Dec 31 2008
To share your herb garden`s bounty, make these vintage novelties to give as gifts or serve to guests.
Candied Flowers. Using a small artist`s paintbrush, coat the individual flowers of violets, pinks, or borage with egg white that has been beaten until frothy. Cover the flowers with fine sugar and let dry. Store them in an [...]
Dec 30 2008
Planning a garden? Don`t limit your thoughts to plantings. Arbors, walls, paths, fences, edgings, and accessories give a garden personality – even in its first year.
It`s easy to get caught up in the little things, especially when designing garden. Country-style gardens, however, take in the big picture, particularly elements such as these:
PATHS: walkways are the [...]
Dec 27 2008
Planted in fall, bulbs serve sa fragrant and colorful senties of spring. Thanks to that simple equation, they are perennial garden treasures. In 1845, a New York man wrote to his brothers in Boston, thanking them for a parcel they`d sent. Among the presents of jewelry, pocketbooks, and a knife, the package contained “more precious [...]