These are asparagus beans.
My father-in-law, Joe, has grown them for years, and he sent me some of his seeds in the Spring.
They frequently surpass a foot long, lengthening to eighteen inches and beyond.
I also grew some more traditional green beans, but the asparagus beans are half the effort and twice the food…
As they are so [...]
My garden may not serve as inspiration for garden art the way that Inga’s beautiful garden does, but I have been getting some beautiful vegetables out of it.
I have especially been getting loads of cucumbers out of my garden.
Thousands of them.
I can even pickle nine quarts of cucumbers only to discover a few days [...]
This garden project of mine would never have happened if Cynthia had not sent me an article and a photograph of a ‘colonial garden’ and mentioned that it would look perfect with my house. I may have planted a garden without Cynthia’s email and the accompanying article, but I don’t think I would have [...]
One of the things I managed to accomplish during my recent blog hiatus, was to re-paint the center hall, and finally hang up some family photos! I considered painting the above bench in one of the colors on the paint chips, but by the time I had painted the hall (in the same boring off [...]
A few weeks ago I noticed that some daisies were emerging on the small hillside behind our house. I was both surprised and relieved to see them appear. Last Fall, B.J., a fellow member of my church mentioned that he was digging up a bunch of his daisies to make room for a water feature [...]
I really wanted to plant a pumpkin patch this year. I have long had a secret fantasy of owning a pumpkin farm, except that in my fantasy, there is no work involved. In my fantasy, I inherit a pumpkin farm that is planted and ready to harvest. Someone has already built a very cute farm [...]
Originally posted October 2007
Over the course of building our house, I have had a few very minor disagreements with my builder, Dennis.
A few months back, he did not appreciate my decision to leave the pine treads and risers on the steps to the loft unpainted. I had originally told him that I was going to paint [...]
Originally posted October 2007
For the past year, Dennis and Jordan have shown up just about everyday to work on this house.
Aside from electric, plumbing, foundation, interior paint and some dirt work, they have done the work themselves. Framing, roofing, trimming, staining, siding, stairs, windows, doors, and the trillions of tasks in between.
Did I ever [...]
The Harvest Moon Cone-flower is absolutely my favorite perennial.
Yup.
That’s the one.
No doubt about it.
Now what should we talk about?
Did I say the Harvest Moon Cone-flower?
What I meant to say was the Purple Cone-flower.
The same one that Hal used to make his tincture.
Oh!
Wait!
It’s Russian sage!
It’s Russian Sage!
Gosh I’m spacey today!
Russian Sage [...]