gardening
A Bit About Brussles Sprouts
Unlike the chunky, dry, strong flavored mini-cabbages many of us were first introduced to as children real homegrown Brussles Sprouts are tiny nubbins of concentrated yummy taste. Here are what the harvested plants look like. While this picture was taken…
More Vertical Gardens
Charlottesville’s Landmark Hotel – Perfect location for a Vertical Garden
I’ve seen lots of images of roof gardens topping contemporary buildings but there is also a movement to create vertical gardens in European cities. The picture of what I suggest for the Landmark Hotel is so completely clear, amazing and…
Munch, Dig, Laugh: 2nd Wednesday’s with Leni
The final gathering of my 2nd Wednesday monthly open house will be in October on the 13th and I have decided to give it a theme – see the title above. : ) All summer I have been delighted to…
The Value of Self-reliance vs the Ideology of Self-sufficiency
None of us are self sufficient. We all need somebody! Despite the often nostalgic retro-interpretations (our idealization of Little House on the Prairie comes to mind!) Americans weren’t self sufficient in the Colonial past, the Revolutionary Era nor the long…
My garden progress report for Summer 2010
In the empty soil days of winter and early spring my imagination fills the spaces with row upon row of veggies. A pile of seed catalogues lives by my chair and I could spend far more $$$$$ then is in…