Spread the loveJazz is a culmination of American philosophy and musical styles. Started in the early 1900s, jazz is the quintessential music of the U.S. From its origins in New Orleans and through its many variations, jazz remains a trademark...Continue reading
Spread the loveWelcome to Florida’s version of winter. It’s a great time to be working in the gardens, making the rest of the country envious of our ability to grow year round. Gardening with chickens can be very enriching for...Continue reading
Spread the loveTo most, gardening is about the aesthetic, the appeal to the eye, but what about if all your gardening had a purpose? Creating a real homestead garden. Using every inch of your garden and landscape to create something sustainable...Continue reading
Spread the loveA few houses down from the Hillsborough River, Rick and Nanette O’Hara’s early 20th century bungalow home sits on a small piece of property. Nestled in Seminole Heights, a historic neighborhood in central Tampa, their yard size and...Continue reading
Spread the loveStunning, juicy, and wickedly thorny. These fruits have a little fight in them, but offer very delicious berries. I happen to love plants that have evolved to protect their wonderful fruits. I have been growing both for a...Continue reading
Spread the loveAfter a long morning in the garden, when you are too tired to cook, you’ll be thrilled to nosh on these refreshing homemade and possibly homegrown popsicles. With the abundance of summer, you should be able to produce...Continue reading
Spread the loveWhite picket fences, green grass, a dog in the backyard and 2.4 children per household was once the American dream. Now we know that the picket fence is an English ideal and if you have a dog frolicking...Continue reading
Spread the loveWhen I think of a garden that I want to emulate, I think of Demi Stearns’ garden. Her property, at 80’ across and 303’ deep, hosts a little more than half planted gardens and half naturalized woods. With...
Spread the loveI just love a themed garden. I really enjoy a garden when its theme is not overt. Plants can be grouped by their color, texture, or height. In pockets of my yard I grow exclusively blue flowers. In...Continue reading
Spread the loveInspired by the beverage garden at Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo, I have been researching and planting a drinkable landscape. Shrubs which produce berries, perennial herbs and fruiting trees are some of the additions you can make to...Continue reading