warmthBefore the snows set in and the historic houses in our region close for the long winter nights, we have… |
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pickledThe nasturtium was not native to the Colonies, but instead would have been brought from the “Old World,” according to… |
stepping stonesAccording to the garden historians, Rudy & Joe Favretti, “At the time of the American Revolution, about ninety-four percent of… |
‘by a Lady’Perhaps a copy of Flora’s Dictionary would have been found on Emily Dickinson’s bookshelf, posits the scholar Judith Farr. Dickinson’s… |
herbals & floralsGardening by the book–Celebrating 100 years of The Garden Club of America is currently on view at The Grolier Club… |
swarmOne thing leads to another. Yesterday one of our young chicks flew the coop and we had to corral her… |
lawn.landOne of our first chores when we moved into our colonial home was to establish a garden plot. Ironically, this… |