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The rare Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis ( P. praenitens) is one of the seed items on my wish list of plants to find. Plants on…

More travel is tops on my list of things that I would like to do more of in 2014. I was planning on visiting…

We had 25 guests last night for our traditional Lithuanian Christmas Eve dinner. Somehow, we were able to fit everyone at the same table,…

There was a time, long before those brilliant red silk poinsettia at Michaels ( complete with faux gold foil on the pot), and dwarf…

We all can become stressed during the Holiday season, trying to be perfect ( my big problem), driving everyone else crazy with to-do lists,…

Beatrix Potter themed Holiday gifts! Traditional Beech Wood Garden Riddle (Sieve) made by Hill & Sons in the UK, a product they have been…

Black Heirloom Corn, or Green Aztec corn might be worth saving for planting next year, but I needed to make sure that the seed…

Our heritage-breed turkeys this year can breath a sigh of relief, as they have been officially pardoned ( by me). Don’t worry, I am…

It seems everywhere we look today, there are amaryllis. On those hip lifestyle blogs “white Amaryllis for Christmas”, on Pinterest ( you know, “how…