Yarrow plants are available at the Market
from Mark M. Holeman, Inc. Landscape
Architects & Contractors for just $10.
from Mark M. Holeman, Inc. Landscape
Architects & Contractors for just $10.
When I was a little girl I was in Girl Scouts. One summer I got to go to Camp Gallahue in Morgantown for a summer horse camp. The 5 am wake-up calls are all a blur, but I most vividly remember our hike to the fairy village. Those gardens were where I discovered my love and fascination with fairies. We spent the entire day building little houses and planting fairy-friendly plants. As I was putting the finished touches on a spectacularly built duplex Simba, my counselor, walked up and told me, “Be very careful not to knock a house over”. She was so serious I asked her why. She told me that fairies were so offended if a human knocked their house over that they stole their socks in the dead of night.
I tried carefully that day to avoid accidentally tipping over one of these tiny abodes but as we were leaving my toe knocked into a twig house and the porch toppled right over. I dropped to my hands and knees and frantically set it back up, jogging to catch up with the rest of the group. I guess the fairies were either watching or I did a shoddy job because two days later I woke up and couldn't find a single pair of matching socks.
This past Saturday at the market was the artisans weekend, which was a treat in and of itself, but R and I also found yarrow plants at Mark Holman, Inc. for a bargain $10. For those who don't know, yarrow is especially attractive to fairies and we've been working on her garden since the weather warmed up. It's a great time to bond, not only through getting out and building something together, but the stories and lore associated with fairies make for great conversation. Admittedly, it's a little one-sided in our case but I like to think she's filing it all away.
The market has great fresh and home-grown food, but you can also find beautiful plants for both vegetable and flower gardens. Along with our yarrow plant, we found dahlias, lettuce bowls, and tomato starters all at a hugely affordable price. I have to say the lettuce bowls have caught my eye for the last few weeks. They're perfect to keep on your kitchen counter and you just snip off what you want to eat and let the rest keep growing. And, fellas, the dahlias are beautiful.
Happy belated Mother's Day and I hope you'll join us at next Saturday's market!
By Britney Earwood, Binford Farmers Market customer and volunteer
I tried carefully that day to avoid accidentally tipping over one of these tiny abodes but as we were leaving my toe knocked into a twig house and the porch toppled right over. I dropped to my hands and knees and frantically set it back up, jogging to catch up with the rest of the group. I guess the fairies were either watching or I did a shoddy job because two days later I woke up and couldn't find a single pair of matching socks.
This past Saturday at the market was the artisans weekend, which was a treat in and of itself, but R and I also found yarrow plants at Mark Holman, Inc. for a bargain $10. For those who don't know, yarrow is especially attractive to fairies and we've been working on her garden since the weather warmed up. It's a great time to bond, not only through getting out and building something together, but the stories and lore associated with fairies make for great conversation. Admittedly, it's a little one-sided in our case but I like to think she's filing it all away.
The market has great fresh and home-grown food, but you can also find beautiful plants for both vegetable and flower gardens. Along with our yarrow plant, we found dahlias, lettuce bowls, and tomato starters all at a hugely affordable price. I have to say the lettuce bowls have caught my eye for the last few weeks. They're perfect to keep on your kitchen counter and you just snip off what you want to eat and let the rest keep growing. And, fellas, the dahlias are beautiful.
Happy belated Mother's Day and I hope you'll join us at next Saturday's market!
By Britney Earwood, Binford Farmers Market customer and volunteer
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