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Hades’ Girlfriend

Hades’ Girlfriend

June 1, 2014 by Bunny Chafowitz Leave a Comment

Hades, god of the Underworld.

What in Hades does Hades have to do with gardening or cooking?

It’s dark in the Underworld – not easy to garden with no sunlight at all.  Cooking in the Underworld – probably a lot of barbecue, but that’s it.

Well, legend has it that Hades had a girlfriend, a nymph named Minthe.  Hades loved her dearly.  Unfortunately for Minthe, Hades’ wife Persephone, did not.

Oh my. [Read more…]

Cooking, Cooking with herbs, Herbs, Invasive Tagged: container gardening, herb, invasive, lamb, Mint

It Sure Does Look Pretty But…

It Sure Does Look Pretty But…

May 26, 2014 by Bunny Chafowitz Leave a Comment

The morning glory vine I’m holding in the picture to the right looks benign.  In reality, however, it is one of the banes of my existence.  You see, it’s not my plant; it belongs to my neighbor.  My neighbor, bless his heart, does not pay attention to his beautiful “little” vine.  Ipomoea purpurea makes its way over to my yard from under the fence and systematically attempts to invade and conquer everything and anything it can.   Yes, it is beautiful, but it can take over in a heartbeat and smother all that you hold dear in your garden. [Read more…]

Gardening, Invasive, Weeds Tagged: invasive, morning glory, weed

About Bunny Chafowitz

Bunny Attacked by Morning Glory

Bunny Chafowitz hops around Fresno County, California, where she is (among other things) a Master Gardener.

She also loves to cook — and anyone who has eaten her food can tell you one taste of her cooking will have you thumpin' for more.

When not being attacked by Morning Glory, Bunny writes primarily about her gardening activities, but will also include posts about her cooking.

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