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Lots of beautiful things blooming at Sour Cherry Farm (and lots of weeds, too!). Here’s a look. Peonies, gorgeous as always: Coneflowers, making their way: The baby cherry tree is loaded! So is the Northstar. Catmint and […]
After focusing so long on the patio and the gardens surrounding it, it’s time to turn our attention to other areas of the farm. We’ve been experimenting here and there, but in spring 2015, we will take what we’ve learned from […]
With these photos, I bring you a rare look at behind the scenes, the inner workings of Sour Cherry Farm. I take you …. dum, dum dum!…. behind the garage! Hunna is loading wood for the log hoop on the […]
A check-in with the garden in mid-August. We know we have a lot of work ahead of us, but after last year’s construction site-slash-pit in the backyard, it’s nice to just sit back and enjoy a summer on the patio. […]
A few photos of the view we have while sipping rosé in Adirondack chairs. Cosmos and fig tree: Pink phlox: More cosmos: This section of the garden needs a bit of help. Cosmos, our new hydrangea, lemon verbena, sage, […]
A look around the fields, folks. Yes, we seem to have come out of winter hibernation all right! Here’s a pretty one of my newly planted Nepeta. Related posts: Update on the Gardens: Cherries, Chives, Columbine, Iris, Peonies and More […]
Here’s a look at the garden on August 4, 2011. Looking pretty good considering we’ve been on vacation a lot of July! Related posts: Garden Update: Coneflowers, Cosmos, Blackberries and Butterfly Bushes Garden Update: Currants, Bees, Apples Update on the […]
The plants got a late start this year, but the garden seems to be perking up quite a bit now that Memorial Day weekend is here. Here’s a look around, starting with the chives in the herb garden: Related posts: […]
After what must be a record winter for snowfall, we’re finally catching a little break. We can even see a few bulbs poking their little green heads out of the cold, wet ground. Related posts: Progress in the Fields: The […]
Here’s our occasional update on the progress in the fields at Sour Cherry Farm. The early summer harvest is slowing down, and we’re getting more flowers and ornamentals as we wait for late summer tomatoes and fall crops like figs, […]
My husband, Greg, and I are co-founders of SCF, which chronicles what we eat, drink and grow as we raise our daughter on a tiny plot of land in the Lower Hudson Valley.
