When you look at a lavender field you have a pretty good idea what color the buds are going to be by knowing the variety that was planted as well as what the color of the buds were last year, the year before and even the year before!! So it’s a little strange to see… Continue reading Royal Velvet Gone Rogue
One of the most exciting things about spring is the hunt for morel mushrooms. I am not a particularly fond mushroom eater. They are ok. I can have small pieces in whatever dish is on the table but a mushroom burger or soup is too much. But, since moving to Wisconsin we have a new-found… Continue reading Morel Madness
It’s now the middle of June and time to revisit the French garden. In the previous post things were looking good for almost all the lavender in the garden. What is interesting is that one of the varieties, Lullingstone Castle, which is definitely not a zone 5 looked green and very lush in some of… Continue reading French Lavender (Intermedia) Garden Update 2
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