Garden Lifestyle
See posts related to the art of living from the garden including recipes, ideas for projects, tips for growing food, and more!
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Garden Lifestyle
Gardening for the Homebrewer Book Review
Fall’s the perfect time to take the garden harvest and transform it into flavorful beers, wines, ciders and a little-known recipe for “the champagne of Britain.”
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Garden Lifestyle
Rose Hips
If you don't grow roses and harvest their hips in your own garden, the hedgerows, overgrown pastures and woods' edge are full of wild rose hips this time of year,…
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Garden Lifestyle
Patio Pepper Roundup for 2015
It’s time for the annual pepper roundup in my patio garden. Here are some of the top picks for the 2015 gardening season.
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Garden Lifestyle
Castor Bean (Ricinus communis)
Although castor bean is a gorgeous, showy plant in the garden, the seeds are poisonous. So why would one want to grow it? Read on to find out...
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Garden Lifestyle
Green Chile Season
It's that time of year again--the green chiles are here! The Hatch chile tractor trailers has been pulling into towns across the nation to deliver these glorious New Mexico capsicums.…
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Garden Lifestyle
Summer Gardening in the Ozarks
It's hot down here in the Ozarks--really hot and humid--with temps mostly in the high 90s everyday. There has been a good bit of rain, though gardens are thirsty and…
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Garden Lifestyle
Purslane in the Kitchen
Last week, I wrote about purslane and the benefit of having it in one's garden. For those of you new to portulaca, here are a few recipe ideas using purslane.
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Garden Lifestyle
Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)
I decided to do this blog on one of my favorite naturalized garden weeds since it has been in the news lately. https://www.facebook.com/TheEdenPrescription/photos/a.201474409907598.64598.130965870291786/820695717985461/?type=1&fref=nf&pnref=story Did you know that Portulaca oleracea contains…
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Garden Lifestyle
Online Cooking Classes for Vegetable Gardeners
If you grow herbs, greens and assorted vegetables, chances are you’re always looking for fresh and easy recipes to help make the most of them. A new set of online…
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Garden Lifestyle
Monarda in the Kitchen
Last week I posted a blog about the glorious beebalm blooming in my garden. I've had some requests as to how to cook with it, so here are a few…