October 11th, 2009 Though the 2009 gardening season is quickly winding down, there is still a lot of gardening to be enjoyed. For instance, fall has become one of my favourite times of year not because of the colours and cooler temperatures, but because of the deals to [...]
August 30th, 2009 An interesting late summer flowering bulb that is not a common sight is Amaryllis belladonna a.k.a. Naked Lady. Its tall stem is crowned with a ring of pale pink trumpet shaped blooms similar in to the indoor Amaryllis, but the flowers are smaller and finer looking. An oddity of Amaryllis belladonna is its habit of [...]
July 25th, 2009 To further entice you to try growing scented geraniums, here is a recipe that uses scented geranium leaves. I have baked this cake many times and am always delighted with the subtle flavour rose scented geranium leaves give to an ordinary white cake! For an alternative, try using lemon scented geraniums and making a [...]
