The musings of a chef-caterer turned estate gardener, digging, pruning and cultivating my way through a year in the garden. Thursday, October 25, 2012. Out, and I love how they contrast with the secondary bloom of the Encore azaleas behind.

Another year has come and gone at work, and in the garden, and with all the house plants. And things are, generally speaking, going well with all of those. Joining my banana will be a.

To start with, flowers were not the only way to make an impact. Foliage was very important in the mass plantings. First is the variegated shell ginger with knockout roses. The next photo shows variegated shell ginger with macho ferns in front. I have a few of these plants, and this year, I will make sure to group them all together for a bigger impact.

Every bite of this Coconut Mango Tart is packed with juicy, sweet mangos, smooth cream cheese filling and crumbly coconut crust. The flavors and textures will have you digging in for more! I have a mango problem. A see mango, eat mango problem.

Monday, September 3, 2012. I made a bunch of blankets last spring and over the summer. Why shawls? Links to this post.

Monday, December 14, 2009. In fact, I feel the best I have in years.

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On being a do-it-myself backyard gardener on a 10-acre, mostly wooded, hurricane-ravaged, deer-and-rabbit-ridden little slice of heaven in Tidewater, Virginia. Thursday, March 5, 2009. He found it ticklish .