2014 - White Plains Farm

Hardware Restoration

Reading time:2 mins read
Post published:September 3, 2014
Post category:Renovations
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

I recently purchased a large lot of patterned, antique cast-iron hardware for use with the upstairs doors that did not have nice hinges. I don't remember where we picked up this…

Bowling Red Okra Flower

Reading time:1 mins read
Post published:August 13, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

I had no idea that okra had such a beautiful flower. This is an heirloom variety, Bowling Red okra, originating from the Bowling family of Virginia in the 1920s.

In a Jam

Reading time:2 mins read
Post published:August 3, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

It's been over three weeks since our last post and since that time, our appreciation and understanding of this new farm life has changed, in most ways for the better. You…

Air Conditioning… Finally!

Reading time:2 mins read
Post published:July 6, 2014
Post category:Renovations
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

Having gone through a very cold winter and a hot last few weeks, central air conditioning is finally being installed! (Thanks to Tim and the team at Total Comfort.) This…

Blackberry Cobbler!

Reading time:3 mins read
Post published:July 2, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

The blackberries have arrived! And while there are a million of them, only a small percentage are currently ripe. Most will stay red for the next couple of weeks and…

Tiger Lilies

Reading time:1 mins read
Post published:June 26, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

It has been an odd past few weeks. Most of the house is torn apart and the rest is playing refuge to the furnishings and other household goods being stored…

Stinkhorn Fungus

Reading time:1 mins read
Post published:June 22, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

There's nothing quite like finding an entire "grove" of stinkhorn fungus in the yard on a Sunday morning! More about Mutinus Elegans here.

Three of Bees

Reading time:2 mins read
Post published:June 18, 2014
Post category:Bees
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

Whenever I see friends and blog readers, the first question is almost always about the bees. I've learned that people are very curious about them and yet most people don't…

Irises in Bloom

Reading time:1 mins read
Post published:June 5, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

The Irises were amazing this spring. These heirloom varieties were likely planted in the 1940s when the gardens were first being restored although there has been some suggestion that they…

The Vegetable Garden

Reading time:3 mins read
Post published:June 2, 2014
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

The new vegetable garden has finally been planted! As they say, better late than never - even if it is already June. The design and location were the easy parts, but…