I’VE LEARNED SO MUCH from all of you who communicate with me here at A Garden for the House. Just last week, in the comments under Twinkie vs. Carrot , reader John C. from Indy mentioned Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a book I had not read, but felt I should. Consequently I ordered three… Read more »
WHAT’S THE BEST GROUNDCOVER IN THE WORLD? Snow, or Freezus coldus. Here in the Northeast, it thrives in both sun and shade. It’s drought-tolerant, too. And unlike pachysandra and vinca minor, snow’s dense, matting habit is 100% effective at keeping weeds down. If you don’t already have this winter-hardy covering in your yard, just drop… Read more »
DID YOU HAVE A GARDEN GURU WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP? I mean, someone who inspired your passion for plants? My guru was the witty and wry Thalassa Cruso. I used to run home from school to catch her television program, Making Things Grow. Her fascinating and fun-to-read book, Making Things Grow Outdoors, is this… Read more »
HOW DO YOU STAY SANE IN WINTER, when it’s too cold to play outside? By growing Saintpaulias (mine, up top, flourish under fluorescents) and other flowering houseplants? By winter-sowing hardy seeds? By cooking something delicious? Or, do you simply hibernate with a good book? In the comments field below, tell us what you’re cooking, growing,… Read more »
EVER WONDER WHERE, exactly, your food comes from? I found lots of answers in Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma. In this engrossing New York Times bestseller, the author traces the soil-to-plate journey of four different meals: one from McDonald’s; one from Whole Foods; another from an off-the-grid and marvelously-sustainable polyculture farm in Virginia, and finally,… Read more »
I’VE BEEN HEMMING AND HAWING over whether or not to tell you it’s my birthday, and also whether or not to mention a certain gift I received. But what the hell…it IS my birthday, and I DID receive a pretty special gift. That’s it pictured up top — Minton china, circa 1930. My partner and… Read more »
I KNOW…it’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is already here. Are you cooking for the occasion? And if so, what are you making? Please tell us your holiday menu in the comments field below. This way we can all be together — in spirit at least — for Thanksgiving. Don’t miss anything at A Garden for… Read more »
