2025 is shaping up to be a banner year for tours and as we re-launch my website with an all new look, I’ll also be re-launching my long-dormant blog! Here we go! So many beautiful tours are in the works for 2025! Here is a quick rundown of what’s cooking. March 3 – 9, 2025…
I am a big fan of Mimi Thorisson. In her book, A Kitchen In France, she mentions that a friend asked her once what she would do if there were no onions and notes that she had no answer at the time and still doesn’t. She goes on to describe onions as “the eggs of the…
It has been a tough year in the garden at Wits’ End. A long, cold, late spring that kept temperatures below normal and soil saturated well into May made for a tough start for things like tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. When the heat did arrive, there was no sliding into summer, but rather a headlong…
Just a quick post–mostly pictures–of a recent trip that I took home to Kansas. After speaking in Kansas City, I spent a couple of days with my parents and managed to get out with the camera a time or two. I love sharing the back roads and Kansas has plenty of them to discover! A…
I am very happy to FINALLY announce our first two travel destinations for 2016! The end of April finds us closer to home than usual, but visiting some truly remarkable gardens during Virginia’s Historic Garden Week. We’ll also see some sights in Washington, DC! Beginning the last week of May and carrying over into early…
What happened to winter? I’ve had so many messages either by email or on Facebook that I thought addressing everyone’s concerns here would be a great way to officially re-launch the blog just before the first of the year. So, here we go. El Nino. El Nino is what happened to winter. Hanging out over…
After many months and numerous delays, Gardener|Cook returns with an all-new look, an all-new attitude and a re-energized approach to bringing you the most beautiful gardens, the finest food and the best-of-the-best in travel destinations from around the world. 2016 is shaping up to be a banner year with numerous speaking engagements already on the…
I have posted several times in the past about the “roses” of winter–Lenten rose, Christmas rose and their kin–none of which are roses at all, or even closely related. That said, they are, perhaps, the most anticipated flowers of the year for me if for no other reason than the time of year they bloom….
As most of you know, 2012 found me partnering with Ron & Linda Williams, of Garden Travelers, to further expand my business and see yet another part of my dream come true–to be able to travel the world seeing some of its most beautiful natural and historic sites while also visiting some of its truly…
It’s a new year, and along with a new year come new opportunities! As most of you know, I spent much of last year (and part of the previous one) writing two books, both of which are now on the shelves! Plant This Instead! arrived almost a year ago (can’t believe it!), in February, and Southern…