Thyme in the Garden

Perennials and Veggie Starts for Fall! Today we are getting our first delivery of plants for Autumn. (I know, it seems like it might still be a little hot during the afternoons, but it really is time for planting veggies that thrive in the cooler temps. of Autumn. Sowing spinach, lettuce, turnips, kale, collards, and more now will get your plants established before the really cooler temps. stunt growth. We'll have this weeks as starts: cabbage, brussel sprouts, broccoli, and collards. In the following weeks, we'll add lettuce starts as well. With your salad greens, sowing in successions will give you an extended harvest and allow you to eat them when they're best. You might want to rig up some way to cover them with floating row covers, to extend them even more through the winter. Also arriving today, some perennial herbs, like Rosemary and Lavender, as well as a few perennial ornamentals, that are great for both the landscape, as well as planted containers for Autumn a...

The newest from Beehive Kitchenware! Beautifully crafted by artists in Mass. from lead-free pewter. We love their sweet and simple designs, especially the baby spoons. Their newest design is this fork and spoon set of mama and baby bird. Check out the farm animals and their tails on the back of the spoon! Also popular from Beehive for weddings, house-warmings and birthdays; the measuring spoon sets in hearts with quotes, or in birds sitting in a wall display.

Colorful and Collapsible Gift Vases Right in time for all the late summer blooming annuals and perennials; these colorful vases add a little something extra to a gift bouquet of flowers. These cool vases are plastic, therefore collapsible, yet when filled with water, they immediately stand straight and reflect their color, resembling colored glass. (Shown here, are flowers cut from our garden behind the shop, which we are happy to cut fresh for folks, sold either by the stem or by bouquet.)

Beautiful new concrete pieces! Come see new fountains, planters, statuary, birdbaths, benchs and more. All made in NC by Unique Stone , a family run company specializing in reproductions of old treasures from the world over. Their '0ld-world' finishes give them an elegantly aged appearence.