At the Chelsea Flower Show last month one plant kept popping up again and again, dotted through show gardens and on nursery stands and displays. Atriplex hortensis—or orache—is an edible salad crop that is increasingly being grown in borders, too, and at…
How to describe Dungeness on the south coast of England? Let’s start with the weather: “Wild, extreme, elemental… salt wind, predominantly from the south-west, cold Easterlies, intense searing sun.” This is according to Kathryn Morris, owner of the Roundhouse, the only property…
Each year, the start of summer reveals itself through Mother Nature’s bounty, be it juicy peaches, homegrown tomatoes, or sweet, crisp melons. Across the South, fragrant lavender quilts the countryside in patches of purple every June. To amble among the trembling blooms…
Mountain Mint, Pycnanthemum It seems most of us gardeners love mint—as long as it’s in other people’s gardens, in tea, or in mixed drinks. In our own yards, plants from the Mentha genus—be it peppermint, spearmint, chocolate, or apple mint (yes, there’s…
Given that this week’s theme is “Fresh Picks,” how could we not include this newish hotel (it opened this past fall) in the Hudson Valley called Wildflower Farms? The resort, set on 140 bucolic acres in Gardiner, New York, is abloom with…