Spring Savoy Cabbages

Emperor Tulips!

Orange, yellow, and white Emperor tulips by the apple trees on the bank

Tulips in front of foxglove

Emperor tulips in the Hollywood plum bed

Emperor tulips with savoy cabbages and spinach in the kitchen garden

December in the Garden

A few more berries on the evergreen huckleberry bushes

Snap pea shoots and blossoms still growing

The beautiful changing colors of a Sunshine Blueberry bush

Marner Lagerrot Red Cabbage

A bed of self-seeded chervil

The sage is still lovely.

A long bed of autumn spinach and freshly-planted yellow, orange, and white Fosteriana tulip bulbs. The pavers are for decoration and to keep the squirrels from digging up the bulbs. I'll move them before the tulips shoot up in spring.

Cylindra beets

Heather and Sunshine Blueberries

The strawberries are showing new growth, already getting ready for spring.

The last of the hollyhocks

Home Grown Fresh Mint Picnic Coleslaw

I harvested one of our savoy cabbages and made this delicious mint coleslaw.  It's a recipe I adapted from The Kitchen Gardener's Handbook by Jennifer R. Bartley.  Along with the cabbage, the recipe includes carrots, green onions, fresh mint leaves, flat-leaved parsley, and a light dressing. It's delightful!

A New Bed for Fall Cabbages

 This is our newly-planted bed of fall cabbages. The first one in the row is a savoy mini-cabbage called Alcosa, and the other five are Marner Laggerot cabbages, a red savoy variety.  In the front of this bed, the rosemary and sorrel are thriving. 

Savoy Cabbage & Nasturtiums

This beautiful savoy cabbage is almost ready to harvest.