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Let’s Eat the Invasive Species 27 Aug 2013 | 06:48 pm
Scientific American September 2013 ‘How (and why) to Eat Invasive Species by chef Bun Lai in the new issue of Scientific American proposes an answer to the economic damage ($120 billion a year) that ...
Tony Palumbo and the Gifts of Irene 23 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
Tony Palumbo Two years ago Irene came rampaging through the area turning the rivers into torrents overleaping their banks, washing away roads and buildings, breaking hearts and pocketbooks. Tony ...
Great-Granddaughter Bella’s First Heath Fair 21 Aug 2013 | 06:26 pm
Bella baking for the Heath Fair Bella came to visit in time to prepare her exhibits for the Heath Fair. Baking for the Fair is almost as much fun as the Fair itself. At the age of 6 Bella is in a rea...
Joe Pye Weed for the Butterflies 20 Aug 2013 | 07:18 pm
Joe Pye Weed Joe Pye Weed, Eupatorium, is a native plant whose range extends from Texas to Maine. It can be used in perennial flower beds, or allowed to flourish on the roadside or in fields. I plant...
A Family of Gardeners – the Hollisters 17 Aug 2013 | 05:53 pm
Kevin Hollister Kevin Hollister and his family live across the lawn and through the woods right next door to his sister Sarah Hollister. Together they share multiple gardens. Sarah has lots of veg...
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – August 15, 2013 15 Aug 2013 | 11:08 am
Ann Varner Dayliliy On this Garden Bloggers Bloom day there are some surprises. The weather should not surprise anymore, but it does, and often causes gnashing of teeth. In June we had a glorious 12...
Phoenix by Xu Bing – in detail at Mass MoCA 14 Aug 2013 | 11:57 am
Phoenix by Xu Bing PHOENIX by Xu Bing is on display at the Mass Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, Massachussetts. It is very difficult to photograph the whole with a little point and hope ca...
Black Raspberries – Thorny and Thirsty 11 Aug 2013 | 09:43 pm
Black raspberries Black Raspberries Black raspberries are delicious and make great jam, but they will take more care than blueberries or red raspberries. To begin, black raspberries, sometimes call...
Mountain Mint for Pollinators and for Tea 9 Aug 2013 | 09:46 pm
Mountain Mint Mountain mint was one of the fascinating new plants I saw yesterday when I visited the beautiful and inspiring Wildside Cottage gardens in Conway. According to an Illinois Wildflowers ...
Wood Chips – O frabjous day! 7 Aug 2013 | 05:06 pm
Wood chips from Asplundh before I even finished my first cup of coffee. I need them to lay over cardboard on my garden paths. I can never have too many wood chips. Wood chips for the garden paths I...
