Pests

Land Snail

When we were taking apart the garden to do the garden makeover, my son found this little Land Snail under a piece of wood. Features:  They have shells and one or two pair of tentacles.  The ones I have seen only have one pair! Land snails use muscus to crawl over rough surfaces and to […]

Cocktails from Pittsburgh Bars

Twisted Whiskey Sour

This Twisted Whiskey Sour was a delightful plant based cocktail that I tried at P.F. Chang’s last night.  Check out what is in it . . . Ingredients: Woodford Reserve Bourbon Plus lots of orange ingredients. . . Cointreau – orange liqueur Orange Juice Orange Blossom Honey Orange Bitters  

Save Globe Amaranth Seeds

Save Globe Amaranth Seeds

I originally bought a seed packet of Globe Amaranth seeds from Butchart Gardens when I was on vacation.  The seed packet included pink, white and purple flowers. Most seeds will last for about 3 years if kept in a cool location.  Of course, I wanted to try and save the seeds by the color of […]