Jack be nimble, Jill be quick … oh, the memories! Come share your favorite childhood rhymes over tea with your little ones and friends! Be sure to bring your special doll or toy!
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You know you’re in trouble with a plant right off the bat when you don’t know what to call it! Do you pronounce it Clem-a-tis or Clem-a-tis? Whatever…we all know which plant we’re talking about. Here’s one time tested piece of advice: Keep their heads in the sun and their feet in the shade.
The truth is that clematis like their roots cool and moist, but they grow best in a sunny location. You can accomplish that a number of ways. Place mulch at the base of the plant or plant other perennials that don’t compete (ex. iris aren’t deep rooted). Decorative rocks also help shade the soil.
There are lots of cool varieties in many different colors these days. Heck ,they are even bush cultivars now! No old-fashioned garden is complete without them.
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(Pyrus calleryana) Varieties like Bradford and Chanticleer have been promoted for years as fast-growing spring blooming trees. The one in our front yard here at Back Home had to be one of the biggest in the state of Virginia before we finally took it down. It had a circumference of 6 ft. or more at its base. So what’s all the uproar about these trees now?
First, they are brittle and famous for splitting (and they’re ugly after that). Second, genetic testing has revealed that when a Bradford hybridizes with other cultivars, an invasive wild hybrid with beautiful blooms results. This hybrid has been taking over the countryside. It sets fruit and it has thorns. Once they become established, they’re almost impossible to remove.
Our advice? Find a reputable nursery to recommend to you some spring blooming specimens. I’m partial to redbuds, but there are many more.
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Little girls (and big ones, too) love their dolls. Won’t you bring your favorite dolly for tea? Raspberry sorbet with spearmint, lemon curd tartlets, sugar cookies and more…with tea, of course!
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Summer is the time for running barefoot in the grass, playing in the sprinkler, and staying up well past the time the stars have come out. It’s also the best time of year for toasting marshmallows around a backyard campfire. Enjoy your favorite past time with these new S’Mores variations!
Chocolate Covered Strawberries S’Mores
Squeeze a little healthy fruit into your decadent campfire treat with this S’Mores option.
Graham cracker + chocolate + sliced strawberries + chocolate + marshmallow + graham cracker = Yum!
Bit ‘O Honey S’Mores
If you love sugar cookies, you’re going to drool over this tasty variation!
Sugar cookie + marshmallow + honey + sugar cookie = Oh man!
Birthday Cake S’Mores
It’s everyone’s special day with this yummy option!
Graham cracker + vanilla frosting + cake sprinkles + chocolate + graham cracker = Whoa!
Sweet ‘N’ Tart S’Mores
This decadent option is guaranteed to satisfy all the foodies at the fire pit!
Molasses cookie + marshmallow + lemon curd = That thing deserves a Michelin Star!
Fluffer Nutter S’Smores
This nostalgia-inducing recipe will be a hit with the entire family.
Graham cracker + marshmallow cream + peanut butter + chocolate + graham cracker = Delicious!
Mallow Monster
This is the king of all S’Mores! You may not be able to eat more than one, but you’ll have fun trying.
Rice Krispy Treat + marshmallow + chocolate bar + Rich Krispy Treat = Oh. My. Word.
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