Cultivating Garden Style with Rochelle Greayer

What are those special ingredients that elevate a garden into a stylish and unforgettable space? What’s the best way to unleash your garden personality, and how can you create an outdoor place that’s uniquely your own? Just in time for another… [Continue Reading]

Cultivating Garden Style with Rochelle Greayer Cultivating Garden Style with Rochelle Greayer

Fenway Farms Scores Home Run for Red Sox

“Take me out to the ball game. Take me out with the crowd.” But forget about buying me “some peanuts and Cracker Jack,” as the 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert von Tilzer recommends. I would much rather tour the new 5,000… [Continue Reading]

Fenway Farms Scores Home Run for Red Sox Fenway Farms Scores Home Run for Red Sox

Creating a Cottage Garden

A proper cottage garden, explains Oxford Dictionary, is defined as "an informal garden stocked typically with colourful flowering plants." And that's the type of garden I've created at my home (Zone 6B/7), as you can see above. From self-seeding poppies… [Continue Reading]

Creating a Cottage Garden Creating a Cottage Garden

Five Reasons Why Kids Should Garden

One of my favorite childhood memories was running around the garden until dinner time, chasing after lightning bugs and catching tadpoles. Sadly, too many kids spend most of their summer time indoors, playing on video games or watching TV. This lack… [Continue Reading]

Five Reasons Why Kids Should Garden Five Reasons Why Kids Should Garden

Raising Chickens at Home

June 9, 2009

“Love and eggs are best when they are fresh.” Russian Proverb The idea of raising chickens has always appealed to me. What could be more idyllic than gathering fresh eggs hatched by happy chickens wandering around your garden?

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Spring in the City of Trees

June 1, 2009

Legend has it that Boise, Idaho got its name in the 1800s when a French-speaking guide yelled, “Les bois! Les bois!” (Translation: the trees, the trees.)  After weeks of walking through dry and rough terrain, the group was obviously delighted to see the wooded Boise River Valley – and get a little shade.  The name […]

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What’s Spring Without Radishes?

May 27, 2009

These sweet little radishes may be called ‘Easter Egg’ radishes (Raphanus staivus), but we didn’t harvest them until several weeks after Easter. Despite the delay, however, we’ve become fans of this early radish.  The pretty variety gets its name from the delightful pink, red, scarlet, lavender and white radishes it produces in about 25 days. […]

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Unforgettable Day at Andrew Molera State Park

May 19, 2009

You know you’re somewhere special when you drive into California’s Andrew Molera State Park.  This lovely park – 21 miles south of Carmel on Highway 1 – is where Big Sur River runs wild into the Pacific Ocean. It’s also the largest state park in the Big Sur area, with plenty to impress nature lovers. […]

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Mendocino in May

May 8, 2009

A soft wind is blowing as we walk across the wildflower-filled bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. What could be more marvelous than a May day spent in Mendocino, California? This little coastal village, about 165 miles north of San Francisco, has charmed the hearts of travelers since the 19th century. Spectacular scenery. Charming old houses. […]

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A Joyful May

May 5, 2009

“The moon shines bright, and the stars give a light, A little before it is day So God bless you all, both great and small And send you a joyful May.”

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Can You Name This Plant?

May 4, 2009

Ask any gardener. Plants can look downright strange at times. That’s especially true when a little seedling is just bursting out of the ground. Need proof? Take a look at this plant popping up. Why if I didn’t know better, I’d swear it was some weird prehistoric bird wanting a little food. Fortunately, it’s not […]

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A Historical Look at May Day

May 1, 2009

“The fair maid who the first of May, Goes to the fields the break of day, And washes in dew from the hawthorn tree, Will ever handsome be.” Old Proverb    The first of May – otherwise known as May Day – is “rich in customs, perhaps more so than any other day of the […]

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Blotanical – A Garden Blog Reader’s Best Friend

April 27, 2009

It wasn’t long ago that our lives existed without blogs. In fact, those were the days when a “blog” sounded like something to clean up with a paper towel, to paraphrase my photographer friend Isabel Gomes. That’s the past, however. Today there are literally a gazillion blogs out there with loyal readers – and many […]

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Vegetable Gardens Way Up This Year

April 22, 2009

Step aside lawn and grass. You’re no longer the number-one spending priority for gardeners in the United States. Yes, I understand you’ve held this position since 2003. But you’ve been replaced by vegetables and fruit this year. Pure and simple. If you don’t believe me, just look at the 2009 Early Spring Garden Trends Research […]

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