Gowls find paradise on Wye River
(This article is part of a series that spotlights historic farmhouses in Caroline, Dorchester, Queen Anne’s, Kent and Talbot counties. These homes are being given new life by the younger generation that lives in them presently.) In 2016 Michael and Lisa Gowl had...
Review board: Charcuterie sampling
Charcuterie boards were originally borrowed from the French and lately it seems they’ve evolved to the next mouth-watering, over the top level. While the word itself refers to the tradition and art of preparing and assembling cured meats and meat products, these days...
Sweet Ideas for Celebrating Parents All Year Round
It’s time for singing the blues
Collecting Uncle Sam
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue.) July is a patriotic month, and it’s a good time to discuss one of the most iconic figures in United States history, that of Uncle Sam. He adorns old...
Agastache ‘Blue fortune’ thrives in sun
July is full of sun, heat and humidity — but the gardens can still thrive, and blue flowered plants can “cool off” the garden. Agastache “Blue fortune” blooms from July to September, filling the garden with tall stems that are filled with tiny soft blue tube-shaped...
‘Mow it high and let it lie’
To thrive in summer, lawns need water every week. When you water, imitate a slow, soaking rain. This allows the water to penetrate deep and the roots will grow down, away from the heat and drought at the surface. When you water, lay down 1 1/2 inches slowly and...
Slow down and embrace summer
Is there anything better than summer? Between the fresh fruits and vegetables that abound at our local produce stands to the wonderfully long stretches of daylight, I am pretty sure there is nothing better than summer. One of the things I also love about summer is the...
Keep the welcome mat out for those repeat bloomers
In the movie, “Dennis the Menace,” Walter Matthaus Mr. Wilson gathers his garden club for an elaborate celebration of his corpse flower bloom, an occurrence that would only happen every 40 years. All the work he put into the event ended up being missed due to a...
There’s more than one way to feed a hummingbird
All winter my family feeds our variety of backyard birds, taking care to stick out peanuts for our Blue Jays and gathering round the window when our little woodpecker comes to dangle off the feeder. It all changes come April though, as they quickly fall to the...
