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Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wines: Saratoga Wine or English Sack

Karen April 16, 2024 0 Comments

My maternal grandmother, Helen S. Wright, included a recipe for Saratoga wine also known as English sack, in her book Old Time Recipes for Home Made Wine published in 1909.…

Garden History

Plants of Colonial Williamsburg: Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare aka F. officinale)

Karen August 5, 2021 0 Comments

Fennel is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae that also includes parsley, celery, and Queen Anne’s lace. It is native to the Mediterranean region region…

Native Plants

Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Fennel (Foenicum vulgare)

Karen December 5, 2019 0 Comments

Fennel is a herbaceous perennial native to the shores of the Mediterranean but has naturalized in the US where it grows along roadsides, in pastures and in other open sites…

Garden Journal

Garden Journal: July, 2011

Karen July 31, 2011 0 Comments

High temperatures and lots of rain have made July a difficult month. The lawn if already filled with brown areas due to fungus, a significant number of roses have lost…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare aka F. officinale)

Karen February 21, 2011 0 Comments

Fennel is a herbaceous perennial and a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae, that also includes celery, sea holly, and dill. It is native to the shores of the Mediterranean…

Garden Games and Puzzles

Name This Plant Game: Culinary Herbs 3

Chuck November 19, 2010 0 Comments

This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing…

Critters: Animals in the Garden

Butterflies in the Garden: Black Swallowtail Butterflies (Papilio polyxenes)

Karen November 4, 2010 0 Comments

This year was a great year for butterflies in our area and many mornings I counted 10-15 butterflies in my garden at one time. Most of these were tiger swallowtails…

Garden Journal

Garden Journal: August 22, 2010

Karen August 24, 2010 0 Comments

As we pass through the last weeks of August it appears that the heat and humidity will lift but in the meantime we still have more rain than the plants…

Garden Journal

Garden Journal: July 12, 2009

Karen July 13, 2009 10 Comments

Lots of sun and heat this past week but little rain so we have had to turn on the irrigation and do a lot of hand watering. Most plants seem…

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