My pesto manifesto
Friday, June 27, 2008
Looks like we're in for a bumper crop of basil this summer, and I'm looking forward to making my first batch of pesto this weekend. Here is my favorite recipe with a few variations and, remember, you don't have to have basil leaves to make a pesto with pizzazz.
Forget Martha, I'm into Margaret now
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Attention, gardeners! Need a little inspiration? A break from the same ol'-same ol'? Check out this talented woman's Web site and get some "horticultural how-to and woo-woo!"
What to do with all that sage
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
If your herb garden is overflowing with fresh, fragrant sage and you can't think of anything to do with it - outside of stuffing a turkey (and who wants to do that in June?) - check out this simple yet sophisticated appetizer.
The best edible flowers
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Herbalist Billi Parus rarely uses salt in any food she fixes. Instead, she uses herbs. This year, the Herb Society of America named an edible flower, calendula, as its Herb of the Year.
Plant protection essential for keeping a quality garden
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Mulching my garden is one of my least favorite garden activities. It is time-consuming and usually dusty — but so important.
Recipe for an herb garden
Saturday, June 7, 2008
I love running my hand across the basil as I walk through the vegetable garden. I hesitate, then breathe deeply as its spicy scent fills the air.
Blades of glory
Goodbye to gas powered, polluting lawn mowers: It was nice knowing you
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
I’ve never been a big fan of the lawn. My own front lawn, despite considerable care and cultivation, remained thirsty, rusty, weedy and quite unreasonable. That’s why, as I write these infinite pearls of wisdom, it’s being dug up and removed by “my people.” It’s a wrap, baby! In its place I’ll be planting native and drought tolerant plants.
Sculpted land
Dream home showcases art, gardening in serene and secretive style
Monday, June 2, 2008
Cruising down the long, winding driveway as I approached Jan and Jack Gaumnitz’s home, it feels like I am entering an exclusive and secluded sculpture garden. It is not every day that you get to tour a garden with hardscapes that are 15 to 20 feet high and are not the typical trellises or fireplaces.
Growing memories with pass-along plants
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
For me, memories spring up with the shoots of wild ginger under the ferns in a shady spot by my front door. It's a Midwest woodland native, but it's not native to my suburban yard; my mother dug up a clump for me some 10 years ago from her dune-top garden in Indiana.
Better plant selection reduces surprises
Monday, May 26, 2008
In the gardening world, lawn and garden pests are sometimes your worst nightmare. You spend time and money planting something and nurturing it along, and seemingly overnight, an insect or disease moves in and takes it away.
On the trail of garden vines
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
They can creep, crawl or climb _ but they're not bugs. Instead, we're talking about vines. Vines can provide much-needed summer shade. But they also give landscapes visual interest, from cool-looking foliage to fragrant flowers.
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