By Laurie Chaffin, Roger’s Gardens Rosarian
I have spent my life in gardens filled with roses. Every home I lived in had a beautiful rose garden. Roses were my mother’s passion.
In the seventies she opened a nursery specializing in
Fellow Gardeners,
The information, dates and techniques in this are as accurate as I can currently offer. During the past three decades I have cared for, nurtured and observed tens of thousands of plants. With the help of many
The New York Times | Home & Garden | May 29, 2013
As Ms. Doyle noted, “Home gardeners in Australia and Italy have been growing millions of grafted tomatoes for more than six years,” while American gardeners are only
By Barbara McGraw, Gallery Sales Associate
The Bergamot Orange is an unlikely cross of orange, grapefruit and lime but looks somewhat like a pear. It grows in Reggio Calabria in the tip of the toe of Italy. This small tree
Fellow Gardeners,
The information, dates and techniques in this are as accurate as I can currently offer. During the past three decades I have cared for, nurtured and observed tens of thousands of plants. With the help
There are as many forms of container gardening as there are containers and gardeners, no right way, probably a few wrong ways, and in this story, following Frank Sinatra………My Way.
Why container gardening?? Many reasons: lack of garden space,
Sweet Peas have been a favorite flower of mine since I was a kid, but growing up in New York and living in Pennsylvania much of my adult life, I found Sweet Pea growing to be a real
For summer flowers, there is nothing better than the Dahlia family. Even though I am writing this in January, now is the time to start looking for Dahlias from tubers. You can wait until March 1
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Mila’s Gluten-free Mushroom & Leek Quiche
Preparation Time: 1 hour
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients:
3 cups Trader Joe’s raw shredded hash browns (in the frozen vegetable section)
1/3 cup melted butter
1/4 cup diced onions – Trader Joe’s has them ready to go in the produce
We all do it. Walk into a nursery and spot a beautiful, flowering plant that we must have. Moments later, we discover another gorgeous plant that we believe would look just perfect planted right next to it.
“Isn’t that
I have been gardening for most of my life. One of my earliest memories is of my parents and me, barely four years old, moving into our house on Long Island with a large back yard. That first
Serves: 6 to 8
Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup canned mandarin or fresh orange sections
1 cup diced honeydew melon
1 cup diced cantaloupe
1/2 cup sliced strawberries
1/2 cup sliced peaches or nectarines
1/2 cup fresh raspberries
1/2 cup Stonewall
Spring is the perfect chance to bring new life and décor into our surroundings. After the dreary winter weather, and the last couple of years of the monochromatic design trends, it’s time to not only add color but
MARCH
Annuals:
(See also Sweet Peas and Wildflowers)
This is a transition month, from cool-season annuals to warm-season annuals. . . and your possibilities for planting are almost endless.
This is your last chance to get a quick shot of color from
FEBRUARY
Annuals:
(See also Sweet Peas and Wildflowers)
Many cool-season annuals can still be planted this month for a great color display throughout spring. Best choices for sunny areas include pansies, violas, Iceland poppies, English daisy, stock, linaria, flowering
February is usually the coldest and wettest month of the year in Southern California which begs the question………why would I want to garden??
My first, personal answer is that I always love to garden, in particular to grow flowers
JANUARY
-Annuals:
(See also Sweet Peas and Wildflowers)
Many cool-season annuals can be planted this month. Some choices for sun include pansies, violas, Iceland poppies, stock, English daisy, linaria, flowering cabbage, flowering kale and the ‘Bloomingdale’ series of ranunculus.
Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi
Ok, I admit it, I bought a cookery book because I liked the photo on the cover. Possibly not the best way to select a book, but have you seen the photo? It
Cooking With Italian Grandmothers by Jessica Theroux
When I open a cookbook I’m looking for more than just a recipe. I like to take a little food journey. Cooking With Italian Grandmothers by Jessica Theroux, takes us
I enjoy entertaining during the Holiday season since it gives me a chance to spend quality time with my close friends and share my home with them. The house is already decorated for Christmas, so all
