GROW YOUR OWN HEART-SHAPED ‘LOVE’ CUCUMBERS August 27, 2015 Cuteness from the garden. Who wouldn’t love these heart cucumbers from their own garden? What more can I say about these fun and cute… Continue Reading
GARDEN CUTTINGS FOR WINTER WINDOWSILLS August 26, 2015 Late summer is the best time to take cuttings from your favorite herbs, annuals and tender garden plants to bring indoors. Rooting your own… Continue Reading
DAHLIAS, ZINNIAS AND TRAINING JAPANESE EXHIBITION CHRYSANTHEMUMS August 20, 2015 My zinnia trials are starting – remember when I said that I was going to try and raise most every cut flower variety that… Continue Reading
CLUCK! – THE HIP URBAN FARM SUPPLY STORE THAT EVERYONE IN PROVIDENCE IS TALKING ABOUT August 17, 2015 Cluck!, an urban farm store located in Providence, Rhode Island offers most everything a rooftop or backyard ‘farmer’ would ever need. Remember, there are… Continue Reading
A WEEKEND IN STOWE VERMONT August 16, 2015 The top of Mount Mansfield in Stowe Vermont. The Stowe Mountain Lodge, our home base for three glorious days. I took this week off… Continue Reading
DESIGNING A LOW BUDGET FENCE THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS NICE August 11, 2015 Joe’s nephew Curtis helped us throw together our budget fence project – the only way we could install a 100 foot long fence to… Continue Reading
RANDOM RARETIES AROUND THE GARDEN August 6, 2015 The delicate, wiry stems of Anemonopsis each culminate with an upside down flower which looks more like a mid-century modern ceiling lamp than something… Continue Reading
KOO KOO FOR KUSHI MAYA – MY NEW FAVORITE SUMMER LILY July 26, 2015 After a late afternoon summer thunderstorm – complete with small hail and gusty winds, the Kushi Maya lilies remained tall and strong. I expect… Continue Reading
HOW VERMONT HAS BECOME THE ‘NAPA VALLEY’ OF CHEESE MAKING July 22, 2015 Cheese makers from the Von Trapp Farmstead in Waitsfield, Vermont offer samples of some of their award-winning creations. Oma was our favorite, a distinctive… Continue Reading
SATURDAY AT THE NEW ENGLAND LILY SHOW July 17, 2015 The first Saturday after the Fourth of July is typically the date for the New England Lily Society Show, and I hate to admit… Continue Reading