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'HONORING MEMORIAL DAY' ~ SALUTE TO THE GARDEN ... MAY'S RED, WHITE & BLUE

"The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree." ~ Thomas Campbell RED, WHITE, AND BLUE MAY GARDEN

'JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE' ~ ORIENTAL POPPY (Papaver orientale)

"Beauty is not the face; beauty is a light in the heart." Khalil Gibran ORIENTAL POPPY ( Papaver orientale) 'Light of the heart'

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY ~ PAEONIA 'SCARLET O'HARA'

"Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into." ~ Henry Beecher, Life Thoughts, 1858 Paeonia 'Scarlett O'Hara'

MONDAY MUSING ~ MAY MINI- GARDEN TOUR

"The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow." ~ Author Unknown EXBURY AZALEA DOUBLE HIBISCUS ROCK GARDEN BEARDED IRIS ROCK GARDEN HOSTA ~ LADY'S MANTLE Bleeding Heart ( Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart') HOSTA FADING TRILLIUM WILDFLOWER GARDEN RHODODENDRON HEUCHERA ~ LIGULARIA EXBURY AZALEA ALLIUM BACK GARDEN (Allium, Ostrich ferns, exbury azalea, hosta, Lady's Mantle, Daylilies)

'MAY YOUR LIFE BE LIKE A WILDFLOWER ... ' ~ CHEVRE and MOREL CHEESECAKE

"May your life be like a wildflower growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day" ~ Native American proverb Yellow Lady's Slipper ( Cypripedium Calceolus L. ) Orchid Family ______________ CHEVRE and MOREL CHEESECAKE (Goat Cheesecake with Mushrooms) ~ Savory Cheesecake from France ... Routas Culinary Director Frances Wilson ___________ Base: 1 cup Parmesan cheese 1 cup breadcrumbs 5 Tbsp. melted butter course salt & freshly ground pepper Topping: 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter 1 washed and finely chopped leek 4 oz. washed fresh morel mushrooms (or favorite wild mushrooms) 12 oz. fresh chevre (or favorite goat cheese) 12 oz. softened cream cheese 1 cup creme fraiche 1 lightly beaten large egg 1 Tbsp chopped fresh herbs like tarragon, parsley or thyme 3 Tbsp. flour 2 tsp. salt 2 egg whites Preheat oven to 350º. Combine Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs and butter in a bowl. Season with salt & freshly ground pepper. Press into base of a 9-inch springform ...

MONDAY MUSING ~ 'THE LILAC'

" Here comes the time when, vibrating on its stem, every flower fumes like a censer; and noises perfumes circle in the evening air." Charles Baudelaire LILAC (Syringa vulgaris)

'BEHOLD THE GARDEN FAIR' ~ MID-MAY MARVELS

"How fair is a garden amid the toils and passions of existence." ~ Benjamin Disra Centaurea montana Allium Chives Allium Azelea (Karen) Rhododendron & Azalea Heuchera, Japanese Painted Ferns, columbine, bergenia Centaurea montana, heuchera, oriental poppy, tulip, Lady's Mantle Blooming Buddies Blue Exbury Azaleas The Garden The Wildflower Garden