I put together this mixed lettuce bouquet from my garden as an unconventional hostess gift. I picked the lettuce 30 minutes before leaving the house to preserve as much freshness as possible. The leaves were washed and rolled in a…
16 Comments / 705 View / July 3, 2008
Persian cucumbers, green onions and beets from Shirley Bovshow’s garden. I’m not growing my own vegetables to save money, (though its a nice benefit). I’m not growing my own vegetables because I fear the quality of food available in the…
8 Comments / 349 View / June 28, 2008
The Arte Y Pico Blog Award. Pass it on to a blog that you consider artistically inspiring! It’s encouraging to open up your blog dashboard and notice that you have some new link relationships. One that caught my eye the…
10 Comments / 170 View / June 26, 2008
When I was a little girl, there was a huge California pepper tree in my front yard that provided me with hours of entertainment. It was a multi purpose tree. I climbed it, I peeled its bark, and I…
14 Comments / 2224 View / June 18, 2008
Enjoy a little visit into Shirley’s gardens and take away a pocketful of sunshine! Â Â Shirley Bovshow\’s \”Pocketful of Sunshine\”
6 Comments / 90 View / June 15, 2008
My raised vegetable bed is in germination and growing mode with all my favorite lettuces, heirloom tomatoes, squashes, sugar snap peas, curry, chayote and more! Next to gardening, I love to cook and I can’t wait to see the first…
15 Comments / 524 View / April 21, 2008
Chris Hassell: Epcot landscape architect and tech savvy dude I learned  a lesson about asking for help while I was in Florida last weekend at the Walt Disney Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. I was asked to speak at…
5 Comments / 260 View / April 13, 2008
