The garden is no place for perfectionism. Especially with a toddler running wild at your feet. I’ve always had ambitions of building a Sunflower House—a fortress of Mammoths interspersed with Moulin Rouges, roofed with Heavenly Blue morning glories. By late August, my children would have a natural playhouse, an enchanted hideaway for picnics. We could [...]
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Growing Season
May 30th, 2011 No Comments
Tags: gardening · gardening with kids · Lilac Ridge Farm · Sharon Lovejoy
Strawberry Season!
June 2nd, 2010 No Comments
After a record-breaking spring of heat and sun, the summer season is starting early this year. We already have poppies, peonies and fireflies, and now we have SWEET, RIPE, LOCAL STRAWBERRIES too. Nothing tastes as heavenly as sweet-tart-sweet, sun-warmed red berries you’ve picked yourself. One of my all-time favorite kid-friendly activities is PICK-YOUR-OWN organic strawberries [...]
Tags: Lilac Ridge Farm · pick-your-own strawberries · strawberries