Yesterday I decided to swing by Southwood Nursery on my way to the grocery store. It’s just a few miles from my apartment. When I want to relax and not be inside a store, that’s often where I head. I like to walk around, listen to the water fountains, and just enjoy being outdoors with…
If you have always wanted to grow a Japanese maple tree in a container, I will tell you how to accomplish that.
When I bite into one of my homegrown tomatoes, there’s this moment when the juice squirts into my mouth that is just exquisite and almost indescribable. Far different from the bland tomatoes you buy at the grocery store. You bite into one of those, and…nothing. You just can’t beat the taste of homegrown tomatoes…
Do you ever get the hankering for ham, but don’t really want to cook one? I live alone and the idea of cooking a ham doesn’t really appeal to me. So I’ve started going to my grocery store deli and asking for three 1/4 inch slices of my favorite Virginia smoked ham. For less than…
We all need a soft place to land. A nice cozy bed when darkness falls. Support when things get tough. A shoulder to cry on. As A Child: When I was a child growing up in my great-grandmother’s house, my wish was to have a room of my own. My very own soft place to…
(This post was updated on November 5, 2023) My love of growing herbs began back in the early nineties. I had joined a women’s group called The Herb Society. We had regular meetings and drove to herb festivals together. We learned about herbs because speakers came to enlighten us on the joy of herbs. Designated…