Plant it once, have it forever: Feverfew

POSTED BY KIM — I’ve added a new category to our blog: plant thugs.  We all have experience with them, and today I’m going to talk about one of my thugs: Tanacetum feverfew.  When I first saw this sweet little face in the nursery, I couldn’t resist.  Do you blame me?!  Come on!  It’s adorable!
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Incredible Edible of the Week: cilantro ‘Delfino’

POSTED BY CALEB – Look, look, everybody – we have ‘Delfino’ cilantro!  This great little plant is a ferny-leaved version of cilantro.  It tastes and smells just the same as regular cilantro, but it’s easier to use in the kitchen and resists bolting for longer than the standard variety.  This great little plant performed so [...]

Herby Salad with Flower Petals

I’m following up on the calendula post with this photo of my lunch salad.  The base was lettuce (Breen, Outback, and Rouge Grenobloise, for those who worry about such things) with roughly torn leaves of mint and parsley.  Then, I broke up some chive and calendula flowers and tossed the individual florets over.  All from [...]

My Garden, part 4

For the first five years of my gardening career, I stuck solely to ornamentals.  I planted the mixed borders, dabbled in woodland gardening, and wandered dizzily through the fragrant world of roses.  But, all along, I felt an uneasy sense of frivolity.  Down in the country, where I live, the word “garden” refers, not to [...]

My mom’s Lemon Verbena Pound Cake recipe

POSTED BY KIM — Every spring, my mom starts in with: “Is the lemon verbena in yet?  Is the lemon verbena in yet?”  She makes this wonderful pound cake with strawberries that includes, yes, lemon verbena.
Yes, mom — it’s in, and I’ve bought you a handful of plants — save me a piece of cake!  [...]