In a Kitchen Garden

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A kitchen garden, Zermatt Switzerland, CozyMedley
Since old times, families created small gardens close to the kitchen door, where vegetables were grown, often in a mix of herbs, fruit, and flowers.

“Down a Country Lane” by American composer Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
takes us on a pastoral walk. Don’t miss the lovely ending of this short
and beautiful video :

* Can you believe that “Down a Country Lane” was originally
commissioned and published by Life magazine in 1962 as
a piano piece for children? 

Let’s enter the garden:

A kitchen garden, Zermatt Switzerland, CozyMedley
       Look for leeks
Growing Cherry Tomatoes, CozyMedley
  Pick a juicy tomato
An Apple Tree, CozyMedley
Do not sit under the apple tree …

 

 

 

 

 


“Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme …”
The traditional English ballad “Scarborough Fair” became
known world-wide thanks to the Simon & Garfunkel version:

Rosemary, CozyMedley

 

The incredible evergreen Rosemary:
not only does it have culinary and health benefits,
it is also drought tolerant, easy to grow, and
pest resistant.

 

 

“She said, “I love to watch the seeds I’ve planted
Grow up into what they ought to be.”
I thought she was talking ’bout tomatoes
But she was talking about her family…”

“Grandma’s Garden”
Lyrics & Music: Zac Brown

Although fresh produce is conveniently found today in markets and stores, how rewarding it would be to pick fresh veggies and herbs from your own backyard. Don’t have space for a kitchen garden? Learn how to create
a city vegetable garden at www.gardeners.com or join a local
community garden.A kitchen garden, Zermatt Switzerland, CozyMedley

For more music by Aaron Copland fly into our post: Barns & Owls