Races of 2015. Now in it’s second year, the Great Zucchini Races are an annual event (I hope!) in Seattle’s Central District neighborhood. Little Bird and I went to pick out our zucchini at our Friday Farmers Market. […]
Saying goodbye to an old plum tree
The garden is growth and change and that means loss as well as constant new treasures to make up for a few disasters. ~May Sarton We reached the end of an era in our yard and garden last week. Our Greengage plum tree came down. It had been showing signs of stress for awhile and […]
My garden in summer
Love is to the heart what the summer is to the farmer’s year — it brings to harvest all the loveliest flowers of the soul. ~Author Unknown Welcome July! My garden’s cup runneth over with every color in the rainbow. Dahlia and Sweet Pea for the vase on our table, a sprinkling of chive blossoms […]
Spring in my garden–a feast of color
Spring in my garden–a feast of color–and my favorite time of year. Every day I see something new that wasn’t there the day before, and a world that was filled with grays and browns is now flush with every hue in the rainbow. With my hands in the soil, surrounded by my beloved plants, I […]
Earth Day 2015: Random acts of greenness
Earth Day 2015 Mother Earth faces a many challenges like climate change and species extinction. This is why, 45 years ago, Earth Day was created, to help activate the environmental movement worldwide, through a combination of education, public policy, and consumer campaigns. There are so many ways to get involved and participate in random acts […]
Harbingers of Spring
Just when I feel I can’t take another day of dreary gray, I see them. Little sprigs of brilliant green poking out from the wet earth. Crocus! Spring is on its way. Although March 20, the official first day of spring, lies several weeks away, the signs that winter is moving on are everywhere (at […]