Searching for his Holiday dinner, Falaroy the elf has become lost in the Christmas tree forest. The fragrance is delicious and distracting, the conifers are fat and block his path. Abies procera! How can he get out? Any ideas??? Continue reading An Elf Lost in Christmas
My favorite recipe for Sugar Cookies! Makes 4 dozen 4 C Flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1 C butter 1 1/2 sugar 1 egg 1/2 C sour cream 1 tsp. vanilla Mix wet and dry separately. Preheat oven 375 F. Roll out 1/4″ thick and cut out with cookie cutters. Bake for 10-12 minutes. (Optional: … Continue reading Merry Christmas Eve
I visited the Washington Park Arboretum this month and it’s so nice to go in the winter. No crowds like in April when the too beautiful flowering cherries are going crazy and photographers are everywhere. Now there are frosty surprises around each bend. Curious winter blossoms and giant conifers. It’s peaceful and pretty. I want to go back! Continue reading Winter at the Washington Park Arboretum
Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ is a plant with a promise. A promise that spring will come and flowers will bloom. A promise that there is a sun behind the cloudy winter skies. A promise of color in the December drizzle. Dawn viburnum throws out it’s flowers in the winter, before the veined deciduous leaves appear. Green all summer, the leaves turn a bronzy red in … Continue reading Dawn Viburnum
Even though we’ve had temperatures below freezing, this rose just will not stop! She obviously does not want to be left out of the garden party and wants to join the pansies and hellebore. Her foliage is on the decline, but she’s finishing this race like Lance Armstrong…Live Strong! Continue reading Julia Child Rose Wins the Race
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