The 4th of July is a day to remember, a day to celebrate with family, friends, backyard picnics and fireworks. That may look different for some this year because of the virus. I was supposed to attend an annual backyard pool party with our large family. It was just called off. A family member tested positive for COVID. There won’t…
Read More
This week’s bouquet was inspired by the abundance of ditch daylilies growing in the back of my yard. I started with just a few. I can’t even remember where I got them from or who gave them to me. They multiple every year despite my attempts to get rid of them. Last summer, the deer ate all the buds, and…
Read More
This homemade lemonade recipe goes way back to 1984, when I was a lot younger and lived in Maryland. I first tasted this lemonade at the Joppatown Garden Club Swim Party. It was, and still is, the best lemonade I have ever tasted. It is definitely worth the time it takes to make it. Start by cooking the sugar and…
Read More
The other day I was walking the dog on the opposite side of the street. We haven’t walked over there since last December, when I tripped on a raised sidewalk section, fell, and broke my hand. But on this day, I decided to walk on the wild side, and it was there I noticed a lot of small branches of…
Read More
This month’s book, The Complete Gardener, is written by my favorite gardening personality, Monty Don. Monty is the author of a number of gardening books and the host of numerous TV gardening programs. He has been the lead presenter of “Gardener’s World” since 2003 and the program has been broadcasting from his home at Longmeadow in Herefordshire, England since 2011….
Read More
Recent Comments