Chive blossom butter and other chive delicacies
By Tammy Thornton When most people think of chives, they picture the cut green stems sprinkled over a steaming hot baked potato. While this is a wonderful way to enjoy chives, did you know that the buds and flowers are also edible? If you have them growing in your own...
Lovely ways to enjoy your lilacs
By Tammy Thornton If you walk through a garden this time of year and become entranced by a wonderful scent wafting through the air, chances are you have happened upon lilacs. Their fragrance can fill an entire garden with heavenly perfume. Though the beautiful...
Dead nettle: Love it, leave it, pull it or eat it?
lBy Tammy Thornton If you have been taking care of a yard or garden long enough, you have probably encountered a clump of lamium purpureum. Commonly known as dead nettle, purple dead nettle, or red dead nettle, the morbid names either sound like something that should...
Achieving the ‘great divide’ in the garden
Let It GrowBy Tammy Thornton Over time, your garden will grow, eventually leading to too much of a good thing. As some perennial plants mature, they will grow so large that they become tired and unhealthy-looking. Others will spread out to the point that they outgrow...
When starting a new garden, keep it simple
Let It GrowBy Tammy Thornton Spring-blooming flowers and warmer weather may have you thinking you would like to try your hand at gardening. But where does one begin? My first word of advice to a beginner gardener would be: Keep it simple. You may have visions of a...
