I love visiting other people's gardens, particularly if they have fruit and vegetables growing in them. So, I was thrilled to be able to go on a tour of local 'edible' gardens earlier this month. This is the second year of the Arcadia…

Do you ever wonder what you should be doing in your garden in a particular month? As a freelance writer, I write a few monthly gardening articles and newsletters. So, instead of writing an entirely new blog post, here is my latest "What…

As you know, I enjoy growing my own vegetables.  Many people ask me what the secret is to a healthy vegetable garden. Well, what if I told you that the secret ingredient is a natural fertilizer that improves your soil, is plentiful…

White Onions Isn't this flower beautiful? You may be surprised that a vegetable produced this flower. This is the flower from a onion plant. You would expect that the onion plant that produced this flower would be equally…

About this time of the year, I am busy helping my vegetable gardens transition into summer.   That means pulling any remaining leaf lettuce.  Yes, it hurts to know that I now have to buy lettuce until next fall when I can grow…

I love getting a great deal, don't you? Back in October, I spent $2.40 for eight heads of garlic, from my local grocery store. I planted them and 7 months later, it was time to harvest them. As I stepped into the side vegetable…

Well, I made it home after visiting five states in 8 days.   One of the things that I enjoy most about my annual road trips is discovering the people, places, history, food and gardens of the different regions of the United States. …

The last state of our road trip was perhaps, the best - Kentucky. My southern ancestry is from Kentucky and I was excited to explore this state. Of course, no visit to Kentucky is complete without a visit to a very famous celebrity…

One of my favorite stops on our road trip this year was visiting the gardens at the University of Tennessee. Earlier in our trip, I visited the gardens of the University of South Carolina, so I was looking forward to seeing more…