THE VILLAGE VOICE

"There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart." ~ Celia Thaxter 'Old Garden Companions' (Daisy/Purple Coneflower ) PURPLE PLEASURES (Phlox, Purple Coneflowers , Dwarf Chinese Astile , Daylily ) Astilbe , hosta , Rose of Sharon, Hydrangea LEMON PASTA with ROASTED SHRIMP ~ Summer friendly ... light/luscious adapted from Ina Garten 2 lbs. (peeled and deveined ) large shrimp 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil coarse salt & freshly ground pepper to taste 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 cloves minced garlic 2 lemons, zested and juiced 1 lb. angel hair pasta fresh chopped basil to taste Grated Parmesan or fresh feta cheese to taste (optional) Preheat oven to 400º and bring large pot of water to boil. Place shrimp on baking sheet with olive oil, salt and freshly ground pepper. Toss well and spread over pan. Roast for 6-8 minutes, just until pink and cooked through. While shrimp are roasting, melt butter and olive oil. Cook garlic until s...

"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world." ~ John Muir Stokes' Aster (Stokesia) EARLY DAYLILY (Hemerocallis) ASIATIC LILY SHASTA DAISY (Leucanthemum) Lilies, Daylilies, Rudbeckia, Coneflowers, Chocolate Cosmos Hosta, Red Begonia, Gerbera Daisy, Coreopsis 'Moombeam' RUDBECKIA (Cherry Brandy) 'New Kid on the Block' (Rudbeckia - 'Cherry Brandy') CONEFLOWER (Echinacea purpurea 'Doubledecker') HYDRANGEA MONKSHOOD (Aconitum) ASTILBE

"In June, as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them." ~ Aldo Leopold WAVE PETUNIAS ROCK GARDEN WONDERS STREPTOCARPUS BLUE WONDERS GERBERA DAISY IN THE ROSE GARDEN CHOCOLATE COSMOS JOHNSON'S BLUE GERANIUM EVENING PRIMROSE ( Oenothera) - ASTILBE HYDRANGEA (ANNABELLA - MACROPHYLLA) ASTILBE KOUSA DOGWOOD JAPANESE PAINTED FERN - HOSTA

"Garden making is creative work, just as much as painting or writing a poem. It is a personal expression of self, and individual conception of beauty. I should as soon think of asking a secretary to write my book, or the cook to assist in a water color painting, as to permit a gardener to plant or dig among my flowers." ~ Hannah Rion (The Greatest Gift of a Garden) "Gardener's work with an ever-receding ideal of perfection: no sooner is something growing well than they see how to place it better or give it a better neighbour. To other's eyes, all may look as well as could be expected, but a good gardener's eye sees more to be improved." ~ Robin Lane Fox