Growing and Harvesting PotatoesToday was one of the best gardening days of the year. Why, you ask? Well, because the potatoes were ready to harvest! I love this culinary treasure hunt, searching for those delightful spuds hiding deep in
Indoor Plant Décor Virtual Blog Tour and a Seed Keeper Giveaway!Most gardeners love garden books almost as much as gardening. I do, and I was delighted to receive a copy of Indoor Plant Décor, written by my beautiful and talented friends, Kylee Baumle and Jenny Peterson ...
DeWit Garden Tools--Best Mother's Day Gift Ever!My husband is forever telling me that I need to use the right tool for the job. Maybe he says this because I frequently use a butter knife in place of a screwdriver ...
New Lens, New PerspectiveI splurged and bought a new lens for my camera. Every lens has a unique purpose that allows the photographer to see things with a new perspective ...
P. Allen Smith's Moss Mountain FarmLast May I made my first journey to Moss Mountain Farm, the garden home of gardening, lifestyle and design expert, P. Allen Smith, as part of an entourage ...
Take Time to GrowThere are probably as many reasons to garden as there are gardeners, don’t you think? For me, growing fruits and vegetables at Cowlick Cottage Farm started out ...
Spring Means Fava BeansFava beans (Vicia faba), or broad beans, are an ancient Mediterranean crop and a member of the pea family. Planted by seed ...
Fruit Trees Please!I first fell in love with the idea of having a fruit tree back when we lived in suburban Clearwater. The yards were quite small, and several of our neighbors had citrus trees ...
Garden a Disaster? Well, Kiss My Aster! (A Book Giveaway)Amanda Thomsen’s book, Kiss My Aster: A Graphic Guide to Creating a Fantastic Yard Totally Tailored to You is one of my new favorites ...
Comfort from the Winter Garden: Creamed KaleThis has been a strange winter weather-wise. While my family up north is buried from last night’s historic blizzard, the temperatures here will be in the 70s ...
Today was one of the best gardening days of the year. Why, you ask? Well, because the potatoes were ready to harvest! I love this culinary treasure hunt, searching for those delightful spuds hiding deep in the soil, clinging to the long roots of the seed potatoes that I planted last fall. As soon as I walked past the potato bed with my coffee this morning, I knew it wouldn’t be a day for lounging around in my pajamas. The potato plants that looked lush and healthy last weekend looked forlorn. Poor things. They were hanging over the sides of
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Welcome to CCF. I’m Carolyn Binder, a passionate writer, avid photographer, cook and gardener. My love of gardening and writing have transformed my cooking and our lifestyle. A couple of years ago(...more)
