This is the one that got transplanted before I could say The Herbal Husband! This is the one that I was going to leave near the rock wall in my herb garden. He gets desperate this time of year to bring plants inside. Hopefully it will do OK on a living room windowsill with either southern or western exposure. We have drafty old windows so it should do OK. In the garage last year a prostrate rosemary got powdery mildew. We will have to watch it this season. It may come back. It is just a soggy wet rainy day. We keep getting rain! Hope you are having a great day. Talk to you later.
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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
An Herbal Comeback of the Scented Kind!
Peppermint Scented Geranium In Flower Early May! |
Here It is Struggling in Mid-July! |
Here It is Making an Herbal Comeback at the end of September! |
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Never to Early to Think About the Holidays, Herbally Speaking!
The Grower's Exchange which has a 600 acre farm along the James River in Virginia is a regular advertiser in The Herb Companion magazine. I took an advertising survey recently and it brought into focus all of the different advertisers for me. I signed up for their catalog and after a bit of a wait, it arrived the other day. It has a lot of different herb plants with competitive prices and herbal gift ideas for the holidays. Look, it says it right on the cover! If you are stumped for what to get those herb loving people on your list, maybe this is the catalog for you. I'll have more about The Herb Companion magazine in another post. Hope you are having a great day wherever you may be. It is raining and warm here in the 'Burgh. Talk to you later.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Getting a Jump on the 2013 Herb of the Year, Elder!
OK, I know it isn't quite 2013 (Elder is the Herb of the Year, 2013.), but here is a little gem that won't cost you an arm and a leg. It's from my friend, Tina Sams at The Essential Herbal magazine. It is an e-book. I always like the feel of a book in my hand, but for $5.00 plus tax in my case because I'm in Pennsylvania, you can download this book to your computer. I will be learning about elder right along with all of you. So get a head start and think about purchasing this book. It's 40 pages and it is just chock full of information. The button on the right hand side of my home page will take to The Essential Herbal store.
Went to see Trouble with the Curve last week which was good. Today we went to see The Master. Tremendous performances, but a strange little movie. It was a bit too long. I would say both male Oscars will come from this movie. Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman are both brilliant as is Amy Adams in a lesser role. Well, sorry to be posting so late. Getting close to the end of my jelly making for the season. Hope you have all had a great day. Talk to you later.
Went to see Trouble with the Curve last week which was good. Today we went to see The Master. Tremendous performances, but a strange little movie. It was a bit too long. I would say both male Oscars will come from this movie. Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman are both brilliant as is Amy Adams in a lesser role. Well, sorry to be posting so late. Getting close to the end of my jelly making for the season. Hope you have all had a great day. Talk to you later.
Elderflower in Our Garden Last Year |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Did I Mention?
We are growing small melons. I suppose if we had a longer season, they would grow bigger. Duh! We even have a vine of them growing in the rose bush in my herb garden. I'll post a photo of them later. They are working on the new furnace. Always something.
We are getting down to the nitty gritty now. There is a lot of positioning going on. We were making a mental list of the plants that are coming in the other day. I was hoping to experiment with an 'Arp' rosemary and leave it outside for the winter, but quicker than you can say Herbal Husband, he dug it up and brought it in. I know what he is up to. He is trying to bring in all of the tender herbs so I don't have any to buy next year. I have lived with him a long time and he doesn't fool me. He also said to me yesterday that he is going to grow less vegetables and I can grow more herbs or what I want to grow! I'm not going to scream yippee, because as sure as I do, he will take it back! You who have husbands know the drill. Hope you are having a great day or evening wherever you may be. Talk to you later.
Monday, September 24, 2012
A Visit to Succop Conservancy!
The 170 Year Old Succop Estate Main House |
A Small Courtyard to Enjoy |
Alice Who Tends The Herb Garden |
An Outbuilding Near the Herb Garden |
A Beautiful Lemon Verbena in Bloom! |
More of the Herb Garden |
The Basil was Large, Unprotected and Doing Well, but Maybe Not for Long! |
Afternoon Tea Especially for Our Group. |
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Processing Basil!
Purple Basil in White Wine Vinegar for Two Weeks! |
Sweet Basil Waiting to be Processed into Jelly and Pesto |
Cinnamon Basil for Jelly |
Those Chinese Takeout Soup Containers Perfect for Keeping Basil Leaves Overnight |
Cinnamon Basil Leaves After Overnight Stay |
Here is my Spicy Basil Apple Jelly recipe:
Makes Four 8 oz. jars
1 1/2 cups of sweet basil, chopped
2 T. of whole cloves
2 cups of apple juice
1 3 oz. package of liquid pectin
3 1/2 cups of sugar
Put chopped basil, cloves and apple juice into a 3-1/2 (or larger) quart saucepan. Heat to boiling for 10 seconds. Take off the burner and steep covered for 30 minutes. Strain 1-1/2 cups of juice into a 3-1/2 (or larger) quart saucepan with 3-1/2 cups of sugar. Stirring constantly bring up to a boil that can't be stirred down, take off burner briefly and add contents of liquid pectin. Bring back to a boil and boil exactly 1 minute. Let jelly sit while you take out your boiled jars (Boil for 10 minutes before you start making the jelly.) and lids that you heated with boiling water. Skim foam from surface of jelly with spoon. Pour jelly into four 8 oz. jars and skim bubbles from top of jelly one last time and cover with lids and rings. Boil for 5 minutes in a boiling water bath. Tops should pop down and seal. If not, put in refrigerator and use promptly.
Well, whether you are busy in the kitchen making pesto or other goodies. Just remember here in the northeast or mid-Atlantic, we are going to be busy harvesting and processing your herbs. Here is a green pepper basil that will come in for the winter. It will not be this full when winter is finished, but hopefully, it will hang in there in our living room which has a southern exposure.
Hope you are having a great day wherever you may be. Talk to you later. Got some more travel photos to share.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
A Bunch More Photos of Chanticleer!
One of the Prettiest Plant List Boxes I Think You Have Seen! |
Entrance to the Woodland Garden |
Some of the Hardscape in the Woodland Garden |
A Frog by the Pond |
Loved the Hardscape of the Paths and Benches |
That's a Lot of Lawn to Mow! |
Lotus Flower Pods |
A Sculptural Water Fountain |
Bell's Run |
They Planted Sorghum in the Serpentine! |
The Gravel Gardens |
Another Favorite Bench to Sit and Enjoy |
This is Another Plant List Box! Very Clever! |
Friday, September 21, 2012
It's All in the Details at Chanticleer!
The Rooster the Symbol of Chanticleer |
The Estate at Chanticleer |
Stunning Combinations of Plants Along the Pathways |
Teacup Fountain in the Teacup Garden |
Yes, Banana Trees! |
Intimate Benches to Enjoy the Gardens |
Groups of Seating Around the Main House |
Tennis Court Garden |
Seating Area in the Tennis Court Garden |
A Favorite Sunflower in the Cut-Flower and Vegetable Garden |
Pumpkin Bench in the Cut-Flower and Vegetable Garden |
A Big Celosia! |
Entrance to the Cut-Flower and Vegetable Garden |
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Chanticleer's Containers, Part Two!
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