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After more than a year of our newsletter NOT reaching people, though it's been going out from our server 5 days a week, we've decided to change our format to a blog, which can also be subscribed to by email that is sent out each morning. This gives me a lot of freedom to use pictures and different elements I didn't have before. Below is a link that will take you to the sign up page, and below that is theblog link and a portion of the latest post. I miss my readers, and hope this format will work much better and allow us to keep in touch. ~Brenda
A garden is evidence of faith. It links us with all the misty figures of the past who also planted and were nourished by the fruits of their planting. ~Gladys Taber Starting seeds is not difficult if you follow a few tips. First, don't use leftover potting soil or dirt…
Irish Eyes Garden Seeds, www.irish-eyes.com, is known for selling quality potatoes, but I didn't realize they have a fantastic variety of garlic, onions and seeds! I haven't grown potatoes yet, so I still have to figure out what variety would be good to start with. They have one called Caribe,…
Since I was busy with my double date night this weekend I missed my Fabulous Friday post again, but it's okay peeps, because today is Monday Madness. First off, this is a CRAZY Where's Wenda contest, blog fest, fun thing going on right now, and it ends Saturday. Go here…
SeptemberLady "Born and have lived in Southern MD most of my life. My husband and I just finished building a new home on the family farm, where I hope to retire in the near future.
My interests: Doll collecting, cookbook collector (especially old ones), antiques, family/friend get-togethers, cooking/baking, flower and vegetable gardening, bird-watching."
Memorial Day: Backyard Grilling Memorial Day signals the start of barbecue season. Everyone wants to light that fire and charcoal that first meal. A few tips might pre- vent your entree from becoming a "Burnt Offering."
Read these tips for plenty of grilling ideas, make this year's barbecue perfect!
Growing and Using Garlic Chives Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, is a hardy perennial (Zones 3-9) that will grow to about 12 inches high. The stems are skinnier and flat, instead of hollow as are regular chives, with greenish white blooms that are about an inch wide and not as rounded. They bloom in the summer rather than spring. The bloom stalks grow much taller than the leaves, sometimes up to 30 inches.
The stems and blooms are both edible and have a mild garlic onion taste. I've noticed many writers will list this as primarily as an Asian herb, as they are also known as Chinese chives, Chinese leeks, ku chai (China) or Nira (Japan), but it has many other uses as well!
The Perfect Porch Swing Perhaps it is the soothing rhythm or the reassuring creak of the porch swing that attracts us. Perhaps it is the companionable silence or quiet conversation. Or maybe swings simply remind us of more genteel times.
Although porch swings can be purchased in a wide range of materials, the most common are wicker and wood. You can also make your own porch swing from one of the myriad of woodworking patterns available at garden centers, hardware stores, or on the Internet.
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Memorial Day: Backyard Grilling
Growing and Using Garlic Chives
The Perfect Porch Swing