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Hickory Hill and Rosslyn
The Ross Mansion, Essex, NY I recently happened on this antique postcard of the Ross Mansion (aka Hickory Hill) which was built by the brother of W.D. Ross, Rosslyn’s original in the early 1820s....
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Hickory Hill and Homeport
Hickory Hill in Essex, New York circa 1907 (photo by B. Benton Barker) Rosslyn artifacts continue to emerge, and sometimes they’re not even even Rosslyn artifacts at all but Ross family artifacts. For...
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Why Are My Cucumbers Orange?
Yellow-Orange Cucumbers (Photo: virtualDavis) Why are my cucumbers turning orange? Yellow-orange, to be precise? We have more productive cucumber plants than ever before, but the enormous fruit are...
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Bobcat Sighting
Bobcat Sighting on January 2, 2016 in Essex, NY. This handsome bobcat (Lynx rufus) was photographed with game camera in one of our meadows on January 2, 2016. Friend and Essex neighbor John Davis...
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Organic Orcharding
Apple Blossom, Spring 2016 For the last few years I’ve made brazen claims about holistic, organic gardening and orcharding. No pesticides. No way; no how. Period. No exceptions. I’ve refused to spray...
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Radishes and Radish Greens
On this technicolor Tuesday I present to you one of our flashiest May garden treats, French Breakfast Radishes. French Breakfast Radishes: The peppery-but-sweet taste of spring. Field and forrest...
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How to Use Tanglefoot (And Why Fruit Trees Need It)
It’s time for a follow-up to my Organic Orcharding post, specifically a look at using Tanglefoot as a non-toxic pest inhibitor in a holistic fruit tree orchard. (You may also want to check out my...
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Storm + Screen Doors
Kevin Boyle Installs New Screen Door Good friend and skilled carpenter Kevin Boyle built screen doors for Rosslyn’s exterior mudroom entrance and pantry entrances, and he installed them this past...
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Holistic Orcharding: Michael Phillips
The Holistic Orchard: Tree Fruits and Berries the Biological Way, by Michael Phillips For several years I’ve been absorbing holistic orcharding and gardening wisdom from Michael Phillips. I no longer...
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The Ross Mansion, circa 1910
The Ross Mansion, Essex, New York, circa 1910 I present to you a rather well captured (and equally well preserved) photograph of The Ross Mansion (aka Hickory Hill) circa 1910. It’s always a joy to...
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Boathouse Collapsing in 1983 Flood
Rosslyn’s boathouse was flooded and severely damaged in 1983. (Source: Dianne Lansing) You may have noticed that my blog posts are sporadic. Sometimes a post almost writes itself, exploding into the...
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Rosslyn Featured in Old House Journal
“Beguiled into Stewardship”, Old House Journal, June 2015 Issue (Page 1-2) Exactly three years ago on June 3, 2015, Old House Journal published an article about Rosslyn. Time for a flashback! Regina...
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Why Are My Cucumbers Orange?
Yellow-Orange Cucumbers (Photo: virtualDavis) Why are my cucumbers turning orange? Yellow-orange, to be precise? We have more productive cucumber plants than ever before, but the enormous fruit are...
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Bobcat Sighting
Bobcat Sighting on January 2, 2016 in Essex, NY. This handsome bobcat (Lynx rufus) was photographed with game camera in one of our meadows on January 2, 2016. Friend and Essex neighbor John Davis...
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Organic Orcharding
Apple Blossom, Spring 2016 For the last few years I’ve made brazen claims about holistic, organic gardening and orcharding. No pesticides. No way; no how. Period. No exceptions. I’ve refused to spray...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Radishes and Radish Greens
On this technicolor Tuesday I present to you one of our flashiest May garden treats, French Breakfast Radishes. French Breakfast Radishes: The peppery-but-sweet taste of spring. Field and forrest...
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How to Use Tanglefoot (And Why Fruit Trees Need It)
It’s time for a follow-up to my Organic Orcharding post, specifically a look at using Tanglefoot as a non-toxic pest inhibitor in a holistic fruit tree orchard. (You may also want to check out my...
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Storm + Screen Doors
Kevin Boyle Installs New Screen Door Good friend and skilled carpenter Kevin Boyle built screen doors for Rosslyn’s exterior mudroom entrance and pantry entrances, and he installed them this past...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Holistic Orcharding: Michael Phillips
The Holistic Orchard: Tree Fruits and Berries the Biological Way, by Michael Phillips For several years I’ve been absorbing holistic orcharding and gardening wisdom from Michael Phillips. I no longer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Ross Mansion, circa 1910
The Ross Mansion, Essex, New York, circa 1910 I present to you a rather well captured (and equally well preserved) photograph of The Ross Mansion (aka Hickory Hill) circa 1910. It’s always a joy to...
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