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River Road Recipes

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2 Nov 2020

The Curious Cushaw

by Randy Harelson | posted in: Plant Profiles | 8

The holiday dinner menu was classic American – turkey, cornbread dressing, cranberry sauce, yams, various green vegetables, congealed salad, freshly toasted salted pecans, and the family favorite cushaw made sweet and scrumptious with sugar, eggs, butter, vanilla and nutmeg.

Baton Rouge, cushaw, fall, recipe, River Road Recipes, squash
Magnolia 2021 Spring (Vol. XXXIII no. 4)
Many of you may have noticed a little more activit Many of you may have noticed a little more activity on this social media account! I’d like to thank you for following along and introduce myself. I am Barbara Adkins from Harpersville, Alabama. You May remember this view of my garden from the Sunday tour at our Annual Meeting in April of 2019. Didn’t we have fun? Anyway, I digress. 🌱 I was recently named to serve on the SGHS Board. Typically that means they see something in you that you can contribute to the organization. Well, keeping you informed and inspired here on social media is a talent that I seem to have and enjoy and the Board was happy to hand over to me! I need your help please, to make this work. •Please like, comment, share and repost as many of these posts as possible. •Share the profile with your friends that might appreciate the inspiration and information. •Send me photos, information, upcoming events for your organization, things that I can post here that would interest other garden enthusiasts! I look forward to your comments and input. I am not a horticulturist (you may have already figured that out) but I truly love to garden and, more importantly, love our group/organization and it’s people! Let’s grow 🌱
Another indication that autumn is upon us! 📷 @ Another indication that autumn is upon us! 📷 @fennelmauldin Fennel’s garden in North West Alabama is a must see! #southerngardenhistory #southerngardens #surpriselilly #spiderlilly #autumn
A sure sign of the onset of autumn in the south! A sure sign of the onset of autumn in the south! #americanbeautyberry #southerngardens #weenjoylearning #weenjoytouring #southerngardenhistorysociety #joinus
INSPIRATION • Even the most accomplished garden INSPIRATION • Even the most accomplished gardeners need a bit of inspiration this time of year! Have a wonderful, restful, holiday weekend 🐝
Who else uses Formosa lily seed pods in your holid Who else uses Formosa lily seed pods in your holiday decorations? Susan Epstein shares her journey through 2020, and discusses the multi-seasonal joys of the Southern heirloom, Formosa Lily, in a new article on the website. #formosalily #liliumformosanum #seedpods
What do you call this late summer favorite? Post i What do you call this late summer favorite? Post in comments the name you prefer. Officially named Lycoris squamigera, it was reportedly introduced to the United States in 1862. Wayne Amos and Gail Griffin provide more details about its history, cultivation, and great descriptions in a new post on the SGHS website, link in bio. Images: 1-2. Bethesda, MD 8/14 & 8/15 by Gail Griffin, 3. Dumbarton Oaks, DC 8/9 by Marc Vedder 4-5. Atlanta, GA 7/31 Adam Martin, 6. 1897 Matilda Smith illustration from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 7. 1926 Mary Emily Eaton illustration from Addisonia. #lycoris #lycorissquamigera #surpriselily #magiclily
An important Clermont Lee designed garden has been An important Clermont Lee designed garden has been lost at the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace in Savannah. Here is a historic picture of the garden followed by before and after images from 2014 and after demolition. Find a more detailed description of the efforts to preserve the garden on the website, link in profile. #clermontlee #juliettegordonlowbirthplace #femalelandscapearchitect #savannah
"People who work with dirt are happier people!" Ma "People who work with dirt are happier people!" Margie Jenkins, age 97, to SGHS past president Susan Haltom - May 16, 2019. Margie Jenkins was recognized at the SGHS annual meeting in Baton Rouge in 2011. Her wholesale nursery is in Amite LA, Jenkins Farm & Nursery. . . #southerngardenhistorysociety #southerngardenhistory #southerngardeners #realgardenersaredirtgardeners #sharingthepastinspiringthefuture #margiejenkins
One more day of great tours. Thanks Birmingham for One more day of great tours. Thanks Birmingham for showing us your best! #southerngardenhistorysociety #southerngardenhistory #sghs2019
After a day of great presentations and garden tour After a day of great presentations and garden tours, there is no better way to enjoy drinks and dinner than at two fabulous gardens overlooking the city. #southerngardenhistorysociety #southerngardenhistory #sghs2019 #birmingham
It was a perfect afternoon for some garden tours. It was a perfect afternoon for some garden tours. Thank you to all the homeowners who opened their garden gates to us. #southerngardenhistorysociety #birmingham #southerngardenhistory
Southern garden history and good times abound in B Southern garden history and good times abound in Birmingham at the SGHS annual meeting this weekend! #southerngardenhistorysociety #birmingham
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