A two ingredient dessert? Really? My ancestral frugal, make-due-with-what-you-have grandmothers would have loved this! But then there was the next generation of cooks, those iconic 1950’s women who worked to win baking contests and outdo the neighbors. Then there’s my generation, women who gave themselves permission to go buy a cake from a large food chain….and today we buy them…
Monthly Archives: July 2013
The Poppy Story
When I first moved to my current home, a man lived next door who was an old gardener. I use the term old to not only refer to his elderly status but more importantly, his vast knowledge of the earth, its soil and how to grow food. He was one of those old souls magically connected to the earth upon…
How to make a bouquet
What are the rules of making a bouquet for the table? There are no rules! There is only heart and passion. Go out to your yard and pick anything interesting or having color. I picked Hosta blooms, tree hydrangea, Day lilies and a stew pot of flowers. Worth mentioning, when you pick Day lilies, make sure you have a few…
Cady Falls Nursery Part 2
Perennials are plants that come back year after year, growing in size and multiplying. This makes them a good investment. They flower for a particular time frame, leaving their stems and leaves to still fill the garden space with greenery. You divide them every few years, thereby having even more of them to fill your yard or trade with other…
Dog Mountain
One of the magical places I know is Dog Mountain. Home of Stephan Huneck’s Gallery and dog park. The mountain is devoted to dogs. Not a park for people where the theme is dogs. It is FOR dogs….but people can come, too. The signs in the ponds clearly state, Dog swimming only. There are tennis balls everywhere. People may throw…
Cady Falls Nursery, a Vermont Gem
I had searched online to find garden inspiration. I hoped to find places to visit. I found Cady Falls Nursery. And on a warm sunny day last week I was able to visit. I drove down the dirt road, parked next to a barn and old silo, walked under a hedge of enormous cedar trees and came upon the gardens…
Art in the Garden
I grew up amongst gardeners who grew plants for either food or cutting for indoor flower vases. What I never saw growing up was anyone who grew a garden for its artistic qualities. Although, when you love gardens, any garden has artistic qualities. There are gardeners out there that go that extra mile and amaze me. I am planning some…