Honeysuckle Syrup
Honeysuckle Syrup, June 23, 2023. Honeysuckle is an old-timey flower that is well-suited to rambling over fences and gates with golden and pink flowers dotting its green foliage. These unusual…
A Humble Cottage Cake
Life is what we make it, so make the mundane enjoyable with the flowery details! Anna Tang A Humble Cottage Cake. May 2, 2023. Clusters of honey-scented lilac caught my…
Sunshine Herbal Tea
Sunshine Herbal Tea, August 15, 2022. Snip. Another chamomile head falls into my basket and joins the others. Soon the plants are bare except for the tightly curled buds that…
The Cottage Garden: Sunny Calendula
The marigold that goes to bed with the sun. William Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale. The Cottage Garden: Sunny Calendula, August 9, 2022. While watering the garden last night I spotted…
The Cottage Garden: Borage
“It maketh a man merry and joyful.” -Pliny the Elder, an ancient Roman naturalist on borage. July 31, 2022. The Cottage Garden: Borage. The pretty blue borage is already huge…
Blushing Chive Blossom Vinaigrette
If you’ve never grown a row of chives before I highly recommend it for several reasons. First, fresh chives are delicious on lots of things liked baked potatoes- yum! Second,…