Ask me what my favorite season is and before you can finish asking the question I’ll tell you it’s summer. I’m a summer girl. I like summer activities, summer food, summer cocktails, summer nights and… [Continue Reading]
WILDFLOWERS: THE ULTIMATE IN LOW-MAINTENANCE GARDEN PLANTS
I can’t tell you how much I wish this post was showing you the new beds in the back/side yard, but I still haven’t finished pulling up the sod. Apparently I grossly underestimated how much… [Continue Reading]
What is the sound of spring springing? Sprong?
Funny how spring goes. One day you’re belly-aching about the horrible weather and wishing you could do more in the garden and then the next day you turn around and the garden has come alive,… [Continue Reading]
The Ramp Report
Last week I told you about how I found ramps (wild leeks) in our back yard and got a few more from a nice neighbor. I could hardly wait to try them but it was… [Continue Reading]
Ramp-ing up
We ran into our neighbors who live at the end of our road this weekend while we were out walking the dogs. They are lovely people but they don’t live at this house year-round so… [Continue Reading]