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Gluten Free: Six Layer Rhubarb Cake
24 Jun 2022

Gluten Free: Six Layer Rhubarb Cake

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Food, Gluten Free, Recipes | 0

It’s rhubarb season. The rhubarb has really been growing over the past couple of weeks and it was time to do some delicious baking with it.  I’m not a pie maker but do make cakes, muffins and crumble. For this rhubarb … Continued

rhubarb, rhubarb recipe
Garden Updates: An April Weather Blip
19 Apr 2022

Garden Updates: An April Weather Blip

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2022 | 2

It is just about a month into spring and the weather decided to send along a blip. SNOW! The daffodils are getting ready to bloom with their yellow buds, but this morning they are covered with wet snow. The rhubarb … Continued

daffodils, garden journal 2022, red bellied woodpecker, rhubarb
Garden Updates:  April 2022
13 Apr 2022

Garden Updates: April 2022

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2022 | 6

The calendar says spring, the snow has all gone, and spring is slowly appearing in the gardens. As usual the weather teases us with a nice warm day and then a chilly day. Today is a rainy day so the … Continued

Egyptian Walking Onions, garden journal 2022, garlic chives, hyacinths, rhubarb
Cooking with Rhubarb
6 Jun 2021

Cooking with Rhubarb

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Food, Gluten Free, Recipes | 8

Is rhubarb a vegetable or fruit? It is a perennial plant that is actually a vegetable but we tend to cook it with other fruits and treat it as a fruit. Rhubarb contains calcium, fibre, Vitamin C, iron and manganese … Continued

gluten free, rhubarb
Goodbye – Hello
31 May 2020

Goodbye – Hello

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Rocks, The Garden 2020, What's Been Happening? | 21

Goodbye to May, a month of changeable weather from polar vortex cold to lots of rain to stifling heat and humidity. Hello to June – what will you bring? May was the month of growth in the garden, and it … Continued

garden journal 2020, plant tables, rhubarb, rhubarb recipe, rock houses, rocks, teacup tree, zentangles
Enjoying the Garden
30 Apr 2020

Enjoying the Garden

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2020 | 23

We have really been enjoying the garden during this stay at home time. The weather hasn’t always co-operated so when can’t get outside we can still appreciate the outside through the windows. The robins continue to be very active and … Continued

cardinals, clematis, garden journal 2020, kingfishers, rhubarb, robins, song sparrows
This is April
21 Apr 2020

This is April

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2020, What's Been Happening? | 15

April has been a mixture of rain, wind and cold days. There was just the odd day that gave you the feeling that spring weather was there, but it only lasted a few hours. Just a tease! The garden continues … Continued

bleeding heart, daffodils, garden journal 2020, lady's mantle, lovage, peonies, rhubarb, trillium
It’s Growing
5 Apr 2020

It’s Growing

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Plant Profiles, The Garden 2020 | 7

The daily walks in the garden are discovering more and more plants growing. The peonies are poking through the ground, such a delight to see and the promise of gorgeous pink/white blooms in the weeks ahead. Look at the rhubarb … Continued

crocus, daylilies, garden journal 2020, peonies, rhubarb, sage

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