Blooming In The Garden…

Greetings my gardening friends. I wanted to share pictures of a few plants I have blooming in my garden. The first, is a dwarf azalea given to me years ago as a birthday gift. I am going to collect seeds from the plants this year. The second is some sort of honeysuckle. It was on…

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Queen Anne’s Lace Jelly Recipe

Hello my gardening friends. Recently, I had the honor of sampling a delicious jelly made from Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota) flowers. It was absolutely wonderful: sweet with a mild, flowery taste. Of course, I simply had to ask for the recipe so I can make a big batch of this fantastic jelly to share…

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I Dream Of Gardenias

I am barefoot, walking in a beautiful and vast moonlit garden. A gentle breeze permeates the humid, night air with heavenly scents of evening primrose, jasmine, hibiscus and gardenias. I am alone but the sounds of flowing water and soft splashing from the frogs in my pond comfort me. The scent coming from my gardenias…

Anna’s 2016 Garden

Greetings my gardening friends, Spring has finally arrived in full here in zone 6B and I have begun the process of hardening off the seedlings I started indoors. Generally I use whatever is at hand for temporary planters (plastic cups, coffee counters, toilet paper rolls, etc.). I have listed the plants I will be adding…