January is the perfect time to plan your spring and summer gardens. While there are many wonderful local nurseries around the country that offer a few racks of seeds and a limited number of edibles as transplants, I find the largest selection of ornamental edibles are available from mail-order and on-line seed companies. And when…
Early June I visited my in-law’s grave site in Honesdale, PA. My Aunt Flo, cousin Gale Gammerdinger, and I were all frustrated to find that the marigolds that Flo had planted there Memorial Day had been eaten down to 1/2“ stubs. Was it deer or rabbits, or both–in either case they didn’t leave a single…
by Jean Ann Van Krevelen Right now, Ros is at the 31st Annual Seed Savers Campout. In fact, Ros is a member of the board for the Seed Savers Exchange and thoroughly supports their efforts to save and share heirloom seeds. If you aren’t familiar with SSE, I highly recommend you head over to their…
In most parts of the country it is now time to plant basil. Yippee! Like many cooks, basil is my favorite herb in the kitchen, and as luck would have it, it’s completely versatile in the garden too. There are dozens of different varieties–ones with red foliage, ruffled ones, columnar types, and even miniature plants…
My updated book Edible Landscaping took off like a rocket this past November, selling out of current stock in less than a month. We are expecting a new shipment the first week of February. There are a few copies still available at Barnes and Noble and seedsavers.org and burpee.com. You can also place an order…
