Sep 4, 2013 | A Gardening Life, Inspiration, You Can Grow That!
If you have a front porch that’s a pleasant place to sit, but you’d like just a bit more screening from the street, think plants for porches. By placing selected plants in pots you can create a pleasing display along with just enough of a barrier to...
Sep 2, 2013 | A Gardening Life, plants I love, Reasons To Grow Your Own Vegetables, What's for dinner?
It’s often thought that living in a country where you can buy lettuce, strawberries or broccoli twelve months a year is a blessing and we are more healthy for it. Maybe we are and maybe not. There are some who believe that we should only “eat in...
Aug 30, 2013 | A Gardening Life, my gardens
My garden will be on tour in a couple of weeks to benefit the Barnstable Education Foundation. As I bustle around making sure that things look spiffy it occurs to me that others may appreciate knowing what to do in similar situations. If you’re planning to open...
Aug 27, 2013 | A Gardening Life, Reasons To Grow Your Own Vegetables, vegetables, What's for dinner?
Zucchini Cutlets 6 cups shredded summer squash ¼ cup chopped onions sautéed until slightly browned, or fresh scallions or chives 2 cups bread crumbs or finely ground corn meal 1 cup Parmesan or goat cheese 3 eggs, beaten ½ cup chopped parsley Optional: other veggies,...
Aug 25, 2013 | A Gardening Life, plants I love, products I love, Reasons To Grow Your Own Vegetables, What's for dinner?
When summer squash does well the gardener is usually overrun. We look for recipes that use lots of zucchini or patty-pans and give them away to friends, coworkers and the teller at the bank’s drive-up window. But all the summer and winter squashes are prone to...
