SPRING GREENS are my only hope, as I wait for winter to end. I gaze longingly out my kitchen window for signs of spring and imagine the first tiny, tender shoots that will emerge in the garden, thinking about all the food that I can grow. It only takes a few seconds to push a […]
From Art to The Kitchen Garden
ARTFUL KITCHEN GARDENS. I’ll admit that I get my best ideas while in the garden, and one day I realized that everything I knew about gardening, I actually learned in art school. Here’s my top 10 things I learned in art school, that help me stay creative, and keep my garden thriving. One: Start with […]
Recipe for Seeds
If you are still reading seed catalogs tagged with sticky notes, and trying to make a decision about what to order, you are not alone. You also have plenty of time. I dug into the pile this weekend, and have my seed order more or less narrowed down to just three catalogs: Select Seeds, Wild […]
Roasted Tomato Soup
Roasted Tomato Soup Makes 8 cups Making soup is like arranging flowers; both begin with a few spiky accents to act as the backbone such as leeks, onions and garlic; large focal flowers to provide substance, and for soup that would be beans, squash or tomatoes that add primary flavors. Roasted tomatoes can be bought […]
Green and White Plants
Attending spring garden lectures always sparks my own garden design ideas, and ever since last years visit to North Hill Gardens, I’m drawn to designing with more green and whites, both flowers and foliage. Not only will these blend beautifully with nature, but there are more variations on the theme than I can possibly imagine, […]
Year Round Garden Design
YEAR ROUND GARDEN DESIGN. I designed my current kitchen garden in 2004, as part of a five year plan when I moved into my new (1905) house. At the time, it was perfect: a simple four-square design with a bark path. Yet lately I have been thinking about how to rebuild it to give it […]
Artful Garden Sheds
There is a big difference between a practical tool shed, and a tiny garden house, yet either way a little cottage designed within the garden gate invites whimsy and imagination to flow. Like a good pantry, a garden shed should be large enough to contain everything you need, easily accessible, and organized enough so you […]
