If you know me personally then you know that we, as a household, grow what most people would consider an excessive amount of peppers. All kinds, typically at least a dozen different varieties each year. My husband uses our spicy peppers to make an assortment of culinary concoctions, but tends to focus mostly on blending fiery hot sauces or grinding powders for rubs and marinades. … Continue reading Seed Saving: Peppers
I’d like to kick off the final post of Feature Month by thanking all of the 2021 participants. August is easily my favorite month of the blog year because I thoroughly enjoy hearing from our guest gardeners. It’s such a treat! This year was easily our most diverse group; I hope that at least one of them shared an experience that resonated with you. The … Continue reading Feature Month: Closing Remarks
I saved my last feature of 2021 for today because, as it turns out, today’s feature is my mother and it’s her birthday. Happy birthday, mom!! XOXO Name: Kellie Heise State: New York Grow Zone: 4b Gardening style (container, raised bed, tilled plot, etc.): Containers and tilled plot How long have you been gardening: Over 30 years Why do you garden: Relaxation and good eats! … Continue reading Feature Month: Kellie
When Megan (of Megan & Ben) asked if I was interested in featuring her parents’/grandparents’ gardens or if the Feature was “full” my instant response was, “No such thing as full!” I am inherently a more the merrier person and I have heard so many wonderful things about these gardens throughout my friendship with Megan that I just had to see what this crew was … Continue reading Feature Month: Ted & Pam
I made the mistake of pulling these boys away from an intense ballgame to come take garden pictures with their mom. I think you can probably tell how they felt about the request. Haha! They crack me up. In addition to keeping these two crazy boys out of trouble, this pretty lady maintains some beautiful gardens. Fruits, veggies, herbs, flowers — she does it all. … Continue reading Feature Month: Sadie
Mom, fiancé, gardener, golfer, one might say that this amazing lady is the Jack of all trades and I’m here to tell you that she wears all of those hats like the queen of Churchill Downs — glamorously! It has been a true pleasure to watch Katie’s green thumb grow over the last couple of seasons and I look forward to seeing where the next … Continue reading Feature Month: Katie
Biotech may have brought us together but gardening has been one of the passions that has kept us in touch. I absolutely love chatting about varieties, methods and pest control (sort of) with this critical thinker. Not only does she push me to consider new ideas throughout my own gardening journey but she is always putting her homegrown goodies to good use in the kitchen, … Continue reading Feature Month: Lena
While we will be featuring many new participants this year, we also have a few veterans coming back to share their most recent experiences with us. The first of which, are my dear friends Megan and Ben. If you followed along last year then you will definitely recognize their crew. This can-do family maintains some beautiful gardens and on top of that, Megan has started … Continue reading Feature Month: Megan & Ben
As most of you know, we bought a house this spring in a little town right on the Maryland-Virginia border. Buying a house is always a gamble; you never know who you will end up living next to. I feel very fortunate to report that we hit the neighbor jackpot. We had no sooner unpacked our belongings when three of our four neighbors (both sides … Continue reading Feature Month: Marie
It’s that time of year again — Feature Month!! We have some returning participants as well as some new faces for you. As always, I have completed the questionnaire alongside my fellow gardeners. This year was what my husband calls my “gap year” of gardening. We bought a new house in April and, not knowing what my gardening situation would be, I decided to rent … Continue reading Feature Month Intro – 2021
