White Onions Isn't this flower beautiful? You may be surprised that a vegetable produced this flower. This is the flower from a onion plant. You would expect that the onion plant that produced this flower would be equally…

About this time of the year, I am busy helping my vegetable gardens transition into summer.   That means pulling any remaining leaf lettuce.  Yes, it hurts to know that I now have to buy lettuce until next fall when I can grow…

I love getting a great deal, don't you? Back in October, I spent $2.40 for eight heads of garlic, from my local grocery store. I planted them and 7 months later, it was time to harvest them. As I stepped into the side vegetable…

Well, I made it home after visiting five states in 8 days.   One of the things that I enjoy most about my annual road trips is discovering the people, places, history, food and gardens of the different regions of the United States. …

The last state of our road trip was perhaps, the best - Kentucky. My southern ancestry is from Kentucky and I was excited to explore this state. Of course, no visit to Kentucky is complete without a visit to a very famous celebrity…

One of my favorite stops on our road trip this year was visiting the gardens at the University of Tennessee. Earlier in our trip, I visited the gardens of the University of South Carolina, so I was looking forward to seeing more…

We have left South Carolina for one of my favorite parts of North Carolina - Asheville. I had visited Asheville 2 1/2 years ago and was so excited to return.  Each time we go on a road trip, we stay in regular hotels - (Hampton…

If you have been following my road trip, I wanted to show you a side trip that we made on our first full day: We visited a small island off the coast of Georgia called Tybee Island. Located just outside of Savannah, Georgia - Tybee Island…

The past couple of days on the road have been both eventful AND uneventful. Yesterday morning found us in Columbia, SC.  We set on our way to find a folk art festival that was scheduled near the campus of University of South Carolina…