When the Garden Gives you Basil...
Pesto is a personal favorite of mine and so easy to make. At the end of summer my basil plants are usually overgrown because I've lost...
A White Christmas
Being from Minnesota, every Christmas was a white Christmas. Living in Seattle, Christmas is usually never white unless you seek it out....
Thankful for Nature
Usually by Thanksgiving, winter has begun back home. Here in Seattle it still feels like fall. It may be a bit drizzly and damp but...
When the Garden Gives you Plums...
Seattle is home to a lot of fruit trees. I'm lucky to have a friend with two Italian Plum trees. After receiving multiple bags of plums...
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum: Part II
Plant Highlights from my Minnesota Landscape Arboretum visit. -Eastern Wahoo (Euonymus atropurpureus) has these wonderfully odd berries...
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum: Part I
When I was hope in early September, we really got our garden on. The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is always a great way to spend an...
Como Park Conservatory
Last weekend Norton and I headed back to the motherland for a quick visit. It doesn't take much to get my mom to tag along for a garden...
Flower Power: Passiflora
It would take effort to not love a passionflower. I mean, look at them! The flowers are interesting and abundant. The foliage is full and...
When the Garden Gives You Strawberries...
June is strawberry season at my house! While I love berries, I was picking close to 3 gallons of strawberries every week. I hate to see...
Eastern Market
Eastern Market is located in the heart of Detroit and is celebrating their 125th anniversary this year! The size of this indoor/outdoor...
