P. Allen Smith's A Sense of Place

Exploring ``painting with plants`` in the studio and gardens.

Exploring heirloom and heritage pumpkin varieties; building a foyer display; pumpkin creme brulee.

Heritage apples; sheep cleaning up acorns; apple-brie galette; a delicate art made from pressed botanicals.

Exploring ornament, from living hedges to cherished keepsakes; walking the ferme ornee at Moss Mountain; floral alchemy; a gilded rooster saved from a farm fire; roasting squash.

Starting seeds in the greenhouse; saving purple coneflowers in the drying house; decorating with okra pods; painting with black walnut ink; a simple lentil stew.

Bee life on the farm; baking a honey cake; Moss Mountain Farm ``contentment`` tea, brewed from holly grown at the farm.

Sweet potatoes and morning glories; cypress vine and roses weave up tuteurs; pear espaliers form living walls; Boston ivy; a comforting sweet potato pie.

Big Sister Oak at Moss Mountain Farm; reflecting on a Wendell Berry poem and William Turner's art; how diversity in the garden strengthens everything; a tomato sandwich.