Heading to Paris this weekend? Then you absolutely must head to the southwestern edge of the Jardin du Luxembourg (one of my favorite places on this planet) to discover the "ruches", the beehives that reside in the garden. This hidden corner will come to life this weekend for the " Fête du Miel ", the honey festival. The beehives have been in the garden since 1856. And as expected in Paris, the hives are fit for a queen. Each wooden hive has its own copper roof. The bees even have their own fountain to quench their thirst. The French capital...

With the abundance of produce coming from the garden, it's canning season right now. But you can do so much more with your recycled Weck jars. Let's bake cake!     For the cake: 150g unsalted peanuts 150g butter for the jars 200g natural peanut butter 150g sugar (I use brown) 4 eggs 50ml milk 350g flour (I use spelled) 15g baking powder   For the icing: 150g whipping cream 100g bitter chocolate   Makes 6 - 7 1/5L Weck Jars   1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (160 with air circulation). Use a mortar and pestle to chop...

"A good day is when no one shows up and you don't have to go anywhere." - says Burt Shavitz, the Burt behind Burt's Bees. You know his picture, the guy with the long beard on the top of the beeswax lip balm tins. Well, he's real. And quite a character. Back when he was just Burt (now 79), he was a celebrated news photographer. Then life took an unexpected turn when he quit his job and moved to the backwoods of Maine. During this time, he discovered his passion for beekeeping and met an ingenious hitchhiker named Roxanne Quimby...

I love to pour through garden magazines, always looking for new inspiration for my yard. You'll understand why I must share my latest find with you, a honeycomb trellis. What a great idea to bring this shape found in nature into the yard. Create your own design by selecting and combining different available structures. Not only your plant ascends the wall, but the honeycomb trellis also appears to be climbing upwards. Even in Winter when the plants have lost their leaves and color, you'll enjoy looking at this as a piece of artwork.   Comb-ination by designer Arik Levy. Available in...