A beautiful window box will not only transform your view, it can transform an entire street. If you have ever stopped to admire a lush window box bursting with vibrant color you know what I mean. From the inside, a room with a view like that can change your outlook. And it is made even…
My great-aunt Ann Gray always knew the name of every single plant on our land growing up. She also had the world's greenest thumb. She always knew how to solve any problems in the garden and was always at war with the deer who would eat her beloved hostas. Today I thought I'd share some…
I just took a bite of my first radish that I started from seed and it was so satisfying! So I thought I'd share the steps to growing seedlings with you so you can experience the same satisfaction this season. It's so easy to practice manual literacy my friends, and you won't regret it. To…
Everyone has a guilty pleasure. Mine is butter. I like it salty, sweet, herby, garlicy, with a bit of cinnamon and honey perhaps on some warm bread. I have a butter keeper that I love and it sits on my counter and I look for excuses to scoop out of it. I love the grass-fed…
One of the stories my dad tells me most often about his childhood memories at Tulipwood, is the sound of his grandmother's ice cream being churned in the kitchen. It was a loud sort of affair, perhaps the first invention on the way to today's modern ice cream makers. I like to think of her,…
Yesterday you read my post on the Advantages of Container Gardening. So today I thought I'd share some inspiration for how to make your container garden fun and whimsical in the form of fabulous and unlikely growing containers! After all, it is hard to make a horde of plastic containers look stylish, so here are…
As you know, I recently completed an apartment renovation and am finally getting to the outside space. I did a complete outdoor makeover which I'm excited to share with you in a future post. I focused entirely on container gardening which has yielded amazing and beautiful results. From sunflowers to tomatoes and radishes, peppers, strawberries…
I wrote to you recently about the best herbs to grow in your garden this Spring. After all that work, do you know How to Preserve Your Own Herbs? Well today I'm going to break it down for ya. There are several ways to preserve your herbs for the cold months when there is less…
I spend a lot of time thinking about the edibles in my back yard that I may have not yet discovered. It amazes me how much we have around us that we are not longer familiar with, and that it was only a generation or two ago that our grandparents could identify plants and make…