Chester County Dwell

Spring Fever: Growing Lush, Green Grass Indoors

Margaret Gilmour — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:40:00 +0000

By Guest Contributor, Hilda Brucker During the winter months, one of my main gardening chores is to keep the grass green and growing. No, I’m not talking about the lawn outside – I’m referring to the little pots of oat grass on my windowsill and kitchen counter. While not nearly as showy as the flowering plants of [...]

Wordless Wednesday | Orchid

Leslie Kedash — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:56:54 +0000

Special thanks to photographer Jim Graham who generously shared his image for today’s Wordless Wednesday. Like what you see? You can purchase this print and others by clicking: here. [Orchid | Longwood]

Barrel Tasting at Patone Cellars

Margaret Gilmour — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:28 +0000

By Roger Morris Over the past few weeks, I have been participating in barrel tastings – the universal winemaking ritual – in 14th-century castles in Bordeaux and stately farmhouses in Emilia-Romagna, but it still has the same magic in Chester County. One of my recent local stops was Mario Patone’s garage winery, where I looked into barrels [...]

Pasta Piñon Verde

Leslie Kedash — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:19:46 +0000

By Leslie Kedash El Farol sits at the end of Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico and is that town’s oldest restaurant/bar. A small, funky but endearing combination of western and adobe, white walls, vigas and creaky wooden floors. When out there we often make this our last stop on a night out. Local “color” is [...]

Gotta go: Philly Flower Show

Margaret Gilmour — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:31:49 +0000

By Margaret Gilmour There’s still time to take in the Philadelphia International Flower Show, now blooming in full force downtown at the civic center. I went with two friends Monday evening (from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.), a perfect time to escape most of the crowds––I think we could actually see from one end of the show [...]

Wordless Wednesday | Winter into Spring

Leslie Kedash — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:00:36 +0000

Sponsorship Highlights

Margaret Gilmour — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:23:54 +0000

This March we continue our sponsorship initiative with Historic Kennett Square with great success. And we hope to keep adding more sponsors each month. That way you can visit us for local happenings and area resources that our sponsors introduce. In Historic Kennett Square you feel at home in one of Pennsylvania’s oldest neighborhoods. Be sure and visit [...]

Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper

Margaret Gilmour — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:33:23 +0000

By Cate Hennessey Honeybee: Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper, by C. Marina Marchese. Black Dog and Leventhal: 2009. 256 pages. My first memory of honey comes from my father. Saturday mornings, he liked to spoon the golden sweet onto buttered toast and then fold the toast in half. Before bringing it to his mouth, he murmured, “The [...]

Witch-Hazel’s Blooming in the White Landscape

Margaret Gilmour — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:20:55 +0000

By Margaret Gilmour This winter the branches of my Witch-hazel (Hamamelis x. intermedia) are covered in snow. There are a couple limbs reaching out above the mound, with a few blooms trying desperately to show off their spiked flowers, but for the most part I thought this was just a bad year for winter blossoms. Then, yesterday, [...]

Here’s a Winter Remedy: A Gothic-style Orangery

Margaret Gilmour — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:29:14 +0000

By Margaret Gilmour It’s the end of February and it’s cold, snowing again. Winter lingers. My enthusiasm for the season withers as my hopes for spring swell. What to do? Hide out in a warm and welcoming citrus grove of course. Well, that’s what local Interior and Landscape Decorator Vincent Smith Durham does at his home in Embreeville: [...]