Why “knot” jazz up your next meal with some piping hot garlic rosemary knots? A great way to use your fresh rosemary! 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper All-purpose flour, for dusting Heat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl, combine olive oil, rosemary, garlic, salt, and pepper. Line two large baking sheets with parchment, and set aside. Working on …
Most herbs taste much better fresh, and rosemary is no exception. That’s why every winter I try to keep my rosemary alive in a pot inside the house. Rosemary really pairs well with roasted lamb, garlic, and olive oil. It is also a nice addition to potatoes, bread, tomato sauce, pizza, and pork, but you might want to use a light hand because the flavor can be strong. Rosemary does best in a sunny, southern or possibly western window, where …
Garden Blight Remedy 1 level tablespoon of baking soda 1 level tablespoon of Epson salts 1 level tablespoon of miracle grow (tomato or veg. fertilizer) 1 level tablespoon of liquid dawn dish soap (reg. blue strength) 3 tablespoons of regular rubbing alcohol Mix all in one gallon of water. Spray everything in the garden every 10 days. This works really good on tomatoes and squash. Blight can possibly be avoided by not allowing leaves to come in contact with the …
Each season presents many questions regarding problems in the garden. Generally, these problems stem from light and water issues. Plant tags will include information regarding light and water needs. Other problems may include fertilization, insects and disease. Light – Always use plants in their favored light condition. Shade plants will dry out and leaves may burn in the hot midday sun. Sun lovers may become leggy and blooming will suffer when planted in too much shade. Water – Over and …
Common name Genus species Category Wenke Carries Aconite or Monkshood Aconitum spp Native and cultivated perennial * Alfalfa or Lucerne Medicago sativa Native groundcover Angel’s Trumpet or Devil’s Trumpet or Downy Thornapple Datura spp or Brugmansia spp. Annual * Arrowgrass Trifolium spp. Native groundcover Baneberry or Doll’s Eyes Actaea spp. Woodland perennial Belladonna Atropa belladonna Native plant Bird’s Foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus Perennial * Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia Tree Bleeding Heart Dicentra spp. Perennial * Bloodroot or Red Puccoon Sanguinmaria …
Genus Common Name Aruncus dioicus Sylvan Goatsbeard Astilbe False Spirea Astrantia major Masterwort Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold Chelone Turtlehead Cimicifuga Bugbane Eupatorium Joe Pye Weed Filipendula Meadowsweet or Queen of the Prarie Funkia Hosta Genriana andrewsii Closed Gentian Ligularia Golden Ray Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia Lysimachia Loosestrife Matteuccia s. var. Pennsylvania Ostrich Fern Miscanthus ‘purpurascens’ Red Flame Miscanthus Grass Myosotis scorpioides Forget-Me-Not Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern Osmunda claytoniana Interrupted Fern Osmunda …
Genus Species Acanthus mollis Common Bear’s Breeches Adonis amurensis Amur Adonis Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’ Bishop’s Weed Anemone x hybrida Japanese Anemone Arum italicum ‘Pictum’ Arum Lilly Aster cordifolius Heart-leaved Aster Aster divaricatus White Wood Aster Bergenia Bergenia Brunnera macrophylla False Forget-Me-Not Colchicum Autumn Crocus Convallaria majalis Lily of the Valley Cornus canadensis Bunchberry Corydalis lutea Yellow Fumitory Cyclamen Hardy Cyclamen Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay Scented Fern Deschampsia flexuosa Crinkled Hairgrass Disporum Fairy Bells Dryopteris filixmas Male Fern Dpimedium Barrenwort Eranthis Winter …
Achillea – Yarrow Alchemilla mollis – Lady’s Mantle Aster – Purple Dome Buddleia – Butterfly bush, all varieties and colors are equally long blooming Coreopsis – Moonbeam and Zagreb Corydalis lutea – Yellow varieties Hemerocallis – Daylily, Stella d’Oro, Purple d’Oro, any variety that states reblooms Dicentra exima – Bleeding Heart Echinacea purpurea – Coneflowers, all colors Eryngium – Sea Holly Hardy Geranium – sanguineum Rozanne Heliopsis helianthoides – False Sun Flower Hibisucs moscheutos – Hardy Hibiscus Lavendula – Lavender …
Old-Fashioned Annuals Bachelor’s Buttons/Cornflower Balsam California Poppy China Aster Cockscomb Cosmos Drummond’s phlox Flowering tobacco Four o’clock Gillyflower – Stock Geranium Larkspur Marigold Love-in-a-Mist Nasturtium Loves-Lies-Bleeding Petunia Reseda Mignonette Rose Campion/Catchfly Snapdragon Persicaria Sunflower Zinnia Old-Fashioned Perennials/Biennials Alyssum/Basket of Gold Aster, New England Anemone Blackberry Lily Bellflower Bleeding Heart Canterbury Bells Candy Tuft English Daisy Daylily Columbine Forget-me-not Foxglove Hibiscus Hollyhock Jack-in-the-Pulpit Lavender Lily-of-the Valley Mallow Lily Lupine Maltese Cross Old Roses Monkshood Phlox Oriental …
If you live in an area with little rainfall, fast-draining soil or other conditions that make the soil particularly dry, don’t give up on creating a garden. Massive amounts of water are not your only option. Consider creating a xeriscape, a dry landscape composed of plants that are adapted to harsh growing conditions. By utilizing plants from various arid regions of the world, you can have a garden that is beautiful and make thoughtful use of limited natural resources. Achillea/Yarrow …
