Great articles and resources on gardening and herbs.

Cooking Staples

January 29, 2012

If you stock your kitchen with anything, be sure to include cooking staples like olive oil, onions, garlic and dried oregano. I’m not a chef, but I’ve worked as a line cook in some upscale French restaurants during some weird periods of my life. That partly explains while I’m the primary cook in my household. [...]

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Premium Water

August 14, 2011

Most people think of “premium water” as water that comes in a bottle, marketed heavily with some exotic name, origin and packaging. To me, the most premium water is that which comes out of the tap in New York City and at our home in Westchester, New York. Once given a few hours for the [...]

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Container Garden Update

July 3, 2011

Back in late May I shared this year’s container gardening action on our back deck. Several friends and family have asked how it’s all going, so here’s an early July update. My flower-box theme features orange-red florescent geraniums, with white and powder-blue bacopa. They’ve filled in nicely, with the geraniums aggressively sprouting new flowers every [...]

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Container Garden Therapy

May 21, 2011

Spring is my favorite time of year, and one of my favorite spring activities is container gardening. Beyond beautiful flowers, fresh herbs and tasty vegetables, container gardening is therapeutic. From getting dirt under your fingernails to daily watering and pruning, container gardening brings you closer to earth — even if just a few minutes a day. [...]

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