"I'm not organized enough to use a garden planner". "You're so organized". I hear these types of comments at festivals, farmers' markets and other events. A lot. And they make me a little sad, because the truth of the matter is that I'm not organized. Like, at all. If I were actually organized, none of my workbooks would exist. Zero. I made them to help me, a totally not-organized garden lover, to become a better gardener. The seed packets in this photo represent less than 1/10 of the...

This recipe was part of our Sunday Afternoon Tea menu at the tea room. While I'm not a big fan of either radishes or pumpernickel bread, I actually love this recipe. Pumpernickel Radish Tea Sandwiches Ingredients: 8 radishes, cleaned, trimmed and shredded (or diced fine) 6 ounces cream cheese 2 tablespoons room-temperature butter 1 T diced fresh parsley 1 tsp. Diced fresh chives 1 tsp. +/- fresh lemon juice ground black pepper, to taste salt 6 -8 slices pumpernickel bread GARNISH 4 radishes,...

Most beginning gardeners start off with dreams of baskets of bountiful vegetables, eating fresh salads from their gardens, canning a year’s worth of salsa from their own tomatoes, onions and peppers, or picking bouquets of peonies, roses and hydrangeas to decorate their dinner table. And social media is all too happy to sell them that dream. But the reality is, that dream doesn’t happen overnight, and it’ll turn into a nightmare pretty fast if you don’t start off right. The very first thing...