Recipe: May Wine with Sweet Woodruff

Celebrate the start to May with this old-fashioned recipe for May Wine, which features hints of the herb sweet woodruff and organic strawberries. This delicious drink has long been enjoyed on May Day and was one of many charming traditions celebrated… [Continue Reading]

Recipe: May Wine with Sweet Woodruff Recipe: May Wine with Sweet Woodruff

Six Sources of Free Gardening Info

Looking for gardening help, but don't have a lot of money or time? No problem. In this post, Seasonal Wisdom shares six sources that provide lots of helpful information about landscape design, plant care, integrated pest management and more. Best of all,… [Continue Reading]

Six Sources of Free Gardening Info Six Sources of Free Gardening Info

At Home With P. Allen Smith

My mother used to say that when she died, she imagined heaven would look like Charlottesville, Virginia. She really meant Monticello, the famous country estate that belonged to Thomas Jefferson, with its Neoclassic architecture, orderly kitchen gardens… [Continue Reading]

At Home With P. Allen Smith At Home With P. Allen Smith

Let Us Celebrate Lettuce!

"Lettuce is like conversation," said the American editor and author Charles Dudley Warner. "It must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that you scarcely notice the bitter in it."… [Continue Reading]

Let Us Celebrate Lettuce! Let Us Celebrate Lettuce!

Free Gardening Tips, Food Recipes and More

by Seasonal Wisdom on May 3, 2013

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With the gardening season fresh upon us, these helpful resources may come in handy now. Here are free gardening tips for growing foods — from arugula to winter squash — as well as ornamental plants. You’ll find recipes for using edible flowers, herbs, fruits and vegetables in your kitchen.  There is advice for the best burning woods for fires, and an invigorating bath oil infused with aromatic pine needles, plus more…

These resources will get your garden, food and seasonal lifestyle off to a good start. Read the full article →

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Win a Solar-Powered Garden Fountain!

by Seasonal Wisdom on April 28, 2013

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Garden fountains made a big splash at the 2013 Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle recently. That’s why Seasonal Wisdom is delighted to announce a special drawing with SerenityHealth.com, just as the gardening season begins in earnest.

Here’s your chance to win a Flower of France Solar Outdoor Wall Fountain, valued at approximately $225. But hurry! This giveaway ends at midnight on Friday, May 3, 2013. This giveaway is over. Congratulations to Jennifer of Winter Park, Florida for winning. Read the full article →

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A Garden Hideaway Design for the Entire Family

April 11, 2013
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Looking for a garden design that provides plenty of outdoor places to escape for the entire family? Take an armchair tour of this award-winning Urban Castaways garden design from the 2013 Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle. From a soothing waterfall to sophisticated spots for adults to a fun play area for kids, this [...]

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Fountains Make Splash at 2013 Northwest Flower and Garden Show

March 2, 2013
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From traditional garden fountains to contemporary styles, such as this one above, water treatments were making a splash at the 2013 Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle recently. Regardless of your design style, you’ll find a good mix of fountains in this post. Come take a look and see for yourself…

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Naturalistic Garden Trends at 2013 Northwest Flower and Garden Show

February 27, 2013
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Rocks, natural woods and plants with four-season appeal played starring roles at the recent 2013 Northwest Flower & Garden Show.  This Asian-inspired garden was just one of several naturalistic demonstration gardens that helped visitors forget they were indoors on a chilly February day in Seattle. Find garden ideas for your home by seeing how these [...]

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Recipe: Slow-Cooker Frosty Day Stew

February 17, 2013
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Baby, it’s cold outside. As I make up this Slow-Cooker Frosty Day Stew, the day’s high temperature will stay below 20 degrees F.  With hardy vegetables like purple potatoes, baby turnips, mushrooms and kale, this Frosty Day stew will take the chill off the cold weather until spring finally arrives. Best of all, this healthy [...]

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Vertical Gardens Talk at 2013 Northwest Flower & Garden Show

February 6, 2013
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From simple trellises to spectacular living walls, vertical gardening solutions are the subject of Seasonal Wisdom’s upcoming talk at the 2013 Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle, Washington.  This stunning design by Jason Doran of WGLandscape.com – created for his chicken coop! – is just one of the amazing garden ideas you’ll hear about [...]

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How to Grow Vegetables All Year Long (Even in Winter!)

January 31, 2013
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Growing and harvesting vegetables all four seasons of the year is only a dream for many cold climate gardeners. And that’s exactly what Niki Jabbour of Nova Scotia, Canada is trying to change. Her book, The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener (Storey Publishing) proves you can grow your own food, 365 days of the year, no matter where [...]

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How Long Will Vegetable Seeds Stay Viable?

January 8, 2013
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Each year, I end up with many more vegetable seeds than I could possible plant in my garden. So, I give them to friends. Or, I save them for the next growing season … or, the next growing season after that. As a result, some of my seeds are several years old. Should I throw [...]

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Edible Flowers Video

January 7, 2013
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Learn more about edible flowers in this fun new video with Autumn Barr of Peaceful Valley/GrowOrganicCom, who is interviewing me about some of my favorite flowers to eat – and how to use these pretty petals in delicious culinary dishes.

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