November 19, 2020
For most, sage is used once or twice a year to season the turkey at Thanksgiving or spice up a dish or two at Christmas but it has many medicinal uses along with its aromatic flavor. Salvia officinalis is the common culinary sage and is grown all over the world. It reaches 1-3 feet high…. Read more >
October 22, 2020
Although many of us think about dandelions in the spring and summer, fall is the best time to harvest them for their roots. This time of year, dandelion roots will have the most nutrients and will be a bit easier to get out of the ground since rains have usually come back by now and… Read more >
Organized under Edible Foliage, Edible Gardening, Edible Gardens, Plants I Dig, Sustainability. Labeled as dandelion, dandelion benefits, dandelion recipes, dandelion root benefits, dandelion roots, dandelion tea, how to roast dandelion root, roasted dandelion root.
August 28, 2020
Himalayan blackberries are now ripe! Often thought of as a nuisance; an invasive weed that we aim to rid our properties of, Himalayan blackberries are an abundant (and often FREE) food source for wildlife and for us! Blackberries On our farm & nursery property we are happy to maintain a few patches of this invasive,… Read more >
August 27, 2019
Planting underneath trees can get tricky and depends on how much shade the tree provides along with how moist the soil is. If you’ve ever looked under a well-established oak or maple, you might have noticed that the ground is bare of any plant material. Most lawn usually can’t survive under a tree because of… Read more >
Organized under Gardens, Plants I Dig, Shade Gardens. Labeled as asarum caudatum, athyrium niponicum pictum, barrenwort, black beauty bugbane, bleeding heart, brunnera, brunnera macrophylla jack frost, bulbs, cimicifuga, coral bells, crocus, daffodils, dicentra, epimedium, foam flower, hakonechloa macra, Heuchera, hosta, iris, jack frost siberian bugloss, japanese forest grass, japanese painted fern, japanese spurge, lungwort, ninebark, pachysandra terminalis, physocarpus, plantain lily, plants for under trees, polygonatum odoratum, pulmonaria, rubrum, solomon's seal, tiarella, understory plants, what to plan under trees, what to plant near tree roots, wild ginger.
May 31, 2019
If you’ve ever been on our Facebook or Instagram feeds, you’ll know that this plant is no stranger to us. Birch Hybrid Bellflower (Campanula x ‘Birch Hybrid’) is a showy evergreen perennial that blooms over a long season from mid-spring through summer. The purple-blue flowers are cup shaped and cover almost the entire plant which… Read more >
Organized under Buds and Blooms, Evergreen Foliage, Foliage, Plant of the Month, Plants I Dig. Labeled as bellflower, birch hybrid bellflower, birch hybrid campanula, birch's bellflower, campanula, campanula birch hybrid, evergreen perennial, perennial flowers, perennials, plant of the month.
Plant Profile: Sage
Dandelion Roots 
Blackberries Are Ripe! 
Understory Plants 
Plant of the Month: Birch Hybrid Bellflower 
