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The last two cool evenings here in the Northeast remind me that fall is almost here. Soon we’ll smell wood smoke in the air and be decorating our front porches with brightly colored chrysanthemums, Indian corn, cornstalks and pumpkins. While I’ll be delighting in the wonderful outdoor sights and smells of my favorite time of [...]
In the Northeast, we enjoy four distinct seasons. I try to take in the individual beauty of each season, and to fully appreciate the wonderful changes happening around me. I find that I dress, decorate, and even cook seasonally. Certain flowers call out to me at particular times of the year, and help me celebrate [...]
Our family owns a vacation home in the Catskill Mountains. We love our summer treks to “The Cabin”, where we all enjoy the blissful peace and solitude found in this place. While some of us enjoy swimming, fishing, and catching snakes (especially our son!), I particularly enjoy the beautiful scenery, and studying and collecting the [...]
Crazy as it may seem to Americans, the Calla Lily is considered a weed in many of the African countries where it originated. Also known as the Pig Lily in South Africa, it grows in large clumps and must be cleared before contruction projects can begin. Grown from a bulb called a tuber, the Calla [...]
So you are getting married in September and have decided you are having peonies on all the tables and for your bridal bouquet – completely without the consent of the peonies… a slight problem as recently discussed in Pursuing the Peony. But panic not – for there is a solution! The Garden Rose (also known as [...]
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