Most people have eaten dill pickles, bread & butter pickles or sweet pickles but have you ever tried cinnamon pickles? These beautiful pickles are a mix of crunchy sweetness, cinnamon spice and just a hint of vinegar. The combination is unusual and the taste just plain amazing! If you have cucumbers and a desire to…
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of picking fresh mint each morning to add to my cup of water. I love fresh springs of mint in my ice water to sip on all throughout the day just as much as in a hot cup of water. But what do I do all winter when the…
There’s just nothing that tastes better than real green beans that you pick from the garden. In past years, I would run south to my father-in-law’s garden and help pick his green beans but now, we have our own harvest! I love picking green beans and getting them ready for a full winter of great…
How do you know if you are a true gardener at heart? Is this a passing interest or are you an all-in, hopeless, lost cause fanatical gardener? How can you tell me you’re a gardener without saying a word? Here are a couple of things we all share when we have perpetual dirt under our…
I love to can, freeze and preserve my summer garden vegetables. I am definitely no expert but I have been canning for several years and have learned a few things along the way. Whether you are looking for the best tips for canning tomatoes or want to make honeysuckle jelly, I’ve got some great tips…
During the winter months, I love spending time each day out in my small plastic walk-in greenhouse. For the past few years, I have successfully grown pansies and lettuce throughout the cold days of January and February. But now that the temperatures are rising, it’s really too hot to grow anything inside my greenhouse. This…
One of my garden goals is to have something blooming in my yard from the last frost to the first freeze. This does not happen in your yard the first year; it takes time to reach this goal. But with a little planning and some patience, you can create a place of beauty that lasts…
One of my favorite things to do on a Saturday morning is to spend time out in the garden. There’s just something so rewarding about getting my hands in the dirt, planting something new, and getting some weeds under control and this weekend was the perfect combination of temperature, sunshine, and time. I don’t have…