Edible Landscaping with Rosalind Creasy

In October The Garden Writers Association inducted me into their Hall of Fame.

During the week of Jan 12, 2009 Ros will be in Kansas City, MO designing an edible landscape for the Author’s Garden in Powell Garden’s. Their new Heartland garden will be open in June 2009 and will feature at least a half dozen theme gardens that utilize edible plants in traditional styles that vary from a French parterre to traditional American heirloom gardens.

To learn more visit their website HERE.

With the new blog, I have the opportunity to keep up with everybody around the country. I look forward to adding some personal anecdotes, recipes, photos and more. So please do check back often. 

I am now at the Hawthorne ranch in San Luis Obispo, California. It’s a part of our yearly tradition, where we meet up either in Los Altos or on the Central Coast for several days of festivities- usually including copious amounts of food, and a careful mix of traditional family recipes and adventuresome forays into novel culinary ground. 

The turkey is in the oven, pies have been made, and Mr. X the rooster was just taken out for a walk. Our beloved little bird hasn’t been feeling well lately, so he was supervised closely during his stroll with someone making sure he didn’t fall over.

Here are Noah and Sierra doing some PT work on the chicken as the rain storm cleared up a little bit.

He was fed some worms dug up from the garden:

Settled into the bushes to rest:

And then joined us by the Christmas tree. Here he is with Sierra.

While having a rooster as a pet is admittedly a bit novel, he is such a blast to have around. 

Mr. X seems to be doing a little better. Relaxation on the ranch has been good for him. Merry Christmas to everybody, and again, feel free to check back with the blog and watch it develop these next few days.