THE VILLAGE VOICE

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

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

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

" Show me your garden and I shall tell you what your are. " Alfred Austin Azalea and Bergenia 'Love in bloom' Azalea, Trillium, Bergenia Angelique Tulip 'Spring Green' Tulip Tulips and white dwarf Iris Double tulip Tulips Japanese Painted Fern Trillium Virginia Bluebell, Hosta, Variegated Solomon's Seal, Sweet Woodruff, Japanese Painted Fern, Geranium, Celandine Poppy, Lady's Mantle, Trillium, Jacob's Ladder Trillium and Maiden Hair Fern Flowering azalea and fern Hosta, Heuchera (Key Lime Pie), and Rhododendron Budding Rhododendron

"To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds and watch their renewal of life - this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man can do." ~ Charles Dudley Warner ORIENTAL POPPY ( Papaver orientale ) MAY GARDEN STARS WILDFLOWER GARDEN GARDEN VIEWS EXBURY AZALIA GARDEN DELIGHTS APPLE BLOSSOMS (Michigan State Flower) ORIENTAL POPPY ( Papaver orientale ) _______________ BLACK PEPPER POUND CAKE ~ A delightful 'sweet ending' ( Southern Living ) ___________ 1 cup room temperature unsalted butter 1 cup sugar 4 large eggs 1 1/2 cups AP flour 1/4 tsp. salt 3/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar 1/4 tsp. ground mace (or nutmeg) 1 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. vanilla Beat butter at medium speed with electric mixer about 2 minutes or until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients ;...