Recipes

Spring Salads

As the season unfolds, I include different veggies in my salad.  In the spring, I like to include: 1) different types of lettuce, 2) sliced sugar snaps, snow peas, scallions / pearl onions,  3) shredded radish and kohlrabi and 4) tomatoes and cucumbers (when available).  Depending on my mood or what is available, I might add […]

Other Bloom Ideas

Flowers at Phipps

While we previously chatted about the butterflies at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, you can’t have butterflies without vibrant flowers!  These pictures just capture some of the blooms that are showcased at Phipps! If you need some seed ideas for flowers that attract butterflies, just click on the link.

General Gardening Other Gardens

Butterflies at Phipps Conservatory in 2017

Well I previously posted about the Butterfly Forest at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in 2014, I went again this year. Since July is the prime month to see butterflies, I hope you enjoy the pictures! Out of the 11 types of butterflies at Phipps, I captured photos of four different ones – Monarch, Zebra Longwing, Julia […]