Fried tomatoes are all mine at our house! R. just can’t wrap his head around this dish. I do siip some chopped green tomatoes into stir fry when I can, but if the chunks are big enough to recognize, he will pick them out! The earliest references to fried green tomatoes seem to come from the early 20th century. The movie “Fried Green Tomatoes” (1991) may have stimulated the dish’s appearance on menus. I have enjoyed them since childhood (that’s not as long as ... continue reading...
Fried Green Tomatoes – Tips & Recipe
Lily Celebrations! – My Love Affair With Lilies
I never saw a lily that I didn't like! Lilies are a foundation for the flowers at the Legacy Gardens. Easy to work with, the lilies in the gardens have been a great experience and experiment for several years. My little lily projects have given us bright blooms in many spots of a small acreage! Surprises Among the LILIES We first moved to this spot in late May, 2004. There were some flowers blooming and we thought we had everything tracked. An August morning ... continue reading...
Lots of Goodies in the Resource Library!
Posts and a 24/7 accessible resource library are foundation pieces of this blog at The Legacy Gardens. The beauty, joy, pleasure in the face of gardening success or failure of my garden efforts are inspiration for my posts. The Resource Library grows perpetually with the activities at The Legacy Gardens. I want to offer you things that help you feel the garden. Just as if you stopped by for the day and enjoy the gardens with me! New posts include Things that go wrong in the ... continue reading...
Digging In – The Legacy Gardens Diary – August 2019
August 2 -- The Big Weed Fight Already? This has been a speedy summer with lots of time away from the garden. I've been using more newspaper mulch and weed barrier to my advantage. I've fooled around with this for a long time. For the past two years, I've subscribed to a major business paper daily. I have an impressive newsprint collection! That collection permits me to be much more extravagant with my paper protection than when I was depending on the weekly advertising editions. ... continue reading...
