In The Garden
Get started on a plan. As seed catalogs come in, and as I poke around online, I’m intrigued by new varieties and names. I keep a sketchbook on hand exclusively…
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One of my favorite easy peasy holiday decorating tips is to go outside and cut white pine and balsam branches. Arranging the long lush branches simply in a large glass…
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Last call on planting cheerful daffodil bulbs and brightening your landscape for next spring! Choose a sunny spot. Work the soil several inches deeper than you’re actually going to plant…
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Every spring, I plant a flat of zinnias amidst the perennials. This year I changed it up and planted them in the kitchen garden, nestled between the currants, raspberries, and…
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We go blueberry crazy this time of year at Connecticut Country House! These summertime treats are sweet, juicy, and full of nutrients. Talk about an amazing food! (A quick Google…
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I’m falling in love with hydrangeas all over again! Every time I’m on Nantucket I’m reminded of their gorgeous colors, voluminous blooms and old-fashioned charm. Here at Connecticut Country House,…
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“The fattest and most scrumptious of all flowers, a rare fusion of fluff and majesty, the peony is now coming into bloom.” –Henry Mitchell, American writer (1923-93) Plant a peony…
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Despite the cold temps here in Connecticut, my rose shrubs are all starting to leaf out. Now’s the time to tidy them up by cutting them back. I cut off…
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We have rose gardens, shade gardens, flowering shrubs, perennial beds, and day lily beds at CCH. Since I think of gardens as rooms outside, of course I come to them…
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What I’m currently growing isn’t in the yard. Instead, it thrives on my worktable. A rapidly developing stack of seed catalogs is fed throughout the months of January and February…
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Roses that were once beautiful and fragrant blooms in my spring and summer gardens, have transformed themselves into colorful rosehips. Just the perfect thing to add to holiday greens and…
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As I’ve brought plants back indoors (and re-potted some), I’ve added a fresh layer of moss to the top of the soil. I love that it makes them look springtime…
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With the changing seasons, ornamental grasses add texture and color to the garden. Like evergreens, they’re beautiful in the fall, as well as the winter – especially when the afternoon…
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Perfect for Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations, ‘Baby Boo’ pumpkins are so easy to grow. Come late spring, find a sunny spot, and sow groups of seeds in composted soil with…
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Perfect for Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations, ‘Baby Boo’ pumpkins are so easy to grow. Come late spring, find a sunny spot, and sow groups of seeds in composted soil with…
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The last hurrah for my heirloom tomatoes! These Gypsy Black’s are some of the last hold outs in the Connecticut Country House kitchen garden. I just love the unexpected deep,…
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It’s that wonderful time of year, when the tomato plants in the kitchen garden at CCH are bursting with organic, heirloom tomatoes! While it’s a challenge to keep up with…
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The Kitchen Garden at Connecticut Country House is growing like gangbusters. We’re harvesting a bumper crop of lettuce by the basket load. Salad anyone?
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