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Lisa Roy
Apr 231 min read
Asparagus Soup (Cookery, 1817)
This recipe is from "Miss Leslie's Directions for Cookery" published in Philadelphia in 1817.
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Lisa Roy
Sep 8, 20221 min read
The Cold is Here...Gardener's Rejoice!
If you want to extend your harvesting season, hoop tunnels or row covers. Or, re use.....these are light covers that a school in my area wa
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Lisa Roy
Jul 9, 20221 min read
Yarrow Companion Planting
Companion planting Yarrow. Yarrow attracts pollinators such as butterflies, and helps control aphids, which adding nutrients to your soil.
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Lisa Roy
Apr 11, 20222 min read
Kale......Cold Weather Gardening
Not the first thing that comes to mind when you think gardens, but perhaps it should be! Brassica oleraca, as it is formally called, is...
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Lisa Roy
Apr 1, 20223 min read
Growing Celery (Apium graveolens)
April 1st is the start of National Celery Month.....but more exciting is that this is another plant that can go into the ground in early...
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Lisa Roy
Mar 29, 20212 min read
Growing beets
Time to start planting your garden....and beets are a great place to start!
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Lisa Roy
Mar 25, 20211 min read
Beet Trivia
Little things you probably didn't know about beets..... The ancient Greeks thought beets were an aphrodisiac. They were also thought to...
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Lisa Roy
Mar 21, 20214 min read
Lovage..You'll Fall in Love
As previously stated, the Romans felt it was a valuable medical plant, they had some justification-it contains a plant pigment called Querat
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Lisa Roy
Mar 15, 20212 min read
Is It an Herb? Or A Spice?
Want to confuse things even more? Lovage is a spice (the seed), or an herb (the leaves); and to make things more interesting…Lovage root is
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Lisa Roy
Mar 13, 20214 min read
Growing Parsley
Parsley….as attractive as it is tasty. And a healthy addition to your diet. It is rich in antioxidants and nutrients such as Vitamin A, K,
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Lisa Roy
Mar 11, 20211 min read
Lovage..or Loveache?
Charlemagne decreed it should be in every imperial garden, and Queen Victoria carried Lovage candies with her.
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Lisa Roy
Feb 17, 20211 min read
Horseradish and Potatoes
Horseradish, when planted with potatoes, increases the disease resistance of the potatoes, which repelling Potato Bugs...so be sure to...
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