Flowers are in and gorgeous! NOW OPEN

Posted April 29th, 2009 by jean. Comments (2).

    Bedding plants, flowers, herbs, and vegetables are in. Flower baskets and tubs are bright colorful and ready to shine all season long. Check it out!  Here you see Mary with her favorite flower, fuchia, Jean with a bright red geranium and Al and Jean having a good day surrounded by gorgeous flowers.

Whoa!  The 20,000 onions are planted in the field behind John and Marys house. Our cheerful helpers were serenaded by the frogs singing in the ponds during the 5 hour onion plant. The happy onion babies are waiting for rain and then going to grow into those famous big sweet onions we all love.  Come July, [...]

FLOWERS!

Posted April 19th, 2009 by jean. Comment (0).

fresh parsnips!

Posted April 12th, 2009 by jean. Comment (0).

This is the time of year (before the tops start to grow) when we dig parsnips out of our gardens in Minnesota. After a winter in the garden they are very sweet and delicious. Dig them all, eat as many as you can while fresh. Easy ways to prepare fresh parsnips are simply steam until done and then brown [...]