A Tour of Clove Brook Farm
I absolutely love to tour gardens/estates/farms and I recently had the absolute pleasure of touring Christopher Spitzmiller's property, Clove Brook Farm. He opened up his farm for the Garden Conservancy's Open Days scheme and my dear friend, Gretchen, and I signed up...
Edible Flowers
If you've been here for almost any sort of time, you know that I love cooking and baking with edible flowers. I just think it makes all meals prettier and tastier. I'm very aesthetically driven, so I appreciate the beauty it adds! Also, there is evidence that edible...
The Peony Workshop
This past weekend, we hosted our very first peony workshop at the farm! My dear friend Gretchen, who is a potter, and I collaborated for this one as she made the beautiful porcelain vases we used as our vessel during the workshop. I have to say that I was very nervous...
A Few Things
Hello friends! Spring has finally sprung here but oh my goodness, I've never seen so much rain! Walking around feels like walking on a sponge and our to do list keeps growing as there are so many days where we can't work outside. We don't mind getting wet but when...
Hellebores
Three years ago, I planted a number of hellebores in an area of our yard that I, frankly, did not know what to do with because it got morning sun but was totally shaded in the afternoon. While I really love gardens and beautiful landscaping, I will readily admit that...
Late Winter
As we approach the first official day of spring, I thought I would wrap up our winter season with a few shots of what's been happening lately at the farm. It's been an odd one, perhaps a sign of times to come, where we've had more rain than I can ever remember, warm...
