Pots and Plans

My mother loved to use antique pots to hold plants and cut flowers, and when I was growing up our house was filled with an assortment of old brass kettles, copper wash boilers and salt-glazed pottery crocks. The crocks were the most interesting because they were “country” pieces, used on farms in the last quarter … Read more

Gardener’s Gifts

GARDENER’S GIFTS             Every year at holiday time, gift givers everywhere give thanks for their friends’ and relatives’ hobbies.  Where would we be without culinary gadgets for the cooks, golf paraphernalia for the duffers and Sephora gift cards for those with an unquenchable desire for makeup? Gardening offers the same gifting opportunities.  However, there is … Read more