I was thrilled when Benji brought home 4 bags of homemade tea from science club. The students harvested lemon verbena and other herbs, dried them, and then used the dried leaves to fill tea bags. The brewed tea was delicious! Benji and I drank it hot as well as cold…
Yes, this is a lemon cucumber. Take a bite! They’re ripe when they are the size of a lemon. And speaking of fruit, there were a lot of strawberries on the vine and in the planter next to the honeysuckle in the corner. (The smaller variety near the corner are the alpine strawberries, super fruit…
When I stopped in to Red Hook Garden Center to buy some lemon balm and parsley, I was overwhelmed by the generosity of the owner. He gladly donated some herbs and tips after I mentioned the lemon balm was for a school sensory garden. I left with Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) Lemon Verbena (Aloysia triphylla) Lemongrass…
