Recipe: Vegetable-Cheese Pizza
Karen The bounty of vegetables from the garden can be combined with a few simple ingredients to make a delicious and healthful pizza. There are lots of combinations you can make…
Plant Profile: Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’)
There is nothing quite like the look of a mass of black-eyed Susan flowers. Their dark green foliage looks good as the plants grow through the blooming size and the…
How to Make an Easy Space Saving Fountain from a Garden Pot
My secret garden is a small area where my head gardener and I spend time relaxing in the evening after dark and I decided that a fountain would be a…
Plant Profile: Hardy Hibiscus (Hibicus moscheutos)
The very large flowers of this plant make it a showstopper! The saucer shaped flowers are up to 10” across and are composed of 5 petals in shades of white…
Garden Journal August 2, 2009
Hot weather and some spits of rain continue to push the plants to move along their life cycle at lightening speed. That is nothing new for this area but it…
Recipe: Tabbouli
I have a large pot of mint in my herb garden primarily for making tabbouli. As soon as the tomatoes catch up with the cucumbers and I have a supply…
How to Tell the Difference between Voles and Moles
The words voles and moles look and sound a lot alike and people seem quite confused as to which animal is to blame for damage to their garden. When you…
Plant Profile: Blue Fescue (Festuca glauca aka F. cinerea aka F. ovina)
Also known as sheep’s fescue, this cool season perennial grass was orginally native to Europe but has been bred for color, texture, flowering habit, and size and now is represented…
Garden Journal: July 26, 2009
Morning clouds and cooler temperatures with a tad of rain made gardening very enjoyable this week. Much time was spent cutting back both annuals and perennials and I am hoping…
Recipe: Vegetables Kabobs
When your garden is producing a variety of vegetables, try grilling some vegtable kabobs. Pair it with grilled chicken and serve on bulgar pilaf or rice. Makes a very tasty…