vegetable garden

Raspberry Vinaigrette

Raspberry Vinaigrette

Even though they’re known for their bright, bold colors, raspberries actually have a very delicate taste. Whether they’re red, purple, black, or even golden, these mouthwatering berries are a much-loved  
Victory Gardens

Victory Gardens

Just to be clear here, I’m not a city gardener. I live in the country. The closest city to us, here in far northern Vermont, is Burlington (population 42,000) which  
Plant Parenthood

Plant Parenthood

New Year’s Resolution: With no kids left at home to parent, George and I will focus our inexhaustible supply of energy on our garden. Maybe a few extra plants will  
Living With the Wind

Living With the Wind

Here where we live, on the Vermont side of northern Lake Champlain, we get a lot of wind. In the Summer, it whips the lake into whitecaps, rips the laundry  
My Soon-To-Be Labyrinth Garden

My Soon-To-Be Labyrinth Garden

When I was young, my family lived on a farm at the edge of a very tiny country town. I didn’t have a lot of other kids nearby to play  
Die!

Die!

Every year, I fight the battle of the weeds in both my vegetable garden and my lawn. In the vegetable garden, I get on my hands and knees, pull them