Many of my readers know gardening is a passion of mine, so I’m sure it comes as no surprise that I love to explore gardens and parks when I travel. My ‘Garden Bucket List’ is is much longer than what I’ll be able to see in my lifetime, but as spring breathes new life into […]
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The scent of spring
What was that heady scent, I wondered, as I stepped out onto our back deck? And then I remembered: the Sarcococca confusa (also known as Sweetbox) I replanted at the base of our stairs. A gardener friend had encouraged me to plant it in a spot we’d walk by on a regular basis. She promised […]
Potato Fest 2014
There’s nothing like a potato fresh from the garden, or garbage bin! Yes, that’s right, we grow our spuds inside a plastic garbage can. if you want to learn how to do this yourself, you can read a post I wrote a few years ago, here. This year’s crop was not one of our finest, […]
Cider and the City
Give me your tired, your poorly shaped, your pock-marked, your huddled masses of unused apples, yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse from your teeming trees. And, with them, make apple cider! This past weekend, I did just that when I attended ‘Cider and Apple Juice Basics,’ a free class at my favorite neighborhood garden […]
A is for apple
A is for apple, from our espaliered apple trees. Take the road less traveled, Beth
Espaliered apples!
One thing I really love about travel is visiting gardens. Traveling overseas, to Europe in particular, we saw spectacular gardens: formal gardens, enormous parks, kitchen gardens. Many of the gardens were very small and walled, just like our yard. I felt inspired by these tiny jewels, and always came home with new ideas. One take-away […]
The carrot seed: Homegrown goodness
One of Little Bird’s favorite books is ‘The Carrot Seed,” written by Ruth Krauss and originally published in 1945. The story features a little boy who plants a carrot seed. No one in his family thinks it will come up. But the little boy knows better. He pulls the weeds and waters his carrot until, […]
My garden in August
Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes. ~Author Unknown My beloved garden, look how you’ve grown. New plants last fall And, here she is, in all her glory, August 2014 Take the road less traveled, Beth
Bassetti’s beautiful gardens
Gardens are the result of a collaboration between art and nature. – Penelope Hobhouse A good friend of mine, and fellow gardener, invited me to join her at Bassetti’s Crooked Arbor Gardens for their annual ‘Art in the Gardens Event.’ It was my first visit, even though I’ve talked about going for years. Bassetti’s Gardens […]
Garden pizza with pesto and speck
Of late, we have been finding ways to enjoy our garden bounty. Last week I made gluten-free pizza (Thanks Udi’s!) with pesto (Thanks Cucina Fresca!), applewood smoked speck americano (Thanks La Quercia!), fresh arugula and mustard flowers (Thank you garden!). So simple–exactly what this busy-mom-of-a-toddler needs right now, and delicious. The smoked speck (a type […]