Early Blight on Tomatoes
I’ve often compared the garden to a party. We are blessed when we’re not depending on our landscape to provide all of our winter food, so why not view it as a celebration? That said, we want our summer veggie gardens to produce the fresh, flavorful...
I Love Bidens Campfire™ Fireburst
Name: Bidens Campfire™ Fireburst (aka Bidens hybrid ‘KOIBID1346’) Type of Plant: This is a long-flowering annual from Proven Winners that has small, bright orange and yellow daisy-like flowers. Why I love this: The folks at PW sent me this plant to...
Is This Poison Ivy
We’re all familiar with the saying, “Leaves of three, let it be.” But the reality is that there are many plants with sets of three leaves that we don’t have to be afraid of. As the poison ivy breaks dormancy on Poison Ivy Acres, I took a photo...
Watermelon and Smoked Gouda
One of the joys of cooking and having an assortment of fresh ingredient on hand is stumbling on fantastic flavor combinations. I found one this week when I had a bowl of watermelon pieces and took a piece of smoked gouda cheese out of the fridge. The combination of...
Catching My Eye In Late May
May is a magical month in the garden. If you haven’t been a tourist in your own yard recently, go out into the landscape with new eyes. Pretend you’re on vacation and tour the property in the morning with a cup of coffee, or in the evening with your...
I Love Hydrangea Bobo
Name: Hydrangea paniculata Bobo (aka Hydrangea paniculata ‘Ilvobo’) Type of Plant: This is a dwarf Hydrangea paniculata, a shrub we’ve all been waiting for so that we can plant a reliably blooming, hardy hydrangea in the foundation plantings and perennial...
Zucchini Noodles With Pesto
I was shopping in Whole Foods and saw some noodle-cut veggies. The zucchini called to me. I quickly cooked these in about 3″ of boiling water that had been lightly salted. After cooking the zucchini noodles they were tossed with the pesto, and dinner is...
What To Do In The Garden – May
Since every garden is different and what is going on in any given month is completely regional, it’s impossible to make a “garden tasks for May” list that would be meaningful for everyone. But it occurs to me that what I can do is to write a few...
Cell Phone Cameras and Gardens
There are many times when I’m so thankful that I have an iPhone 6 on me at all times. Although I use a larger Canon camera for much of my photography, I don’t always have it with me. But there are those times when working in a garden, visiting friends, or...