Have you ever spent time looking forward to a big event and found that it seemed to take forever until it arrived? Well, it certainly was like that for me waiting for the birth of my daughter's first baby. (Warning - there is no gardening…

Do you love strawberries?I do.  In fact, it's my favorite type of fruit. One of my earliest memories is of the strawberry patch growing in my grandfather's garden in Frankfurt, Germany. We would visit them once a year for a month…

Did you enjoy eating leafy greens such as lettuce or spinach as a child?I would eat a little salad, with some needed prodding from my mother, but I didn't really enjoy it.  Now, I love lettuce of all kinds and like to use a variety when…

Do you have a favorite winter vegetable?I have a few, but cauliflower is near the top of the list. Cauliflower Harvest While I have had my struggles growing broccoli - its cousin, cauliflower grows very well in my garden. Every…

This gardening story is all about one particular rose bush which is located at our small family farm, affectionately called 'Double S Farms'.  I first posted this story about an overgrown, nameless rose 2 years ago. Since it…

Do you like to try new things?I do - especially in the garden. I'm always on the lookout for new vegetables to try out, including some heirloom varieties, which aren't technically new. One year, I tried growing 'container corn'.  You…

Do you grow vegetables in the winter? Here in the low desert regions of the desert Southwest, we can grow vegetables all year. My winter vegetable garden is filled with a variety of cool-season vegetables and I have rarely had any problems…

I love living in the desert Southwest.I really do, except in August.  That's when I start to tire of the long, hot summer and yearn for fall. By September, the days begin to shorten and the weather begins to cool and I plant my cool-season…

Every year, I always look forward to Christmas.  It begins in late October when I start shopping for the perfect gift for those on my list. I am blessed to have my entire family living within 20 minutes from me (with the exception of…