Welcome to Garden Stew! I think you will have the best luck finding dried flowers at a florist shop. Here in the USA we have craft shops like...
Sjoerd, no need to sign into a looney bin--just come to Texas! We can sit on the patio and roast, talk gardening while looking at the cooked...
Dirt Mechanic, I used chicken and sausage. If I ever get my hands on a duck, I'll make a confit with it. Frozen or dressed out duck is pretty...
When I was a child I'd wait with bated breath for the Wards and the Sears Christmas catalogs to arrive. Now that I've discovered gardening, I wait...
Saturday has been a banner day for wildlife here! First thing, while I was pouring coffee, we saw a young deer in the pasture. I was all for going...
Lillium, I hope these words console you a bit. I envy you your relationship with your mother. You must have so many happy memories and mental...
Lillium, that is possible, but we are looking straight at the feeder, neither up nor down. Husband is going to do an experiment with an upside...
For those who actually paid attention in science class, please help me understand this. We fill the hummingbird feeders with about 1/4 c. of...
Sjoerd, it seems the allotmenteers' green thumbs go straight to their hearts! What a generous and thoughtful donation to the food pantry. Good for...
Tetters, your humor and knowledge know no bounds! Congratulations on a great caption.
Cayuga, our cats have trouble catching a cold, much less something that can fly! We had a cardinal fly into the patio door and knock itself silly....
Tetters, about a month ago we saw our first rabbit in years! We used to have rabbits eating our peanut plants, hopping through the yard, and...
One thing I've learned in life, and I cannot stress this enough--when you are making a salad you always need a bigger bowl than you think.
Tetters, don't worry about extreme heat. The picture posted was taken on a day that hit 102 here. The ruellia has been through even hotter days...
Tetters, I hope you have luck with the ruellia. Beware, it spreads easily. When you get one plant, next year three or four, and then they take off...
