Happy Birthday, Mom
It is fitting that I spent the morning repotting houseplants. It is my mother’s birthday today. Had she not died recently, she would have been 90 years old today. She comes to my mind on so many occasions, of course, but often when plants are involved....
October Garden Orzo Salad
Even as the gardening season moves toward a killing frost there can be a bounty of vegetables to harvest. Today I went into the garden to ask “What’s for dinner?” and here is just part of what I found. This meal is another reminder of the amount of...
I Love Zephyr Summer Squash
Name: Cucurbita pepo ‘Zephyr’ aka zephyr summer squash Type of Plant: A vigorous summer squash that produces delicious tasting squash with nutty flavor and firm texture all summer. I’m talking gangbusters through the summer and into the fall. Why I love...
Crispy Sweet Potato Cake
AKA: What to do with leftover sweet potatoes or yams. I had some garnet yams left over last week, so I decided to make them into cakes. These were so successful that I will go out of my way to prepare them again! Ingredients One large, baked yam or sweet potato cut...
I Love Bloomerang Lilac
Name: Syringa x ‘Penda’ aka Bloomerang® Purple Lilac Type of Plant: A re-blooming lilac shrub, hardy in Zones 3-7 Why I love this: There are many reasons to love this lilac. First of all, it’s smaller in size so you’re not likely to accuse it of “getting...
Fall Garden Pizza
It is late September and I’m still harvesting the freshest, most tasty food on earth. But at this time of year there is less of it. A small summer squash or two instead of ten to twelve. Side shoots of broccoli instead of several large heads. One pepper or...
Open Garden on Wednesday
Tomorrow, September 28th, my gardens will be open for the benefit of the Barnstable Education Foundation. It’s a chance for me to share what we’ve created one last time before fall, an opportunity to fund a few more innovative programs for kids that...
The Garden Tourist in Atlanta – Part 1
When my husband and I travel one of our favorite things is to start the day with a garden destination in mind and then let the rest of the day unfold spontaneously. Instead of going through a checklist of locations, this manner of exploration lets us discover the...
Refurbish Containers for Fall
Yesterday I “fallified” my front porch. I used several types of pumpkins and some ornamental cabbages and kale. Let’s start with how the porch looked on Sept 24. I decided to leave one pot of the Portulaca and Cuphea in place. The hummingbirds are...