Sweet Flowers

Candied violets. First you wash them… …then paint them with egg white and dust with superfine sugar… …and then you … More

Blooming

The Bradford pears are in bloom. Everywhere at once, it seems. I’ve always thought of them as common trees, side-of-the-highway … More

As much as I love thinking about my garden all winter long, I am not much of a planner. Or … More

After a run of cold raw weather, 80 degrees today. The warmth seems to have energized a nest of wasps, … More

The ornamental plum tree outside the kitchen window, above, and one of the camellias, below. I am not sure if … More

Note to self: you planted onions inside the veggie garden, against the fence where the peas were last year. Remember … More

You say it is the 25th of March? No, today is the First of Asparagus. It follows closely on the … More

There are broccoli seedlings under the cloches, and right in front of them (too fragile to see) are little leeklets. … More

It is springing. Camellias are tight pink buds, and bloom swiftly in the warmth of the house. Daffodils are up … More