Serving up summer in antipasto August 28, 2017 by Barbara Damrosch on Columnists, Food, Home & garden, Kitchen Garden, Lifestyle The summer table is all about medleys. With so much ripening in the garden, a vegetable isn’t just a side dish to accompany a carb-and-protein meal. Fresh produce inspires the meal, often stepping forth as the main event. Few leafy greens tolerate hot weather, so summer salads are a more solid affair, with cucumbers, tomatoes, …
Mexican mint marigold good as gold August 14, 2017 by Barbara Damrosch on Columnists, Home & garden, Kitchen Garden, Lifestyle The common names of things bedevil us all. How about the New York egg cream, a refreshing mix of milk, fizzy water and chocolate or vanilla syrup? With no egg and no cream, the only truth to its name is the New York part. Mustard spinach, a tasty Asian green, is neither a mustard nor …
Homegrown veggies’ sweetness hits the spot August 1, 2017 by Mark Messer on Columnists, Food, Home & garden One of summer’s joys is eating vegetables fresh from the garden. I fondly remember having lunch with my friends Phil and Chris at Chris’s mother’s place in the Brooksville village of Harborside. His mother is Barbara Damrosch, so fresh veggies were part of that meal. She went right out and picked carrots to eat in …
Have a heart July 31, 2017 by Barbara Damrosch on Columnists, Food, Home & garden, Kitchen Garden, Lifestyle Is every common vegetable going purple? Purple broccoli, purple cauliflower, purple carrots and purple bok choi now have pride of place in the catalog kaleidoscope, along with the more customary purple cabbage, lettuce and beans. I say the more colorful antioxidants the better, so let’s give a hearty welcome to a new, gorgeous purple globe …
Authors to speak at Ellsworth Library July 10, 2017 by Staff on Home & garden ELLSWORTH — Horticulturists Reeser Manley and Marjorie Peronto will discuss their recent book, “The Life in Your Garden,” on Monday, July 17, at 7 p.m. at the Ellsworth Public Library. They will describe how to create gardens that will help stem the tide of species extinctions among insects, birds, amphibians and other endangered creatures. The …
A slayer of weeds June 5, 2017 by Barbara Damrosch on Columnists, Home & garden, Kitchen Garden, Lifestyle It’s not often that a simple garden tool becomes a cult, but such is the case for the wheel hoe. It’s easily the most time-saving, back-sparing tool in my shed, as it deals with the most taxing job: removing weeds, especially ones in compacted soil. Picture a stirrup hoe, which is shaped like a horseman’s …
In Julie Wang’s gardens, nostalgia runs free June 1, 2017 by Jennifer Osborn on Arts & living, Home & garden, Lifestyle BROOKLIN — Creating a beloved garden requires time, money and inspiration, according to landscape designer and writer Julie Wang. A little bit of England doesn’t hurt either. “Being British, you grow up with a love for the country,” Wang said. Wang was born in Peter’s Field in Hampshire, which is near Winchester — the ancient …
Uplighting to grow fruit on trellises May 22, 2017 by Barbara Damrosch on Food, Home & garden, Kitchen Garden, Lifestyle In the garden we’re always trying to make the most of the space we’ve got, especially if we live in a city, a town or just a small lot in the countryside. “Leafy suburb” is a positive phrase, evoking beautiful old trees and welcome summer shade. “Yard with a dinky patch of sun for vegetables” …
Ellsworth Garden Club’s Pink Tulip Festival set for May 27 May 18, 2017 by Staff on Home & garden, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Garden Club’s annual Pink Tulip Festival and Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 27, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Donald Little Park on State Street. The rain date for the event is June 3. Proceeds will help to support breast cancer awareness as well as the Endowment Fund …
A garden in a bag May 18, 2017 by Jennifer Osborn on Columnists, Gone Shopping, Home & garden, Lifestyle Are you someone who doesn’t like to get your hands dirty? You can still grow herbs and flowers with an item called Garden-in-a-Bag. We found them at The Rock and Art Shop on Main Street in Ellsworth. The shop has Garden-in-a-Bag for mint, chives, basil, cilantro, mini-sunflowers and mini-snapdragons. Garden-in-a-Bag is just what it claims …
