How to Design a Kitchen Garden A well designed kitchen garden is a work of art, with a tapestry of colors, textures and shapes. It may give the impression of carefree abundance, yet it is organized and carefully planned. If this is your first garden, get to truly know your landscape first and then start […]
Fresh Blueberry Pie
Fresh blueberry pie for breakfast is a summer staple, and my recipe is a little different than a traditional blueberry pie: it’s not baked! Only the crust is baked in advance, keeping the house cool and the pie chilled for perfect summer serving. It is a traditional old-time favorite recipe I developed for one of […]
Heirloom Ornamental Corn
Corn is a space hog in the kitchen garden, the roots go deep and absorb quantities of nutrients from the soil. Plus fresh corn is easily available from a local farm stand. This year, however, I was tempted to try an heirloom ornamental corn called Japonica Striped Maze and ordered a packet from the Seed Savers Exchange. […]
Fourth of July Strawberry Shortcake
Sweet strawberries, ethereal whipped cream and light, fluffy cream biscuits combine to form the ultimate summer dessert. Leftover biscuits do freeze easily – reheat them directly from the freezer – but I can pretty much guarantee you won’t have any leftovers! Makes 8 Large biscuits. Extra strawberries? Follow this link to my recipe for strawberry […]
The Garden Tour
I opened my gardens for the Garden Conservancy Open Days garden tour this weekend. In the weeks leading up to the garden tour, it was hard to enjoy my garden. Mostly because I couldn’t freely harvest food nor flowers, in order to make sure every plant was in prime condition. It was also hard to relax. […]
Green Goddess Dressing
It’s only the first week in June, and my kitchen garden is already chock full of spicy salad greens and aromatic herbs. Even the basil is growing nicely, reminding me how easy it is to make dinner when salad and fresh pesto are on the menu every night. It is the way I wish I […]
Art in the Garden
One of my favorite times of year is when I can add art to the garden. It has to wait until the garden is fully planted, then I begin to clean out the garden shed. Using the method I learned from Marie Kondo’s method, I pull everything out before replacing each object carefully back inside. but […]
Art of the rustic trellis
A rustic trellis is one of most beautiful ways to enhance and create a transitional portal into the garden. The rustic trellis weaves together nature and art, allowing the garden to be more personal and whimsical while still remain practical. A rustic trellis won’t last forever, perhaps only a few years, but this fleeting nature also […]
Rhubarb Crumble Pie
Rhubarb Pie with Ginger and Lemon | Serves 8 There is nothing like a good pie to fortify before a long day in the garden. Refreshingly tart and slightly sweet, my recipe for rhubarb pie has a crumb topping and is comprised of three parts: dough, filling and topping. Start with the dough, since it needs to […]
Spring 2018. Garden Design Magazine
I’m a huge fan of Garden Design magazine, and delighted to be featured on page 88 of the spring 2018 issue, with superb photography by Dave Barnum. It is an honor to be included along with other notable gardeners, and appreciate the tremendous effort that goes into a magazine of this caliber. Be sure to pick […]
Seed Saver Box
Announcing the Seed Saver Box. Organizing my garden seeds before ordering new, is akin to cleaning my closet – it takes time, patience and decisive action when something is no longer up to date. I’ve been looking for the right seed saver box, and think I’ve finally found it. I love my seeds, and never […]
Kitchen Table Shepherd’s Pie
Kitchen Table Shepherd’s Pie | Serves 4-6 Shepherd’s Pie is a chunky, tender stew under a layer of mashed potatoes, made extra creamy with hot milk, cream and butter. There is nothing quite as tasty as a classic shepherd’s pie made the old fashioned way, yet there are as many versions of shepherd’s pie as […]
