As requested by a customer, we posted this cookie recipe and hope that many of you make and enjoy eating these as much as we do. This is one of our favorite recipes and Julie always does a bang up job making them. Thanks Julie for passing this recipe along. btw- I believe Julie uses Lemon Thyme for the cookies, to make them lemonier of course. The recipe appeared in SUNSET magazine and is credited to Janet Moore, Beulah, CO.

THYME-LEMON COOKIES

1 cup (1/2 lb.) butter
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons dry thyme leaves
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel.

Combine butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar; beat until thoroughly blended. Beat in eggs until smooth. Add flour, baking powder, thyme, and lemon peel; mix well. Put remaining 1/4 cup sugar into a small bowl. Shape into 1 Tbsp-size balls (chill for an hour for easier handling); drop balls into sugar & roll to coat. Place balls 1 inch apart on ungreased 12×15″ sheet. Bake at 375° 12 to 15 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.

Tomorrow is the spring equinox and we are moving headstrong into warm spring days and blooms in our gardens! Finally! Our garden center is open and we are busy organizing, stocking plants, and general beautifying. Come back and enjoy the fresh air. APRIL HOURS are as follows- Monday thru Saturday 9am to 7pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm.

We are looking forward to a busy season full of bright days and lots of dirt under our fingernails! ….and I’m sure many of you are wondering, opening day for our heirloom tomatoes and peppers is Friday April 23rd at 9am. Gary Millwood, our beloved tomato guru, will be helping us help you pick out exactly what varieties you need. Stay tuned for a complete (we hope) list of varieties.

SOWING SEEDS TAKING CUTTINGS …Jan. 29th, 30th, -10:00- noon
Jan. 31st…2:00-4:00, Feb. 12th, 13th, 10:00-noon, Feb. 14th…2:00-4:00 ….$30.00
For the beginning to advanced gardener on your list. A hands on workshop, for sowing seeds and taking cuttings. As an added bonus, we will keep the seedlings warm and cozy in our greenhouse until April 15th. Visits are encouraged.

PLANTING A SUCCULENT BOWL …Feb 19th, 20th 10:00-noon, Feb. 21st , 2:00-4:00 …… $30.00
Learn how to grow succulents while potting up your own colorful creation. Plants and pot provided.

GROW YOUR OWN SALAD ….Mar.5th, 6th 10:00-noon, Mar. 7th 2:00-4:00 …$30.00 (call to register)
Back by popular demand! A two part class. First sow salad seeds for a container garden then experience a tasting of fresh mixed salad greens and a variety of herbal dressings.

And don’t forget, you can schedule a group class for you and your friends or garden club, minimum of five people. Call to make arrangements, 502-296-1499.

This summer we changed how we send out our emails. We currently send our emails from [email protected]. As a result of this change ALL of our customers with AOL email addresses are no longer receiving our emails. This is an obstacle we seem to not be able to get around. We have tried a few other fixes and will mail out our next email to our full list including our AOL customers and see what happens. If you happen to be one of these customers or have a friend with an AOL email address please let them know and give us an alternate email address if available. We hate to be unreachable to our customers who are looking for information and updates from us. This coming year we hope to be sending out a few paper mailings, but currently and in the future most of our news will be posted on our website and sent via email. Please check and see that you are receiving our emails reliably, and if you are not on our email list just write us and we would love to put you on the list. Again we do not share our mailing list with anyone.

Please reach us at [email protected] with concerns or comments.