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Apples, Heirloom Apples, Orchards / Orchard Keeping
Apple Blossom Love in the Afternoon . . . A Little Romance at Scott Farm Orchard
 A Late Afternoon Stroll Through the Sun-Drenched Orchard at Scott Farm; Fragrant with the Sweet, Delicate Scent of Apple Blossoms . . . Seduced by the  Impossibly Romantic Combination of Apple Trees in Full Bloom, Golden Light and Perfumed Air . . . Minutes Slip and Stretch to Stolen Hours; Luxurious into Evening . . .  As the Last […]
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Aerial Photography, Orchards / Orchard Keeping, The Seasons, Vermont
Scott Farm’s Springtime Renaissance: Above the Orchard, Beauty in Full Bloom
Beauty in Full Bloom: Above the Apple Orchard, Scott Farm, Vermont It’s apple blossom season at Scott Farm in Dummerston, Vermont, and the orchard is in full, fragrant glory. Having posted many articles here on The Gardener’s Eden about the Scott Farm orchard —both during the springtime bloom and again during the autumn apple harvest— I decided to do […]
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Apples, Autumn, Cookbooks, Cooking, Gourmet Garden, Orchards / Orchard Keeping, Trees for Fruit
Sampling Sweet Heirloom Treasures … Apple Tasting at Scott Farm Orchard
The Golden Light of Harvest Season at Scott Farm Orchard in Vermont If a rose is a rose is a rose, does it then follow that an apple is an apple is an apple? Of course —except in the most simplistic of senses— neither statement is true. Each of these closely related species —both of which […]
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Apples, Fruit for home gardens, Fruit Trees, Orchards / Orchard Keeping
A Stroll Through the Blossom-Laden Apple Trees & Petal-Strewn Paths … Scott Farm & Springtime in Vermont
The Gardener on a Rainy Day Stroll Though the Blossom-Filled Orchard at Beautiful Scott Farm in Southern Vermont Delicate, Pink-Tinted Heirloom Apple Blossoms Perfume the Damp Air The Orchard and Misty Mountain View at Scott Farm A busy, wet morning gave way to a brief window of opportunity between showers. With a list of errands and […]
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Apples, Cooking, Heirloom Apples, Orchards / Orchard Keeping, Recipes
Original Sin? Getting My Fill of Old World Temptations and Pleasures in the Apple Orchard at Scott Farm…
Heirloom apples from Scott Farm, Vermont Apples. They certainly are beautiful and tempting. But sinful? Hardly. Although, to tell the truth, I’ve always had a secret, flirtatious ‘thing’ for orchards. Maybe it all started with those stories about wickedness and pleasure in the Garden of Eden. You know, forbidden fruit and all that? Who knows […]
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New for Spring: Gardening Seminars Sponsored by Walker Farm in Vermont
Springtime, Garden Dreaming: Garden Design by Michaela Harlow, Stonework by Dan Snow It’s been a maddeningly cold and dreary late March here in New England, and like many green-thumbs, I am beginning to feel more than a touch of cabin fever. I want to get out and get going in my garden! But with wintry […]
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Ready, Set, Grow! Springtime Gardening: Free Weekend Seminars in April & May, Sponsored by Walker Farm, Vermont
 Walker Farm Stand on Rt 5 in Dummerston, Vermont: Open Daily from 10am – 6pm, April 13th through Late November – Visit the Walker Farm Website Here Like most gardeners, I tend to celebrate the arrival of each season with favorite, annual traditions. And for me, spring just isn’t spring without a visit to Walker […]
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Apples, Asian Natives, Bee-Friendly Gardens, Beneficial Animals and Insects, Fruit for home gardens, Fruit Trees, Heirloom Apples, Honeybee Friendly Gardening, Orchards / Orchard Keeping, Ornamental Berries and Fruit, Pears
Oh, Sweet-Scented Orchard Blossoms! Selecting & Growing Fruit Trees at Walker Farm with Zeke Goodband…
Apple Blossoms at Scott Farm in Dummerston, Vermont The Sweet Scent of Spring: Filling My Hands with Fragrant Apple Blossom Petals as They Fall from the Trees A Inspirational, Springtime Stroll through the Heirloom Apple Orchard at Scott Farm in Vermont Many gardeners dream of an orchard filled with homegrown peaches, plums, pears, quince, cherries […]
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Christmas Trees, Conifers, Holiday Decorating, Plant Spotlight, Tree Farms, Trees, Woodland plants, Woody Plants
Holiday Traditions: Visiting a Tree Farm Guest Post by Nanette Pigaga…
The Forest Illuminated, Photograph © 2009 Michaela at The Gardener’s Eden I have never been much of a Black Friday enthusiast. Frankly, I would rather snuggle up by a cozy fire with a good book, or a notebook and pen, listening to Erik Satie and sipping hot, mulled cider. But if you are going out today, […]
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Celebrations, Cooking, Cooking with Kids, Dining Outdoors, Fruit for home gardens, Fruit Trees, Great Growers and Nurseries, Peaches, Recipes, The Last Day of Summer, The Seasons
Celebrating the Swan Song of Summer: Grilled Peaches with Blue Cheese, Caramelized Onions & Pecans . . .
 Grilled Peaches with Blue Cheese, Caramelized Onions, Toasted Pecans & Balsamic Glaze Gloria Peaches at Scott Farm Orchard, Vermont. According to Scott Farm orchard manager, Zeke Goodband, these beautiful, sweet, firm-fleshed peaches are the perfect choice for grilling and roasting! Beautiful Scott Farm Peaches, Almost too Good to Eat Oh summer, summer, summer . . […]
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Apples, Books, Cookbooks, Cooking, Fruit for home gardens, Fruit Trees, New England, Orchards / Orchard Keeping, Recipes
Dorie Greenspan’s Simply Delicious French Cake with Heirloom Apples …
Marie-Hélène’s Apple Cake from Dorie Greespan’s Wonderful Book of Recipes, Around My French Table I awoke this past Sunday morning with a kitchen full of heirloom apples from Scott Farm Orchard and nothing more important to do than brew a pot of coffee and bake a special birthday cake. No problem, right? Well, I suppose […]
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Apples, Autumn, Farm Events, Fruit for home gardens, Fruit Trees, Full Moon, New England, Orchards / Orchard Keeping, Vegetable Gardening/Potager, Vermont
October Orchard Dreaming …
Scott Farm Orchard at Twilight with October’s Waxing Hunter Moon Autumn is apple season in New England, and come October, there’s no place I’d rather be than in an orchard, dreaming. Lucky gal that I am, last week, Ezekiel Goodband —orchardist at Historic Scott Farm in Dummerston, Vermont— took time out of his very busy day to […]
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Apples, Autumn, Autumn Color in the Garden
The Beauty of Harvest Season …
The Glorious Colors of Harvest Season: Multicolored Gourds, Pumpkins & Squash Columbus Day Weekend is traditionally the time when my sister and I meet up to carve pumpkins, roast their sweet & salty seeds, drink mulled cider and bask in the warmth of early October sunshine. In New England, these are the days of  bonfire gatherings, harvest […]
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Celebrating the Autumnal Equinox: Welcome to Fall’s Colorful Splendor …
A Fiery Sugar Maple Welcomes Autumn on My Country Road (Acer saccharum) At last, Autumn has arrived, and she’s just beginning to unpack her suitcase of fall finery. Already, her musky perfume fills the air; swirling in a fine, foggy mist throughout the valley. There are so many things to look forward to at this […]
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Old Fashioned Flowers, Syringa vulgaris
Hedonistic Garden Pleasures: Lilac Lust
Fresh Lilacs (Syringa vulgaris): the Fragrance of Springtime Lilacs, Lily of the Valley,Viburnum, Daphne and Woodland Phlox; the fragrance of springtime swirls about me throughout the day as I tend to my work. One of my newer projects is a garden restoration and renovation. Oh how I love this detail. Ancient lilacs tower above me […]
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Farm Events, Garden Design, Garden Design Photos, Garden Visits, Gardening Inspiration, Massachusetts, New England, Vegetable Gardening, Vegetable Gardening/Potager
Inspiration: Cottage-Style Charm… Flowers, Fruit & Vegetables Combine With Whimsical Touches to Create a Colorful, Welcoming Potager…
A Riot of Annuals (Mixed Zinna) Creates a Bold Splash of Color in the Center of Carol Hillman’s Country Potager One of my favorite, near-by New England farms is a one-hundred-and-twenty-five year old orchard, belonging to the owners of New Salem Preserves, Carol Hillman and Robert Colnes. Together, this couple has created a beautiful homestead, […]
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Apples, Autumnal Equinox, Celebrations, Cocktails, Cooking, Ferncliff, Foliage, Full Moon, Heirloom Apples, Native Plants, Nature, North American Trees, ornamental grass, The Last Day of Summer, The Seasons, Vermont, Woodland plants
A Toast to the Last Day of Summer: Greeting the Autumnal Equinox with Spiced, Heirloom Apple Cider Martinis…
Spiced Apple Cider Martini with Dolgo Crab Apple and Cinnamon Stick Garnish Farewell to summer! The autumnal equinox will occur at 3:09 am UTC (GMT) on September 23rd this year. So —depending upon where you live—autumn will officially begin sometime this evening, September 22nd, or in the wee hours of September 23rd. Here in New […]
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Apples, Cookbooks, Cooking, Plant Spotlight, Recipes, The Seasons, Vegetable Gardening
Baby it’s Cold Outside! Warm Up a Bit – Sweet Butternut Squash Soup, with a Kiss of Apple Confit and Creme Fraiche…
Butternut Squash Soup with Apple Confit and and a dollop of Crème Fraîche… So what am I doing outside these days? Oh all sorts of last minute, before-the-snow-flies chores and holiday decorating. Up until today, it has been unseasonably warm in New England, and I have been delighting in the temperatures while gathering greenery and […]
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Apples, Books, Cookbooks, Cooking, Orchards / Orchard Keeping, Recipes, Vegetable Gardening
Holiday Brunch from the Kitchen Garden and Local Orchard…
Heirloom Lady Apple and Yukon Gold Potato Fry… Anticipation is in the air. Twinkling lights. Aromatic, evergreen boughs. Crackling fires. Stories. There are so many simple things to love about the coming holiday season and winter months. For me, late morning breakfasts always top the December weekend-pleasures list. After a busy year, doesn’t it feel […]
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Apples, Cocktails, Cooking, Orchards / Orchard Keeping, Recipes
Grey and Chilly? Got the Autumn Blues? Spice Up Your Afternoon with Hot Mulled Apple Cider, Or Spike It Up Come Evening If You Choose …
A cup of hot, mulled apple cider, garnished with a stick of cinnamon and a slice of orange, studded with fragrant clove… It’s the middle of November now, and there’s a sharp nip in the air by late afternoon. The sky is often streaked with slate colored clouds, and the sun, when it makes an […]
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Apples, Cooking, Heirloom Apples, Orchards / Orchard Keeping, Recipes
Rustic, Heirloom Apple Squares: A Recipe and Sweet Autumn Memory…
Served warm with a cup of steaming tea, apple squares can bring back a rush of sweet memories for me. When I was a little girl, my third grade teacher always made homemade goodies for special events and bake sales. Margaret was a lovely woman; plump and grandmotherly and generous. She was my favorite teacher, […]
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