Edible Flowers

We often think of eating the "fruits" of our labors, but the myriad of edible flowers are often forgotten.

Del.ico.us turned up this very nice list of edible flowers maintained by Linda Stradley.

I am working my way through the list as a bit of light evening reading.

Questions about Fallen Leaves as Mulch

A reader added and interesting comment to the previous post on Using Fallen Leaves as Mulch regarding whether pine needles of lemon eucalyptus might negatively effect the mulched plants.

A quick search didn't turn up much info, so I am asking any other readers to chime with their experiences. Click the link above to go directly to the previous post with comments. --Douglas

Scenes from the Encino Farmer's Market

We headed over to the Encino, California Farmer's Market today to pick up some veggies and just get out of the house for a while. I brought the camera along with the thoughts of doing a little photo essay of the good things you can find there.

Click the photos below to take you to a complete photo gallery from our trip.