Mother's Kitchen

 Wow!  It's been a long time since I blogged!  Time to get back to it.   I'm trying to figure out what is coming back up.   So glad ...

Today I planted a pollinator garden to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service and to take my mind and heart off o...

I started these seeds the weekend of March 23.... Chadwick Cherry Tomato - it's supposed to be the best tasting cherry tomato ...

This year, much of my garden is in containers.   We finally got rid of the wooden deck in back and replaced it with brick, which is so much ...

This year, I am participating in Slow Food Huron Valley's Great Lakes Heirloom Seed Trial , where SFHV is giving away heirloom seeds in...

My mother died on May 25 at 1:30 pm.   What to write about my mother?   I could write a ton of things.  She was a fantastic gardener, and sh...

Every year, Downtown Home and Garden prices their remaining spring flowering bulbs half off during mid November.  This year, I bought hyacin...

Last night, I am sure we got a killing frost. We had a light frost a couple weeks ago, and the remains of my garden were still hanging o...

I am guilty of buying shrimp from Thailand . I never can remember whether I should be buying farmed or wild shrimp. I wanted to buy U.S. ...

...my friend Sharon is leading our "Plant a Row for the Hungry" project at St. Joseph's Church and has decided to expand it to...

Today, it doesn't feel like winter, it's 50 degrees out, but I am trying something new to me called winter sowing. Quite simply, ...

There's a great herb and dried flower farm in Wixom that I have visited and taken classes at called Sunshine Farm and Garden . They ha...

Has spring sprung yet? I just wanted to remember what was sprouting in the garden. Old hyacinths, planted when we first moved here....

I finally was able to get out and buy some more bird seed. I like to shop at the Dexter Mill for my bird seed - they have a lot of variety. ...

Just for the record, today was a snow day. I'd say Ann Arbor got about 5 inches of snow, but downriver got much more - like 10 inches....