2015 home & garden
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Kim Cook | For The Associated Press
Curves have been all over the
fashion and celebrity magazinesand are nding their way into
design and decor too
ldquoTheyrsquore sensuous and invitingrdquoNew York designer Barry Goralnick
said at the Architectural Digest HomeDesign Show held in late March
ldquoCurved sofas that bring people closertogether rounded dining tables that
are easier for conversation roundcocktail tables that are cozy and
forgiving to shins Arcs circles boatshapes mdash all kinds of curvesrdquo
Examples of the trend included MattHuttonrsquos walnut or cherry coffee table
a group of connecting circles The
Portland Maine furniture designer callsthe table which is available in three
sizes ldquoCrop Circlesrdquo (studio24bcom)Aaron Scott a New York furniture
and lighting designer who hails fromOregon blends his affection for Pacic
Northwest topography with an interestin geometry and the engineered form
His curvy oiled-oak pendant lamp
somehow managed to evoke a tree burland a shiprsquos propeller at once organic
and mechanical The same was true ofa round table lamp crafted of layers of
bleached wood circles with cutouts toreveal the light beneath
A sleek circle of glass was perched ona sinuous wood base that looked like
a weathered waxed whale vertebra
and the juxtaposition made for a piecethat was as much sculpture as furniture
(aaronscottdesigncom) Justin Teilhet a ceramicist from
Yellow Springs Ohio showed an
arresting collection of porcelainobjets drsquoart Concentric circles formed
vessels that were glazed in gunmetaland given 24-karat-gold-leaf interiors
The pieces were simple and dynamic
(jteilhetporcelaincom)Hubbardton Forgersquos Flux pendant was
a studied tangle of LED-lit aluminumbands that created a cool contemporary
xture (hubbardtonforgecom )Spin Ceramics showed Chinese
designer Qi Qiong Qiongrsquos elegantMobius Strip porcelain vase with
multiple apertures for owers and anunglazed nish that showed off the
interplay between the soft contours andcrisp edges (wwwspinceramicscom )
Canadian Kino Guerin manipulates
panels of walnut wenge cherry orzebrawood veneer into curled and
knotted ribbons that become art shelvesor tables
ldquoTo get this overall effect the panelmust be bent as if this had been done
naturally It must reect equilibriumbetween the curve and the straight
line between exuberance and purityrdquo
the Montreal-based designer said(kinoguerincom )
Designer Alexa Hampton is also aproponent of mixing curves with linear
shapes She created a relaxed andpretty ldquoLibraryrdquo space for show guests
that incorporated voluptuous ceramictable lamps inviting round tables and
comfy chairs with curved arms
ldquoShape and silhouette are alwaysmajor considerations when designing
an interiorrdquo she said ldquoMuch like anyessential duality mdash yin and yang hard
and soft masculine and feminine mdash
when a room has straight and curvyelements the result is more complete
and therefore more successfulrdquoStraight lines are a given in any
room she said think walls windowstable legs
ldquoBut curves should always be addedas wellrdquo she added ldquoIn architecture the
circle is the strongest shaperdquo a
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Kim Cook | For the Associated Press
C
all it subversive stitcheryAlternative embroidery Todayrsquos
home samplers include everything
from Kanye West tweets to tattoo designs Jamie Chalmers a burly bearded fellow
who lives in Bedford England calls
himself a ldquomanbroidererrdquo He runs a blogand wrote a book ldquoPush Stitchery 30
Artists Explore the Boundaries of Stitched
Artrdquo (Push StitcheryLark Crafts 2011)ldquoAbout 12 years ago I bought a cross-
stitch pattern as something to do whileon a long plane journey I was motivated
by the juxtaposition of being a big mandoing a tiny little cross stitch but once
I got into it I really enjoyed itrdquo hesays ldquoI started Mr X Stitch as a way of
showcasing contemporary embroidery
from around the world challenging thecommon paradigm that stitching is just
for little old ladiesldquoOne of the reasons people like
learning from me is that Irsquom big bald
straight and tattooed and if I likeembroidery then anyone can like itrdquo hesays (mrxstitchcom)
Pop culture translated into cross stitchmay be edgy irreverent and funny
Picture a sampler stitched with lyrics
from Stephen Sondheim or Snoop Doggscenes from ldquoPoltergeistrdquo or Harry Potter
portraits of Lena Dunham or GrumpyCat cross-stitched burgers asparagus
cupcakes or kimchi You get the ideaSingapore-based artist Teresa Lim
stitches scenes from her travels mdash abridge in Prague a park in Tokyo a eld
of German sheep
ldquoEmbroidering a place instead of takinga photo makes a difference When you
take a photo you donrsquot notice the small
details But when you draw or embroideryour eye picks out so much more detailrdquoshe says ldquoAfter I complete a piece I
feel like I actually know the placerdquo(teeteeheeheecom)
Jacqueline and Christopher Gable of
St Catherines Ontario run a blog calledWee Little Stitches Theyrsquove found a niche
rendering the casts of movies and TVseries like ldquoStar Warsrdquo lsquorsquoLord of the Ringsrdquo
and ldquoThe Big Bang Theoryrdquo into pixels forcross stitching
Why pixels ldquoThe neat thing aboutpixels is that they translate exactly in to
cross-stitch designs mdashin fact it could
be said that cross-stitching is the originalpixel artrdquo laughs Jacqueline
ldquoI think my favorite is the lsquoGolden Girlsrsquo
pattern I have such fond memories ofwatching the show with my grandmotherrdquoshe says (etsycomshopweelittlestitches )
Emily Peacock stitches alphabets andphrases like ldquoThink Happy Thoughtsrdquo
using colorful groovy typefaces with a
happy-go-lucky vibe The artist basedin Buckinghamshire England says her
background in graphic design andfascination with fonts and uplifting themes
inform her ideasldquoI love the vibrancy of folk art and the
simplicity of mid-century design I havean idea sketch it out and then turn up
the volume so that the effect is eye-
catching and immediate mdash I like designs
that demand your attention as you enter
a roomrdquo she says ldquoI play a lot with colorand can feel a sort of lsquoyesrsquo moment when
the color balance is right Then I know
I can start stitchingrdquo (etsycomshop emilypeacocktapestry )
Want the entire ldquoGame of Thronesrdquo
Westeros map in cross stitch Thatrsquosthe top-seller at Jen Egglestonrsquos Etsy
com shop Eggleston of Vancouver
British Columbia also has riffedon ldquoNational Lampoonrsquos Christmas
Vacationrdquo and ldquoMad Menrdquo She recentlycompleted an ambitious design that
shows the self-destruct sequence on thespaceship in ldquoAlienrdquo (etsycomshop
randomlygenerated )There are lots of downloadable patterns
like these online for a nominal cost mdash
designers provide color and measurementguidelines Online tutorials show how to
design your own chartIf you just appreciate the cross-stitch
motif without picking up needle and
thread consider the Stitches collectionfrom Danish rm Menu Therersquos a pretty
jar candlestick and vase done on white
porcelain with gray stitch trim Here toois Gry Fagerrsquos vine and leaf cross-stitch
pattern printed in soft gray on a crisp
white plate (allmoderncom)Hungarian artist Zsanett Szirmay uses
cross stitch to create multimedia artUsing a laser she transfers old-style
Eastern European folk-art embroiderypatterns onto fabric strips which can
then be ldquoplayedrdquo in an old punch-cardmusic box She calls it ldquosoundweavingrdquo
(soundweavinghu) a
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Ag-od art finds cnt emprary edg
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Kat Bergeron | Biloxi-Sun Herald
Along long time ago an Asianking was violently assassinatedand turned into a cuckoo a bird
known for its repertoire of calls Butthe king-turned-cuckoo sang so bitterly
that blood ran from his bill This wasspringtime and the owers in profusebloom turned red from the drippingblood
The azalea was bornNothing says Spring in the Deep
South more colorfully than bloomingazaleas Writers poets and lmproducers use this ower to impart asense of place a uniquely Southernidentity In fact the shrubs that produce
these ubiquitous spring owers aregrouped as Southern indica
ldquoIndicardquo however is a throwbackto that Asian legend which takesplace in China and like so muchfolklore is adapted in other nearbycountries in what was once knownas the East Indies Ironically thisevergreen owering plant so belovedby Southerners does not hail from ourSouthland
But we certainly have made it ourslock stock and bloom
A native American azalea does existbut few recognize it unless they arewoods hikers or adventurous gardenersI grew up calling them ldquohoneysuckleazaleasrdquo and many is the time Itromped through woods with my Momin search of them The native owersare fragrant look more like honeysuckleblossoms and the leaves disappear in
winterMomrsquos yard had lovely examples of
these natives as well as the indicas butlater owners of her Gulfport propertydidnrsquot realize what they had and
relandscaped Katrina took everythingfrom my Biloxi yard but drive across
the Mississippi Coast and yoursquoll realizethat many old azaleas survive
Bare spots left by storm neglectand redevelopment slowly get lledin again if wersquore lucky with azaleasWe should never let these beautiesdisappear We should be like MissMaudie in ldquoTo Kill a MockingbirdrdquoWhen the big house burned she foundhappiness because she could plant andtend to more azaleas in a smaller house
that didnrsquot require so much indoor workThe coastal South provides a perfect
home for the indica azalea in soilnutrients and climate but our Coastwasnrsquot much into planting them until
the 1920s Early editions of the Biloxi-Sun Herald even in the 1890s mention
azaleas but most people displayedthem in pots instead of in the ground
In the US indicas were rstintroduced as outdoor landscape plantsin the 1830s at a Charleston SCplantation according to the recordsof ower historian Fred C Galle latedirector of Callaway Gardens A decadeafter the Civil War that plantation nowknown as Magnolia Gardens openedto the public But Southerners remained
slow to catch on to planting landscapeazaleas
Mobile was among the rst citiesnear us to take the azalea seriously andsocial news pages of the early 1900s
document numerous March day tripsto Mobile to admire blooming azaleasA few plants likely colored SouthMississippi but they remained mostpopular in pots
Then on Sept 28 1927 this appearedldquoWA Cox local nurseryman
announces the purchase of 4000azaleas from a dealer in Mobile theseplants to be brought to the Coastby truck for delivery about Nov 1These wonderful owering plantswhich are so noted in North Carolinaand in Mobile have been found mostsuccessful in growth along the Coastand Mr Cox is most desirous of seeingmany of them planted here
ldquoHe states he is bringing the plants
to the Coast at a very nominal price inorder to see the section beautied withthis lovely plant which blooms in thespringrdquo
Cox the Coastrsquos biggest agriculturalpromoter of that area already hadorders from Gulfport which planned toput them in parks and neutral groundsGulf Park College (now Southern Miss-Coast) Gulf Coast Military Academyand numerous homeowners also had
advance ordersDid Coxrsquos experiment work
Obviously as this from April 6 1929shows
ldquoInterest in the culture of azaleas isgrowing on the Coast as is evidenced bythe many handsome specimens of thispopular spring ower now growing inthe gardens of the Coast ower loversMany of the plants of the azaleas arequite small but this ower has the
charm of blooming even when but afew inches highrdquo
Azalea fever nally infected mdash andcontinues to infect mdash local victims a
p
The Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo Tokyo holds a Tsutsuji Matsuri (Azalea Festival) from early Apriluntil early May every year | Photo by nahccofickr
Th e riin f th e Suthrsquos mst r ecnized landscape shrub
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Katherine Roth | For the Associated Press
From the biggest botanical gardens to the smallestbackyard plots and terraces therersquos a movementunderway to make gardens work harder for the
environmentldquoItrsquos no longer enough for a garden to just look pretty
Every garden needs to do more and every garden mat-tersrdquo said Douglas Tallamy a professor in the departmentof entomology and wildlife ecology at the University ofDelaware
Because of global warming and habitat destructionhe said ldquotoday gardens need to support life sequestercarbon feed pollinators and manage water Itrsquos a lot to askbut it doesnrsquot have to look messy and it may be the key toour survivalrdquo
For many people who arenrsquot sure what they can doabout climate change home gardens provide an opportu-
nity to make a palpable differenceThat sense of purpose is creating a change in garden
aesthetics with a more natural look and more emphasis on
drought-tolerant and wildlife-friendly plantsldquoItrsquos one of the few things an individual can do tomitigate climate change The cumulative impact on theenvironment is huge plus itrsquos easy affordable and funrdquosaid Ann Savageau who ripped out most of her lawn in
drought-parched Davis California a year ago and replant-ed with desert grasses and other native plantsldquoThe increase wersquove seen in pollinators butteries andbirds at our house is really exciting and we reduced ourwater usage by two thirdsrdquo she said
Whereas there used to be enough land for wildlife andhumans to exist separately itrsquos become essential that we
share habitats Tallamy and Rick Darke argue in their bookldquoThe Living Landscape Designing for Beauty and Biodiver-sity in the Home Gardenrdquo (Timber Press 2014)
ldquoUnless we share our space with nature the plants onwhich bees caterpillars butteries birds and other wildlifedepend will not surviverdquo Tallamy said
Earth-friendly gardens consist mostly of native specieson which local wildlife depends experts sayldquoGardening for wildlife especially birds is really the hotthing now in horticulture and gardening The trend istoward naturalistic garden design with native plants Itrsquos a
High Line kind of a lookrdquo said KristinSchleiter associate vice president foroutdoor gardens and senior curatorat the New York Botanical Garden
The High Line the New YorkCity park and garden which runsalong a strip of old elevated trackldquodoes symbolize a newer aestheticin purposeful naturalized garden-ingrdquo said Tom Smarr its director ofhorticulture
About half the plants are natives andthe other half are self-seeded specieswhich require relatively little mainte-nance and water ldquoTherersquos way moreforgiveness and durability about itrdquohe said
ldquoA lot of people have totally beeninspired by the wild look and have
tried it on their own at homerdquo Smarr saidA few specic ways that home gardeners can go easy on
the planet
PLANT AN OAK TREE
Oaks sequester lots of carbon have enormous rootsystems that help manage water and according toTallamy and Darke are fantastic at supporting wildlife
ldquoThere are 557 species of caterpillars in the Mid-Atlanticstates and theyrsquore all bird food The birds eat all thecaterpillars to support their young so you donrsquot need toworry about defoliationrdquo
FEED THE POLLINATORS
Tallamy warns that without pollinators 80 percent
to 90 percent of all plants would be lost and thatgardeners should focus on plants that feed the estimated4000 species of native bees Pollinator-friendly gardensfeature a sequence of native owering plants so thatfrom April through September somethingrsquos alwaysblooming Mountain mint sunowers native hollysweet pepper bush and goldenrod are all great forpollinators Tallamy said Further west blazing starand milkweed are good choices Schleiter said thatearly spring can be especially tough for bees For earlybloomers she recommends Lyndera a native bush with
great fall color and also dogwood
MINIMIZE LAWN CONCRETE AND NON-NATIVE
ORNAMENTAL SPECIES
ldquoAround 92 percent of our suburban lots are lawnand thatrsquos the worst you can dordquo Tallamy said addingthat concrete seems to be our ldquodefault landscapingrdquoand ornamental Asian plant varieties have little to offernative wildlife
ldquoIn the typical American yard 80 percent of theplants are from China Thatrsquos not a functioning eco-
systemrdquo he saidEven apartment dwellers can help by planting native
species on roofs and terracesSchleiter said ldquoReally think about the amount of
chemical thatrsquos put on our lawns If yoursquore not using all ofyour lawn just let the grass grow out and maybe put insome native perennials It all adds uprdquo
AVOID PESTICIDES
ldquoIf yoursquore planting a garden for bees and butteriesdonrsquot use pesticides that will kill bees and butteriesrdquo
warned Schleiter ldquoIt sounds obvious but people do itall the time You have to be extra sure that when youbuy a plant at the nursery it hasnrsquot been sprayed withany pesticides Nurseries do it a lot and you need to beextremely carefulrdquo a
New York Cityrsquos the High Line | AP Photo 2015
Help the planet and lk d din it
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Dean Fosdick | For the Associated Press
Who needs soil to sow asustainable garden You cancultivate plants in mid-air
oat them in mineral-enriched water oradd nutrients for an organic harvest by
using your own sh for the fertilizerAll of these methods can be done
indoors and year-roundHydroponics may be the most familiar
soil-less gardening technology Itinvolves growing plants by oating theirroots in chemically enhanced waterThe operation can be automated with atimer Some systems are portable
Aquaponics blends aquaculture(feeding sh in tanks) with hydroponics
Water heavy in organic animal waste ispumped from a sh tank into grow bedswhere plants lter out the nutrients Thepuried water is then recycled backinto the sh tank where the nitrate-production sequence is renewed
Aeroponics uses no growingmedium Instead plants are strung overcontainers and their roots are mistedwith a nutrient-heavy solution
ldquoThe technology that is accelerating
this (soil-less) trend is the proliferationof extremely effective and increasinglyenergy-efcient grow lightsrdquo said SylviaBernstein owner of The AquaponicSource in Longmont Colorado
ldquoWith todayrsquos grow lights any spacecan become a year-round garden Irsquoveworked with people who are growingin basements garages laundry roomswarehouses and classroomsrdquo she said
The systems are easy to learn and to
maintain Bernstein saidldquoFirst there is no weeding involved
And because you can set your growbeds at whatever height works best for
you stooping and bending can also beminimizedrdquo she said
Watering also is easier especially withaquaponics ldquoYou simply top off yourtanks once every week to 10 days versusthe nearly daily watering that an outdoorgarden requiresrdquo Bernstein said
Hydroponics is an uncomplicated wayto raise vegetables said Richard Tyson
Orange County (Florida) Extension directorldquoThe oating system is one of the
most inexpensive low-tech systemsaround and as long as you stick withleafy salad crops and herbs it is one ofthe best for beginnersrdquo Tyson said
As for aeroponic gardens they need
little space making them popularwith apartment dwellers Their moist
environment is vulnerable to bacteriagrowth and disease though so theymust be kept clean
Nearly any freshwater sh that thrivesin captivity can be used for aquaponicgardening from goldsh to catsh troutto craysh The sh can be purchased
from licensed hatcheries whileaquaponic hydroponic and aeroponickits are available at specialized supplystores and online
ldquoThe best sh to grow in aquaponicsare the sh that best suit your needswhether those be for food or funor both and that are conducive togrowing the plants you are interested ingrowingrdquo Bernstein said
Fast-growing tilapia are the most
commonly used Bernstein hastrained her tilapia to eat from a babybottle which provides a degree ofentertainment And she noted ldquoYoualways can eat the full-grown shrdquo
ldquoIn the not-so-distant future I believethat indoor aquaponic gardens willbecome more the norm than theexceptionrdquo Bernstein said ldquoHomeownerswill start to think of them as a part of theirfood preparation environment much like
a living pantryrdquo aFor more see this fact sheet from
Oregon State University Extensionhttpwwwextensionoregonstateedu
gardeningnode2337
AP Photo 2015
Gardenin with air wat er and fish f erti lizer
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GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT PIE
(Submitted by Mary Beth Greenleaf )
2 cups green tomatoes (chopped)2 cups Granny Smith apples (pared chopped)frac12 cup raisinsfrac12 orange (seeded chopped ne)frac14 cup suet (chopped ne)1frac12 cups brown sugar2 tablespoons cider vinegar1 tablespoon saltfrac12 teaspoon cinnamonfrac14 teaspoon nutmegfrac14 teaspoon ground cloves18 teaspoon ginger18 teaspoon allspice
bull Preheat oven to 375 degrees Mix together all ingredientsput into prepared 9-inch crust Cover with full or latticecrust Bake about 40 minutes
GREEN TOMATO RELISH
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)
1 quart green tomatoes1 quart ripe tomatoes2 bunches celery2 sweet peppers preferably red for color2 large onions1 small cabbage2 cucumbers1 pound brown sugar1 teaspoon mustard seed1 teaspoon black pepper1 quart vinegar
bull Chop (It is important to chop vegetables rather than grindthem) tomatoes celery peppers onions cabbage andcucumbers mix and add frac12 cup of salt Let stand 2 hoursDrain off all excess liquid
bull In large pot mix sugar mustard seed pepper and vinegarHeat and when sugar dissolves add chopped vegetablesBring to slow boil and ll sterilized jars (7 pint) Chillbefore serving
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoNaomirsquos Home Companionrdquo)
3 medium rm green tomatoes about 1 poundfrac14 teaspoon saltfrac14 teaspoon black pepperfrac14 cup white cornmeal2frac14 cups solid shortening or bacon fat for frying
bull Cut tomatoes into 4 (frac12-inch) thick slices Season with saltand pepper Dredge slices in cornmeal coating well onboth sides
bull In a large heavy skillet add enough shortening orbacon fat to a depth of frac12-inch and heat on high untilshimmering and starting to smoke a little Add half oftomato slices lower heat to medium-high Cover skilletand cook until bottoms of tomatoes are browned andsizzling stops about 4 minutes
bull Turn tomatoes over Cover and cook second side about2 minutes Should be slightly soft around the rm edgesRemove tomatoes to paper towel to drain Taste if tartsprinkle with sugar while still hot Serves 4
OVEN-FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoMama Diprsquos Kitchenrdquo)
4 green tomatoes slicedfrac12 stick butter or margarine1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon black pepper1 cup self-rising our
bull Preheat oven to 400 degrees Melt butter in baking panStir in salt and pepper Coat tomatoes with our andplace in pan Bake on lower rack of oven for 8 minutesThen turn the oven up to broil in order to brown thetomato slices Serves 6
MISS MEL ROBERTSONrsquoS GREEN TOMATO PICKLES
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)1 peck (8 dry quarts) green tomatoes6 large onionsfrac12 cup salt2 quarts water4 quarts vinegar2 pounds brown sugar2 tablespoons whole cloves2 tablespoons white mustard seed2 tablespoons whole allspice1 tablespoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons cinnamon
bull Slice tomatoes and onions Sprinkle with salt and let standovernight In the morning drain well Put them into aporcelain kettle (modern aluminum best) with water and1 quart vinegar Boil 15 minutes drain them dry
bull In kettle combine the remaining 3 quarts of vinegar sugaand spices Boil slowly for 1 hour taking care not to burnWhen cold put in stone crock and cover a
Andrea Yeager | For the Biloxi-Sun Herald
Now that spring nally has arrived folks are eager to work in their yards whether planting ornamentals or edibles Few things are as tastyas homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers they just have so much avor
Readers share their favorite green tomato recipes mdash from green tomato sweet pickles to green tomato mincemeat pie
rsquo Tis th e s easn fr ard en-t-tabl e dinin
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Kim Cook | For The Associated Press
Curves have been all over the
fashion and celebrity magazinesand are nding their way into
design and decor too
ldquoTheyrsquore sensuous and invitingrdquoNew York designer Barry Goralnick
said at the Architectural Digest HomeDesign Show held in late March
ldquoCurved sofas that bring people closertogether rounded dining tables that
are easier for conversation roundcocktail tables that are cozy and
forgiving to shins Arcs circles boatshapes mdash all kinds of curvesrdquo
Examples of the trend included MattHuttonrsquos walnut or cherry coffee table
a group of connecting circles The
Portland Maine furniture designer callsthe table which is available in three
sizes ldquoCrop Circlesrdquo (studio24bcom)Aaron Scott a New York furniture
and lighting designer who hails fromOregon blends his affection for Pacic
Northwest topography with an interestin geometry and the engineered form
His curvy oiled-oak pendant lamp
somehow managed to evoke a tree burland a shiprsquos propeller at once organic
and mechanical The same was true ofa round table lamp crafted of layers of
bleached wood circles with cutouts toreveal the light beneath
A sleek circle of glass was perched ona sinuous wood base that looked like
a weathered waxed whale vertebra
and the juxtaposition made for a piecethat was as much sculpture as furniture
(aaronscottdesigncom) Justin Teilhet a ceramicist from
Yellow Springs Ohio showed an
arresting collection of porcelainobjets drsquoart Concentric circles formed
vessels that were glazed in gunmetaland given 24-karat-gold-leaf interiors
The pieces were simple and dynamic
(jteilhetporcelaincom)Hubbardton Forgersquos Flux pendant was
a studied tangle of LED-lit aluminumbands that created a cool contemporary
xture (hubbardtonforgecom )Spin Ceramics showed Chinese
designer Qi Qiong Qiongrsquos elegantMobius Strip porcelain vase with
multiple apertures for owers and anunglazed nish that showed off the
interplay between the soft contours andcrisp edges (wwwspinceramicscom )
Canadian Kino Guerin manipulates
panels of walnut wenge cherry orzebrawood veneer into curled and
knotted ribbons that become art shelvesor tables
ldquoTo get this overall effect the panelmust be bent as if this had been done
naturally It must reect equilibriumbetween the curve and the straight
line between exuberance and purityrdquo
the Montreal-based designer said(kinoguerincom )
Designer Alexa Hampton is also aproponent of mixing curves with linear
shapes She created a relaxed andpretty ldquoLibraryrdquo space for show guests
that incorporated voluptuous ceramictable lamps inviting round tables and
comfy chairs with curved arms
ldquoShape and silhouette are alwaysmajor considerations when designing
an interiorrdquo she said ldquoMuch like anyessential duality mdash yin and yang hard
and soft masculine and feminine mdash
when a room has straight and curvyelements the result is more complete
and therefore more successfulrdquoStraight lines are a given in any
room she said think walls windowstable legs
ldquoBut curves should always be addedas wellrdquo she added ldquoIn architecture the
circle is the strongest shaperdquo a
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Kim Cook | For the Associated Press
C
all it subversive stitcheryAlternative embroidery Todayrsquos
home samplers include everything
from Kanye West tweets to tattoo designs Jamie Chalmers a burly bearded fellow
who lives in Bedford England calls
himself a ldquomanbroidererrdquo He runs a blogand wrote a book ldquoPush Stitchery 30
Artists Explore the Boundaries of Stitched
Artrdquo (Push StitcheryLark Crafts 2011)ldquoAbout 12 years ago I bought a cross-
stitch pattern as something to do whileon a long plane journey I was motivated
by the juxtaposition of being a big mandoing a tiny little cross stitch but once
I got into it I really enjoyed itrdquo hesays ldquoI started Mr X Stitch as a way of
showcasing contemporary embroidery
from around the world challenging thecommon paradigm that stitching is just
for little old ladiesldquoOne of the reasons people like
learning from me is that Irsquom big bald
straight and tattooed and if I likeembroidery then anyone can like itrdquo hesays (mrxstitchcom)
Pop culture translated into cross stitchmay be edgy irreverent and funny
Picture a sampler stitched with lyrics
from Stephen Sondheim or Snoop Doggscenes from ldquoPoltergeistrdquo or Harry Potter
portraits of Lena Dunham or GrumpyCat cross-stitched burgers asparagus
cupcakes or kimchi You get the ideaSingapore-based artist Teresa Lim
stitches scenes from her travels mdash abridge in Prague a park in Tokyo a eld
of German sheep
ldquoEmbroidering a place instead of takinga photo makes a difference When you
take a photo you donrsquot notice the small
details But when you draw or embroideryour eye picks out so much more detailrdquoshe says ldquoAfter I complete a piece I
feel like I actually know the placerdquo(teeteeheeheecom)
Jacqueline and Christopher Gable of
St Catherines Ontario run a blog calledWee Little Stitches Theyrsquove found a niche
rendering the casts of movies and TVseries like ldquoStar Warsrdquo lsquorsquoLord of the Ringsrdquo
and ldquoThe Big Bang Theoryrdquo into pixels forcross stitching
Why pixels ldquoThe neat thing aboutpixels is that they translate exactly in to
cross-stitch designs mdashin fact it could
be said that cross-stitching is the originalpixel artrdquo laughs Jacqueline
ldquoI think my favorite is the lsquoGolden Girlsrsquo
pattern I have such fond memories ofwatching the show with my grandmotherrdquoshe says (etsycomshopweelittlestitches )
Emily Peacock stitches alphabets andphrases like ldquoThink Happy Thoughtsrdquo
using colorful groovy typefaces with a
happy-go-lucky vibe The artist basedin Buckinghamshire England says her
background in graphic design andfascination with fonts and uplifting themes
inform her ideasldquoI love the vibrancy of folk art and the
simplicity of mid-century design I havean idea sketch it out and then turn up
the volume so that the effect is eye-
catching and immediate mdash I like designs
that demand your attention as you enter
a roomrdquo she says ldquoI play a lot with colorand can feel a sort of lsquoyesrsquo moment when
the color balance is right Then I know
I can start stitchingrdquo (etsycomshop emilypeacocktapestry )
Want the entire ldquoGame of Thronesrdquo
Westeros map in cross stitch Thatrsquosthe top-seller at Jen Egglestonrsquos Etsy
com shop Eggleston of Vancouver
British Columbia also has riffedon ldquoNational Lampoonrsquos Christmas
Vacationrdquo and ldquoMad Menrdquo She recentlycompleted an ambitious design that
shows the self-destruct sequence on thespaceship in ldquoAlienrdquo (etsycomshop
randomlygenerated )There are lots of downloadable patterns
like these online for a nominal cost mdash
designers provide color and measurementguidelines Online tutorials show how to
design your own chartIf you just appreciate the cross-stitch
motif without picking up needle and
thread consider the Stitches collectionfrom Danish rm Menu Therersquos a pretty
jar candlestick and vase done on white
porcelain with gray stitch trim Here toois Gry Fagerrsquos vine and leaf cross-stitch
pattern printed in soft gray on a crisp
white plate (allmoderncom)Hungarian artist Zsanett Szirmay uses
cross stitch to create multimedia artUsing a laser she transfers old-style
Eastern European folk-art embroiderypatterns onto fabric strips which can
then be ldquoplayedrdquo in an old punch-cardmusic box She calls it ldquosoundweavingrdquo
(soundweavinghu) a
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Ag-od art finds cnt emprary edg
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Kat Bergeron | Biloxi-Sun Herald
Along long time ago an Asianking was violently assassinatedand turned into a cuckoo a bird
known for its repertoire of calls Butthe king-turned-cuckoo sang so bitterly
that blood ran from his bill This wasspringtime and the owers in profusebloom turned red from the drippingblood
The azalea was bornNothing says Spring in the Deep
South more colorfully than bloomingazaleas Writers poets and lmproducers use this ower to impart asense of place a uniquely Southernidentity In fact the shrubs that produce
these ubiquitous spring owers aregrouped as Southern indica
ldquoIndicardquo however is a throwbackto that Asian legend which takesplace in China and like so muchfolklore is adapted in other nearbycountries in what was once knownas the East Indies Ironically thisevergreen owering plant so belovedby Southerners does not hail from ourSouthland
But we certainly have made it ourslock stock and bloom
A native American azalea does existbut few recognize it unless they arewoods hikers or adventurous gardenersI grew up calling them ldquohoneysuckleazaleasrdquo and many is the time Itromped through woods with my Momin search of them The native owersare fragrant look more like honeysuckleblossoms and the leaves disappear in
winterMomrsquos yard had lovely examples of
these natives as well as the indicas butlater owners of her Gulfport propertydidnrsquot realize what they had and
relandscaped Katrina took everythingfrom my Biloxi yard but drive across
the Mississippi Coast and yoursquoll realizethat many old azaleas survive
Bare spots left by storm neglectand redevelopment slowly get lledin again if wersquore lucky with azaleasWe should never let these beautiesdisappear We should be like MissMaudie in ldquoTo Kill a MockingbirdrdquoWhen the big house burned she foundhappiness because she could plant andtend to more azaleas in a smaller house
that didnrsquot require so much indoor workThe coastal South provides a perfect
home for the indica azalea in soilnutrients and climate but our Coastwasnrsquot much into planting them until
the 1920s Early editions of the Biloxi-Sun Herald even in the 1890s mention
azaleas but most people displayedthem in pots instead of in the ground
In the US indicas were rstintroduced as outdoor landscape plantsin the 1830s at a Charleston SCplantation according to the recordsof ower historian Fred C Galle latedirector of Callaway Gardens A decadeafter the Civil War that plantation nowknown as Magnolia Gardens openedto the public But Southerners remained
slow to catch on to planting landscapeazaleas
Mobile was among the rst citiesnear us to take the azalea seriously andsocial news pages of the early 1900s
document numerous March day tripsto Mobile to admire blooming azaleasA few plants likely colored SouthMississippi but they remained mostpopular in pots
Then on Sept 28 1927 this appearedldquoWA Cox local nurseryman
announces the purchase of 4000azaleas from a dealer in Mobile theseplants to be brought to the Coastby truck for delivery about Nov 1These wonderful owering plantswhich are so noted in North Carolinaand in Mobile have been found mostsuccessful in growth along the Coastand Mr Cox is most desirous of seeingmany of them planted here
ldquoHe states he is bringing the plants
to the Coast at a very nominal price inorder to see the section beautied withthis lovely plant which blooms in thespringrdquo
Cox the Coastrsquos biggest agriculturalpromoter of that area already hadorders from Gulfport which planned toput them in parks and neutral groundsGulf Park College (now Southern Miss-Coast) Gulf Coast Military Academyand numerous homeowners also had
advance ordersDid Coxrsquos experiment work
Obviously as this from April 6 1929shows
ldquoInterest in the culture of azaleas isgrowing on the Coast as is evidenced bythe many handsome specimens of thispopular spring ower now growing inthe gardens of the Coast ower loversMany of the plants of the azaleas arequite small but this ower has the
charm of blooming even when but afew inches highrdquo
Azalea fever nally infected mdash andcontinues to infect mdash local victims a
p
The Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo Tokyo holds a Tsutsuji Matsuri (Azalea Festival) from early Apriluntil early May every year | Photo by nahccofickr
Th e riin f th e Suthrsquos mst r ecnized landscape shrub
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Katherine Roth | For the Associated Press
From the biggest botanical gardens to the smallestbackyard plots and terraces therersquos a movementunderway to make gardens work harder for the
environmentldquoItrsquos no longer enough for a garden to just look pretty
Every garden needs to do more and every garden mat-tersrdquo said Douglas Tallamy a professor in the departmentof entomology and wildlife ecology at the University ofDelaware
Because of global warming and habitat destructionhe said ldquotoday gardens need to support life sequestercarbon feed pollinators and manage water Itrsquos a lot to askbut it doesnrsquot have to look messy and it may be the key toour survivalrdquo
For many people who arenrsquot sure what they can doabout climate change home gardens provide an opportu-
nity to make a palpable differenceThat sense of purpose is creating a change in garden
aesthetics with a more natural look and more emphasis on
drought-tolerant and wildlife-friendly plantsldquoItrsquos one of the few things an individual can do tomitigate climate change The cumulative impact on theenvironment is huge plus itrsquos easy affordable and funrdquosaid Ann Savageau who ripped out most of her lawn in
drought-parched Davis California a year ago and replant-ed with desert grasses and other native plantsldquoThe increase wersquove seen in pollinators butteries andbirds at our house is really exciting and we reduced ourwater usage by two thirdsrdquo she said
Whereas there used to be enough land for wildlife andhumans to exist separately itrsquos become essential that we
share habitats Tallamy and Rick Darke argue in their bookldquoThe Living Landscape Designing for Beauty and Biodiver-sity in the Home Gardenrdquo (Timber Press 2014)
ldquoUnless we share our space with nature the plants onwhich bees caterpillars butteries birds and other wildlifedepend will not surviverdquo Tallamy said
Earth-friendly gardens consist mostly of native specieson which local wildlife depends experts sayldquoGardening for wildlife especially birds is really the hotthing now in horticulture and gardening The trend istoward naturalistic garden design with native plants Itrsquos a
High Line kind of a lookrdquo said KristinSchleiter associate vice president foroutdoor gardens and senior curatorat the New York Botanical Garden
The High Line the New YorkCity park and garden which runsalong a strip of old elevated trackldquodoes symbolize a newer aestheticin purposeful naturalized garden-ingrdquo said Tom Smarr its director ofhorticulture
About half the plants are natives andthe other half are self-seeded specieswhich require relatively little mainte-nance and water ldquoTherersquos way moreforgiveness and durability about itrdquohe said
ldquoA lot of people have totally beeninspired by the wild look and have
tried it on their own at homerdquo Smarr saidA few specic ways that home gardeners can go easy on
the planet
PLANT AN OAK TREE
Oaks sequester lots of carbon have enormous rootsystems that help manage water and according toTallamy and Darke are fantastic at supporting wildlife
ldquoThere are 557 species of caterpillars in the Mid-Atlanticstates and theyrsquore all bird food The birds eat all thecaterpillars to support their young so you donrsquot need toworry about defoliationrdquo
FEED THE POLLINATORS
Tallamy warns that without pollinators 80 percent
to 90 percent of all plants would be lost and thatgardeners should focus on plants that feed the estimated4000 species of native bees Pollinator-friendly gardensfeature a sequence of native owering plants so thatfrom April through September somethingrsquos alwaysblooming Mountain mint sunowers native hollysweet pepper bush and goldenrod are all great forpollinators Tallamy said Further west blazing starand milkweed are good choices Schleiter said thatearly spring can be especially tough for bees For earlybloomers she recommends Lyndera a native bush with
great fall color and also dogwood
MINIMIZE LAWN CONCRETE AND NON-NATIVE
ORNAMENTAL SPECIES
ldquoAround 92 percent of our suburban lots are lawnand thatrsquos the worst you can dordquo Tallamy said addingthat concrete seems to be our ldquodefault landscapingrdquoand ornamental Asian plant varieties have little to offernative wildlife
ldquoIn the typical American yard 80 percent of theplants are from China Thatrsquos not a functioning eco-
systemrdquo he saidEven apartment dwellers can help by planting native
species on roofs and terracesSchleiter said ldquoReally think about the amount of
chemical thatrsquos put on our lawns If yoursquore not using all ofyour lawn just let the grass grow out and maybe put insome native perennials It all adds uprdquo
AVOID PESTICIDES
ldquoIf yoursquore planting a garden for bees and butteriesdonrsquot use pesticides that will kill bees and butteriesrdquo
warned Schleiter ldquoIt sounds obvious but people do itall the time You have to be extra sure that when youbuy a plant at the nursery it hasnrsquot been sprayed withany pesticides Nurseries do it a lot and you need to beextremely carefulrdquo a
New York Cityrsquos the High Line | AP Photo 2015
Help the planet and lk d din it
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Dean Fosdick | For the Associated Press
Who needs soil to sow asustainable garden You cancultivate plants in mid-air
oat them in mineral-enriched water oradd nutrients for an organic harvest by
using your own sh for the fertilizerAll of these methods can be done
indoors and year-roundHydroponics may be the most familiar
soil-less gardening technology Itinvolves growing plants by oating theirroots in chemically enhanced waterThe operation can be automated with atimer Some systems are portable
Aquaponics blends aquaculture(feeding sh in tanks) with hydroponics
Water heavy in organic animal waste ispumped from a sh tank into grow bedswhere plants lter out the nutrients Thepuried water is then recycled backinto the sh tank where the nitrate-production sequence is renewed
Aeroponics uses no growingmedium Instead plants are strung overcontainers and their roots are mistedwith a nutrient-heavy solution
ldquoThe technology that is accelerating
this (soil-less) trend is the proliferationof extremely effective and increasinglyenergy-efcient grow lightsrdquo said SylviaBernstein owner of The AquaponicSource in Longmont Colorado
ldquoWith todayrsquos grow lights any spacecan become a year-round garden Irsquoveworked with people who are growingin basements garages laundry roomswarehouses and classroomsrdquo she said
The systems are easy to learn and to
maintain Bernstein saidldquoFirst there is no weeding involved
And because you can set your growbeds at whatever height works best for
you stooping and bending can also beminimizedrdquo she said
Watering also is easier especially withaquaponics ldquoYou simply top off yourtanks once every week to 10 days versusthe nearly daily watering that an outdoorgarden requiresrdquo Bernstein said
Hydroponics is an uncomplicated wayto raise vegetables said Richard Tyson
Orange County (Florida) Extension directorldquoThe oating system is one of the
most inexpensive low-tech systemsaround and as long as you stick withleafy salad crops and herbs it is one ofthe best for beginnersrdquo Tyson said
As for aeroponic gardens they need
little space making them popularwith apartment dwellers Their moist
environment is vulnerable to bacteriagrowth and disease though so theymust be kept clean
Nearly any freshwater sh that thrivesin captivity can be used for aquaponicgardening from goldsh to catsh troutto craysh The sh can be purchased
from licensed hatcheries whileaquaponic hydroponic and aeroponickits are available at specialized supplystores and online
ldquoThe best sh to grow in aquaponicsare the sh that best suit your needswhether those be for food or funor both and that are conducive togrowing the plants you are interested ingrowingrdquo Bernstein said
Fast-growing tilapia are the most
commonly used Bernstein hastrained her tilapia to eat from a babybottle which provides a degree ofentertainment And she noted ldquoYoualways can eat the full-grown shrdquo
ldquoIn the not-so-distant future I believethat indoor aquaponic gardens willbecome more the norm than theexceptionrdquo Bernstein said ldquoHomeownerswill start to think of them as a part of theirfood preparation environment much like
a living pantryrdquo aFor more see this fact sheet from
Oregon State University Extensionhttpwwwextensionoregonstateedu
gardeningnode2337
AP Photo 2015
Gardenin with air wat er and fish f erti lizer
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GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT PIE
(Submitted by Mary Beth Greenleaf )
2 cups green tomatoes (chopped)2 cups Granny Smith apples (pared chopped)frac12 cup raisinsfrac12 orange (seeded chopped ne)frac14 cup suet (chopped ne)1frac12 cups brown sugar2 tablespoons cider vinegar1 tablespoon saltfrac12 teaspoon cinnamonfrac14 teaspoon nutmegfrac14 teaspoon ground cloves18 teaspoon ginger18 teaspoon allspice
bull Preheat oven to 375 degrees Mix together all ingredientsput into prepared 9-inch crust Cover with full or latticecrust Bake about 40 minutes
GREEN TOMATO RELISH
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)
1 quart green tomatoes1 quart ripe tomatoes2 bunches celery2 sweet peppers preferably red for color2 large onions1 small cabbage2 cucumbers1 pound brown sugar1 teaspoon mustard seed1 teaspoon black pepper1 quart vinegar
bull Chop (It is important to chop vegetables rather than grindthem) tomatoes celery peppers onions cabbage andcucumbers mix and add frac12 cup of salt Let stand 2 hoursDrain off all excess liquid
bull In large pot mix sugar mustard seed pepper and vinegarHeat and when sugar dissolves add chopped vegetablesBring to slow boil and ll sterilized jars (7 pint) Chillbefore serving
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoNaomirsquos Home Companionrdquo)
3 medium rm green tomatoes about 1 poundfrac14 teaspoon saltfrac14 teaspoon black pepperfrac14 cup white cornmeal2frac14 cups solid shortening or bacon fat for frying
bull Cut tomatoes into 4 (frac12-inch) thick slices Season with saltand pepper Dredge slices in cornmeal coating well onboth sides
bull In a large heavy skillet add enough shortening orbacon fat to a depth of frac12-inch and heat on high untilshimmering and starting to smoke a little Add half oftomato slices lower heat to medium-high Cover skilletand cook until bottoms of tomatoes are browned andsizzling stops about 4 minutes
bull Turn tomatoes over Cover and cook second side about2 minutes Should be slightly soft around the rm edgesRemove tomatoes to paper towel to drain Taste if tartsprinkle with sugar while still hot Serves 4
OVEN-FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoMama Diprsquos Kitchenrdquo)
4 green tomatoes slicedfrac12 stick butter or margarine1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon black pepper1 cup self-rising our
bull Preheat oven to 400 degrees Melt butter in baking panStir in salt and pepper Coat tomatoes with our andplace in pan Bake on lower rack of oven for 8 minutesThen turn the oven up to broil in order to brown thetomato slices Serves 6
MISS MEL ROBERTSONrsquoS GREEN TOMATO PICKLES
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)1 peck (8 dry quarts) green tomatoes6 large onionsfrac12 cup salt2 quarts water4 quarts vinegar2 pounds brown sugar2 tablespoons whole cloves2 tablespoons white mustard seed2 tablespoons whole allspice1 tablespoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons cinnamon
bull Slice tomatoes and onions Sprinkle with salt and let standovernight In the morning drain well Put them into aporcelain kettle (modern aluminum best) with water and1 quart vinegar Boil 15 minutes drain them dry
bull In kettle combine the remaining 3 quarts of vinegar sugaand spices Boil slowly for 1 hour taking care not to burnWhen cold put in stone crock and cover a
Andrea Yeager | For the Biloxi-Sun Herald
Now that spring nally has arrived folks are eager to work in their yards whether planting ornamentals or edibles Few things are as tastyas homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers they just have so much avor
Readers share their favorite green tomato recipes mdash from green tomato sweet pickles to green tomato mincemeat pie
rsquo Tis th e s easn fr ard en-t-tabl e dinin
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Kim Cook | For The Associated Press
Curves have been all over the
fashion and celebrity magazinesand are nding their way into
design and decor too
ldquoTheyrsquore sensuous and invitingrdquoNew York designer Barry Goralnick
said at the Architectural Digest HomeDesign Show held in late March
ldquoCurved sofas that bring people closertogether rounded dining tables that
are easier for conversation roundcocktail tables that are cozy and
forgiving to shins Arcs circles boatshapes mdash all kinds of curvesrdquo
Examples of the trend included MattHuttonrsquos walnut or cherry coffee table
a group of connecting circles The
Portland Maine furniture designer callsthe table which is available in three
sizes ldquoCrop Circlesrdquo (studio24bcom)Aaron Scott a New York furniture
and lighting designer who hails fromOregon blends his affection for Pacic
Northwest topography with an interestin geometry and the engineered form
His curvy oiled-oak pendant lamp
somehow managed to evoke a tree burland a shiprsquos propeller at once organic
and mechanical The same was true ofa round table lamp crafted of layers of
bleached wood circles with cutouts toreveal the light beneath
A sleek circle of glass was perched ona sinuous wood base that looked like
a weathered waxed whale vertebra
and the juxtaposition made for a piecethat was as much sculpture as furniture
(aaronscottdesigncom) Justin Teilhet a ceramicist from
Yellow Springs Ohio showed an
arresting collection of porcelainobjets drsquoart Concentric circles formed
vessels that were glazed in gunmetaland given 24-karat-gold-leaf interiors
The pieces were simple and dynamic
(jteilhetporcelaincom)Hubbardton Forgersquos Flux pendant was
a studied tangle of LED-lit aluminumbands that created a cool contemporary
xture (hubbardtonforgecom )Spin Ceramics showed Chinese
designer Qi Qiong Qiongrsquos elegantMobius Strip porcelain vase with
multiple apertures for owers and anunglazed nish that showed off the
interplay between the soft contours andcrisp edges (wwwspinceramicscom )
Canadian Kino Guerin manipulates
panels of walnut wenge cherry orzebrawood veneer into curled and
knotted ribbons that become art shelvesor tables
ldquoTo get this overall effect the panelmust be bent as if this had been done
naturally It must reect equilibriumbetween the curve and the straight
line between exuberance and purityrdquo
the Montreal-based designer said(kinoguerincom )
Designer Alexa Hampton is also aproponent of mixing curves with linear
shapes She created a relaxed andpretty ldquoLibraryrdquo space for show guests
that incorporated voluptuous ceramictable lamps inviting round tables and
comfy chairs with curved arms
ldquoShape and silhouette are alwaysmajor considerations when designing
an interiorrdquo she said ldquoMuch like anyessential duality mdash yin and yang hard
and soft masculine and feminine mdash
when a room has straight and curvyelements the result is more complete
and therefore more successfulrdquoStraight lines are a given in any
room she said think walls windowstable legs
ldquoBut curves should always be addedas wellrdquo she added ldquoIn architecture the
circle is the strongest shaperdquo a
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Kim Cook | For the Associated Press
C
all it subversive stitcheryAlternative embroidery Todayrsquos
home samplers include everything
from Kanye West tweets to tattoo designs Jamie Chalmers a burly bearded fellow
who lives in Bedford England calls
himself a ldquomanbroidererrdquo He runs a blogand wrote a book ldquoPush Stitchery 30
Artists Explore the Boundaries of Stitched
Artrdquo (Push StitcheryLark Crafts 2011)ldquoAbout 12 years ago I bought a cross-
stitch pattern as something to do whileon a long plane journey I was motivated
by the juxtaposition of being a big mandoing a tiny little cross stitch but once
I got into it I really enjoyed itrdquo hesays ldquoI started Mr X Stitch as a way of
showcasing contemporary embroidery
from around the world challenging thecommon paradigm that stitching is just
for little old ladiesldquoOne of the reasons people like
learning from me is that Irsquom big bald
straight and tattooed and if I likeembroidery then anyone can like itrdquo hesays (mrxstitchcom)
Pop culture translated into cross stitchmay be edgy irreverent and funny
Picture a sampler stitched with lyrics
from Stephen Sondheim or Snoop Doggscenes from ldquoPoltergeistrdquo or Harry Potter
portraits of Lena Dunham or GrumpyCat cross-stitched burgers asparagus
cupcakes or kimchi You get the ideaSingapore-based artist Teresa Lim
stitches scenes from her travels mdash abridge in Prague a park in Tokyo a eld
of German sheep
ldquoEmbroidering a place instead of takinga photo makes a difference When you
take a photo you donrsquot notice the small
details But when you draw or embroideryour eye picks out so much more detailrdquoshe says ldquoAfter I complete a piece I
feel like I actually know the placerdquo(teeteeheeheecom)
Jacqueline and Christopher Gable of
St Catherines Ontario run a blog calledWee Little Stitches Theyrsquove found a niche
rendering the casts of movies and TVseries like ldquoStar Warsrdquo lsquorsquoLord of the Ringsrdquo
and ldquoThe Big Bang Theoryrdquo into pixels forcross stitching
Why pixels ldquoThe neat thing aboutpixels is that they translate exactly in to
cross-stitch designs mdashin fact it could
be said that cross-stitching is the originalpixel artrdquo laughs Jacqueline
ldquoI think my favorite is the lsquoGolden Girlsrsquo
pattern I have such fond memories ofwatching the show with my grandmotherrdquoshe says (etsycomshopweelittlestitches )
Emily Peacock stitches alphabets andphrases like ldquoThink Happy Thoughtsrdquo
using colorful groovy typefaces with a
happy-go-lucky vibe The artist basedin Buckinghamshire England says her
background in graphic design andfascination with fonts and uplifting themes
inform her ideasldquoI love the vibrancy of folk art and the
simplicity of mid-century design I havean idea sketch it out and then turn up
the volume so that the effect is eye-
catching and immediate mdash I like designs
that demand your attention as you enter
a roomrdquo she says ldquoI play a lot with colorand can feel a sort of lsquoyesrsquo moment when
the color balance is right Then I know
I can start stitchingrdquo (etsycomshop emilypeacocktapestry )
Want the entire ldquoGame of Thronesrdquo
Westeros map in cross stitch Thatrsquosthe top-seller at Jen Egglestonrsquos Etsy
com shop Eggleston of Vancouver
British Columbia also has riffedon ldquoNational Lampoonrsquos Christmas
Vacationrdquo and ldquoMad Menrdquo She recentlycompleted an ambitious design that
shows the self-destruct sequence on thespaceship in ldquoAlienrdquo (etsycomshop
randomlygenerated )There are lots of downloadable patterns
like these online for a nominal cost mdash
designers provide color and measurementguidelines Online tutorials show how to
design your own chartIf you just appreciate the cross-stitch
motif without picking up needle and
thread consider the Stitches collectionfrom Danish rm Menu Therersquos a pretty
jar candlestick and vase done on white
porcelain with gray stitch trim Here toois Gry Fagerrsquos vine and leaf cross-stitch
pattern printed in soft gray on a crisp
white plate (allmoderncom)Hungarian artist Zsanett Szirmay uses
cross stitch to create multimedia artUsing a laser she transfers old-style
Eastern European folk-art embroiderypatterns onto fabric strips which can
then be ldquoplayedrdquo in an old punch-cardmusic box She calls it ldquosoundweavingrdquo
(soundweavinghu) a
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Ag-od art finds cnt emprary edg
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Kat Bergeron | Biloxi-Sun Herald
Along long time ago an Asianking was violently assassinatedand turned into a cuckoo a bird
known for its repertoire of calls Butthe king-turned-cuckoo sang so bitterly
that blood ran from his bill This wasspringtime and the owers in profusebloom turned red from the drippingblood
The azalea was bornNothing says Spring in the Deep
South more colorfully than bloomingazaleas Writers poets and lmproducers use this ower to impart asense of place a uniquely Southernidentity In fact the shrubs that produce
these ubiquitous spring owers aregrouped as Southern indica
ldquoIndicardquo however is a throwbackto that Asian legend which takesplace in China and like so muchfolklore is adapted in other nearbycountries in what was once knownas the East Indies Ironically thisevergreen owering plant so belovedby Southerners does not hail from ourSouthland
But we certainly have made it ourslock stock and bloom
A native American azalea does existbut few recognize it unless they arewoods hikers or adventurous gardenersI grew up calling them ldquohoneysuckleazaleasrdquo and many is the time Itromped through woods with my Momin search of them The native owersare fragrant look more like honeysuckleblossoms and the leaves disappear in
winterMomrsquos yard had lovely examples of
these natives as well as the indicas butlater owners of her Gulfport propertydidnrsquot realize what they had and
relandscaped Katrina took everythingfrom my Biloxi yard but drive across
the Mississippi Coast and yoursquoll realizethat many old azaleas survive
Bare spots left by storm neglectand redevelopment slowly get lledin again if wersquore lucky with azaleasWe should never let these beautiesdisappear We should be like MissMaudie in ldquoTo Kill a MockingbirdrdquoWhen the big house burned she foundhappiness because she could plant andtend to more azaleas in a smaller house
that didnrsquot require so much indoor workThe coastal South provides a perfect
home for the indica azalea in soilnutrients and climate but our Coastwasnrsquot much into planting them until
the 1920s Early editions of the Biloxi-Sun Herald even in the 1890s mention
azaleas but most people displayedthem in pots instead of in the ground
In the US indicas were rstintroduced as outdoor landscape plantsin the 1830s at a Charleston SCplantation according to the recordsof ower historian Fred C Galle latedirector of Callaway Gardens A decadeafter the Civil War that plantation nowknown as Magnolia Gardens openedto the public But Southerners remained
slow to catch on to planting landscapeazaleas
Mobile was among the rst citiesnear us to take the azalea seriously andsocial news pages of the early 1900s
document numerous March day tripsto Mobile to admire blooming azaleasA few plants likely colored SouthMississippi but they remained mostpopular in pots
Then on Sept 28 1927 this appearedldquoWA Cox local nurseryman
announces the purchase of 4000azaleas from a dealer in Mobile theseplants to be brought to the Coastby truck for delivery about Nov 1These wonderful owering plantswhich are so noted in North Carolinaand in Mobile have been found mostsuccessful in growth along the Coastand Mr Cox is most desirous of seeingmany of them planted here
ldquoHe states he is bringing the plants
to the Coast at a very nominal price inorder to see the section beautied withthis lovely plant which blooms in thespringrdquo
Cox the Coastrsquos biggest agriculturalpromoter of that area already hadorders from Gulfport which planned toput them in parks and neutral groundsGulf Park College (now Southern Miss-Coast) Gulf Coast Military Academyand numerous homeowners also had
advance ordersDid Coxrsquos experiment work
Obviously as this from April 6 1929shows
ldquoInterest in the culture of azaleas isgrowing on the Coast as is evidenced bythe many handsome specimens of thispopular spring ower now growing inthe gardens of the Coast ower loversMany of the plants of the azaleas arequite small but this ower has the
charm of blooming even when but afew inches highrdquo
Azalea fever nally infected mdash andcontinues to infect mdash local victims a
p
The Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo Tokyo holds a Tsutsuji Matsuri (Azalea Festival) from early Apriluntil early May every year | Photo by nahccofickr
Th e riin f th e Suthrsquos mst r ecnized landscape shrub
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Katherine Roth | For the Associated Press
From the biggest botanical gardens to the smallestbackyard plots and terraces therersquos a movementunderway to make gardens work harder for the
environmentldquoItrsquos no longer enough for a garden to just look pretty
Every garden needs to do more and every garden mat-tersrdquo said Douglas Tallamy a professor in the departmentof entomology and wildlife ecology at the University ofDelaware
Because of global warming and habitat destructionhe said ldquotoday gardens need to support life sequestercarbon feed pollinators and manage water Itrsquos a lot to askbut it doesnrsquot have to look messy and it may be the key toour survivalrdquo
For many people who arenrsquot sure what they can doabout climate change home gardens provide an opportu-
nity to make a palpable differenceThat sense of purpose is creating a change in garden
aesthetics with a more natural look and more emphasis on
drought-tolerant and wildlife-friendly plantsldquoItrsquos one of the few things an individual can do tomitigate climate change The cumulative impact on theenvironment is huge plus itrsquos easy affordable and funrdquosaid Ann Savageau who ripped out most of her lawn in
drought-parched Davis California a year ago and replant-ed with desert grasses and other native plantsldquoThe increase wersquove seen in pollinators butteries andbirds at our house is really exciting and we reduced ourwater usage by two thirdsrdquo she said
Whereas there used to be enough land for wildlife andhumans to exist separately itrsquos become essential that we
share habitats Tallamy and Rick Darke argue in their bookldquoThe Living Landscape Designing for Beauty and Biodiver-sity in the Home Gardenrdquo (Timber Press 2014)
ldquoUnless we share our space with nature the plants onwhich bees caterpillars butteries birds and other wildlifedepend will not surviverdquo Tallamy said
Earth-friendly gardens consist mostly of native specieson which local wildlife depends experts sayldquoGardening for wildlife especially birds is really the hotthing now in horticulture and gardening The trend istoward naturalistic garden design with native plants Itrsquos a
High Line kind of a lookrdquo said KristinSchleiter associate vice president foroutdoor gardens and senior curatorat the New York Botanical Garden
The High Line the New YorkCity park and garden which runsalong a strip of old elevated trackldquodoes symbolize a newer aestheticin purposeful naturalized garden-ingrdquo said Tom Smarr its director ofhorticulture
About half the plants are natives andthe other half are self-seeded specieswhich require relatively little mainte-nance and water ldquoTherersquos way moreforgiveness and durability about itrdquohe said
ldquoA lot of people have totally beeninspired by the wild look and have
tried it on their own at homerdquo Smarr saidA few specic ways that home gardeners can go easy on
the planet
PLANT AN OAK TREE
Oaks sequester lots of carbon have enormous rootsystems that help manage water and according toTallamy and Darke are fantastic at supporting wildlife
ldquoThere are 557 species of caterpillars in the Mid-Atlanticstates and theyrsquore all bird food The birds eat all thecaterpillars to support their young so you donrsquot need toworry about defoliationrdquo
FEED THE POLLINATORS
Tallamy warns that without pollinators 80 percent
to 90 percent of all plants would be lost and thatgardeners should focus on plants that feed the estimated4000 species of native bees Pollinator-friendly gardensfeature a sequence of native owering plants so thatfrom April through September somethingrsquos alwaysblooming Mountain mint sunowers native hollysweet pepper bush and goldenrod are all great forpollinators Tallamy said Further west blazing starand milkweed are good choices Schleiter said thatearly spring can be especially tough for bees For earlybloomers she recommends Lyndera a native bush with
great fall color and also dogwood
MINIMIZE LAWN CONCRETE AND NON-NATIVE
ORNAMENTAL SPECIES
ldquoAround 92 percent of our suburban lots are lawnand thatrsquos the worst you can dordquo Tallamy said addingthat concrete seems to be our ldquodefault landscapingrdquoand ornamental Asian plant varieties have little to offernative wildlife
ldquoIn the typical American yard 80 percent of theplants are from China Thatrsquos not a functioning eco-
systemrdquo he saidEven apartment dwellers can help by planting native
species on roofs and terracesSchleiter said ldquoReally think about the amount of
chemical thatrsquos put on our lawns If yoursquore not using all ofyour lawn just let the grass grow out and maybe put insome native perennials It all adds uprdquo
AVOID PESTICIDES
ldquoIf yoursquore planting a garden for bees and butteriesdonrsquot use pesticides that will kill bees and butteriesrdquo
warned Schleiter ldquoIt sounds obvious but people do itall the time You have to be extra sure that when youbuy a plant at the nursery it hasnrsquot been sprayed withany pesticides Nurseries do it a lot and you need to beextremely carefulrdquo a
New York Cityrsquos the High Line | AP Photo 2015
Help the planet and lk d din it
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Dean Fosdick | For the Associated Press
Who needs soil to sow asustainable garden You cancultivate plants in mid-air
oat them in mineral-enriched water oradd nutrients for an organic harvest by
using your own sh for the fertilizerAll of these methods can be done
indoors and year-roundHydroponics may be the most familiar
soil-less gardening technology Itinvolves growing plants by oating theirroots in chemically enhanced waterThe operation can be automated with atimer Some systems are portable
Aquaponics blends aquaculture(feeding sh in tanks) with hydroponics
Water heavy in organic animal waste ispumped from a sh tank into grow bedswhere plants lter out the nutrients Thepuried water is then recycled backinto the sh tank where the nitrate-production sequence is renewed
Aeroponics uses no growingmedium Instead plants are strung overcontainers and their roots are mistedwith a nutrient-heavy solution
ldquoThe technology that is accelerating
this (soil-less) trend is the proliferationof extremely effective and increasinglyenergy-efcient grow lightsrdquo said SylviaBernstein owner of The AquaponicSource in Longmont Colorado
ldquoWith todayrsquos grow lights any spacecan become a year-round garden Irsquoveworked with people who are growingin basements garages laundry roomswarehouses and classroomsrdquo she said
The systems are easy to learn and to
maintain Bernstein saidldquoFirst there is no weeding involved
And because you can set your growbeds at whatever height works best for
you stooping and bending can also beminimizedrdquo she said
Watering also is easier especially withaquaponics ldquoYou simply top off yourtanks once every week to 10 days versusthe nearly daily watering that an outdoorgarden requiresrdquo Bernstein said
Hydroponics is an uncomplicated wayto raise vegetables said Richard Tyson
Orange County (Florida) Extension directorldquoThe oating system is one of the
most inexpensive low-tech systemsaround and as long as you stick withleafy salad crops and herbs it is one ofthe best for beginnersrdquo Tyson said
As for aeroponic gardens they need
little space making them popularwith apartment dwellers Their moist
environment is vulnerable to bacteriagrowth and disease though so theymust be kept clean
Nearly any freshwater sh that thrivesin captivity can be used for aquaponicgardening from goldsh to catsh troutto craysh The sh can be purchased
from licensed hatcheries whileaquaponic hydroponic and aeroponickits are available at specialized supplystores and online
ldquoThe best sh to grow in aquaponicsare the sh that best suit your needswhether those be for food or funor both and that are conducive togrowing the plants you are interested ingrowingrdquo Bernstein said
Fast-growing tilapia are the most
commonly used Bernstein hastrained her tilapia to eat from a babybottle which provides a degree ofentertainment And she noted ldquoYoualways can eat the full-grown shrdquo
ldquoIn the not-so-distant future I believethat indoor aquaponic gardens willbecome more the norm than theexceptionrdquo Bernstein said ldquoHomeownerswill start to think of them as a part of theirfood preparation environment much like
a living pantryrdquo aFor more see this fact sheet from
Oregon State University Extensionhttpwwwextensionoregonstateedu
gardeningnode2337
AP Photo 2015
Gardenin with air wat er and fish f erti lizer
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GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT PIE
(Submitted by Mary Beth Greenleaf )
2 cups green tomatoes (chopped)2 cups Granny Smith apples (pared chopped)frac12 cup raisinsfrac12 orange (seeded chopped ne)frac14 cup suet (chopped ne)1frac12 cups brown sugar2 tablespoons cider vinegar1 tablespoon saltfrac12 teaspoon cinnamonfrac14 teaspoon nutmegfrac14 teaspoon ground cloves18 teaspoon ginger18 teaspoon allspice
bull Preheat oven to 375 degrees Mix together all ingredientsput into prepared 9-inch crust Cover with full or latticecrust Bake about 40 minutes
GREEN TOMATO RELISH
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)
1 quart green tomatoes1 quart ripe tomatoes2 bunches celery2 sweet peppers preferably red for color2 large onions1 small cabbage2 cucumbers1 pound brown sugar1 teaspoon mustard seed1 teaspoon black pepper1 quart vinegar
bull Chop (It is important to chop vegetables rather than grindthem) tomatoes celery peppers onions cabbage andcucumbers mix and add frac12 cup of salt Let stand 2 hoursDrain off all excess liquid
bull In large pot mix sugar mustard seed pepper and vinegarHeat and when sugar dissolves add chopped vegetablesBring to slow boil and ll sterilized jars (7 pint) Chillbefore serving
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoNaomirsquos Home Companionrdquo)
3 medium rm green tomatoes about 1 poundfrac14 teaspoon saltfrac14 teaspoon black pepperfrac14 cup white cornmeal2frac14 cups solid shortening or bacon fat for frying
bull Cut tomatoes into 4 (frac12-inch) thick slices Season with saltand pepper Dredge slices in cornmeal coating well onboth sides
bull In a large heavy skillet add enough shortening orbacon fat to a depth of frac12-inch and heat on high untilshimmering and starting to smoke a little Add half oftomato slices lower heat to medium-high Cover skilletand cook until bottoms of tomatoes are browned andsizzling stops about 4 minutes
bull Turn tomatoes over Cover and cook second side about2 minutes Should be slightly soft around the rm edgesRemove tomatoes to paper towel to drain Taste if tartsprinkle with sugar while still hot Serves 4
OVEN-FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoMama Diprsquos Kitchenrdquo)
4 green tomatoes slicedfrac12 stick butter or margarine1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon black pepper1 cup self-rising our
bull Preheat oven to 400 degrees Melt butter in baking panStir in salt and pepper Coat tomatoes with our andplace in pan Bake on lower rack of oven for 8 minutesThen turn the oven up to broil in order to brown thetomato slices Serves 6
MISS MEL ROBERTSONrsquoS GREEN TOMATO PICKLES
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)1 peck (8 dry quarts) green tomatoes6 large onionsfrac12 cup salt2 quarts water4 quarts vinegar2 pounds brown sugar2 tablespoons whole cloves2 tablespoons white mustard seed2 tablespoons whole allspice1 tablespoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons cinnamon
bull Slice tomatoes and onions Sprinkle with salt and let standovernight In the morning drain well Put them into aporcelain kettle (modern aluminum best) with water and1 quart vinegar Boil 15 minutes drain them dry
bull In kettle combine the remaining 3 quarts of vinegar sugaand spices Boil slowly for 1 hour taking care not to burnWhen cold put in stone crock and cover a
Andrea Yeager | For the Biloxi-Sun Herald
Now that spring nally has arrived folks are eager to work in their yards whether planting ornamentals or edibles Few things are as tastyas homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers they just have so much avor
Readers share their favorite green tomato recipes mdash from green tomato sweet pickles to green tomato mincemeat pie
rsquo Tis th e s easn fr ard en-t-tabl e dinin
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Kim Cook | For The Associated Press
Curves have been all over the
fashion and celebrity magazinesand are nding their way into
design and decor too
ldquoTheyrsquore sensuous and invitingrdquoNew York designer Barry Goralnick
said at the Architectural Digest HomeDesign Show held in late March
ldquoCurved sofas that bring people closertogether rounded dining tables that
are easier for conversation roundcocktail tables that are cozy and
forgiving to shins Arcs circles boatshapes mdash all kinds of curvesrdquo
Examples of the trend included MattHuttonrsquos walnut or cherry coffee table
a group of connecting circles The
Portland Maine furniture designer callsthe table which is available in three
sizes ldquoCrop Circlesrdquo (studio24bcom)Aaron Scott a New York furniture
and lighting designer who hails fromOregon blends his affection for Pacic
Northwest topography with an interestin geometry and the engineered form
His curvy oiled-oak pendant lamp
somehow managed to evoke a tree burland a shiprsquos propeller at once organic
and mechanical The same was true ofa round table lamp crafted of layers of
bleached wood circles with cutouts toreveal the light beneath
A sleek circle of glass was perched ona sinuous wood base that looked like
a weathered waxed whale vertebra
and the juxtaposition made for a piecethat was as much sculpture as furniture
(aaronscottdesigncom) Justin Teilhet a ceramicist from
Yellow Springs Ohio showed an
arresting collection of porcelainobjets drsquoart Concentric circles formed
vessels that were glazed in gunmetaland given 24-karat-gold-leaf interiors
The pieces were simple and dynamic
(jteilhetporcelaincom)Hubbardton Forgersquos Flux pendant was
a studied tangle of LED-lit aluminumbands that created a cool contemporary
xture (hubbardtonforgecom )Spin Ceramics showed Chinese
designer Qi Qiong Qiongrsquos elegantMobius Strip porcelain vase with
multiple apertures for owers and anunglazed nish that showed off the
interplay between the soft contours andcrisp edges (wwwspinceramicscom )
Canadian Kino Guerin manipulates
panels of walnut wenge cherry orzebrawood veneer into curled and
knotted ribbons that become art shelvesor tables
ldquoTo get this overall effect the panelmust be bent as if this had been done
naturally It must reect equilibriumbetween the curve and the straight
line between exuberance and purityrdquo
the Montreal-based designer said(kinoguerincom )
Designer Alexa Hampton is also aproponent of mixing curves with linear
shapes She created a relaxed andpretty ldquoLibraryrdquo space for show guests
that incorporated voluptuous ceramictable lamps inviting round tables and
comfy chairs with curved arms
ldquoShape and silhouette are alwaysmajor considerations when designing
an interiorrdquo she said ldquoMuch like anyessential duality mdash yin and yang hard
and soft masculine and feminine mdash
when a room has straight and curvyelements the result is more complete
and therefore more successfulrdquoStraight lines are a given in any
room she said think walls windowstable legs
ldquoBut curves should always be addedas wellrdquo she added ldquoIn architecture the
circle is the strongest shaperdquo a
AP Photos 2015
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Kim Cook | For the Associated Press
C
all it subversive stitcheryAlternative embroidery Todayrsquos
home samplers include everything
from Kanye West tweets to tattoo designs Jamie Chalmers a burly bearded fellow
who lives in Bedford England calls
himself a ldquomanbroidererrdquo He runs a blogand wrote a book ldquoPush Stitchery 30
Artists Explore the Boundaries of Stitched
Artrdquo (Push StitcheryLark Crafts 2011)ldquoAbout 12 years ago I bought a cross-
stitch pattern as something to do whileon a long plane journey I was motivated
by the juxtaposition of being a big mandoing a tiny little cross stitch but once
I got into it I really enjoyed itrdquo hesays ldquoI started Mr X Stitch as a way of
showcasing contemporary embroidery
from around the world challenging thecommon paradigm that stitching is just
for little old ladiesldquoOne of the reasons people like
learning from me is that Irsquom big bald
straight and tattooed and if I likeembroidery then anyone can like itrdquo hesays (mrxstitchcom)
Pop culture translated into cross stitchmay be edgy irreverent and funny
Picture a sampler stitched with lyrics
from Stephen Sondheim or Snoop Doggscenes from ldquoPoltergeistrdquo or Harry Potter
portraits of Lena Dunham or GrumpyCat cross-stitched burgers asparagus
cupcakes or kimchi You get the ideaSingapore-based artist Teresa Lim
stitches scenes from her travels mdash abridge in Prague a park in Tokyo a eld
of German sheep
ldquoEmbroidering a place instead of takinga photo makes a difference When you
take a photo you donrsquot notice the small
details But when you draw or embroideryour eye picks out so much more detailrdquoshe says ldquoAfter I complete a piece I
feel like I actually know the placerdquo(teeteeheeheecom)
Jacqueline and Christopher Gable of
St Catherines Ontario run a blog calledWee Little Stitches Theyrsquove found a niche
rendering the casts of movies and TVseries like ldquoStar Warsrdquo lsquorsquoLord of the Ringsrdquo
and ldquoThe Big Bang Theoryrdquo into pixels forcross stitching
Why pixels ldquoThe neat thing aboutpixels is that they translate exactly in to
cross-stitch designs mdashin fact it could
be said that cross-stitching is the originalpixel artrdquo laughs Jacqueline
ldquoI think my favorite is the lsquoGolden Girlsrsquo
pattern I have such fond memories ofwatching the show with my grandmotherrdquoshe says (etsycomshopweelittlestitches )
Emily Peacock stitches alphabets andphrases like ldquoThink Happy Thoughtsrdquo
using colorful groovy typefaces with a
happy-go-lucky vibe The artist basedin Buckinghamshire England says her
background in graphic design andfascination with fonts and uplifting themes
inform her ideasldquoI love the vibrancy of folk art and the
simplicity of mid-century design I havean idea sketch it out and then turn up
the volume so that the effect is eye-
catching and immediate mdash I like designs
that demand your attention as you enter
a roomrdquo she says ldquoI play a lot with colorand can feel a sort of lsquoyesrsquo moment when
the color balance is right Then I know
I can start stitchingrdquo (etsycomshop emilypeacocktapestry )
Want the entire ldquoGame of Thronesrdquo
Westeros map in cross stitch Thatrsquosthe top-seller at Jen Egglestonrsquos Etsy
com shop Eggleston of Vancouver
British Columbia also has riffedon ldquoNational Lampoonrsquos Christmas
Vacationrdquo and ldquoMad Menrdquo She recentlycompleted an ambitious design that
shows the self-destruct sequence on thespaceship in ldquoAlienrdquo (etsycomshop
randomlygenerated )There are lots of downloadable patterns
like these online for a nominal cost mdash
designers provide color and measurementguidelines Online tutorials show how to
design your own chartIf you just appreciate the cross-stitch
motif without picking up needle and
thread consider the Stitches collectionfrom Danish rm Menu Therersquos a pretty
jar candlestick and vase done on white
porcelain with gray stitch trim Here toois Gry Fagerrsquos vine and leaf cross-stitch
pattern printed in soft gray on a crisp
white plate (allmoderncom)Hungarian artist Zsanett Szirmay uses
cross stitch to create multimedia artUsing a laser she transfers old-style
Eastern European folk-art embroiderypatterns onto fabric strips which can
then be ldquoplayedrdquo in an old punch-cardmusic box She calls it ldquosoundweavingrdquo
(soundweavinghu) a
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Ag-od art finds cnt emprary edg
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Kat Bergeron | Biloxi-Sun Herald
Along long time ago an Asianking was violently assassinatedand turned into a cuckoo a bird
known for its repertoire of calls Butthe king-turned-cuckoo sang so bitterly
that blood ran from his bill This wasspringtime and the owers in profusebloom turned red from the drippingblood
The azalea was bornNothing says Spring in the Deep
South more colorfully than bloomingazaleas Writers poets and lmproducers use this ower to impart asense of place a uniquely Southernidentity In fact the shrubs that produce
these ubiquitous spring owers aregrouped as Southern indica
ldquoIndicardquo however is a throwbackto that Asian legend which takesplace in China and like so muchfolklore is adapted in other nearbycountries in what was once knownas the East Indies Ironically thisevergreen owering plant so belovedby Southerners does not hail from ourSouthland
But we certainly have made it ourslock stock and bloom
A native American azalea does existbut few recognize it unless they arewoods hikers or adventurous gardenersI grew up calling them ldquohoneysuckleazaleasrdquo and many is the time Itromped through woods with my Momin search of them The native owersare fragrant look more like honeysuckleblossoms and the leaves disappear in
winterMomrsquos yard had lovely examples of
these natives as well as the indicas butlater owners of her Gulfport propertydidnrsquot realize what they had and
relandscaped Katrina took everythingfrom my Biloxi yard but drive across
the Mississippi Coast and yoursquoll realizethat many old azaleas survive
Bare spots left by storm neglectand redevelopment slowly get lledin again if wersquore lucky with azaleasWe should never let these beautiesdisappear We should be like MissMaudie in ldquoTo Kill a MockingbirdrdquoWhen the big house burned she foundhappiness because she could plant andtend to more azaleas in a smaller house
that didnrsquot require so much indoor workThe coastal South provides a perfect
home for the indica azalea in soilnutrients and climate but our Coastwasnrsquot much into planting them until
the 1920s Early editions of the Biloxi-Sun Herald even in the 1890s mention
azaleas but most people displayedthem in pots instead of in the ground
In the US indicas were rstintroduced as outdoor landscape plantsin the 1830s at a Charleston SCplantation according to the recordsof ower historian Fred C Galle latedirector of Callaway Gardens A decadeafter the Civil War that plantation nowknown as Magnolia Gardens openedto the public But Southerners remained
slow to catch on to planting landscapeazaleas
Mobile was among the rst citiesnear us to take the azalea seriously andsocial news pages of the early 1900s
document numerous March day tripsto Mobile to admire blooming azaleasA few plants likely colored SouthMississippi but they remained mostpopular in pots
Then on Sept 28 1927 this appearedldquoWA Cox local nurseryman
announces the purchase of 4000azaleas from a dealer in Mobile theseplants to be brought to the Coastby truck for delivery about Nov 1These wonderful owering plantswhich are so noted in North Carolinaand in Mobile have been found mostsuccessful in growth along the Coastand Mr Cox is most desirous of seeingmany of them planted here
ldquoHe states he is bringing the plants
to the Coast at a very nominal price inorder to see the section beautied withthis lovely plant which blooms in thespringrdquo
Cox the Coastrsquos biggest agriculturalpromoter of that area already hadorders from Gulfport which planned toput them in parks and neutral groundsGulf Park College (now Southern Miss-Coast) Gulf Coast Military Academyand numerous homeowners also had
advance ordersDid Coxrsquos experiment work
Obviously as this from April 6 1929shows
ldquoInterest in the culture of azaleas isgrowing on the Coast as is evidenced bythe many handsome specimens of thispopular spring ower now growing inthe gardens of the Coast ower loversMany of the plants of the azaleas arequite small but this ower has the
charm of blooming even when but afew inches highrdquo
Azalea fever nally infected mdash andcontinues to infect mdash local victims a
p
The Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo Tokyo holds a Tsutsuji Matsuri (Azalea Festival) from early Apriluntil early May every year | Photo by nahccofickr
Th e riin f th e Suthrsquos mst r ecnized landscape shrub
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Katherine Roth | For the Associated Press
From the biggest botanical gardens to the smallestbackyard plots and terraces therersquos a movementunderway to make gardens work harder for the
environmentldquoItrsquos no longer enough for a garden to just look pretty
Every garden needs to do more and every garden mat-tersrdquo said Douglas Tallamy a professor in the departmentof entomology and wildlife ecology at the University ofDelaware
Because of global warming and habitat destructionhe said ldquotoday gardens need to support life sequestercarbon feed pollinators and manage water Itrsquos a lot to askbut it doesnrsquot have to look messy and it may be the key toour survivalrdquo
For many people who arenrsquot sure what they can doabout climate change home gardens provide an opportu-
nity to make a palpable differenceThat sense of purpose is creating a change in garden
aesthetics with a more natural look and more emphasis on
drought-tolerant and wildlife-friendly plantsldquoItrsquos one of the few things an individual can do tomitigate climate change The cumulative impact on theenvironment is huge plus itrsquos easy affordable and funrdquosaid Ann Savageau who ripped out most of her lawn in
drought-parched Davis California a year ago and replant-ed with desert grasses and other native plantsldquoThe increase wersquove seen in pollinators butteries andbirds at our house is really exciting and we reduced ourwater usage by two thirdsrdquo she said
Whereas there used to be enough land for wildlife andhumans to exist separately itrsquos become essential that we
share habitats Tallamy and Rick Darke argue in their bookldquoThe Living Landscape Designing for Beauty and Biodiver-sity in the Home Gardenrdquo (Timber Press 2014)
ldquoUnless we share our space with nature the plants onwhich bees caterpillars butteries birds and other wildlifedepend will not surviverdquo Tallamy said
Earth-friendly gardens consist mostly of native specieson which local wildlife depends experts sayldquoGardening for wildlife especially birds is really the hotthing now in horticulture and gardening The trend istoward naturalistic garden design with native plants Itrsquos a
High Line kind of a lookrdquo said KristinSchleiter associate vice president foroutdoor gardens and senior curatorat the New York Botanical Garden
The High Line the New YorkCity park and garden which runsalong a strip of old elevated trackldquodoes symbolize a newer aestheticin purposeful naturalized garden-ingrdquo said Tom Smarr its director ofhorticulture
About half the plants are natives andthe other half are self-seeded specieswhich require relatively little mainte-nance and water ldquoTherersquos way moreforgiveness and durability about itrdquohe said
ldquoA lot of people have totally beeninspired by the wild look and have
tried it on their own at homerdquo Smarr saidA few specic ways that home gardeners can go easy on
the planet
PLANT AN OAK TREE
Oaks sequester lots of carbon have enormous rootsystems that help manage water and according toTallamy and Darke are fantastic at supporting wildlife
ldquoThere are 557 species of caterpillars in the Mid-Atlanticstates and theyrsquore all bird food The birds eat all thecaterpillars to support their young so you donrsquot need toworry about defoliationrdquo
FEED THE POLLINATORS
Tallamy warns that without pollinators 80 percent
to 90 percent of all plants would be lost and thatgardeners should focus on plants that feed the estimated4000 species of native bees Pollinator-friendly gardensfeature a sequence of native owering plants so thatfrom April through September somethingrsquos alwaysblooming Mountain mint sunowers native hollysweet pepper bush and goldenrod are all great forpollinators Tallamy said Further west blazing starand milkweed are good choices Schleiter said thatearly spring can be especially tough for bees For earlybloomers she recommends Lyndera a native bush with
great fall color and also dogwood
MINIMIZE LAWN CONCRETE AND NON-NATIVE
ORNAMENTAL SPECIES
ldquoAround 92 percent of our suburban lots are lawnand thatrsquos the worst you can dordquo Tallamy said addingthat concrete seems to be our ldquodefault landscapingrdquoand ornamental Asian plant varieties have little to offernative wildlife
ldquoIn the typical American yard 80 percent of theplants are from China Thatrsquos not a functioning eco-
systemrdquo he saidEven apartment dwellers can help by planting native
species on roofs and terracesSchleiter said ldquoReally think about the amount of
chemical thatrsquos put on our lawns If yoursquore not using all ofyour lawn just let the grass grow out and maybe put insome native perennials It all adds uprdquo
AVOID PESTICIDES
ldquoIf yoursquore planting a garden for bees and butteriesdonrsquot use pesticides that will kill bees and butteriesrdquo
warned Schleiter ldquoIt sounds obvious but people do itall the time You have to be extra sure that when youbuy a plant at the nursery it hasnrsquot been sprayed withany pesticides Nurseries do it a lot and you need to beextremely carefulrdquo a
New York Cityrsquos the High Line | AP Photo 2015
Help the planet and lk d din it
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Dean Fosdick | For the Associated Press
Who needs soil to sow asustainable garden You cancultivate plants in mid-air
oat them in mineral-enriched water oradd nutrients for an organic harvest by
using your own sh for the fertilizerAll of these methods can be done
indoors and year-roundHydroponics may be the most familiar
soil-less gardening technology Itinvolves growing plants by oating theirroots in chemically enhanced waterThe operation can be automated with atimer Some systems are portable
Aquaponics blends aquaculture(feeding sh in tanks) with hydroponics
Water heavy in organic animal waste ispumped from a sh tank into grow bedswhere plants lter out the nutrients Thepuried water is then recycled backinto the sh tank where the nitrate-production sequence is renewed
Aeroponics uses no growingmedium Instead plants are strung overcontainers and their roots are mistedwith a nutrient-heavy solution
ldquoThe technology that is accelerating
this (soil-less) trend is the proliferationof extremely effective and increasinglyenergy-efcient grow lightsrdquo said SylviaBernstein owner of The AquaponicSource in Longmont Colorado
ldquoWith todayrsquos grow lights any spacecan become a year-round garden Irsquoveworked with people who are growingin basements garages laundry roomswarehouses and classroomsrdquo she said
The systems are easy to learn and to
maintain Bernstein saidldquoFirst there is no weeding involved
And because you can set your growbeds at whatever height works best for
you stooping and bending can also beminimizedrdquo she said
Watering also is easier especially withaquaponics ldquoYou simply top off yourtanks once every week to 10 days versusthe nearly daily watering that an outdoorgarden requiresrdquo Bernstein said
Hydroponics is an uncomplicated wayto raise vegetables said Richard Tyson
Orange County (Florida) Extension directorldquoThe oating system is one of the
most inexpensive low-tech systemsaround and as long as you stick withleafy salad crops and herbs it is one ofthe best for beginnersrdquo Tyson said
As for aeroponic gardens they need
little space making them popularwith apartment dwellers Their moist
environment is vulnerable to bacteriagrowth and disease though so theymust be kept clean
Nearly any freshwater sh that thrivesin captivity can be used for aquaponicgardening from goldsh to catsh troutto craysh The sh can be purchased
from licensed hatcheries whileaquaponic hydroponic and aeroponickits are available at specialized supplystores and online
ldquoThe best sh to grow in aquaponicsare the sh that best suit your needswhether those be for food or funor both and that are conducive togrowing the plants you are interested ingrowingrdquo Bernstein said
Fast-growing tilapia are the most
commonly used Bernstein hastrained her tilapia to eat from a babybottle which provides a degree ofentertainment And she noted ldquoYoualways can eat the full-grown shrdquo
ldquoIn the not-so-distant future I believethat indoor aquaponic gardens willbecome more the norm than theexceptionrdquo Bernstein said ldquoHomeownerswill start to think of them as a part of theirfood preparation environment much like
a living pantryrdquo aFor more see this fact sheet from
Oregon State University Extensionhttpwwwextensionoregonstateedu
gardeningnode2337
AP Photo 2015
Gardenin with air wat er and fish f erti lizer
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GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT PIE
(Submitted by Mary Beth Greenleaf )
2 cups green tomatoes (chopped)2 cups Granny Smith apples (pared chopped)frac12 cup raisinsfrac12 orange (seeded chopped ne)frac14 cup suet (chopped ne)1frac12 cups brown sugar2 tablespoons cider vinegar1 tablespoon saltfrac12 teaspoon cinnamonfrac14 teaspoon nutmegfrac14 teaspoon ground cloves18 teaspoon ginger18 teaspoon allspice
bull Preheat oven to 375 degrees Mix together all ingredientsput into prepared 9-inch crust Cover with full or latticecrust Bake about 40 minutes
GREEN TOMATO RELISH
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)
1 quart green tomatoes1 quart ripe tomatoes2 bunches celery2 sweet peppers preferably red for color2 large onions1 small cabbage2 cucumbers1 pound brown sugar1 teaspoon mustard seed1 teaspoon black pepper1 quart vinegar
bull Chop (It is important to chop vegetables rather than grindthem) tomatoes celery peppers onions cabbage andcucumbers mix and add frac12 cup of salt Let stand 2 hoursDrain off all excess liquid
bull In large pot mix sugar mustard seed pepper and vinegarHeat and when sugar dissolves add chopped vegetablesBring to slow boil and ll sterilized jars (7 pint) Chillbefore serving
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoNaomirsquos Home Companionrdquo)
3 medium rm green tomatoes about 1 poundfrac14 teaspoon saltfrac14 teaspoon black pepperfrac14 cup white cornmeal2frac14 cups solid shortening or bacon fat for frying
bull Cut tomatoes into 4 (frac12-inch) thick slices Season with saltand pepper Dredge slices in cornmeal coating well onboth sides
bull In a large heavy skillet add enough shortening orbacon fat to a depth of frac12-inch and heat on high untilshimmering and starting to smoke a little Add half oftomato slices lower heat to medium-high Cover skilletand cook until bottoms of tomatoes are browned andsizzling stops about 4 minutes
bull Turn tomatoes over Cover and cook second side about2 minutes Should be slightly soft around the rm edgesRemove tomatoes to paper towel to drain Taste if tartsprinkle with sugar while still hot Serves 4
OVEN-FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoMama Diprsquos Kitchenrdquo)
4 green tomatoes slicedfrac12 stick butter or margarine1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon black pepper1 cup self-rising our
bull Preheat oven to 400 degrees Melt butter in baking panStir in salt and pepper Coat tomatoes with our andplace in pan Bake on lower rack of oven for 8 minutesThen turn the oven up to broil in order to brown thetomato slices Serves 6
MISS MEL ROBERTSONrsquoS GREEN TOMATO PICKLES
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)1 peck (8 dry quarts) green tomatoes6 large onionsfrac12 cup salt2 quarts water4 quarts vinegar2 pounds brown sugar2 tablespoons whole cloves2 tablespoons white mustard seed2 tablespoons whole allspice1 tablespoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons cinnamon
bull Slice tomatoes and onions Sprinkle with salt and let standovernight In the morning drain well Put them into aporcelain kettle (modern aluminum best) with water and1 quart vinegar Boil 15 minutes drain them dry
bull In kettle combine the remaining 3 quarts of vinegar sugaand spices Boil slowly for 1 hour taking care not to burnWhen cold put in stone crock and cover a
Andrea Yeager | For the Biloxi-Sun Herald
Now that spring nally has arrived folks are eager to work in their yards whether planting ornamentals or edibles Few things are as tastyas homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers they just have so much avor
Readers share their favorite green tomato recipes mdash from green tomato sweet pickles to green tomato mincemeat pie
rsquo Tis th e s easn fr ard en-t-tabl e dinin
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Kim Cook | For the Associated Press
C
all it subversive stitcheryAlternative embroidery Todayrsquos
home samplers include everything
from Kanye West tweets to tattoo designs Jamie Chalmers a burly bearded fellow
who lives in Bedford England calls
himself a ldquomanbroidererrdquo He runs a blogand wrote a book ldquoPush Stitchery 30
Artists Explore the Boundaries of Stitched
Artrdquo (Push StitcheryLark Crafts 2011)ldquoAbout 12 years ago I bought a cross-
stitch pattern as something to do whileon a long plane journey I was motivated
by the juxtaposition of being a big mandoing a tiny little cross stitch but once
I got into it I really enjoyed itrdquo hesays ldquoI started Mr X Stitch as a way of
showcasing contemporary embroidery
from around the world challenging thecommon paradigm that stitching is just
for little old ladiesldquoOne of the reasons people like
learning from me is that Irsquom big bald
straight and tattooed and if I likeembroidery then anyone can like itrdquo hesays (mrxstitchcom)
Pop culture translated into cross stitchmay be edgy irreverent and funny
Picture a sampler stitched with lyrics
from Stephen Sondheim or Snoop Doggscenes from ldquoPoltergeistrdquo or Harry Potter
portraits of Lena Dunham or GrumpyCat cross-stitched burgers asparagus
cupcakes or kimchi You get the ideaSingapore-based artist Teresa Lim
stitches scenes from her travels mdash abridge in Prague a park in Tokyo a eld
of German sheep
ldquoEmbroidering a place instead of takinga photo makes a difference When you
take a photo you donrsquot notice the small
details But when you draw or embroideryour eye picks out so much more detailrdquoshe says ldquoAfter I complete a piece I
feel like I actually know the placerdquo(teeteeheeheecom)
Jacqueline and Christopher Gable of
St Catherines Ontario run a blog calledWee Little Stitches Theyrsquove found a niche
rendering the casts of movies and TVseries like ldquoStar Warsrdquo lsquorsquoLord of the Ringsrdquo
and ldquoThe Big Bang Theoryrdquo into pixels forcross stitching
Why pixels ldquoThe neat thing aboutpixels is that they translate exactly in to
cross-stitch designs mdashin fact it could
be said that cross-stitching is the originalpixel artrdquo laughs Jacqueline
ldquoI think my favorite is the lsquoGolden Girlsrsquo
pattern I have such fond memories ofwatching the show with my grandmotherrdquoshe says (etsycomshopweelittlestitches )
Emily Peacock stitches alphabets andphrases like ldquoThink Happy Thoughtsrdquo
using colorful groovy typefaces with a
happy-go-lucky vibe The artist basedin Buckinghamshire England says her
background in graphic design andfascination with fonts and uplifting themes
inform her ideasldquoI love the vibrancy of folk art and the
simplicity of mid-century design I havean idea sketch it out and then turn up
the volume so that the effect is eye-
catching and immediate mdash I like designs
that demand your attention as you enter
a roomrdquo she says ldquoI play a lot with colorand can feel a sort of lsquoyesrsquo moment when
the color balance is right Then I know
I can start stitchingrdquo (etsycomshop emilypeacocktapestry )
Want the entire ldquoGame of Thronesrdquo
Westeros map in cross stitch Thatrsquosthe top-seller at Jen Egglestonrsquos Etsy
com shop Eggleston of Vancouver
British Columbia also has riffedon ldquoNational Lampoonrsquos Christmas
Vacationrdquo and ldquoMad Menrdquo She recentlycompleted an ambitious design that
shows the self-destruct sequence on thespaceship in ldquoAlienrdquo (etsycomshop
randomlygenerated )There are lots of downloadable patterns
like these online for a nominal cost mdash
designers provide color and measurementguidelines Online tutorials show how to
design your own chartIf you just appreciate the cross-stitch
motif without picking up needle and
thread consider the Stitches collectionfrom Danish rm Menu Therersquos a pretty
jar candlestick and vase done on white
porcelain with gray stitch trim Here toois Gry Fagerrsquos vine and leaf cross-stitch
pattern printed in soft gray on a crisp
white plate (allmoderncom)Hungarian artist Zsanett Szirmay uses
cross stitch to create multimedia artUsing a laser she transfers old-style
Eastern European folk-art embroiderypatterns onto fabric strips which can
then be ldquoplayedrdquo in an old punch-cardmusic box She calls it ldquosoundweavingrdquo
(soundweavinghu) a
AP Photo 2015
Ag-od art finds cnt emprary edg
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Kat Bergeron | Biloxi-Sun Herald
Along long time ago an Asianking was violently assassinatedand turned into a cuckoo a bird
known for its repertoire of calls Butthe king-turned-cuckoo sang so bitterly
that blood ran from his bill This wasspringtime and the owers in profusebloom turned red from the drippingblood
The azalea was bornNothing says Spring in the Deep
South more colorfully than bloomingazaleas Writers poets and lmproducers use this ower to impart asense of place a uniquely Southernidentity In fact the shrubs that produce
these ubiquitous spring owers aregrouped as Southern indica
ldquoIndicardquo however is a throwbackto that Asian legend which takesplace in China and like so muchfolklore is adapted in other nearbycountries in what was once knownas the East Indies Ironically thisevergreen owering plant so belovedby Southerners does not hail from ourSouthland
But we certainly have made it ourslock stock and bloom
A native American azalea does existbut few recognize it unless they arewoods hikers or adventurous gardenersI grew up calling them ldquohoneysuckleazaleasrdquo and many is the time Itromped through woods with my Momin search of them The native owersare fragrant look more like honeysuckleblossoms and the leaves disappear in
winterMomrsquos yard had lovely examples of
these natives as well as the indicas butlater owners of her Gulfport propertydidnrsquot realize what they had and
relandscaped Katrina took everythingfrom my Biloxi yard but drive across
the Mississippi Coast and yoursquoll realizethat many old azaleas survive
Bare spots left by storm neglectand redevelopment slowly get lledin again if wersquore lucky with azaleasWe should never let these beautiesdisappear We should be like MissMaudie in ldquoTo Kill a MockingbirdrdquoWhen the big house burned she foundhappiness because she could plant andtend to more azaleas in a smaller house
that didnrsquot require so much indoor workThe coastal South provides a perfect
home for the indica azalea in soilnutrients and climate but our Coastwasnrsquot much into planting them until
the 1920s Early editions of the Biloxi-Sun Herald even in the 1890s mention
azaleas but most people displayedthem in pots instead of in the ground
In the US indicas were rstintroduced as outdoor landscape plantsin the 1830s at a Charleston SCplantation according to the recordsof ower historian Fred C Galle latedirector of Callaway Gardens A decadeafter the Civil War that plantation nowknown as Magnolia Gardens openedto the public But Southerners remained
slow to catch on to planting landscapeazaleas
Mobile was among the rst citiesnear us to take the azalea seriously andsocial news pages of the early 1900s
document numerous March day tripsto Mobile to admire blooming azaleasA few plants likely colored SouthMississippi but they remained mostpopular in pots
Then on Sept 28 1927 this appearedldquoWA Cox local nurseryman
announces the purchase of 4000azaleas from a dealer in Mobile theseplants to be brought to the Coastby truck for delivery about Nov 1These wonderful owering plantswhich are so noted in North Carolinaand in Mobile have been found mostsuccessful in growth along the Coastand Mr Cox is most desirous of seeingmany of them planted here
ldquoHe states he is bringing the plants
to the Coast at a very nominal price inorder to see the section beautied withthis lovely plant which blooms in thespringrdquo
Cox the Coastrsquos biggest agriculturalpromoter of that area already hadorders from Gulfport which planned toput them in parks and neutral groundsGulf Park College (now Southern Miss-Coast) Gulf Coast Military Academyand numerous homeowners also had
advance ordersDid Coxrsquos experiment work
Obviously as this from April 6 1929shows
ldquoInterest in the culture of azaleas isgrowing on the Coast as is evidenced bythe many handsome specimens of thispopular spring ower now growing inthe gardens of the Coast ower loversMany of the plants of the azaleas arequite small but this ower has the
charm of blooming even when but afew inches highrdquo
Azalea fever nally infected mdash andcontinues to infect mdash local victims a
p
The Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo Tokyo holds a Tsutsuji Matsuri (Azalea Festival) from early Apriluntil early May every year | Photo by nahccofickr
Th e riin f th e Suthrsquos mst r ecnized landscape shrub
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Katherine Roth | For the Associated Press
From the biggest botanical gardens to the smallestbackyard plots and terraces therersquos a movementunderway to make gardens work harder for the
environmentldquoItrsquos no longer enough for a garden to just look pretty
Every garden needs to do more and every garden mat-tersrdquo said Douglas Tallamy a professor in the departmentof entomology and wildlife ecology at the University ofDelaware
Because of global warming and habitat destructionhe said ldquotoday gardens need to support life sequestercarbon feed pollinators and manage water Itrsquos a lot to askbut it doesnrsquot have to look messy and it may be the key toour survivalrdquo
For many people who arenrsquot sure what they can doabout climate change home gardens provide an opportu-
nity to make a palpable differenceThat sense of purpose is creating a change in garden
aesthetics with a more natural look and more emphasis on
drought-tolerant and wildlife-friendly plantsldquoItrsquos one of the few things an individual can do tomitigate climate change The cumulative impact on theenvironment is huge plus itrsquos easy affordable and funrdquosaid Ann Savageau who ripped out most of her lawn in
drought-parched Davis California a year ago and replant-ed with desert grasses and other native plantsldquoThe increase wersquove seen in pollinators butteries andbirds at our house is really exciting and we reduced ourwater usage by two thirdsrdquo she said
Whereas there used to be enough land for wildlife andhumans to exist separately itrsquos become essential that we
share habitats Tallamy and Rick Darke argue in their bookldquoThe Living Landscape Designing for Beauty and Biodiver-sity in the Home Gardenrdquo (Timber Press 2014)
ldquoUnless we share our space with nature the plants onwhich bees caterpillars butteries birds and other wildlifedepend will not surviverdquo Tallamy said
Earth-friendly gardens consist mostly of native specieson which local wildlife depends experts sayldquoGardening for wildlife especially birds is really the hotthing now in horticulture and gardening The trend istoward naturalistic garden design with native plants Itrsquos a
High Line kind of a lookrdquo said KristinSchleiter associate vice president foroutdoor gardens and senior curatorat the New York Botanical Garden
The High Line the New YorkCity park and garden which runsalong a strip of old elevated trackldquodoes symbolize a newer aestheticin purposeful naturalized garden-ingrdquo said Tom Smarr its director ofhorticulture
About half the plants are natives andthe other half are self-seeded specieswhich require relatively little mainte-nance and water ldquoTherersquos way moreforgiveness and durability about itrdquohe said
ldquoA lot of people have totally beeninspired by the wild look and have
tried it on their own at homerdquo Smarr saidA few specic ways that home gardeners can go easy on
the planet
PLANT AN OAK TREE
Oaks sequester lots of carbon have enormous rootsystems that help manage water and according toTallamy and Darke are fantastic at supporting wildlife
ldquoThere are 557 species of caterpillars in the Mid-Atlanticstates and theyrsquore all bird food The birds eat all thecaterpillars to support their young so you donrsquot need toworry about defoliationrdquo
FEED THE POLLINATORS
Tallamy warns that without pollinators 80 percent
to 90 percent of all plants would be lost and thatgardeners should focus on plants that feed the estimated4000 species of native bees Pollinator-friendly gardensfeature a sequence of native owering plants so thatfrom April through September somethingrsquos alwaysblooming Mountain mint sunowers native hollysweet pepper bush and goldenrod are all great forpollinators Tallamy said Further west blazing starand milkweed are good choices Schleiter said thatearly spring can be especially tough for bees For earlybloomers she recommends Lyndera a native bush with
great fall color and also dogwood
MINIMIZE LAWN CONCRETE AND NON-NATIVE
ORNAMENTAL SPECIES
ldquoAround 92 percent of our suburban lots are lawnand thatrsquos the worst you can dordquo Tallamy said addingthat concrete seems to be our ldquodefault landscapingrdquoand ornamental Asian plant varieties have little to offernative wildlife
ldquoIn the typical American yard 80 percent of theplants are from China Thatrsquos not a functioning eco-
systemrdquo he saidEven apartment dwellers can help by planting native
species on roofs and terracesSchleiter said ldquoReally think about the amount of
chemical thatrsquos put on our lawns If yoursquore not using all ofyour lawn just let the grass grow out and maybe put insome native perennials It all adds uprdquo
AVOID PESTICIDES
ldquoIf yoursquore planting a garden for bees and butteriesdonrsquot use pesticides that will kill bees and butteriesrdquo
warned Schleiter ldquoIt sounds obvious but people do itall the time You have to be extra sure that when youbuy a plant at the nursery it hasnrsquot been sprayed withany pesticides Nurseries do it a lot and you need to beextremely carefulrdquo a
New York Cityrsquos the High Line | AP Photo 2015
Help the planet and lk d din it
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Dean Fosdick | For the Associated Press
Who needs soil to sow asustainable garden You cancultivate plants in mid-air
oat them in mineral-enriched water oradd nutrients for an organic harvest by
using your own sh for the fertilizerAll of these methods can be done
indoors and year-roundHydroponics may be the most familiar
soil-less gardening technology Itinvolves growing plants by oating theirroots in chemically enhanced waterThe operation can be automated with atimer Some systems are portable
Aquaponics blends aquaculture(feeding sh in tanks) with hydroponics
Water heavy in organic animal waste ispumped from a sh tank into grow bedswhere plants lter out the nutrients Thepuried water is then recycled backinto the sh tank where the nitrate-production sequence is renewed
Aeroponics uses no growingmedium Instead plants are strung overcontainers and their roots are mistedwith a nutrient-heavy solution
ldquoThe technology that is accelerating
this (soil-less) trend is the proliferationof extremely effective and increasinglyenergy-efcient grow lightsrdquo said SylviaBernstein owner of The AquaponicSource in Longmont Colorado
ldquoWith todayrsquos grow lights any spacecan become a year-round garden Irsquoveworked with people who are growingin basements garages laundry roomswarehouses and classroomsrdquo she said
The systems are easy to learn and to
maintain Bernstein saidldquoFirst there is no weeding involved
And because you can set your growbeds at whatever height works best for
you stooping and bending can also beminimizedrdquo she said
Watering also is easier especially withaquaponics ldquoYou simply top off yourtanks once every week to 10 days versusthe nearly daily watering that an outdoorgarden requiresrdquo Bernstein said
Hydroponics is an uncomplicated wayto raise vegetables said Richard Tyson
Orange County (Florida) Extension directorldquoThe oating system is one of the
most inexpensive low-tech systemsaround and as long as you stick withleafy salad crops and herbs it is one ofthe best for beginnersrdquo Tyson said
As for aeroponic gardens they need
little space making them popularwith apartment dwellers Their moist
environment is vulnerable to bacteriagrowth and disease though so theymust be kept clean
Nearly any freshwater sh that thrivesin captivity can be used for aquaponicgardening from goldsh to catsh troutto craysh The sh can be purchased
from licensed hatcheries whileaquaponic hydroponic and aeroponickits are available at specialized supplystores and online
ldquoThe best sh to grow in aquaponicsare the sh that best suit your needswhether those be for food or funor both and that are conducive togrowing the plants you are interested ingrowingrdquo Bernstein said
Fast-growing tilapia are the most
commonly used Bernstein hastrained her tilapia to eat from a babybottle which provides a degree ofentertainment And she noted ldquoYoualways can eat the full-grown shrdquo
ldquoIn the not-so-distant future I believethat indoor aquaponic gardens willbecome more the norm than theexceptionrdquo Bernstein said ldquoHomeownerswill start to think of them as a part of theirfood preparation environment much like
a living pantryrdquo aFor more see this fact sheet from
Oregon State University Extensionhttpwwwextensionoregonstateedu
gardeningnode2337
AP Photo 2015
Gardenin with air wat er and fish f erti lizer
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GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT PIE
(Submitted by Mary Beth Greenleaf )
2 cups green tomatoes (chopped)2 cups Granny Smith apples (pared chopped)frac12 cup raisinsfrac12 orange (seeded chopped ne)frac14 cup suet (chopped ne)1frac12 cups brown sugar2 tablespoons cider vinegar1 tablespoon saltfrac12 teaspoon cinnamonfrac14 teaspoon nutmegfrac14 teaspoon ground cloves18 teaspoon ginger18 teaspoon allspice
bull Preheat oven to 375 degrees Mix together all ingredientsput into prepared 9-inch crust Cover with full or latticecrust Bake about 40 minutes
GREEN TOMATO RELISH
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)
1 quart green tomatoes1 quart ripe tomatoes2 bunches celery2 sweet peppers preferably red for color2 large onions1 small cabbage2 cucumbers1 pound brown sugar1 teaspoon mustard seed1 teaspoon black pepper1 quart vinegar
bull Chop (It is important to chop vegetables rather than grindthem) tomatoes celery peppers onions cabbage andcucumbers mix and add frac12 cup of salt Let stand 2 hoursDrain off all excess liquid
bull In large pot mix sugar mustard seed pepper and vinegarHeat and when sugar dissolves add chopped vegetablesBring to slow boil and ll sterilized jars (7 pint) Chillbefore serving
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoNaomirsquos Home Companionrdquo)
3 medium rm green tomatoes about 1 poundfrac14 teaspoon saltfrac14 teaspoon black pepperfrac14 cup white cornmeal2frac14 cups solid shortening or bacon fat for frying
bull Cut tomatoes into 4 (frac12-inch) thick slices Season with saltand pepper Dredge slices in cornmeal coating well onboth sides
bull In a large heavy skillet add enough shortening orbacon fat to a depth of frac12-inch and heat on high untilshimmering and starting to smoke a little Add half oftomato slices lower heat to medium-high Cover skilletand cook until bottoms of tomatoes are browned andsizzling stops about 4 minutes
bull Turn tomatoes over Cover and cook second side about2 minutes Should be slightly soft around the rm edgesRemove tomatoes to paper towel to drain Taste if tartsprinkle with sugar while still hot Serves 4
OVEN-FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoMama Diprsquos Kitchenrdquo)
4 green tomatoes slicedfrac12 stick butter or margarine1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon black pepper1 cup self-rising our
bull Preheat oven to 400 degrees Melt butter in baking panStir in salt and pepper Coat tomatoes with our andplace in pan Bake on lower rack of oven for 8 minutesThen turn the oven up to broil in order to brown thetomato slices Serves 6
MISS MEL ROBERTSONrsquoS GREEN TOMATO PICKLES
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)1 peck (8 dry quarts) green tomatoes6 large onionsfrac12 cup salt2 quarts water4 quarts vinegar2 pounds brown sugar2 tablespoons whole cloves2 tablespoons white mustard seed2 tablespoons whole allspice1 tablespoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons cinnamon
bull Slice tomatoes and onions Sprinkle with salt and let standovernight In the morning drain well Put them into aporcelain kettle (modern aluminum best) with water and1 quart vinegar Boil 15 minutes drain them dry
bull In kettle combine the remaining 3 quarts of vinegar sugaand spices Boil slowly for 1 hour taking care not to burnWhen cold put in stone crock and cover a
Andrea Yeager | For the Biloxi-Sun Herald
Now that spring nally has arrived folks are eager to work in their yards whether planting ornamentals or edibles Few things are as tastyas homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers they just have so much avor
Readers share their favorite green tomato recipes mdash from green tomato sweet pickles to green tomato mincemeat pie
rsquo Tis th e s easn fr ard en-t-tabl e dinin
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Kim Cook | For the Associated Press
C
all it subversive stitcheryAlternative embroidery Todayrsquos
home samplers include everything
from Kanye West tweets to tattoo designs Jamie Chalmers a burly bearded fellow
who lives in Bedford England calls
himself a ldquomanbroidererrdquo He runs a blogand wrote a book ldquoPush Stitchery 30
Artists Explore the Boundaries of Stitched
Artrdquo (Push StitcheryLark Crafts 2011)ldquoAbout 12 years ago I bought a cross-
stitch pattern as something to do whileon a long plane journey I was motivated
by the juxtaposition of being a big mandoing a tiny little cross stitch but once
I got into it I really enjoyed itrdquo hesays ldquoI started Mr X Stitch as a way of
showcasing contemporary embroidery
from around the world challenging thecommon paradigm that stitching is just
for little old ladiesldquoOne of the reasons people like
learning from me is that Irsquom big bald
straight and tattooed and if I likeembroidery then anyone can like itrdquo hesays (mrxstitchcom)
Pop culture translated into cross stitchmay be edgy irreverent and funny
Picture a sampler stitched with lyrics
from Stephen Sondheim or Snoop Doggscenes from ldquoPoltergeistrdquo or Harry Potter
portraits of Lena Dunham or GrumpyCat cross-stitched burgers asparagus
cupcakes or kimchi You get the ideaSingapore-based artist Teresa Lim
stitches scenes from her travels mdash abridge in Prague a park in Tokyo a eld
of German sheep
ldquoEmbroidering a place instead of takinga photo makes a difference When you
take a photo you donrsquot notice the small
details But when you draw or embroideryour eye picks out so much more detailrdquoshe says ldquoAfter I complete a piece I
feel like I actually know the placerdquo(teeteeheeheecom)
Jacqueline and Christopher Gable of
St Catherines Ontario run a blog calledWee Little Stitches Theyrsquove found a niche
rendering the casts of movies and TVseries like ldquoStar Warsrdquo lsquorsquoLord of the Ringsrdquo
and ldquoThe Big Bang Theoryrdquo into pixels forcross stitching
Why pixels ldquoThe neat thing aboutpixels is that they translate exactly in to
cross-stitch designs mdashin fact it could
be said that cross-stitching is the originalpixel artrdquo laughs Jacqueline
ldquoI think my favorite is the lsquoGolden Girlsrsquo
pattern I have such fond memories ofwatching the show with my grandmotherrdquoshe says (etsycomshopweelittlestitches )
Emily Peacock stitches alphabets andphrases like ldquoThink Happy Thoughtsrdquo
using colorful groovy typefaces with a
happy-go-lucky vibe The artist basedin Buckinghamshire England says her
background in graphic design andfascination with fonts and uplifting themes
inform her ideasldquoI love the vibrancy of folk art and the
simplicity of mid-century design I havean idea sketch it out and then turn up
the volume so that the effect is eye-
catching and immediate mdash I like designs
that demand your attention as you enter
a roomrdquo she says ldquoI play a lot with colorand can feel a sort of lsquoyesrsquo moment when
the color balance is right Then I know
I can start stitchingrdquo (etsycomshop emilypeacocktapestry )
Want the entire ldquoGame of Thronesrdquo
Westeros map in cross stitch Thatrsquosthe top-seller at Jen Egglestonrsquos Etsy
com shop Eggleston of Vancouver
British Columbia also has riffedon ldquoNational Lampoonrsquos Christmas
Vacationrdquo and ldquoMad Menrdquo She recentlycompleted an ambitious design that
shows the self-destruct sequence on thespaceship in ldquoAlienrdquo (etsycomshop
randomlygenerated )There are lots of downloadable patterns
like these online for a nominal cost mdash
designers provide color and measurementguidelines Online tutorials show how to
design your own chartIf you just appreciate the cross-stitch
motif without picking up needle and
thread consider the Stitches collectionfrom Danish rm Menu Therersquos a pretty
jar candlestick and vase done on white
porcelain with gray stitch trim Here toois Gry Fagerrsquos vine and leaf cross-stitch
pattern printed in soft gray on a crisp
white plate (allmoderncom)Hungarian artist Zsanett Szirmay uses
cross stitch to create multimedia artUsing a laser she transfers old-style
Eastern European folk-art embroiderypatterns onto fabric strips which can
then be ldquoplayedrdquo in an old punch-cardmusic box She calls it ldquosoundweavingrdquo
(soundweavinghu) a
AP Photo 2015
Ag-od art finds cnt emprary edg
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ldquoWe offer more
than just carpetrdquo
Johnson Carpet Center 1825 Main Street | Columbus | 328-1522
bull HARDWOOD
bull CARPET
bull VINYL
bull CERAMIC amp PORCELAIN TILES
bull WINDOW COVERINGSbull LUXURY VINYL TILES
bull CARPET amp UPHOLSTERY CLEANING
Design service is offered we will help
you design your new look
Over 90 Years of Combined Experience
Starkville662-323-5232
Columbus 662-329-9992
West Point662-494-7555
Northeast
Exterminating LLC
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D i s p a t c h
If itcrawls
call
Itrsquos Termite Season
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Kat Bergeron | Biloxi-Sun Herald
Along long time ago an Asianking was violently assassinatedand turned into a cuckoo a bird
known for its repertoire of calls Butthe king-turned-cuckoo sang so bitterly
that blood ran from his bill This wasspringtime and the owers in profusebloom turned red from the drippingblood
The azalea was bornNothing says Spring in the Deep
South more colorfully than bloomingazaleas Writers poets and lmproducers use this ower to impart asense of place a uniquely Southernidentity In fact the shrubs that produce
these ubiquitous spring owers aregrouped as Southern indica
ldquoIndicardquo however is a throwbackto that Asian legend which takesplace in China and like so muchfolklore is adapted in other nearbycountries in what was once knownas the East Indies Ironically thisevergreen owering plant so belovedby Southerners does not hail from ourSouthland
But we certainly have made it ourslock stock and bloom
A native American azalea does existbut few recognize it unless they arewoods hikers or adventurous gardenersI grew up calling them ldquohoneysuckleazaleasrdquo and many is the time Itromped through woods with my Momin search of them The native owersare fragrant look more like honeysuckleblossoms and the leaves disappear in
winterMomrsquos yard had lovely examples of
these natives as well as the indicas butlater owners of her Gulfport propertydidnrsquot realize what they had and
relandscaped Katrina took everythingfrom my Biloxi yard but drive across
the Mississippi Coast and yoursquoll realizethat many old azaleas survive
Bare spots left by storm neglectand redevelopment slowly get lledin again if wersquore lucky with azaleasWe should never let these beautiesdisappear We should be like MissMaudie in ldquoTo Kill a MockingbirdrdquoWhen the big house burned she foundhappiness because she could plant andtend to more azaleas in a smaller house
that didnrsquot require so much indoor workThe coastal South provides a perfect
home for the indica azalea in soilnutrients and climate but our Coastwasnrsquot much into planting them until
the 1920s Early editions of the Biloxi-Sun Herald even in the 1890s mention
azaleas but most people displayedthem in pots instead of in the ground
In the US indicas were rstintroduced as outdoor landscape plantsin the 1830s at a Charleston SCplantation according to the recordsof ower historian Fred C Galle latedirector of Callaway Gardens A decadeafter the Civil War that plantation nowknown as Magnolia Gardens openedto the public But Southerners remained
slow to catch on to planting landscapeazaleas
Mobile was among the rst citiesnear us to take the azalea seriously andsocial news pages of the early 1900s
document numerous March day tripsto Mobile to admire blooming azaleasA few plants likely colored SouthMississippi but they remained mostpopular in pots
Then on Sept 28 1927 this appearedldquoWA Cox local nurseryman
announces the purchase of 4000azaleas from a dealer in Mobile theseplants to be brought to the Coastby truck for delivery about Nov 1These wonderful owering plantswhich are so noted in North Carolinaand in Mobile have been found mostsuccessful in growth along the Coastand Mr Cox is most desirous of seeingmany of them planted here
ldquoHe states he is bringing the plants
to the Coast at a very nominal price inorder to see the section beautied withthis lovely plant which blooms in thespringrdquo
Cox the Coastrsquos biggest agriculturalpromoter of that area already hadorders from Gulfport which planned toput them in parks and neutral groundsGulf Park College (now Southern Miss-Coast) Gulf Coast Military Academyand numerous homeowners also had
advance ordersDid Coxrsquos experiment work
Obviously as this from April 6 1929shows
ldquoInterest in the culture of azaleas isgrowing on the Coast as is evidenced bythe many handsome specimens of thispopular spring ower now growing inthe gardens of the Coast ower loversMany of the plants of the azaleas arequite small but this ower has the
charm of blooming even when but afew inches highrdquo
Azalea fever nally infected mdash andcontinues to infect mdash local victims a
p
The Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo Tokyo holds a Tsutsuji Matsuri (Azalea Festival) from early Apriluntil early May every year | Photo by nahccofickr
Th e riin f th e Suthrsquos mst r ecnized landscape shrub
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Katherine Roth | For the Associated Press
From the biggest botanical gardens to the smallestbackyard plots and terraces therersquos a movementunderway to make gardens work harder for the
environmentldquoItrsquos no longer enough for a garden to just look pretty
Every garden needs to do more and every garden mat-tersrdquo said Douglas Tallamy a professor in the departmentof entomology and wildlife ecology at the University ofDelaware
Because of global warming and habitat destructionhe said ldquotoday gardens need to support life sequestercarbon feed pollinators and manage water Itrsquos a lot to askbut it doesnrsquot have to look messy and it may be the key toour survivalrdquo
For many people who arenrsquot sure what they can doabout climate change home gardens provide an opportu-
nity to make a palpable differenceThat sense of purpose is creating a change in garden
aesthetics with a more natural look and more emphasis on
drought-tolerant and wildlife-friendly plantsldquoItrsquos one of the few things an individual can do tomitigate climate change The cumulative impact on theenvironment is huge plus itrsquos easy affordable and funrdquosaid Ann Savageau who ripped out most of her lawn in
drought-parched Davis California a year ago and replant-ed with desert grasses and other native plantsldquoThe increase wersquove seen in pollinators butteries andbirds at our house is really exciting and we reduced ourwater usage by two thirdsrdquo she said
Whereas there used to be enough land for wildlife andhumans to exist separately itrsquos become essential that we
share habitats Tallamy and Rick Darke argue in their bookldquoThe Living Landscape Designing for Beauty and Biodiver-sity in the Home Gardenrdquo (Timber Press 2014)
ldquoUnless we share our space with nature the plants onwhich bees caterpillars butteries birds and other wildlifedepend will not surviverdquo Tallamy said
Earth-friendly gardens consist mostly of native specieson which local wildlife depends experts sayldquoGardening for wildlife especially birds is really the hotthing now in horticulture and gardening The trend istoward naturalistic garden design with native plants Itrsquos a
High Line kind of a lookrdquo said KristinSchleiter associate vice president foroutdoor gardens and senior curatorat the New York Botanical Garden
The High Line the New YorkCity park and garden which runsalong a strip of old elevated trackldquodoes symbolize a newer aestheticin purposeful naturalized garden-ingrdquo said Tom Smarr its director ofhorticulture
About half the plants are natives andthe other half are self-seeded specieswhich require relatively little mainte-nance and water ldquoTherersquos way moreforgiveness and durability about itrdquohe said
ldquoA lot of people have totally beeninspired by the wild look and have
tried it on their own at homerdquo Smarr saidA few specic ways that home gardeners can go easy on
the planet
PLANT AN OAK TREE
Oaks sequester lots of carbon have enormous rootsystems that help manage water and according toTallamy and Darke are fantastic at supporting wildlife
ldquoThere are 557 species of caterpillars in the Mid-Atlanticstates and theyrsquore all bird food The birds eat all thecaterpillars to support their young so you donrsquot need toworry about defoliationrdquo
FEED THE POLLINATORS
Tallamy warns that without pollinators 80 percent
to 90 percent of all plants would be lost and thatgardeners should focus on plants that feed the estimated4000 species of native bees Pollinator-friendly gardensfeature a sequence of native owering plants so thatfrom April through September somethingrsquos alwaysblooming Mountain mint sunowers native hollysweet pepper bush and goldenrod are all great forpollinators Tallamy said Further west blazing starand milkweed are good choices Schleiter said thatearly spring can be especially tough for bees For earlybloomers she recommends Lyndera a native bush with
great fall color and also dogwood
MINIMIZE LAWN CONCRETE AND NON-NATIVE
ORNAMENTAL SPECIES
ldquoAround 92 percent of our suburban lots are lawnand thatrsquos the worst you can dordquo Tallamy said addingthat concrete seems to be our ldquodefault landscapingrdquoand ornamental Asian plant varieties have little to offernative wildlife
ldquoIn the typical American yard 80 percent of theplants are from China Thatrsquos not a functioning eco-
systemrdquo he saidEven apartment dwellers can help by planting native
species on roofs and terracesSchleiter said ldquoReally think about the amount of
chemical thatrsquos put on our lawns If yoursquore not using all ofyour lawn just let the grass grow out and maybe put insome native perennials It all adds uprdquo
AVOID PESTICIDES
ldquoIf yoursquore planting a garden for bees and butteriesdonrsquot use pesticides that will kill bees and butteriesrdquo
warned Schleiter ldquoIt sounds obvious but people do itall the time You have to be extra sure that when youbuy a plant at the nursery it hasnrsquot been sprayed withany pesticides Nurseries do it a lot and you need to beextremely carefulrdquo a
New York Cityrsquos the High Line | AP Photo 2015
Help the planet and lk d din it
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Dean Fosdick | For the Associated Press
Who needs soil to sow asustainable garden You cancultivate plants in mid-air
oat them in mineral-enriched water oradd nutrients for an organic harvest by
using your own sh for the fertilizerAll of these methods can be done
indoors and year-roundHydroponics may be the most familiar
soil-less gardening technology Itinvolves growing plants by oating theirroots in chemically enhanced waterThe operation can be automated with atimer Some systems are portable
Aquaponics blends aquaculture(feeding sh in tanks) with hydroponics
Water heavy in organic animal waste ispumped from a sh tank into grow bedswhere plants lter out the nutrients Thepuried water is then recycled backinto the sh tank where the nitrate-production sequence is renewed
Aeroponics uses no growingmedium Instead plants are strung overcontainers and their roots are mistedwith a nutrient-heavy solution
ldquoThe technology that is accelerating
this (soil-less) trend is the proliferationof extremely effective and increasinglyenergy-efcient grow lightsrdquo said SylviaBernstein owner of The AquaponicSource in Longmont Colorado
ldquoWith todayrsquos grow lights any spacecan become a year-round garden Irsquoveworked with people who are growingin basements garages laundry roomswarehouses and classroomsrdquo she said
The systems are easy to learn and to
maintain Bernstein saidldquoFirst there is no weeding involved
And because you can set your growbeds at whatever height works best for
you stooping and bending can also beminimizedrdquo she said
Watering also is easier especially withaquaponics ldquoYou simply top off yourtanks once every week to 10 days versusthe nearly daily watering that an outdoorgarden requiresrdquo Bernstein said
Hydroponics is an uncomplicated wayto raise vegetables said Richard Tyson
Orange County (Florida) Extension directorldquoThe oating system is one of the
most inexpensive low-tech systemsaround and as long as you stick withleafy salad crops and herbs it is one ofthe best for beginnersrdquo Tyson said
As for aeroponic gardens they need
little space making them popularwith apartment dwellers Their moist
environment is vulnerable to bacteriagrowth and disease though so theymust be kept clean
Nearly any freshwater sh that thrivesin captivity can be used for aquaponicgardening from goldsh to catsh troutto craysh The sh can be purchased
from licensed hatcheries whileaquaponic hydroponic and aeroponickits are available at specialized supplystores and online
ldquoThe best sh to grow in aquaponicsare the sh that best suit your needswhether those be for food or funor both and that are conducive togrowing the plants you are interested ingrowingrdquo Bernstein said
Fast-growing tilapia are the most
commonly used Bernstein hastrained her tilapia to eat from a babybottle which provides a degree ofentertainment And she noted ldquoYoualways can eat the full-grown shrdquo
ldquoIn the not-so-distant future I believethat indoor aquaponic gardens willbecome more the norm than theexceptionrdquo Bernstein said ldquoHomeownerswill start to think of them as a part of theirfood preparation environment much like
a living pantryrdquo aFor more see this fact sheet from
Oregon State University Extensionhttpwwwextensionoregonstateedu
gardeningnode2337
AP Photo 2015
Gardenin with air wat er and fish f erti lizer
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GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT PIE
(Submitted by Mary Beth Greenleaf )
2 cups green tomatoes (chopped)2 cups Granny Smith apples (pared chopped)frac12 cup raisinsfrac12 orange (seeded chopped ne)frac14 cup suet (chopped ne)1frac12 cups brown sugar2 tablespoons cider vinegar1 tablespoon saltfrac12 teaspoon cinnamonfrac14 teaspoon nutmegfrac14 teaspoon ground cloves18 teaspoon ginger18 teaspoon allspice
bull Preheat oven to 375 degrees Mix together all ingredientsput into prepared 9-inch crust Cover with full or latticecrust Bake about 40 minutes
GREEN TOMATO RELISH
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)
1 quart green tomatoes1 quart ripe tomatoes2 bunches celery2 sweet peppers preferably red for color2 large onions1 small cabbage2 cucumbers1 pound brown sugar1 teaspoon mustard seed1 teaspoon black pepper1 quart vinegar
bull Chop (It is important to chop vegetables rather than grindthem) tomatoes celery peppers onions cabbage andcucumbers mix and add frac12 cup of salt Let stand 2 hoursDrain off all excess liquid
bull In large pot mix sugar mustard seed pepper and vinegarHeat and when sugar dissolves add chopped vegetablesBring to slow boil and ll sterilized jars (7 pint) Chillbefore serving
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoNaomirsquos Home Companionrdquo)
3 medium rm green tomatoes about 1 poundfrac14 teaspoon saltfrac14 teaspoon black pepperfrac14 cup white cornmeal2frac14 cups solid shortening or bacon fat for frying
bull Cut tomatoes into 4 (frac12-inch) thick slices Season with saltand pepper Dredge slices in cornmeal coating well onboth sides
bull In a large heavy skillet add enough shortening orbacon fat to a depth of frac12-inch and heat on high untilshimmering and starting to smoke a little Add half oftomato slices lower heat to medium-high Cover skilletand cook until bottoms of tomatoes are browned andsizzling stops about 4 minutes
bull Turn tomatoes over Cover and cook second side about2 minutes Should be slightly soft around the rm edgesRemove tomatoes to paper towel to drain Taste if tartsprinkle with sugar while still hot Serves 4
OVEN-FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoMama Diprsquos Kitchenrdquo)
4 green tomatoes slicedfrac12 stick butter or margarine1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon black pepper1 cup self-rising our
bull Preheat oven to 400 degrees Melt butter in baking panStir in salt and pepper Coat tomatoes with our andplace in pan Bake on lower rack of oven for 8 minutesThen turn the oven up to broil in order to brown thetomato slices Serves 6
MISS MEL ROBERTSONrsquoS GREEN TOMATO PICKLES
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)1 peck (8 dry quarts) green tomatoes6 large onionsfrac12 cup salt2 quarts water4 quarts vinegar2 pounds brown sugar2 tablespoons whole cloves2 tablespoons white mustard seed2 tablespoons whole allspice1 tablespoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons cinnamon
bull Slice tomatoes and onions Sprinkle with salt and let standovernight In the morning drain well Put them into aporcelain kettle (modern aluminum best) with water and1 quart vinegar Boil 15 minutes drain them dry
bull In kettle combine the remaining 3 quarts of vinegar sugaand spices Boil slowly for 1 hour taking care not to burnWhen cold put in stone crock and cover a
Andrea Yeager | For the Biloxi-Sun Herald
Now that spring nally has arrived folks are eager to work in their yards whether planting ornamentals or edibles Few things are as tastyas homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers they just have so much avor
Readers share their favorite green tomato recipes mdash from green tomato sweet pickles to green tomato mincemeat pie
rsquo Tis th e s easn fr ard en-t-tabl e dinin
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Kat Bergeron | Biloxi-Sun Herald
Along long time ago an Asianking was violently assassinatedand turned into a cuckoo a bird
known for its repertoire of calls Butthe king-turned-cuckoo sang so bitterly
that blood ran from his bill This wasspringtime and the owers in profusebloom turned red from the drippingblood
The azalea was bornNothing says Spring in the Deep
South more colorfully than bloomingazaleas Writers poets and lmproducers use this ower to impart asense of place a uniquely Southernidentity In fact the shrubs that produce
these ubiquitous spring owers aregrouped as Southern indica
ldquoIndicardquo however is a throwbackto that Asian legend which takesplace in China and like so muchfolklore is adapted in other nearbycountries in what was once knownas the East Indies Ironically thisevergreen owering plant so belovedby Southerners does not hail from ourSouthland
But we certainly have made it ourslock stock and bloom
A native American azalea does existbut few recognize it unless they arewoods hikers or adventurous gardenersI grew up calling them ldquohoneysuckleazaleasrdquo and many is the time Itromped through woods with my Momin search of them The native owersare fragrant look more like honeysuckleblossoms and the leaves disappear in
winterMomrsquos yard had lovely examples of
these natives as well as the indicas butlater owners of her Gulfport propertydidnrsquot realize what they had and
relandscaped Katrina took everythingfrom my Biloxi yard but drive across
the Mississippi Coast and yoursquoll realizethat many old azaleas survive
Bare spots left by storm neglectand redevelopment slowly get lledin again if wersquore lucky with azaleasWe should never let these beautiesdisappear We should be like MissMaudie in ldquoTo Kill a MockingbirdrdquoWhen the big house burned she foundhappiness because she could plant andtend to more azaleas in a smaller house
that didnrsquot require so much indoor workThe coastal South provides a perfect
home for the indica azalea in soilnutrients and climate but our Coastwasnrsquot much into planting them until
the 1920s Early editions of the Biloxi-Sun Herald even in the 1890s mention
azaleas but most people displayedthem in pots instead of in the ground
In the US indicas were rstintroduced as outdoor landscape plantsin the 1830s at a Charleston SCplantation according to the recordsof ower historian Fred C Galle latedirector of Callaway Gardens A decadeafter the Civil War that plantation nowknown as Magnolia Gardens openedto the public But Southerners remained
slow to catch on to planting landscapeazaleas
Mobile was among the rst citiesnear us to take the azalea seriously andsocial news pages of the early 1900s
document numerous March day tripsto Mobile to admire blooming azaleasA few plants likely colored SouthMississippi but they remained mostpopular in pots
Then on Sept 28 1927 this appearedldquoWA Cox local nurseryman
announces the purchase of 4000azaleas from a dealer in Mobile theseplants to be brought to the Coastby truck for delivery about Nov 1These wonderful owering plantswhich are so noted in North Carolinaand in Mobile have been found mostsuccessful in growth along the Coastand Mr Cox is most desirous of seeingmany of them planted here
ldquoHe states he is bringing the plants
to the Coast at a very nominal price inorder to see the section beautied withthis lovely plant which blooms in thespringrdquo
Cox the Coastrsquos biggest agriculturalpromoter of that area already hadorders from Gulfport which planned toput them in parks and neutral groundsGulf Park College (now Southern Miss-Coast) Gulf Coast Military Academyand numerous homeowners also had
advance ordersDid Coxrsquos experiment work
Obviously as this from April 6 1929shows
ldquoInterest in the culture of azaleas isgrowing on the Coast as is evidenced bythe many handsome specimens of thispopular spring ower now growing inthe gardens of the Coast ower loversMany of the plants of the azaleas arequite small but this ower has the
charm of blooming even when but afew inches highrdquo
Azalea fever nally infected mdash andcontinues to infect mdash local victims a
p
The Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo Tokyo holds a Tsutsuji Matsuri (Azalea Festival) from early Apriluntil early May every year | Photo by nahccofickr
Th e riin f th e Suthrsquos mst r ecnized landscape shrub
HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE acdispatchcom
SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 9
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2015-home-garden 916
p
MAINTENANCE bull DESIGN bull INSTALLATION
wwwSGKLandscapescom
Lawn CareWeed Control
Small Tree TrimmingLandscape Lighting
Mulch amp Soil Installation
Mowing Aeration
Ornamental CareWater Features
Outdoor Kitchens
FertilizingLandscape DesignIrrigation Services
Spring amp Fall Clean-UpsOutdoor Fireplaces
M983137983150983157983142983137983139983156983157983154983145983150983143 B983154983145983139983147 983155983145983150983139983141 1890
114 Brickyard Road bull Columbus MS 39705Like Us on Facebook bull 6623284931 bull ColumbusBrickcom
NOW SELLINGNATURAL STONE
Tennessee Flagstone
Oklahoma Flagstone
Arkansas Fieldstone
Blue Stone
Pennsylvania Stone
and Many Others
10 SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 acdispatchcom HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE
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Katherine Roth | For the Associated Press
From the biggest botanical gardens to the smallestbackyard plots and terraces therersquos a movementunderway to make gardens work harder for the
environmentldquoItrsquos no longer enough for a garden to just look pretty
Every garden needs to do more and every garden mat-tersrdquo said Douglas Tallamy a professor in the departmentof entomology and wildlife ecology at the University ofDelaware
Because of global warming and habitat destructionhe said ldquotoday gardens need to support life sequestercarbon feed pollinators and manage water Itrsquos a lot to askbut it doesnrsquot have to look messy and it may be the key toour survivalrdquo
For many people who arenrsquot sure what they can doabout climate change home gardens provide an opportu-
nity to make a palpable differenceThat sense of purpose is creating a change in garden
aesthetics with a more natural look and more emphasis on
drought-tolerant and wildlife-friendly plantsldquoItrsquos one of the few things an individual can do tomitigate climate change The cumulative impact on theenvironment is huge plus itrsquos easy affordable and funrdquosaid Ann Savageau who ripped out most of her lawn in
drought-parched Davis California a year ago and replant-ed with desert grasses and other native plantsldquoThe increase wersquove seen in pollinators butteries andbirds at our house is really exciting and we reduced ourwater usage by two thirdsrdquo she said
Whereas there used to be enough land for wildlife andhumans to exist separately itrsquos become essential that we
share habitats Tallamy and Rick Darke argue in their bookldquoThe Living Landscape Designing for Beauty and Biodiver-sity in the Home Gardenrdquo (Timber Press 2014)
ldquoUnless we share our space with nature the plants onwhich bees caterpillars butteries birds and other wildlifedepend will not surviverdquo Tallamy said
Earth-friendly gardens consist mostly of native specieson which local wildlife depends experts sayldquoGardening for wildlife especially birds is really the hotthing now in horticulture and gardening The trend istoward naturalistic garden design with native plants Itrsquos a
High Line kind of a lookrdquo said KristinSchleiter associate vice president foroutdoor gardens and senior curatorat the New York Botanical Garden
The High Line the New YorkCity park and garden which runsalong a strip of old elevated trackldquodoes symbolize a newer aestheticin purposeful naturalized garden-ingrdquo said Tom Smarr its director ofhorticulture
About half the plants are natives andthe other half are self-seeded specieswhich require relatively little mainte-nance and water ldquoTherersquos way moreforgiveness and durability about itrdquohe said
ldquoA lot of people have totally beeninspired by the wild look and have
tried it on their own at homerdquo Smarr saidA few specic ways that home gardeners can go easy on
the planet
PLANT AN OAK TREE
Oaks sequester lots of carbon have enormous rootsystems that help manage water and according toTallamy and Darke are fantastic at supporting wildlife
ldquoThere are 557 species of caterpillars in the Mid-Atlanticstates and theyrsquore all bird food The birds eat all thecaterpillars to support their young so you donrsquot need toworry about defoliationrdquo
FEED THE POLLINATORS
Tallamy warns that without pollinators 80 percent
to 90 percent of all plants would be lost and thatgardeners should focus on plants that feed the estimated4000 species of native bees Pollinator-friendly gardensfeature a sequence of native owering plants so thatfrom April through September somethingrsquos alwaysblooming Mountain mint sunowers native hollysweet pepper bush and goldenrod are all great forpollinators Tallamy said Further west blazing starand milkweed are good choices Schleiter said thatearly spring can be especially tough for bees For earlybloomers she recommends Lyndera a native bush with
great fall color and also dogwood
MINIMIZE LAWN CONCRETE AND NON-NATIVE
ORNAMENTAL SPECIES
ldquoAround 92 percent of our suburban lots are lawnand thatrsquos the worst you can dordquo Tallamy said addingthat concrete seems to be our ldquodefault landscapingrdquoand ornamental Asian plant varieties have little to offernative wildlife
ldquoIn the typical American yard 80 percent of theplants are from China Thatrsquos not a functioning eco-
systemrdquo he saidEven apartment dwellers can help by planting native
species on roofs and terracesSchleiter said ldquoReally think about the amount of
chemical thatrsquos put on our lawns If yoursquore not using all ofyour lawn just let the grass grow out and maybe put insome native perennials It all adds uprdquo
AVOID PESTICIDES
ldquoIf yoursquore planting a garden for bees and butteriesdonrsquot use pesticides that will kill bees and butteriesrdquo
warned Schleiter ldquoIt sounds obvious but people do itall the time You have to be extra sure that when youbuy a plant at the nursery it hasnrsquot been sprayed withany pesticides Nurseries do it a lot and you need to beextremely carefulrdquo a
New York Cityrsquos the High Line | AP Photo 2015
Help the planet and lk d din it
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SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 11
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2015-home-garden 1116
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amp G i f t s
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Mon - Fri 7-5 Sat 7-12 Closed Sunday
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bull Silk Memorial Flowers
bull Weddings
bull Special Occasions
bull Custom Wreaths
We have all your Lawn amp GardenTools - Lawn Care Products - Supplies - Fertilizers
662-327-2775 bull joyf lowersbellsouthnet
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Dean Fosdick | For the Associated Press
Who needs soil to sow asustainable garden You cancultivate plants in mid-air
oat them in mineral-enriched water oradd nutrients for an organic harvest by
using your own sh for the fertilizerAll of these methods can be done
indoors and year-roundHydroponics may be the most familiar
soil-less gardening technology Itinvolves growing plants by oating theirroots in chemically enhanced waterThe operation can be automated with atimer Some systems are portable
Aquaponics blends aquaculture(feeding sh in tanks) with hydroponics
Water heavy in organic animal waste ispumped from a sh tank into grow bedswhere plants lter out the nutrients Thepuried water is then recycled backinto the sh tank where the nitrate-production sequence is renewed
Aeroponics uses no growingmedium Instead plants are strung overcontainers and their roots are mistedwith a nutrient-heavy solution
ldquoThe technology that is accelerating
this (soil-less) trend is the proliferationof extremely effective and increasinglyenergy-efcient grow lightsrdquo said SylviaBernstein owner of The AquaponicSource in Longmont Colorado
ldquoWith todayrsquos grow lights any spacecan become a year-round garden Irsquoveworked with people who are growingin basements garages laundry roomswarehouses and classroomsrdquo she said
The systems are easy to learn and to
maintain Bernstein saidldquoFirst there is no weeding involved
And because you can set your growbeds at whatever height works best for
you stooping and bending can also beminimizedrdquo she said
Watering also is easier especially withaquaponics ldquoYou simply top off yourtanks once every week to 10 days versusthe nearly daily watering that an outdoorgarden requiresrdquo Bernstein said
Hydroponics is an uncomplicated wayto raise vegetables said Richard Tyson
Orange County (Florida) Extension directorldquoThe oating system is one of the
most inexpensive low-tech systemsaround and as long as you stick withleafy salad crops and herbs it is one ofthe best for beginnersrdquo Tyson said
As for aeroponic gardens they need
little space making them popularwith apartment dwellers Their moist
environment is vulnerable to bacteriagrowth and disease though so theymust be kept clean
Nearly any freshwater sh that thrivesin captivity can be used for aquaponicgardening from goldsh to catsh troutto craysh The sh can be purchased
from licensed hatcheries whileaquaponic hydroponic and aeroponickits are available at specialized supplystores and online
ldquoThe best sh to grow in aquaponicsare the sh that best suit your needswhether those be for food or funor both and that are conducive togrowing the plants you are interested ingrowingrdquo Bernstein said
Fast-growing tilapia are the most
commonly used Bernstein hastrained her tilapia to eat from a babybottle which provides a degree ofentertainment And she noted ldquoYoualways can eat the full-grown shrdquo
ldquoIn the not-so-distant future I believethat indoor aquaponic gardens willbecome more the norm than theexceptionrdquo Bernstein said ldquoHomeownerswill start to think of them as a part of theirfood preparation environment much like
a living pantryrdquo aFor more see this fact sheet from
Oregon State University Extensionhttpwwwextensionoregonstateedu
gardeningnode2337
AP Photo 2015
Gardenin with air wat er and fish f erti lizer
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GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT PIE
(Submitted by Mary Beth Greenleaf )
2 cups green tomatoes (chopped)2 cups Granny Smith apples (pared chopped)frac12 cup raisinsfrac12 orange (seeded chopped ne)frac14 cup suet (chopped ne)1frac12 cups brown sugar2 tablespoons cider vinegar1 tablespoon saltfrac12 teaspoon cinnamonfrac14 teaspoon nutmegfrac14 teaspoon ground cloves18 teaspoon ginger18 teaspoon allspice
bull Preheat oven to 375 degrees Mix together all ingredientsput into prepared 9-inch crust Cover with full or latticecrust Bake about 40 minutes
GREEN TOMATO RELISH
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)
1 quart green tomatoes1 quart ripe tomatoes2 bunches celery2 sweet peppers preferably red for color2 large onions1 small cabbage2 cucumbers1 pound brown sugar1 teaspoon mustard seed1 teaspoon black pepper1 quart vinegar
bull Chop (It is important to chop vegetables rather than grindthem) tomatoes celery peppers onions cabbage andcucumbers mix and add frac12 cup of salt Let stand 2 hoursDrain off all excess liquid
bull In large pot mix sugar mustard seed pepper and vinegarHeat and when sugar dissolves add chopped vegetablesBring to slow boil and ll sterilized jars (7 pint) Chillbefore serving
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoNaomirsquos Home Companionrdquo)
3 medium rm green tomatoes about 1 poundfrac14 teaspoon saltfrac14 teaspoon black pepperfrac14 cup white cornmeal2frac14 cups solid shortening or bacon fat for frying
bull Cut tomatoes into 4 (frac12-inch) thick slices Season with saltand pepper Dredge slices in cornmeal coating well onboth sides
bull In a large heavy skillet add enough shortening orbacon fat to a depth of frac12-inch and heat on high untilshimmering and starting to smoke a little Add half oftomato slices lower heat to medium-high Cover skilletand cook until bottoms of tomatoes are browned andsizzling stops about 4 minutes
bull Turn tomatoes over Cover and cook second side about2 minutes Should be slightly soft around the rm edgesRemove tomatoes to paper towel to drain Taste if tartsprinkle with sugar while still hot Serves 4
OVEN-FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoMama Diprsquos Kitchenrdquo)
4 green tomatoes slicedfrac12 stick butter or margarine1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon black pepper1 cup self-rising our
bull Preheat oven to 400 degrees Melt butter in baking panStir in salt and pepper Coat tomatoes with our andplace in pan Bake on lower rack of oven for 8 minutesThen turn the oven up to broil in order to brown thetomato slices Serves 6
MISS MEL ROBERTSONrsquoS GREEN TOMATO PICKLES
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)1 peck (8 dry quarts) green tomatoes6 large onionsfrac12 cup salt2 quarts water4 quarts vinegar2 pounds brown sugar2 tablespoons whole cloves2 tablespoons white mustard seed2 tablespoons whole allspice1 tablespoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons cinnamon
bull Slice tomatoes and onions Sprinkle with salt and let standovernight In the morning drain well Put them into aporcelain kettle (modern aluminum best) with water and1 quart vinegar Boil 15 minutes drain them dry
bull In kettle combine the remaining 3 quarts of vinegar sugaand spices Boil slowly for 1 hour taking care not to burnWhen cold put in stone crock and cover a
Andrea Yeager | For the Biloxi-Sun Herald
Now that spring nally has arrived folks are eager to work in their yards whether planting ornamentals or edibles Few things are as tastyas homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers they just have so much avor
Readers share their favorite green tomato recipes mdash from green tomato sweet pickles to green tomato mincemeat pie
rsquo Tis th e s easn fr ard en-t-tabl e dinin
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Kat Bergeron | Biloxi-Sun Herald
Along long time ago an Asianking was violently assassinatedand turned into a cuckoo a bird
known for its repertoire of calls Butthe king-turned-cuckoo sang so bitterly
that blood ran from his bill This wasspringtime and the owers in profusebloom turned red from the drippingblood
The azalea was bornNothing says Spring in the Deep
South more colorfully than bloomingazaleas Writers poets and lmproducers use this ower to impart asense of place a uniquely Southernidentity In fact the shrubs that produce
these ubiquitous spring owers aregrouped as Southern indica
ldquoIndicardquo however is a throwbackto that Asian legend which takesplace in China and like so muchfolklore is adapted in other nearbycountries in what was once knownas the East Indies Ironically thisevergreen owering plant so belovedby Southerners does not hail from ourSouthland
But we certainly have made it ourslock stock and bloom
A native American azalea does existbut few recognize it unless they arewoods hikers or adventurous gardenersI grew up calling them ldquohoneysuckleazaleasrdquo and many is the time Itromped through woods with my Momin search of them The native owersare fragrant look more like honeysuckleblossoms and the leaves disappear in
winterMomrsquos yard had lovely examples of
these natives as well as the indicas butlater owners of her Gulfport propertydidnrsquot realize what they had and
relandscaped Katrina took everythingfrom my Biloxi yard but drive across
the Mississippi Coast and yoursquoll realizethat many old azaleas survive
Bare spots left by storm neglectand redevelopment slowly get lledin again if wersquore lucky with azaleasWe should never let these beautiesdisappear We should be like MissMaudie in ldquoTo Kill a MockingbirdrdquoWhen the big house burned she foundhappiness because she could plant andtend to more azaleas in a smaller house
that didnrsquot require so much indoor workThe coastal South provides a perfect
home for the indica azalea in soilnutrients and climate but our Coastwasnrsquot much into planting them until
the 1920s Early editions of the Biloxi-Sun Herald even in the 1890s mention
azaleas but most people displayedthem in pots instead of in the ground
In the US indicas were rstintroduced as outdoor landscape plantsin the 1830s at a Charleston SCplantation according to the recordsof ower historian Fred C Galle latedirector of Callaway Gardens A decadeafter the Civil War that plantation nowknown as Magnolia Gardens openedto the public But Southerners remained
slow to catch on to planting landscapeazaleas
Mobile was among the rst citiesnear us to take the azalea seriously andsocial news pages of the early 1900s
document numerous March day tripsto Mobile to admire blooming azaleasA few plants likely colored SouthMississippi but they remained mostpopular in pots
Then on Sept 28 1927 this appearedldquoWA Cox local nurseryman
announces the purchase of 4000azaleas from a dealer in Mobile theseplants to be brought to the Coastby truck for delivery about Nov 1These wonderful owering plantswhich are so noted in North Carolinaand in Mobile have been found mostsuccessful in growth along the Coastand Mr Cox is most desirous of seeingmany of them planted here
ldquoHe states he is bringing the plants
to the Coast at a very nominal price inorder to see the section beautied withthis lovely plant which blooms in thespringrdquo
Cox the Coastrsquos biggest agriculturalpromoter of that area already hadorders from Gulfport which planned toput them in parks and neutral groundsGulf Park College (now Southern Miss-Coast) Gulf Coast Military Academyand numerous homeowners also had
advance ordersDid Coxrsquos experiment work
Obviously as this from April 6 1929shows
ldquoInterest in the culture of azaleas isgrowing on the Coast as is evidenced bythe many handsome specimens of thispopular spring ower now growing inthe gardens of the Coast ower loversMany of the plants of the azaleas arequite small but this ower has the
charm of blooming even when but afew inches highrdquo
Azalea fever nally infected mdash andcontinues to infect mdash local victims a
p
The Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo Tokyo holds a Tsutsuji Matsuri (Azalea Festival) from early Apriluntil early May every year | Photo by nahccofickr
Th e riin f th e Suthrsquos mst r ecnized landscape shrub
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MAINTENANCE bull DESIGN bull INSTALLATION
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Small Tree TrimmingLandscape Lighting
Mulch amp Soil Installation
Mowing Aeration
Ornamental CareWater Features
Outdoor Kitchens
FertilizingLandscape DesignIrrigation Services
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Katherine Roth | For the Associated Press
From the biggest botanical gardens to the smallestbackyard plots and terraces therersquos a movementunderway to make gardens work harder for the
environmentldquoItrsquos no longer enough for a garden to just look pretty
Every garden needs to do more and every garden mat-tersrdquo said Douglas Tallamy a professor in the departmentof entomology and wildlife ecology at the University ofDelaware
Because of global warming and habitat destructionhe said ldquotoday gardens need to support life sequestercarbon feed pollinators and manage water Itrsquos a lot to askbut it doesnrsquot have to look messy and it may be the key toour survivalrdquo
For many people who arenrsquot sure what they can doabout climate change home gardens provide an opportu-
nity to make a palpable differenceThat sense of purpose is creating a change in garden
aesthetics with a more natural look and more emphasis on
drought-tolerant and wildlife-friendly plantsldquoItrsquos one of the few things an individual can do tomitigate climate change The cumulative impact on theenvironment is huge plus itrsquos easy affordable and funrdquosaid Ann Savageau who ripped out most of her lawn in
drought-parched Davis California a year ago and replant-ed with desert grasses and other native plantsldquoThe increase wersquove seen in pollinators butteries andbirds at our house is really exciting and we reduced ourwater usage by two thirdsrdquo she said
Whereas there used to be enough land for wildlife andhumans to exist separately itrsquos become essential that we
share habitats Tallamy and Rick Darke argue in their bookldquoThe Living Landscape Designing for Beauty and Biodiver-sity in the Home Gardenrdquo (Timber Press 2014)
ldquoUnless we share our space with nature the plants onwhich bees caterpillars butteries birds and other wildlifedepend will not surviverdquo Tallamy said
Earth-friendly gardens consist mostly of native specieson which local wildlife depends experts sayldquoGardening for wildlife especially birds is really the hotthing now in horticulture and gardening The trend istoward naturalistic garden design with native plants Itrsquos a
High Line kind of a lookrdquo said KristinSchleiter associate vice president foroutdoor gardens and senior curatorat the New York Botanical Garden
The High Line the New YorkCity park and garden which runsalong a strip of old elevated trackldquodoes symbolize a newer aestheticin purposeful naturalized garden-ingrdquo said Tom Smarr its director ofhorticulture
About half the plants are natives andthe other half are self-seeded specieswhich require relatively little mainte-nance and water ldquoTherersquos way moreforgiveness and durability about itrdquohe said
ldquoA lot of people have totally beeninspired by the wild look and have
tried it on their own at homerdquo Smarr saidA few specic ways that home gardeners can go easy on
the planet
PLANT AN OAK TREE
Oaks sequester lots of carbon have enormous rootsystems that help manage water and according toTallamy and Darke are fantastic at supporting wildlife
ldquoThere are 557 species of caterpillars in the Mid-Atlanticstates and theyrsquore all bird food The birds eat all thecaterpillars to support their young so you donrsquot need toworry about defoliationrdquo
FEED THE POLLINATORS
Tallamy warns that without pollinators 80 percent
to 90 percent of all plants would be lost and thatgardeners should focus on plants that feed the estimated4000 species of native bees Pollinator-friendly gardensfeature a sequence of native owering plants so thatfrom April through September somethingrsquos alwaysblooming Mountain mint sunowers native hollysweet pepper bush and goldenrod are all great forpollinators Tallamy said Further west blazing starand milkweed are good choices Schleiter said thatearly spring can be especially tough for bees For earlybloomers she recommends Lyndera a native bush with
great fall color and also dogwood
MINIMIZE LAWN CONCRETE AND NON-NATIVE
ORNAMENTAL SPECIES
ldquoAround 92 percent of our suburban lots are lawnand thatrsquos the worst you can dordquo Tallamy said addingthat concrete seems to be our ldquodefault landscapingrdquoand ornamental Asian plant varieties have little to offernative wildlife
ldquoIn the typical American yard 80 percent of theplants are from China Thatrsquos not a functioning eco-
systemrdquo he saidEven apartment dwellers can help by planting native
species on roofs and terracesSchleiter said ldquoReally think about the amount of
chemical thatrsquos put on our lawns If yoursquore not using all ofyour lawn just let the grass grow out and maybe put insome native perennials It all adds uprdquo
AVOID PESTICIDES
ldquoIf yoursquore planting a garden for bees and butteriesdonrsquot use pesticides that will kill bees and butteriesrdquo
warned Schleiter ldquoIt sounds obvious but people do itall the time You have to be extra sure that when youbuy a plant at the nursery it hasnrsquot been sprayed withany pesticides Nurseries do it a lot and you need to beextremely carefulrdquo a
New York Cityrsquos the High Line | AP Photo 2015
Help the planet and lk d din it
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Dean Fosdick | For the Associated Press
Who needs soil to sow asustainable garden You cancultivate plants in mid-air
oat them in mineral-enriched water oradd nutrients for an organic harvest by
using your own sh for the fertilizerAll of these methods can be done
indoors and year-roundHydroponics may be the most familiar
soil-less gardening technology Itinvolves growing plants by oating theirroots in chemically enhanced waterThe operation can be automated with atimer Some systems are portable
Aquaponics blends aquaculture(feeding sh in tanks) with hydroponics
Water heavy in organic animal waste ispumped from a sh tank into grow bedswhere plants lter out the nutrients Thepuried water is then recycled backinto the sh tank where the nitrate-production sequence is renewed
Aeroponics uses no growingmedium Instead plants are strung overcontainers and their roots are mistedwith a nutrient-heavy solution
ldquoThe technology that is accelerating
this (soil-less) trend is the proliferationof extremely effective and increasinglyenergy-efcient grow lightsrdquo said SylviaBernstein owner of The AquaponicSource in Longmont Colorado
ldquoWith todayrsquos grow lights any spacecan become a year-round garden Irsquoveworked with people who are growingin basements garages laundry roomswarehouses and classroomsrdquo she said
The systems are easy to learn and to
maintain Bernstein saidldquoFirst there is no weeding involved
And because you can set your growbeds at whatever height works best for
you stooping and bending can also beminimizedrdquo she said
Watering also is easier especially withaquaponics ldquoYou simply top off yourtanks once every week to 10 days versusthe nearly daily watering that an outdoorgarden requiresrdquo Bernstein said
Hydroponics is an uncomplicated wayto raise vegetables said Richard Tyson
Orange County (Florida) Extension directorldquoThe oating system is one of the
most inexpensive low-tech systemsaround and as long as you stick withleafy salad crops and herbs it is one ofthe best for beginnersrdquo Tyson said
As for aeroponic gardens they need
little space making them popularwith apartment dwellers Their moist
environment is vulnerable to bacteriagrowth and disease though so theymust be kept clean
Nearly any freshwater sh that thrivesin captivity can be used for aquaponicgardening from goldsh to catsh troutto craysh The sh can be purchased
from licensed hatcheries whileaquaponic hydroponic and aeroponickits are available at specialized supplystores and online
ldquoThe best sh to grow in aquaponicsare the sh that best suit your needswhether those be for food or funor both and that are conducive togrowing the plants you are interested ingrowingrdquo Bernstein said
Fast-growing tilapia are the most
commonly used Bernstein hastrained her tilapia to eat from a babybottle which provides a degree ofentertainment And she noted ldquoYoualways can eat the full-grown shrdquo
ldquoIn the not-so-distant future I believethat indoor aquaponic gardens willbecome more the norm than theexceptionrdquo Bernstein said ldquoHomeownerswill start to think of them as a part of theirfood preparation environment much like
a living pantryrdquo aFor more see this fact sheet from
Oregon State University Extensionhttpwwwextensionoregonstateedu
gardeningnode2337
AP Photo 2015
Gardenin with air wat er and fish f erti lizer
HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE acdispatchcom
SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 13
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2015-home-garden 1316
copy T h e
D i s p a t c h
Mow with
an Attitude
BAD BOY ZT ELITE26hp - 60rdquo fabricated 7 gauge deck
Hydro-Gear transmission
$4999
Evergreen Ag18385 US Hwy 82
Mathiston bull 263-4419
Oktibbeha County Co-op201 Pollard Road bull Starkville
323-1742
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GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT PIE
(Submitted by Mary Beth Greenleaf )
2 cups green tomatoes (chopped)2 cups Granny Smith apples (pared chopped)frac12 cup raisinsfrac12 orange (seeded chopped ne)frac14 cup suet (chopped ne)1frac12 cups brown sugar2 tablespoons cider vinegar1 tablespoon saltfrac12 teaspoon cinnamonfrac14 teaspoon nutmegfrac14 teaspoon ground cloves18 teaspoon ginger18 teaspoon allspice
bull Preheat oven to 375 degrees Mix together all ingredientsput into prepared 9-inch crust Cover with full or latticecrust Bake about 40 minutes
GREEN TOMATO RELISH
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)
1 quart green tomatoes1 quart ripe tomatoes2 bunches celery2 sweet peppers preferably red for color2 large onions1 small cabbage2 cucumbers1 pound brown sugar1 teaspoon mustard seed1 teaspoon black pepper1 quart vinegar
bull Chop (It is important to chop vegetables rather than grindthem) tomatoes celery peppers onions cabbage andcucumbers mix and add frac12 cup of salt Let stand 2 hoursDrain off all excess liquid
bull In large pot mix sugar mustard seed pepper and vinegarHeat and when sugar dissolves add chopped vegetablesBring to slow boil and ll sterilized jars (7 pint) Chillbefore serving
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoNaomirsquos Home Companionrdquo)
3 medium rm green tomatoes about 1 poundfrac14 teaspoon saltfrac14 teaspoon black pepperfrac14 cup white cornmeal2frac14 cups solid shortening or bacon fat for frying
bull Cut tomatoes into 4 (frac12-inch) thick slices Season with saltand pepper Dredge slices in cornmeal coating well onboth sides
bull In a large heavy skillet add enough shortening orbacon fat to a depth of frac12-inch and heat on high untilshimmering and starting to smoke a little Add half oftomato slices lower heat to medium-high Cover skilletand cook until bottoms of tomatoes are browned andsizzling stops about 4 minutes
bull Turn tomatoes over Cover and cook second side about2 minutes Should be slightly soft around the rm edgesRemove tomatoes to paper towel to drain Taste if tartsprinkle with sugar while still hot Serves 4
OVEN-FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoMama Diprsquos Kitchenrdquo)
4 green tomatoes slicedfrac12 stick butter or margarine1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon black pepper1 cup self-rising our
bull Preheat oven to 400 degrees Melt butter in baking panStir in salt and pepper Coat tomatoes with our andplace in pan Bake on lower rack of oven for 8 minutesThen turn the oven up to broil in order to brown thetomato slices Serves 6
MISS MEL ROBERTSONrsquoS GREEN TOMATO PICKLES
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)1 peck (8 dry quarts) green tomatoes6 large onionsfrac12 cup salt2 quarts water4 quarts vinegar2 pounds brown sugar2 tablespoons whole cloves2 tablespoons white mustard seed2 tablespoons whole allspice1 tablespoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons cinnamon
bull Slice tomatoes and onions Sprinkle with salt and let standovernight In the morning drain well Put them into aporcelain kettle (modern aluminum best) with water and1 quart vinegar Boil 15 minutes drain them dry
bull In kettle combine the remaining 3 quarts of vinegar sugaand spices Boil slowly for 1 hour taking care not to burnWhen cold put in stone crock and cover a
Andrea Yeager | For the Biloxi-Sun Herald
Now that spring nally has arrived folks are eager to work in their yards whether planting ornamentals or edibles Few things are as tastyas homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers they just have so much avor
Readers share their favorite green tomato recipes mdash from green tomato sweet pickles to green tomato mincemeat pie
rsquo Tis th e s easn fr ard en-t-tabl e dinin
HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE adispatchcom
SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 15
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
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7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
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Evans Plumbing amp ACHamilton MS bull 6623435391 bull wwwevansplumbingandaccom
Call us today for a free estimate on making your homemore comfortable by installing an efcient Trane system
tailored to your homersquos needs Financing available
Summer is comingBeat the heat with your local independent TRANEreg dealer
copy The Dispatch
ldquoItrsquos Hard to Stop a Tranerdquo
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
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p
MAINTENANCE bull DESIGN bull INSTALLATION
wwwSGKLandscapescom
Lawn CareWeed Control
Small Tree TrimmingLandscape Lighting
Mulch amp Soil Installation
Mowing Aeration
Ornamental CareWater Features
Outdoor Kitchens
FertilizingLandscape DesignIrrigation Services
Spring amp Fall Clean-UpsOutdoor Fireplaces
M983137983150983157983142983137983139983156983157983154983145983150983143 B983154983145983139983147 983155983145983150983139983141 1890
114 Brickyard Road bull Columbus MS 39705Like Us on Facebook bull 6623284931 bull ColumbusBrickcom
NOW SELLINGNATURAL STONE
Tennessee Flagstone
Oklahoma Flagstone
Arkansas Fieldstone
Blue Stone
Pennsylvania Stone
and Many Others
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7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
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Katherine Roth | For the Associated Press
From the biggest botanical gardens to the smallestbackyard plots and terraces therersquos a movementunderway to make gardens work harder for the
environmentldquoItrsquos no longer enough for a garden to just look pretty
Every garden needs to do more and every garden mat-tersrdquo said Douglas Tallamy a professor in the departmentof entomology and wildlife ecology at the University ofDelaware
Because of global warming and habitat destructionhe said ldquotoday gardens need to support life sequestercarbon feed pollinators and manage water Itrsquos a lot to askbut it doesnrsquot have to look messy and it may be the key toour survivalrdquo
For many people who arenrsquot sure what they can doabout climate change home gardens provide an opportu-
nity to make a palpable differenceThat sense of purpose is creating a change in garden
aesthetics with a more natural look and more emphasis on
drought-tolerant and wildlife-friendly plantsldquoItrsquos one of the few things an individual can do tomitigate climate change The cumulative impact on theenvironment is huge plus itrsquos easy affordable and funrdquosaid Ann Savageau who ripped out most of her lawn in
drought-parched Davis California a year ago and replant-ed with desert grasses and other native plantsldquoThe increase wersquove seen in pollinators butteries andbirds at our house is really exciting and we reduced ourwater usage by two thirdsrdquo she said
Whereas there used to be enough land for wildlife andhumans to exist separately itrsquos become essential that we
share habitats Tallamy and Rick Darke argue in their bookldquoThe Living Landscape Designing for Beauty and Biodiver-sity in the Home Gardenrdquo (Timber Press 2014)
ldquoUnless we share our space with nature the plants onwhich bees caterpillars butteries birds and other wildlifedepend will not surviverdquo Tallamy said
Earth-friendly gardens consist mostly of native specieson which local wildlife depends experts sayldquoGardening for wildlife especially birds is really the hotthing now in horticulture and gardening The trend istoward naturalistic garden design with native plants Itrsquos a
High Line kind of a lookrdquo said KristinSchleiter associate vice president foroutdoor gardens and senior curatorat the New York Botanical Garden
The High Line the New YorkCity park and garden which runsalong a strip of old elevated trackldquodoes symbolize a newer aestheticin purposeful naturalized garden-ingrdquo said Tom Smarr its director ofhorticulture
About half the plants are natives andthe other half are self-seeded specieswhich require relatively little mainte-nance and water ldquoTherersquos way moreforgiveness and durability about itrdquohe said
ldquoA lot of people have totally beeninspired by the wild look and have
tried it on their own at homerdquo Smarr saidA few specic ways that home gardeners can go easy on
the planet
PLANT AN OAK TREE
Oaks sequester lots of carbon have enormous rootsystems that help manage water and according toTallamy and Darke are fantastic at supporting wildlife
ldquoThere are 557 species of caterpillars in the Mid-Atlanticstates and theyrsquore all bird food The birds eat all thecaterpillars to support their young so you donrsquot need toworry about defoliationrdquo
FEED THE POLLINATORS
Tallamy warns that without pollinators 80 percent
to 90 percent of all plants would be lost and thatgardeners should focus on plants that feed the estimated4000 species of native bees Pollinator-friendly gardensfeature a sequence of native owering plants so thatfrom April through September somethingrsquos alwaysblooming Mountain mint sunowers native hollysweet pepper bush and goldenrod are all great forpollinators Tallamy said Further west blazing starand milkweed are good choices Schleiter said thatearly spring can be especially tough for bees For earlybloomers she recommends Lyndera a native bush with
great fall color and also dogwood
MINIMIZE LAWN CONCRETE AND NON-NATIVE
ORNAMENTAL SPECIES
ldquoAround 92 percent of our suburban lots are lawnand thatrsquos the worst you can dordquo Tallamy said addingthat concrete seems to be our ldquodefault landscapingrdquoand ornamental Asian plant varieties have little to offernative wildlife
ldquoIn the typical American yard 80 percent of theplants are from China Thatrsquos not a functioning eco-
systemrdquo he saidEven apartment dwellers can help by planting native
species on roofs and terracesSchleiter said ldquoReally think about the amount of
chemical thatrsquos put on our lawns If yoursquore not using all ofyour lawn just let the grass grow out and maybe put insome native perennials It all adds uprdquo
AVOID PESTICIDES
ldquoIf yoursquore planting a garden for bees and butteriesdonrsquot use pesticides that will kill bees and butteriesrdquo
warned Schleiter ldquoIt sounds obvious but people do itall the time You have to be extra sure that when youbuy a plant at the nursery it hasnrsquot been sprayed withany pesticides Nurseries do it a lot and you need to beextremely carefulrdquo a
New York Cityrsquos the High Line | AP Photo 2015
Help the planet and lk d din it
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SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 11
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amp G i f t s
Military Hardware1002 N 13th St bull Columbus bull 662-328-8073
Mon - Fri 7-5 Sat 7-12 Closed Sunday
Specializing inbull Fresh Cut Flowersbull Funerals
bull Silk Memorial Flowers
bull Weddings
bull Special Occasions
bull Custom Wreaths
We have all your Lawn amp GardenTools - Lawn Care Products - Supplies - Fertilizers
662-327-2775 bull joyf lowersbellsouthnet
MILES BRICK CONTRACTING
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662-285-8620 bull 662-285-7416
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Dean Fosdick | For the Associated Press
Who needs soil to sow asustainable garden You cancultivate plants in mid-air
oat them in mineral-enriched water oradd nutrients for an organic harvest by
using your own sh for the fertilizerAll of these methods can be done
indoors and year-roundHydroponics may be the most familiar
soil-less gardening technology Itinvolves growing plants by oating theirroots in chemically enhanced waterThe operation can be automated with atimer Some systems are portable
Aquaponics blends aquaculture(feeding sh in tanks) with hydroponics
Water heavy in organic animal waste ispumped from a sh tank into grow bedswhere plants lter out the nutrients Thepuried water is then recycled backinto the sh tank where the nitrate-production sequence is renewed
Aeroponics uses no growingmedium Instead plants are strung overcontainers and their roots are mistedwith a nutrient-heavy solution
ldquoThe technology that is accelerating
this (soil-less) trend is the proliferationof extremely effective and increasinglyenergy-efcient grow lightsrdquo said SylviaBernstein owner of The AquaponicSource in Longmont Colorado
ldquoWith todayrsquos grow lights any spacecan become a year-round garden Irsquoveworked with people who are growingin basements garages laundry roomswarehouses and classroomsrdquo she said
The systems are easy to learn and to
maintain Bernstein saidldquoFirst there is no weeding involved
And because you can set your growbeds at whatever height works best for
you stooping and bending can also beminimizedrdquo she said
Watering also is easier especially withaquaponics ldquoYou simply top off yourtanks once every week to 10 days versusthe nearly daily watering that an outdoorgarden requiresrdquo Bernstein said
Hydroponics is an uncomplicated wayto raise vegetables said Richard Tyson
Orange County (Florida) Extension directorldquoThe oating system is one of the
most inexpensive low-tech systemsaround and as long as you stick withleafy salad crops and herbs it is one ofthe best for beginnersrdquo Tyson said
As for aeroponic gardens they need
little space making them popularwith apartment dwellers Their moist
environment is vulnerable to bacteriagrowth and disease though so theymust be kept clean
Nearly any freshwater sh that thrivesin captivity can be used for aquaponicgardening from goldsh to catsh troutto craysh The sh can be purchased
from licensed hatcheries whileaquaponic hydroponic and aeroponickits are available at specialized supplystores and online
ldquoThe best sh to grow in aquaponicsare the sh that best suit your needswhether those be for food or funor both and that are conducive togrowing the plants you are interested ingrowingrdquo Bernstein said
Fast-growing tilapia are the most
commonly used Bernstein hastrained her tilapia to eat from a babybottle which provides a degree ofentertainment And she noted ldquoYoualways can eat the full-grown shrdquo
ldquoIn the not-so-distant future I believethat indoor aquaponic gardens willbecome more the norm than theexceptionrdquo Bernstein said ldquoHomeownerswill start to think of them as a part of theirfood preparation environment much like
a living pantryrdquo aFor more see this fact sheet from
Oregon State University Extensionhttpwwwextensionoregonstateedu
gardeningnode2337
AP Photo 2015
Gardenin with air wat er and fish f erti lizer
HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE acdispatchcom
SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 13
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2015-home-garden 1316
copy T h e
D i s p a t c h
Mow with
an Attitude
BAD BOY ZT ELITE26hp - 60rdquo fabricated 7 gauge deck
Hydro-Gear transmission
$4999
Evergreen Ag18385 US Hwy 82
Mathiston bull 263-4419
Oktibbeha County Co-op201 Pollard Road bull Starkville
323-1742
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GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT PIE
(Submitted by Mary Beth Greenleaf )
2 cups green tomatoes (chopped)2 cups Granny Smith apples (pared chopped)frac12 cup raisinsfrac12 orange (seeded chopped ne)frac14 cup suet (chopped ne)1frac12 cups brown sugar2 tablespoons cider vinegar1 tablespoon saltfrac12 teaspoon cinnamonfrac14 teaspoon nutmegfrac14 teaspoon ground cloves18 teaspoon ginger18 teaspoon allspice
bull Preheat oven to 375 degrees Mix together all ingredientsput into prepared 9-inch crust Cover with full or latticecrust Bake about 40 minutes
GREEN TOMATO RELISH
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)
1 quart green tomatoes1 quart ripe tomatoes2 bunches celery2 sweet peppers preferably red for color2 large onions1 small cabbage2 cucumbers1 pound brown sugar1 teaspoon mustard seed1 teaspoon black pepper1 quart vinegar
bull Chop (It is important to chop vegetables rather than grindthem) tomatoes celery peppers onions cabbage andcucumbers mix and add frac12 cup of salt Let stand 2 hoursDrain off all excess liquid
bull In large pot mix sugar mustard seed pepper and vinegarHeat and when sugar dissolves add chopped vegetablesBring to slow boil and ll sterilized jars (7 pint) Chillbefore serving
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoNaomirsquos Home Companionrdquo)
3 medium rm green tomatoes about 1 poundfrac14 teaspoon saltfrac14 teaspoon black pepperfrac14 cup white cornmeal2frac14 cups solid shortening or bacon fat for frying
bull Cut tomatoes into 4 (frac12-inch) thick slices Season with saltand pepper Dredge slices in cornmeal coating well onboth sides
bull In a large heavy skillet add enough shortening orbacon fat to a depth of frac12-inch and heat on high untilshimmering and starting to smoke a little Add half oftomato slices lower heat to medium-high Cover skilletand cook until bottoms of tomatoes are browned andsizzling stops about 4 minutes
bull Turn tomatoes over Cover and cook second side about2 minutes Should be slightly soft around the rm edgesRemove tomatoes to paper towel to drain Taste if tartsprinkle with sugar while still hot Serves 4
OVEN-FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoMama Diprsquos Kitchenrdquo)
4 green tomatoes slicedfrac12 stick butter or margarine1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon black pepper1 cup self-rising our
bull Preheat oven to 400 degrees Melt butter in baking panStir in salt and pepper Coat tomatoes with our andplace in pan Bake on lower rack of oven for 8 minutesThen turn the oven up to broil in order to brown thetomato slices Serves 6
MISS MEL ROBERTSONrsquoS GREEN TOMATO PICKLES
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)1 peck (8 dry quarts) green tomatoes6 large onionsfrac12 cup salt2 quarts water4 quarts vinegar2 pounds brown sugar2 tablespoons whole cloves2 tablespoons white mustard seed2 tablespoons whole allspice1 tablespoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons cinnamon
bull Slice tomatoes and onions Sprinkle with salt and let standovernight In the morning drain well Put them into aporcelain kettle (modern aluminum best) with water and1 quart vinegar Boil 15 minutes drain them dry
bull In kettle combine the remaining 3 quarts of vinegar sugaand spices Boil slowly for 1 hour taking care not to burnWhen cold put in stone crock and cover a
Andrea Yeager | For the Biloxi-Sun Herald
Now that spring nally has arrived folks are eager to work in their yards whether planting ornamentals or edibles Few things are as tastyas homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers they just have so much avor
Readers share their favorite green tomato recipes mdash from green tomato sweet pickles to green tomato mincemeat pie
rsquo Tis th e s easn fr ard en-t-tabl e dinin
HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE adispatchcom
SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 15
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
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Evans Plumbing amp ACHamilton MS bull 6623435391 bull wwwevansplumbingandaccom
Call us today for a free estimate on making your homemore comfortable by installing an efcient Trane system
tailored to your homersquos needs Financing available
Summer is comingBeat the heat with your local independent TRANEreg dealer
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Katherine Roth | For the Associated Press
From the biggest botanical gardens to the smallestbackyard plots and terraces therersquos a movementunderway to make gardens work harder for the
environmentldquoItrsquos no longer enough for a garden to just look pretty
Every garden needs to do more and every garden mat-tersrdquo said Douglas Tallamy a professor in the departmentof entomology and wildlife ecology at the University ofDelaware
Because of global warming and habitat destructionhe said ldquotoday gardens need to support life sequestercarbon feed pollinators and manage water Itrsquos a lot to askbut it doesnrsquot have to look messy and it may be the key toour survivalrdquo
For many people who arenrsquot sure what they can doabout climate change home gardens provide an opportu-
nity to make a palpable differenceThat sense of purpose is creating a change in garden
aesthetics with a more natural look and more emphasis on
drought-tolerant and wildlife-friendly plantsldquoItrsquos one of the few things an individual can do tomitigate climate change The cumulative impact on theenvironment is huge plus itrsquos easy affordable and funrdquosaid Ann Savageau who ripped out most of her lawn in
drought-parched Davis California a year ago and replant-ed with desert grasses and other native plantsldquoThe increase wersquove seen in pollinators butteries andbirds at our house is really exciting and we reduced ourwater usage by two thirdsrdquo she said
Whereas there used to be enough land for wildlife andhumans to exist separately itrsquos become essential that we
share habitats Tallamy and Rick Darke argue in their bookldquoThe Living Landscape Designing for Beauty and Biodiver-sity in the Home Gardenrdquo (Timber Press 2014)
ldquoUnless we share our space with nature the plants onwhich bees caterpillars butteries birds and other wildlifedepend will not surviverdquo Tallamy said
Earth-friendly gardens consist mostly of native specieson which local wildlife depends experts sayldquoGardening for wildlife especially birds is really the hotthing now in horticulture and gardening The trend istoward naturalistic garden design with native plants Itrsquos a
High Line kind of a lookrdquo said KristinSchleiter associate vice president foroutdoor gardens and senior curatorat the New York Botanical Garden
The High Line the New YorkCity park and garden which runsalong a strip of old elevated trackldquodoes symbolize a newer aestheticin purposeful naturalized garden-ingrdquo said Tom Smarr its director ofhorticulture
About half the plants are natives andthe other half are self-seeded specieswhich require relatively little mainte-nance and water ldquoTherersquos way moreforgiveness and durability about itrdquohe said
ldquoA lot of people have totally beeninspired by the wild look and have
tried it on their own at homerdquo Smarr saidA few specic ways that home gardeners can go easy on
the planet
PLANT AN OAK TREE
Oaks sequester lots of carbon have enormous rootsystems that help manage water and according toTallamy and Darke are fantastic at supporting wildlife
ldquoThere are 557 species of caterpillars in the Mid-Atlanticstates and theyrsquore all bird food The birds eat all thecaterpillars to support their young so you donrsquot need toworry about defoliationrdquo
FEED THE POLLINATORS
Tallamy warns that without pollinators 80 percent
to 90 percent of all plants would be lost and thatgardeners should focus on plants that feed the estimated4000 species of native bees Pollinator-friendly gardensfeature a sequence of native owering plants so thatfrom April through September somethingrsquos alwaysblooming Mountain mint sunowers native hollysweet pepper bush and goldenrod are all great forpollinators Tallamy said Further west blazing starand milkweed are good choices Schleiter said thatearly spring can be especially tough for bees For earlybloomers she recommends Lyndera a native bush with
great fall color and also dogwood
MINIMIZE LAWN CONCRETE AND NON-NATIVE
ORNAMENTAL SPECIES
ldquoAround 92 percent of our suburban lots are lawnand thatrsquos the worst you can dordquo Tallamy said addingthat concrete seems to be our ldquodefault landscapingrdquoand ornamental Asian plant varieties have little to offernative wildlife
ldquoIn the typical American yard 80 percent of theplants are from China Thatrsquos not a functioning eco-
systemrdquo he saidEven apartment dwellers can help by planting native
species on roofs and terracesSchleiter said ldquoReally think about the amount of
chemical thatrsquos put on our lawns If yoursquore not using all ofyour lawn just let the grass grow out and maybe put insome native perennials It all adds uprdquo
AVOID PESTICIDES
ldquoIf yoursquore planting a garden for bees and butteriesdonrsquot use pesticides that will kill bees and butteriesrdquo
warned Schleiter ldquoIt sounds obvious but people do itall the time You have to be extra sure that when youbuy a plant at the nursery it hasnrsquot been sprayed withany pesticides Nurseries do it a lot and you need to beextremely carefulrdquo a
New York Cityrsquos the High Line | AP Photo 2015
Help the planet and lk d din it
HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE adispatchcom
SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 11
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2015-home-garden 1116
JOYrsquoSF l o w e r s
amp G i f t s
Military Hardware1002 N 13th St bull Columbus bull 662-328-8073
Mon - Fri 7-5 Sat 7-12 Closed Sunday
Specializing inbull Fresh Cut Flowersbull Funerals
bull Silk Memorial Flowers
bull Weddings
bull Special Occasions
bull Custom Wreaths
We have all your Lawn amp GardenTools - Lawn Care Products - Supplies - Fertilizers
662-327-2775 bull joyf lowersbellsouthnet
MILES BRICK CONTRACTING
Blocks bull Brick bull Stone bull Chimneys bull FoundationsFree Estimates
662-285-8620 bull 662-285-7416
12 SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 acdispatchcom HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2015-home-garden 1216
Dean Fosdick | For the Associated Press
Who needs soil to sow asustainable garden You cancultivate plants in mid-air
oat them in mineral-enriched water oradd nutrients for an organic harvest by
using your own sh for the fertilizerAll of these methods can be done
indoors and year-roundHydroponics may be the most familiar
soil-less gardening technology Itinvolves growing plants by oating theirroots in chemically enhanced waterThe operation can be automated with atimer Some systems are portable
Aquaponics blends aquaculture(feeding sh in tanks) with hydroponics
Water heavy in organic animal waste ispumped from a sh tank into grow bedswhere plants lter out the nutrients Thepuried water is then recycled backinto the sh tank where the nitrate-production sequence is renewed
Aeroponics uses no growingmedium Instead plants are strung overcontainers and their roots are mistedwith a nutrient-heavy solution
ldquoThe technology that is accelerating
this (soil-less) trend is the proliferationof extremely effective and increasinglyenergy-efcient grow lightsrdquo said SylviaBernstein owner of The AquaponicSource in Longmont Colorado
ldquoWith todayrsquos grow lights any spacecan become a year-round garden Irsquoveworked with people who are growingin basements garages laundry roomswarehouses and classroomsrdquo she said
The systems are easy to learn and to
maintain Bernstein saidldquoFirst there is no weeding involved
And because you can set your growbeds at whatever height works best for
you stooping and bending can also beminimizedrdquo she said
Watering also is easier especially withaquaponics ldquoYou simply top off yourtanks once every week to 10 days versusthe nearly daily watering that an outdoorgarden requiresrdquo Bernstein said
Hydroponics is an uncomplicated wayto raise vegetables said Richard Tyson
Orange County (Florida) Extension directorldquoThe oating system is one of the
most inexpensive low-tech systemsaround and as long as you stick withleafy salad crops and herbs it is one ofthe best for beginnersrdquo Tyson said
As for aeroponic gardens they need
little space making them popularwith apartment dwellers Their moist
environment is vulnerable to bacteriagrowth and disease though so theymust be kept clean
Nearly any freshwater sh that thrivesin captivity can be used for aquaponicgardening from goldsh to catsh troutto craysh The sh can be purchased
from licensed hatcheries whileaquaponic hydroponic and aeroponickits are available at specialized supplystores and online
ldquoThe best sh to grow in aquaponicsare the sh that best suit your needswhether those be for food or funor both and that are conducive togrowing the plants you are interested ingrowingrdquo Bernstein said
Fast-growing tilapia are the most
commonly used Bernstein hastrained her tilapia to eat from a babybottle which provides a degree ofentertainment And she noted ldquoYoualways can eat the full-grown shrdquo
ldquoIn the not-so-distant future I believethat indoor aquaponic gardens willbecome more the norm than theexceptionrdquo Bernstein said ldquoHomeownerswill start to think of them as a part of theirfood preparation environment much like
a living pantryrdquo aFor more see this fact sheet from
Oregon State University Extensionhttpwwwextensionoregonstateedu
gardeningnode2337
AP Photo 2015
Gardenin with air wat er and fish f erti lizer
HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE acdispatchcom
SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 13
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2015-home-garden 1316
copy T h e
D i s p a t c h
Mow with
an Attitude
BAD BOY ZT ELITE26hp - 60rdquo fabricated 7 gauge deck
Hydro-Gear transmission
$4999
Evergreen Ag18385 US Hwy 82
Mathiston bull 263-4419
Oktibbeha County Co-op201 Pollard Road bull Starkville
323-1742
14 SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 acdispatchcom HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2015-home-garden 1416
GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT PIE
(Submitted by Mary Beth Greenleaf )
2 cups green tomatoes (chopped)2 cups Granny Smith apples (pared chopped)frac12 cup raisinsfrac12 orange (seeded chopped ne)frac14 cup suet (chopped ne)1frac12 cups brown sugar2 tablespoons cider vinegar1 tablespoon saltfrac12 teaspoon cinnamonfrac14 teaspoon nutmegfrac14 teaspoon ground cloves18 teaspoon ginger18 teaspoon allspice
bull Preheat oven to 375 degrees Mix together all ingredientsput into prepared 9-inch crust Cover with full or latticecrust Bake about 40 minutes
GREEN TOMATO RELISH
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)
1 quart green tomatoes1 quart ripe tomatoes2 bunches celery2 sweet peppers preferably red for color2 large onions1 small cabbage2 cucumbers1 pound brown sugar1 teaspoon mustard seed1 teaspoon black pepper1 quart vinegar
bull Chop (It is important to chop vegetables rather than grindthem) tomatoes celery peppers onions cabbage andcucumbers mix and add frac12 cup of salt Let stand 2 hoursDrain off all excess liquid
bull In large pot mix sugar mustard seed pepper and vinegarHeat and when sugar dissolves add chopped vegetablesBring to slow boil and ll sterilized jars (7 pint) Chillbefore serving
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoNaomirsquos Home Companionrdquo)
3 medium rm green tomatoes about 1 poundfrac14 teaspoon saltfrac14 teaspoon black pepperfrac14 cup white cornmeal2frac14 cups solid shortening or bacon fat for frying
bull Cut tomatoes into 4 (frac12-inch) thick slices Season with saltand pepper Dredge slices in cornmeal coating well onboth sides
bull In a large heavy skillet add enough shortening orbacon fat to a depth of frac12-inch and heat on high untilshimmering and starting to smoke a little Add half oftomato slices lower heat to medium-high Cover skilletand cook until bottoms of tomatoes are browned andsizzling stops about 4 minutes
bull Turn tomatoes over Cover and cook second side about2 minutes Should be slightly soft around the rm edgesRemove tomatoes to paper towel to drain Taste if tartsprinkle with sugar while still hot Serves 4
OVEN-FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoMama Diprsquos Kitchenrdquo)
4 green tomatoes slicedfrac12 stick butter or margarine1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon black pepper1 cup self-rising our
bull Preheat oven to 400 degrees Melt butter in baking panStir in salt and pepper Coat tomatoes with our andplace in pan Bake on lower rack of oven for 8 minutesThen turn the oven up to broil in order to brown thetomato slices Serves 6
MISS MEL ROBERTSONrsquoS GREEN TOMATO PICKLES
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)1 peck (8 dry quarts) green tomatoes6 large onionsfrac12 cup salt2 quarts water4 quarts vinegar2 pounds brown sugar2 tablespoons whole cloves2 tablespoons white mustard seed2 tablespoons whole allspice1 tablespoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons cinnamon
bull Slice tomatoes and onions Sprinkle with salt and let standovernight In the morning drain well Put them into aporcelain kettle (modern aluminum best) with water and1 quart vinegar Boil 15 minutes drain them dry
bull In kettle combine the remaining 3 quarts of vinegar sugaand spices Boil slowly for 1 hour taking care not to burnWhen cold put in stone crock and cover a
Andrea Yeager | For the Biloxi-Sun Herald
Now that spring nally has arrived folks are eager to work in their yards whether planting ornamentals or edibles Few things are as tastyas homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers they just have so much avor
Readers share their favorite green tomato recipes mdash from green tomato sweet pickles to green tomato mincemeat pie
rsquo Tis th e s easn fr ard en-t-tabl e dinin
HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE adispatchcom
SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 15
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2015-home-garden 1516
16 SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 acdispatchcom HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2015-home-garden 1616
Evans Plumbing amp ACHamilton MS bull 6623435391 bull wwwevansplumbingandaccom
Call us today for a free estimate on making your homemore comfortable by installing an efcient Trane system
tailored to your homersquos needs Financing available
Summer is comingBeat the heat with your local independent TRANEreg dealer
copy The Dispatch
ldquoItrsquos Hard to Stop a Tranerdquo
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2015-home-garden 1116
JOYrsquoSF l o w e r s
amp G i f t s
Military Hardware1002 N 13th St bull Columbus bull 662-328-8073
Mon - Fri 7-5 Sat 7-12 Closed Sunday
Specializing inbull Fresh Cut Flowersbull Funerals
bull Silk Memorial Flowers
bull Weddings
bull Special Occasions
bull Custom Wreaths
We have all your Lawn amp GardenTools - Lawn Care Products - Supplies - Fertilizers
662-327-2775 bull joyf lowersbellsouthnet
MILES BRICK CONTRACTING
Blocks bull Brick bull Stone bull Chimneys bull FoundationsFree Estimates
662-285-8620 bull 662-285-7416
12 SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 acdispatchcom HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2015-home-garden 1216
Dean Fosdick | For the Associated Press
Who needs soil to sow asustainable garden You cancultivate plants in mid-air
oat them in mineral-enriched water oradd nutrients for an organic harvest by
using your own sh for the fertilizerAll of these methods can be done
indoors and year-roundHydroponics may be the most familiar
soil-less gardening technology Itinvolves growing plants by oating theirroots in chemically enhanced waterThe operation can be automated with atimer Some systems are portable
Aquaponics blends aquaculture(feeding sh in tanks) with hydroponics
Water heavy in organic animal waste ispumped from a sh tank into grow bedswhere plants lter out the nutrients Thepuried water is then recycled backinto the sh tank where the nitrate-production sequence is renewed
Aeroponics uses no growingmedium Instead plants are strung overcontainers and their roots are mistedwith a nutrient-heavy solution
ldquoThe technology that is accelerating
this (soil-less) trend is the proliferationof extremely effective and increasinglyenergy-efcient grow lightsrdquo said SylviaBernstein owner of The AquaponicSource in Longmont Colorado
ldquoWith todayrsquos grow lights any spacecan become a year-round garden Irsquoveworked with people who are growingin basements garages laundry roomswarehouses and classroomsrdquo she said
The systems are easy to learn and to
maintain Bernstein saidldquoFirst there is no weeding involved
And because you can set your growbeds at whatever height works best for
you stooping and bending can also beminimizedrdquo she said
Watering also is easier especially withaquaponics ldquoYou simply top off yourtanks once every week to 10 days versusthe nearly daily watering that an outdoorgarden requiresrdquo Bernstein said
Hydroponics is an uncomplicated wayto raise vegetables said Richard Tyson
Orange County (Florida) Extension directorldquoThe oating system is one of the
most inexpensive low-tech systemsaround and as long as you stick withleafy salad crops and herbs it is one ofthe best for beginnersrdquo Tyson said
As for aeroponic gardens they need
little space making them popularwith apartment dwellers Their moist
environment is vulnerable to bacteriagrowth and disease though so theymust be kept clean
Nearly any freshwater sh that thrivesin captivity can be used for aquaponicgardening from goldsh to catsh troutto craysh The sh can be purchased
from licensed hatcheries whileaquaponic hydroponic and aeroponickits are available at specialized supplystores and online
ldquoThe best sh to grow in aquaponicsare the sh that best suit your needswhether those be for food or funor both and that are conducive togrowing the plants you are interested ingrowingrdquo Bernstein said
Fast-growing tilapia are the most
commonly used Bernstein hastrained her tilapia to eat from a babybottle which provides a degree ofentertainment And she noted ldquoYoualways can eat the full-grown shrdquo
ldquoIn the not-so-distant future I believethat indoor aquaponic gardens willbecome more the norm than theexceptionrdquo Bernstein said ldquoHomeownerswill start to think of them as a part of theirfood preparation environment much like
a living pantryrdquo aFor more see this fact sheet from
Oregon State University Extensionhttpwwwextensionoregonstateedu
gardeningnode2337
AP Photo 2015
Gardenin with air wat er and fish f erti lizer
HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE acdispatchcom
SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 13
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2015-home-garden 1316
copy T h e
D i s p a t c h
Mow with
an Attitude
BAD BOY ZT ELITE26hp - 60rdquo fabricated 7 gauge deck
Hydro-Gear transmission
$4999
Evergreen Ag18385 US Hwy 82
Mathiston bull 263-4419
Oktibbeha County Co-op201 Pollard Road bull Starkville
323-1742
14 SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 acdispatchcom HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
httpslidepdfcomreaderfull2015-home-garden 1416
GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT PIE
(Submitted by Mary Beth Greenleaf )
2 cups green tomatoes (chopped)2 cups Granny Smith apples (pared chopped)frac12 cup raisinsfrac12 orange (seeded chopped ne)frac14 cup suet (chopped ne)1frac12 cups brown sugar2 tablespoons cider vinegar1 tablespoon saltfrac12 teaspoon cinnamonfrac14 teaspoon nutmegfrac14 teaspoon ground cloves18 teaspoon ginger18 teaspoon allspice
bull Preheat oven to 375 degrees Mix together all ingredientsput into prepared 9-inch crust Cover with full or latticecrust Bake about 40 minutes
GREEN TOMATO RELISH
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)
1 quart green tomatoes1 quart ripe tomatoes2 bunches celery2 sweet peppers preferably red for color2 large onions1 small cabbage2 cucumbers1 pound brown sugar1 teaspoon mustard seed1 teaspoon black pepper1 quart vinegar
bull Chop (It is important to chop vegetables rather than grindthem) tomatoes celery peppers onions cabbage andcucumbers mix and add frac12 cup of salt Let stand 2 hoursDrain off all excess liquid
bull In large pot mix sugar mustard seed pepper and vinegarHeat and when sugar dissolves add chopped vegetablesBring to slow boil and ll sterilized jars (7 pint) Chillbefore serving
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoNaomirsquos Home Companionrdquo)
3 medium rm green tomatoes about 1 poundfrac14 teaspoon saltfrac14 teaspoon black pepperfrac14 cup white cornmeal2frac14 cups solid shortening or bacon fat for frying
bull Cut tomatoes into 4 (frac12-inch) thick slices Season with saltand pepper Dredge slices in cornmeal coating well onboth sides
bull In a large heavy skillet add enough shortening orbacon fat to a depth of frac12-inch and heat on high untilshimmering and starting to smoke a little Add half oftomato slices lower heat to medium-high Cover skilletand cook until bottoms of tomatoes are browned andsizzling stops about 4 minutes
bull Turn tomatoes over Cover and cook second side about2 minutes Should be slightly soft around the rm edgesRemove tomatoes to paper towel to drain Taste if tartsprinkle with sugar while still hot Serves 4
OVEN-FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoMama Diprsquos Kitchenrdquo)
4 green tomatoes slicedfrac12 stick butter or margarine1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon black pepper1 cup self-rising our
bull Preheat oven to 400 degrees Melt butter in baking panStir in salt and pepper Coat tomatoes with our andplace in pan Bake on lower rack of oven for 8 minutesThen turn the oven up to broil in order to brown thetomato slices Serves 6
MISS MEL ROBERTSONrsquoS GREEN TOMATO PICKLES
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)1 peck (8 dry quarts) green tomatoes6 large onionsfrac12 cup salt2 quarts water4 quarts vinegar2 pounds brown sugar2 tablespoons whole cloves2 tablespoons white mustard seed2 tablespoons whole allspice1 tablespoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons cinnamon
bull Slice tomatoes and onions Sprinkle with salt and let standovernight In the morning drain well Put them into aporcelain kettle (modern aluminum best) with water and1 quart vinegar Boil 15 minutes drain them dry
bull In kettle combine the remaining 3 quarts of vinegar sugaand spices Boil slowly for 1 hour taking care not to burnWhen cold put in stone crock and cover a
Andrea Yeager | For the Biloxi-Sun Herald
Now that spring nally has arrived folks are eager to work in their yards whether planting ornamentals or edibles Few things are as tastyas homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers they just have so much avor
Readers share their favorite green tomato recipes mdash from green tomato sweet pickles to green tomato mincemeat pie
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Dean Fosdick | For the Associated Press
Who needs soil to sow asustainable garden You cancultivate plants in mid-air
oat them in mineral-enriched water oradd nutrients for an organic harvest by
using your own sh for the fertilizerAll of these methods can be done
indoors and year-roundHydroponics may be the most familiar
soil-less gardening technology Itinvolves growing plants by oating theirroots in chemically enhanced waterThe operation can be automated with atimer Some systems are portable
Aquaponics blends aquaculture(feeding sh in tanks) with hydroponics
Water heavy in organic animal waste ispumped from a sh tank into grow bedswhere plants lter out the nutrients Thepuried water is then recycled backinto the sh tank where the nitrate-production sequence is renewed
Aeroponics uses no growingmedium Instead plants are strung overcontainers and their roots are mistedwith a nutrient-heavy solution
ldquoThe technology that is accelerating
this (soil-less) trend is the proliferationof extremely effective and increasinglyenergy-efcient grow lightsrdquo said SylviaBernstein owner of The AquaponicSource in Longmont Colorado
ldquoWith todayrsquos grow lights any spacecan become a year-round garden Irsquoveworked with people who are growingin basements garages laundry roomswarehouses and classroomsrdquo she said
The systems are easy to learn and to
maintain Bernstein saidldquoFirst there is no weeding involved
And because you can set your growbeds at whatever height works best for
you stooping and bending can also beminimizedrdquo she said
Watering also is easier especially withaquaponics ldquoYou simply top off yourtanks once every week to 10 days versusthe nearly daily watering that an outdoorgarden requiresrdquo Bernstein said
Hydroponics is an uncomplicated wayto raise vegetables said Richard Tyson
Orange County (Florida) Extension directorldquoThe oating system is one of the
most inexpensive low-tech systemsaround and as long as you stick withleafy salad crops and herbs it is one ofthe best for beginnersrdquo Tyson said
As for aeroponic gardens they need
little space making them popularwith apartment dwellers Their moist
environment is vulnerable to bacteriagrowth and disease though so theymust be kept clean
Nearly any freshwater sh that thrivesin captivity can be used for aquaponicgardening from goldsh to catsh troutto craysh The sh can be purchased
from licensed hatcheries whileaquaponic hydroponic and aeroponickits are available at specialized supplystores and online
ldquoThe best sh to grow in aquaponicsare the sh that best suit your needswhether those be for food or funor both and that are conducive togrowing the plants you are interested ingrowingrdquo Bernstein said
Fast-growing tilapia are the most
commonly used Bernstein hastrained her tilapia to eat from a babybottle which provides a degree ofentertainment And she noted ldquoYoualways can eat the full-grown shrdquo
ldquoIn the not-so-distant future I believethat indoor aquaponic gardens willbecome more the norm than theexceptionrdquo Bernstein said ldquoHomeownerswill start to think of them as a part of theirfood preparation environment much like
a living pantryrdquo aFor more see this fact sheet from
Oregon State University Extensionhttpwwwextensionoregonstateedu
gardeningnode2337
AP Photo 2015
Gardenin with air wat er and fish f erti lizer
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BAD BOY ZT ELITE26hp - 60rdquo fabricated 7 gauge deck
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GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT PIE
(Submitted by Mary Beth Greenleaf )
2 cups green tomatoes (chopped)2 cups Granny Smith apples (pared chopped)frac12 cup raisinsfrac12 orange (seeded chopped ne)frac14 cup suet (chopped ne)1frac12 cups brown sugar2 tablespoons cider vinegar1 tablespoon saltfrac12 teaspoon cinnamonfrac14 teaspoon nutmegfrac14 teaspoon ground cloves18 teaspoon ginger18 teaspoon allspice
bull Preheat oven to 375 degrees Mix together all ingredientsput into prepared 9-inch crust Cover with full or latticecrust Bake about 40 minutes
GREEN TOMATO RELISH
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)
1 quart green tomatoes1 quart ripe tomatoes2 bunches celery2 sweet peppers preferably red for color2 large onions1 small cabbage2 cucumbers1 pound brown sugar1 teaspoon mustard seed1 teaspoon black pepper1 quart vinegar
bull Chop (It is important to chop vegetables rather than grindthem) tomatoes celery peppers onions cabbage andcucumbers mix and add frac12 cup of salt Let stand 2 hoursDrain off all excess liquid
bull In large pot mix sugar mustard seed pepper and vinegarHeat and when sugar dissolves add chopped vegetablesBring to slow boil and ll sterilized jars (7 pint) Chillbefore serving
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoNaomirsquos Home Companionrdquo)
3 medium rm green tomatoes about 1 poundfrac14 teaspoon saltfrac14 teaspoon black pepperfrac14 cup white cornmeal2frac14 cups solid shortening or bacon fat for frying
bull Cut tomatoes into 4 (frac12-inch) thick slices Season with saltand pepper Dredge slices in cornmeal coating well onboth sides
bull In a large heavy skillet add enough shortening orbacon fat to a depth of frac12-inch and heat on high untilshimmering and starting to smoke a little Add half oftomato slices lower heat to medium-high Cover skilletand cook until bottoms of tomatoes are browned andsizzling stops about 4 minutes
bull Turn tomatoes over Cover and cook second side about2 minutes Should be slightly soft around the rm edgesRemove tomatoes to paper towel to drain Taste if tartsprinkle with sugar while still hot Serves 4
OVEN-FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoMama Diprsquos Kitchenrdquo)
4 green tomatoes slicedfrac12 stick butter or margarine1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon black pepper1 cup self-rising our
bull Preheat oven to 400 degrees Melt butter in baking panStir in salt and pepper Coat tomatoes with our andplace in pan Bake on lower rack of oven for 8 minutesThen turn the oven up to broil in order to brown thetomato slices Serves 6
MISS MEL ROBERTSONrsquoS GREEN TOMATO PICKLES
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)1 peck (8 dry quarts) green tomatoes6 large onionsfrac12 cup salt2 quarts water4 quarts vinegar2 pounds brown sugar2 tablespoons whole cloves2 tablespoons white mustard seed2 tablespoons whole allspice1 tablespoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons cinnamon
bull Slice tomatoes and onions Sprinkle with salt and let standovernight In the morning drain well Put them into aporcelain kettle (modern aluminum best) with water and1 quart vinegar Boil 15 minutes drain them dry
bull In kettle combine the remaining 3 quarts of vinegar sugaand spices Boil slowly for 1 hour taking care not to burnWhen cold put in stone crock and cover a
Andrea Yeager | For the Biloxi-Sun Herald
Now that spring nally has arrived folks are eager to work in their yards whether planting ornamentals or edibles Few things are as tastyas homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers they just have so much avor
Readers share their favorite green tomato recipes mdash from green tomato sweet pickles to green tomato mincemeat pie
rsquo Tis th e s easn fr ard en-t-tabl e dinin
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Evans Plumbing amp ACHamilton MS bull 6623435391 bull wwwevansplumbingandaccom
Call us today for a free estimate on making your homemore comfortable by installing an efcient Trane system
tailored to your homersquos needs Financing available
Summer is comingBeat the heat with your local independent TRANEreg dealer
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7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
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copy T h e
D i s p a t c h
Mow with
an Attitude
BAD BOY ZT ELITE26hp - 60rdquo fabricated 7 gauge deck
Hydro-Gear transmission
$4999
Evergreen Ag18385 US Hwy 82
Mathiston bull 263-4419
Oktibbeha County Co-op201 Pollard Road bull Starkville
323-1742
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7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
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GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT PIE
(Submitted by Mary Beth Greenleaf )
2 cups green tomatoes (chopped)2 cups Granny Smith apples (pared chopped)frac12 cup raisinsfrac12 orange (seeded chopped ne)frac14 cup suet (chopped ne)1frac12 cups brown sugar2 tablespoons cider vinegar1 tablespoon saltfrac12 teaspoon cinnamonfrac14 teaspoon nutmegfrac14 teaspoon ground cloves18 teaspoon ginger18 teaspoon allspice
bull Preheat oven to 375 degrees Mix together all ingredientsput into prepared 9-inch crust Cover with full or latticecrust Bake about 40 minutes
GREEN TOMATO RELISH
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)
1 quart green tomatoes1 quart ripe tomatoes2 bunches celery2 sweet peppers preferably red for color2 large onions1 small cabbage2 cucumbers1 pound brown sugar1 teaspoon mustard seed1 teaspoon black pepper1 quart vinegar
bull Chop (It is important to chop vegetables rather than grindthem) tomatoes celery peppers onions cabbage andcucumbers mix and add frac12 cup of salt Let stand 2 hoursDrain off all excess liquid
bull In large pot mix sugar mustard seed pepper and vinegarHeat and when sugar dissolves add chopped vegetablesBring to slow boil and ll sterilized jars (7 pint) Chillbefore serving
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoNaomirsquos Home Companionrdquo)
3 medium rm green tomatoes about 1 poundfrac14 teaspoon saltfrac14 teaspoon black pepperfrac14 cup white cornmeal2frac14 cups solid shortening or bacon fat for frying
bull Cut tomatoes into 4 (frac12-inch) thick slices Season with saltand pepper Dredge slices in cornmeal coating well onboth sides
bull In a large heavy skillet add enough shortening orbacon fat to a depth of frac12-inch and heat on high untilshimmering and starting to smoke a little Add half oftomato slices lower heat to medium-high Cover skilletand cook until bottoms of tomatoes are browned andsizzling stops about 4 minutes
bull Turn tomatoes over Cover and cook second side about2 minutes Should be slightly soft around the rm edgesRemove tomatoes to paper towel to drain Taste if tartsprinkle with sugar while still hot Serves 4
OVEN-FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoMama Diprsquos Kitchenrdquo)
4 green tomatoes slicedfrac12 stick butter or margarine1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon black pepper1 cup self-rising our
bull Preheat oven to 400 degrees Melt butter in baking panStir in salt and pepper Coat tomatoes with our andplace in pan Bake on lower rack of oven for 8 minutesThen turn the oven up to broil in order to brown thetomato slices Serves 6
MISS MEL ROBERTSONrsquoS GREEN TOMATO PICKLES
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)1 peck (8 dry quarts) green tomatoes6 large onionsfrac12 cup salt2 quarts water4 quarts vinegar2 pounds brown sugar2 tablespoons whole cloves2 tablespoons white mustard seed2 tablespoons whole allspice1 tablespoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons cinnamon
bull Slice tomatoes and onions Sprinkle with salt and let standovernight In the morning drain well Put them into aporcelain kettle (modern aluminum best) with water and1 quart vinegar Boil 15 minutes drain them dry
bull In kettle combine the remaining 3 quarts of vinegar sugaand spices Boil slowly for 1 hour taking care not to burnWhen cold put in stone crock and cover a
Andrea Yeager | For the Biloxi-Sun Herald
Now that spring nally has arrived folks are eager to work in their yards whether planting ornamentals or edibles Few things are as tastyas homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers they just have so much avor
Readers share their favorite green tomato recipes mdash from green tomato sweet pickles to green tomato mincemeat pie
rsquo Tis th e s easn fr ard en-t-tabl e dinin
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SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 15
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16 SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 acdispatchcom HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE
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Evans Plumbing amp ACHamilton MS bull 6623435391 bull wwwevansplumbingandaccom
Call us today for a free estimate on making your homemore comfortable by installing an efcient Trane system
tailored to your homersquos needs Financing available
Summer is comingBeat the heat with your local independent TRANEreg dealer
copy The Dispatch
ldquoItrsquos Hard to Stop a Tranerdquo
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
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GREEN TOMATO MINCEMEAT PIE
(Submitted by Mary Beth Greenleaf )
2 cups green tomatoes (chopped)2 cups Granny Smith apples (pared chopped)frac12 cup raisinsfrac12 orange (seeded chopped ne)frac14 cup suet (chopped ne)1frac12 cups brown sugar2 tablespoons cider vinegar1 tablespoon saltfrac12 teaspoon cinnamonfrac14 teaspoon nutmegfrac14 teaspoon ground cloves18 teaspoon ginger18 teaspoon allspice
bull Preheat oven to 375 degrees Mix together all ingredientsput into prepared 9-inch crust Cover with full or latticecrust Bake about 40 minutes
GREEN TOMATO RELISH
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)
1 quart green tomatoes1 quart ripe tomatoes2 bunches celery2 sweet peppers preferably red for color2 large onions1 small cabbage2 cucumbers1 pound brown sugar1 teaspoon mustard seed1 teaspoon black pepper1 quart vinegar
bull Chop (It is important to chop vegetables rather than grindthem) tomatoes celery peppers onions cabbage andcucumbers mix and add frac12 cup of salt Let stand 2 hoursDrain off all excess liquid
bull In large pot mix sugar mustard seed pepper and vinegarHeat and when sugar dissolves add chopped vegetablesBring to slow boil and ll sterilized jars (7 pint) Chillbefore serving
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoNaomirsquos Home Companionrdquo)
3 medium rm green tomatoes about 1 poundfrac14 teaspoon saltfrac14 teaspoon black pepperfrac14 cup white cornmeal2frac14 cups solid shortening or bacon fat for frying
bull Cut tomatoes into 4 (frac12-inch) thick slices Season with saltand pepper Dredge slices in cornmeal coating well onboth sides
bull In a large heavy skillet add enough shortening orbacon fat to a depth of frac12-inch and heat on high untilshimmering and starting to smoke a little Add half oftomato slices lower heat to medium-high Cover skilletand cook until bottoms of tomatoes are browned andsizzling stops about 4 minutes
bull Turn tomatoes over Cover and cook second side about2 minutes Should be slightly soft around the rm edgesRemove tomatoes to paper towel to drain Taste if tartsprinkle with sugar while still hot Serves 4
OVEN-FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
(Submitted by Nedra Baldwin from ldquoMama Diprsquos Kitchenrdquo)
4 green tomatoes slicedfrac12 stick butter or margarine1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon black pepper1 cup self-rising our
bull Preheat oven to 400 degrees Melt butter in baking panStir in salt and pepper Coat tomatoes with our andplace in pan Bake on lower rack of oven for 8 minutesThen turn the oven up to broil in order to brown thetomato slices Serves 6
MISS MEL ROBERTSONrsquoS GREEN TOMATO PICKLES
(Submitted by Steve Leonard from ldquoThe Gasparilla Cookbookrdquo)1 peck (8 dry quarts) green tomatoes6 large onionsfrac12 cup salt2 quarts water4 quarts vinegar2 pounds brown sugar2 tablespoons whole cloves2 tablespoons white mustard seed2 tablespoons whole allspice1 tablespoon cayenne pepper2 tablespoons cinnamon
bull Slice tomatoes and onions Sprinkle with salt and let standovernight In the morning drain well Put them into aporcelain kettle (modern aluminum best) with water and1 quart vinegar Boil 15 minutes drain them dry
bull In kettle combine the remaining 3 quarts of vinegar sugaand spices Boil slowly for 1 hour taking care not to burnWhen cold put in stone crock and cover a
Andrea Yeager | For the Biloxi-Sun Herald
Now that spring nally has arrived folks are eager to work in their yards whether planting ornamentals or edibles Few things are as tastyas homegrown tomatoes and cucumbers they just have so much avor
Readers share their favorite green tomato recipes mdash from green tomato sweet pickles to green tomato mincemeat pie
rsquo Tis th e s easn fr ard en-t-tabl e dinin
HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE adispatchcom
SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 15
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16 SUNDAY APRIL 12 2015 acdispatchcom HOME amp GARDEN GUIDE
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
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Evans Plumbing amp ACHamilton MS bull 6623435391 bull wwwevansplumbingandaccom
Call us today for a free estimate on making your homemore comfortable by installing an efcient Trane system
tailored to your homersquos needs Financing available
Summer is comingBeat the heat with your local independent TRANEreg dealer
copy The Dispatch
ldquoItrsquos Hard to Stop a Tranerdquo
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
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7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
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Evans Plumbing amp ACHamilton MS bull 6623435391 bull wwwevansplumbingandaccom
Call us today for a free estimate on making your homemore comfortable by installing an efcient Trane system
tailored to your homersquos needs Financing available
Summer is comingBeat the heat with your local independent TRANEreg dealer
copy The Dispatch
ldquoItrsquos Hard to Stop a Tranerdquo
7182019 2015 Home amp Garden
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Evans Plumbing amp ACHamilton MS bull 6623435391 bull wwwevansplumbingandaccom
Call us today for a free estimate on making your homemore comfortable by installing an efcient Trane system
tailored to your homersquos needs Financing available
Summer is comingBeat the heat with your local independent TRANEreg dealer
copy The Dispatch
ldquoItrsquos Hard to Stop a Tranerdquo