If you are among those fortunate enough to find yourself deep within the heart of a wild garden during the days of August you may encounter Fairy Folk when they are most playful.               Take time to stop; smell flowers and listen to birds as they sing with their […]

In August on the north side of a small mountain in Maine Where the Elfswort blooms golden and 6 feet tall, Home Place Fairy Folk dance the Midsummer Waltz of the Fairies.                   Amid Scarlet Monarda, Red Astillbe; beneath Joe Pye Weed and Phlox, all shades of […]

Within the heart of my garden there is a special place for just being and thinking.                   Birds congregate with butterflies; Fairy Folk and a special child or two.               Dreams and secrets are shared here.         A […]

These brilliant red monarda flowers cozied up to a bit of magenta phlox and day lilies are a brilliant bit of Maine Garden Magic.                   Harvesting Fairy dusted flowers for arrangements is one of the most pleasant ways I can think of to spend a morning, or […]

When  blueberry season arrives folks ask me for my fairy fine recipe for yummy Blueberry Yogurt Bars. As August approaches there are plenty of fresh blueberries to be had here in Maine. Remember you can certainly use frozen berries if you do not have fresh and have the same results. Mid July through August are […]

“Be yourself.”                     “Everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde        

                    Esmeralda Fairy enters my greenhouse each and every morning with her baskets of fairy dust flavoring our kale plants, so divine.                   We are very appreciative of Esmeralda’s efforts and welcome the Home Place Fairies that help […]

Trolls are an elusive group and among the largest inhabitants of the Fairy Kingdom as well as perhaps the most misunderstood. Here on the north side of a small mountain in Maine we live and work side by side all sorts of magical beings including a Clan of Trolls. Some Troll facts : Did you […]

Which way to Fairyland?                      

In late July the lovely green wide leaved annual herb Basil tastes especially fine and we traditionally make pesto to freeze for the winter months.               I plant our Basil in mid to late April from seed in my greenhouse and transplant the seedlings come late May into raised beds […]