Category Archives: Edible Gardening

Herbs in the Landscape

I liken herbs to edible plants with training wheels. They are really easy to grow and fit into most any landscape. All in all, they are a great place to start if you’re new to gardening with edibles. Furthermore, they will bring your cooking to a new level. Fresh herbs outside the kitchen door are […]

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Ordering Seeds for Your Edible Landscape

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 […]

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Remembering Our Loved Ones: Cemetery Plantings

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 […]

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