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Vivian Reiss Landscape Design Site is Launched!

ByVivian January 27, 2011

This is my new website, check out all my projects! http://www.vreissdesign.com/landscapes/`

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Of Rye and Radishes
ByVivian June 3, 2011November 28, 2021

Rye in my garden This morning looking out at my garden, I noticed that the rye was ripening in the paisley bed near the elephant. How did that happen? Just yesterday I had pulled out the maple syrup taps from the maple tree. Meanwhile, on the boulevard in the front yard, my Spring planting of…

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Radishes
ByVivian June 9, 2010

Last week in New York ,I was in a restaurant called Cascabel, www.nyctacos.com a lower east side vibe on the upper east side. Low and behold, what did I see on the menu but radishes with Mexican herbs. Of course I had to order it. They were beautiful french breakfast radishes, coated with salt pepper oil and…

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In our climate, a 2nd crop of cucumbers?
ByVivian July 20, 2010

TodayI planted Japanese cucumbers in peat pots. When the first crop of cucumbers on the 124 Merton rooftop garden have yellowed vines and are finished I will transplant these. The packet says 65 days . Will I be able to get a 2nd crop?

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Bull’s Blood Beets
ByVivian November 20, 2010November 23, 2021

I planted several varieties of beets in my garden including, “Golden, Early Wonder, Flat of Egypt and Chioggio.” They range from the lovely pale anemic beet, “Albino”, to the “Bull’s Blood” beet that bleeds a healthy iron red from the moment I cut the stems in the garden. Thinly sliced “Bull’s Blood” beet in my garden The first preparation I tried,…

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A toast to the tomato: tomato tasting, part 3
ByVivian August 18, 2010

This is the recipe I created after last year’s tomato tasting . I used cinnamon bread because the taste of cinnamon and basil are reminiscent of each other. Cinnamon French Toast topped with Tomato Salad Make a tomato salad following “The Remains of the Day” blog post For each serving cut 2 pieces of slightly dry cinnamon bread…

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VIDEO: Growing Cotton in Your Front Yard
ByVivian November 28, 2012November 28, 2021

Learn how to plant and grow cotton, and what you get after it has blossomed. Please also join Vivian Reiss Landscapes Facebook page: facebook.com/VReissLandscapes.

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