April 13, 2020
Ginger’s Blueberry Coffee Cake
Hi everyone, and greeting from my home kitchen! I wanted to share a recipe with you which, for my family, is a definite comfort food. I have made this cake using so many variations on…
April 9, 2020
Feathering the Nest: Birdhouses and your Garden
Sometimes attracting songbirds to your yard is as easy as hanging a well-stocked feeder and planting the right kinds of seed-bearing perennials. But what if you’re interested in going beyond caring for the current population…
April 6, 2020
Starting Your Own Cut Flower Garden – Flower Selection
When starting your own cut flower garden, choosing from amongst the enormous variety of seeds out there can be a little overwhelming. I end up wanting one of every variety of every flower known to…
April 3, 2020
The Big Night
Okay, then. Here’s the story (and it’s an interesting one!). Many amphibians hibernate through the winter in their adult stage. In fact, some amphibians can even survive being frozen solid! Freeze-tolerance has been studied extensively…
April 1, 2020
5 Crops For Your Victory Garden
These days, terms like “Victory Garden” and “Make Do and Mend” rise up from collective memory, coming readily to mind. If we can separate these sayings from the wartime periods they evoke, we’re left with…
March 30, 2020
Indoor Seed Starting 101
Winters in Maine are long, cold, and mostly gray. If you’re a gardener like me, sustained by beauty and color in the natural world, winter can feel like an endless starvation diet. By the end…
March 25, 2020
Wetland Edibles
Early spring (aka “mud season”) is the perfect time to take a walk around your property to discover any low-lying areas where water collects or where drainage might be a tad slow. Since wetlands are…
March 23, 2020
A Purpose for Pine
“No one can look at a pine tree in winter without knowing that spring will come again in due time.” ~Frank Bolles When food, warmth, and home are secure, we can enter deep rest and…