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Author Archives: Angelyn
Magical Nodding ladies tresses
Three years ago I found this beautifully blooming plant at the edge of the woods near the asparagus bed. After some research I identified it as a Nodding ladies tresses (Spiranthes cernua). Wow! I’d never seen a plant like this … Continue reading
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Watermelon smoothie
This year’s garden produced one large 23 pound watermelon and many smaller watermelons. After getting them to the “ripe and ready to eat” stage, I wondered how to eat so much watermelon. I experimented with making a watermelon smoothie . … Continue reading
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Boneset appreciation
Years ago, I planted some boneset seed in a new herb garden bed. It sprouted and grew. Since then, the plant has expanded and grown stronger. For the past several years I’ve been harvesting the boneset leaves for both a … Continue reading
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Making maple syrup
I love maple syrup. Living in the mountains of western North Carolina, I see lots of red maple trees but have yet to find a group of sugar maple trees. I always “knew” that sugar maple sap is the ingredient … Continue reading
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Revised and renewed trellis
A couple years ago I made a simple Black locust trellis to support two newly planted Coral honeysuckle vines (Lonicera sempervirens). I have read many times that Black locust is a long-lasting wood that does not decompose quickly and therefore … Continue reading
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White pine blessings
I’ve been reading about Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) and how its needles (with Vitamin C) can be used to make pine tea. Today I also found a recipe for pine oil, pine oxymel and pine salve (reportedly useful with … Continue reading
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Asking for help to cut down tree
A black locust tree — which a few years ago was a small sapling and was now a nearly twenty-foot tall tree — needed to come down. I had confirmed this decision with the Deva of the Garden. Since the … Continue reading
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Sunchokes
After recent bitter cold and gray cloudy days, today the cloud cover began breaking up. I took advantage of the warmer temperature and journeyed out to the vegetable garden beds. I weeded a few and it felt great to have … Continue reading
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Chickweed harvest
I found some incredible patches of fresh Common chickweed and celebrated by making chickweed pesto. The pesto is a blend of olive oil, garlic, sunflower seeds and parmesan cheese — with the chickweed. Mmmmm . . .
Herb sprinkles
I recently watched a video of Rosemary Gladstar as she made some “Antioxidant Herbal Sprinkles.” When I looked at the ingredient list, I realized all the herbs were growing in my garden. Hurrah for parsley . . . . . … Continue reading
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