Monthly Archives: August 2014
Celebrating with Limeade
My sweet Pirate gave me an early birthday present of plants from my favorite nursery, Xera Plants! I was beyond thrilled. This was the first time that My Pirate has picked out plants for me and he did a great job. There was only one way to celebrate; I made my favorite Limeade recipe. And […]
Swooning Over My Violetto Artichoke
Beautiful vegetables are essential to appeasing your neighbors when you grow your edibles in the front yard. Sure, your neighbor’s lawn might be brown in the summer heat and littered with white plastic resin furniture and toys. And their front patio is punctuated with hanging resin pots holding the desiccated remains of forgotten plants. But, […]
Scrambled Eggs with Kale
Our Wednesday morning class series with students from the Boys and Girls Club at the Hazel Dell School and Community Garden is my very favorite part of being a Master Gardener. For the first hour of the class we do basic garden chores like harvesting potatoes, picking berries, weeding, and spreading mulch. Then, we move […]