Some Farm-to-Table Thanksgiving Prep November 24, 2013 Our heritage-breed turkeys this year can breath a sigh of relief, as they have been officially pardoned ( by me). Don’t worry, I am… Continue Reading
AMARYLLIS CONFIDENTIAL November 18, 2013 It seems everywhere we look today, there are amaryllis. On those hip lifestyle blogs “white Amaryllis for Christmas”, on Pinterest ( you know, “how… Continue Reading
EASTERN EUROPE REINVENTS A CLASSIC November 12, 2013 Once as common as ferns in a Victorian Fernery, the Florist Gloxinia and Cape Primrose, (Streptocarpus) they fell out of fashion in the late… Continue Reading
ENJOYING AUTUMNAL NARCISSUS November 9, 2013 We may rarely associate of narcissus blooming in autumn, but in some parts of the world, they are a common site. Narcissus serotinus in… Continue Reading
DIAGNOSIS: ORCHID FEVER November 4, 2013 This weekend Joe and I attended the Massachusetts Orchid Society’s annual orchid show, held at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, MA. Sponsored by… Continue Reading