Category: Garden

If there’s any day of the year when you should say it with flowers, it’s Valentine’s Day.  A dozen red roses is a little cliche (and a lot too overpriced) for my taste.  To help you break out of …

  We have a zucchini plant in our garden this year.  Just one, as we have learned from years past that zucchini quickly becomes overwhelming.  Fried zucchini blossoms are one of our favorite summer treats, and …

It's rare to see loquats in the market -- the bruise extraordinarily easily - but if you're lucky enough to have a tree (or a neighbor with a tree, or a friend with a tree) …

First tomatoes! Someone could barely wait for me to take the picture before she grabbed the tomato and proceeded to devour it:

Because I can be QUITE contrary, and I have a garden! Ken and I have a division of responsibilities in our house — I reign in the kitchen, and the yard is his demesne. He …

One of the things that Ken and I were most excited about when we bought our house was the prospects of a garden. We had managed to make do for years with the tiny …