Spring and Summer Bulbs Purple flowering onions (Allium spp.) Golden crocus (Crocus x luteus) Bishop Series dahlias* (Dahlia) Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) Grape hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum) Siberian squill (Scilla sibirica) Perennials and Biennials Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Lesser calamint (Calamintha nepeta) Cornflowers (Centaurea spp.) Gas plant (Dictamnus albus) Purple coneflower (Echinacea […]
Doesn’t honey all taste the same? The answer is no. Local honey ” is as different from the Chinese honey on supermarket shelves as a 100-year old Scotch is to moonshine!” — Landi Simone of Gooserock Farm. Just like fine wine there are verities as Black Locust, Linden, Blueberry, Clover and many more. Also, each year’s […]
In days gone by honey was exclusively used by Pharaoh’s, Kings and Queens. Peasants or common people were barred from its sweetness. In some cases the penalty was death for tasting the “Nectar of the Gods” Ancient Greeks associated lips anointed with honey with the gift of eloquence and even of prescience. The priestess at […]
