The Nature of Oaks by Douglas W. Tallamy

  • Post published:01/30/2022
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The Nature of Oaks by Douglas W. Tallamy

Douglas Tallamy is a great man – who is sharing his greatness with all of us in his books that explain how plants feed the natural  world – and us! The Nature of Oaks  – The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees -is the third of his three books about trees and and the creatures that live on them. (more…)

GROW NOW by Emily Murphy

  • Post published:01/24/2022
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GROW NOW by Emily Murphy

I have had a vegetable garden for many years, but the science behind plants is always is always bringing us important new information about how to plant a vegetable garden. Emily Murphy began her gardening when she spent summers  with her grandmother who was an energetic gardener.  Those phrases on the book cover, Go Beyond Organic, Rewild Your Land, Sequester Carbon and Support Biodiversity, suggest that gardens are giving us new ideas,  and new ways to give each of us – and the world – good health. (more…)

The Plant Hunter by Cassandra Leah Quave

  • Post published:01/17/2022
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The Plant Hunter by Cassandra Leah Quave

The Plant Hunter  – A Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines  (Viking-Penguin)  is an fascinating book, coming as it  does in these two years of a pandemic. We  have had doctors and scientists  working to find a cure for COVID-19 and now for variants like Omicron. We do not get to see how the scientists work, but in her book Cassandra Leah Quaves provides great stories and information as well as about her life as a plant hunter, searching  for plants that will heal. (more…)

The New Pie – Modern Techniques for Classic American Dessert

  • Post published:01/11/2022
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The New Pie – Modern Techniques

Christmas brought me wonderful gifts – one of them being a big book of The New Pie: Modern Techniques for the Classic American Dessert. So far I have only made one pie from this book. My pie, Spiced Apple Cider is from the New Fruit Pies category, and there are many beautiful pies to make. (more…)

2022 New Year Beginning in Shades of Green

  • Post published:01/01/2022
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Creeping Thyme – Green

Winter is here, but that doesn’t mean that there is no  color in the garden. My garden is still very green. I walked through this morning and I could admire many green plants like this green creeping thyme. It grows in a small herb bed next to  the house. (more…)