A Bouquet Every Day (Edible)
Since Wednesday is for Foodies at Coffee for Roses I’m putting up an edible bouquet for my #abouqueteveryday post. Add oil and vinegar and a piece of bread and you’ve got a salad.
This edible bouquet is made from nasturtiums, kale, chard, variegated basil, green beans and red noodle beans. Tied with two chives.
I Love Zinnias From Renee’s Garden
Name: Zinnias Grown from Renee’s Garden Seeds Type of Plant: Annuals for sunny gardens Why I love this: Do you want a flower that you’ll never see in the florist section of the supermarket? Do you want a flower that can only be locally grown? You need to grow...
Old Drawer Display
Edna Trittschuh, my fifth grade teacher in Muncie, Indiana, used to tell me that I could "create something out of nothing." I'm sure that she wouldn't be surprised to learn that I'm still hopeless at spelling and that I continue to take great pleasure in combining...
Winter Squash Soup with Red Curry and Ginger
This soup is rich without cream and isn’t too filling. You can use vegetable broth if you’re a vegetarian and leave out the coconut milk if you want fewer calories. Believing that ginger and garlic are good for the immune system, I propose that this is a perfect soup...
Garden Center Safari #3
Recently I had the great pleasure of speaking at Nunan's Florist and Greenhouses in Georgetown, MA. Here's a taste of what I saw.
10 Perennials You Will Love
It's the planting season, or soon will be depending on where you live. As you make your garden plans for the coming season consider these ten perennials. Perennial List: Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' (yellow hakon grass or Japanese forest grass) Chrysogonum virginianum ...
My Garden Kicks Ass
You know it's true. I had some fun with Photoshop and created a Twigabet bumper sticker.
Landscaping Ideas That Work
Book: Landscaping Ideas That Work Author: Julie Moir Messervy Publisher: Taunton Coffee for Roses one sentence rating: Better than Pinterest! Most people know a beautiful garden when they see one. Whether you’re visiting a friend’s house, viewing a landscape on a...
I Love Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’
Name: Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ aka pink kousa dogwood Type of Plant: relatively small tree (12 to 20 feet tall and wide) for full sun or part sun. Hardy in zones 5~8. Why I love this: Kousa dogwoods start off as an upright, vase shaped tree and later they mature into...
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