A New Book for the New Year
I’m pleased to announce that Coffee For Roses is now available for pre-orders on Amazon. It’s been such fun to write!
Large, Showy Plants and True BLUE Flowers
Two plants stole the show last weekend when my garden was open as a fundraiser for the Barnstable Education Foundation. Their habit is completely different, but they were the most asked-about varieties. Lespedeza thunbergii 'Gibraltar' is a perennial that looks like a...
Annuals for Dry Places
Want a tapestry of color on a dry slope? Have I got some annuals for you. I have a south-facing slope in front of my garden shed that's been covered with mulch for the past six years that it was time to plant on this summer. It's a spot where I seldom water next to a...
Confession
Front Porch Privacy? 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 provide a...
The Garden Driven 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 season," consuming the...
Gardens On Tour
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 your...
What To Do With Too Many Zucchini – #2
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,...
Why Did My Zucchini Squash Die?
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...
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