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Spring Herbs at Brenham Texas B&B Ranch

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Spring at our Ranch B&B in Brenham is just around the corner and after this crazy, wild winter we are planning on a bumper crop of spring herbs. Some of our favorites include Aussie Sweetie basil, African Blue basil, Lemon thyme, Italian parsley, Tuscan Blue rosemary, Rose Scented geranium and cilantro. The Antique Rose Emporium is one of our favorite places to shop for them. It is also a great place for inspiration and reflection. We look forward to blogging about some of our incredible recipes from our spring classes using those great herbs!

: Thyme

: Borage

: Swiss Chard

: Fennel

: Sage

: Basil, Sage & Chard

Tags: antique rose emporium, classes, culinary travel, Food, gardens, Herbs, Murski Homestead B&B
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Gardens Near Brenham Texas Bed and Breakfast

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

On a recent to trip to Blackwood, an educational land institute within a 30 minute beautiful drive from BrenhamTexas, I was delighted to see the way that the land has been preserved through gardens and nature through sustainable practices. A formerly neglected tract of land has been turned into a living learning environment at Blackwood, including the construction of an amazing straw bale home. It inspires me with my gardens (more…)

Tags: Blackwood, Brenham, gardens, Herbs, straw bale house, Washington County
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Fall Garden Herbs, Vegies, and More…

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

: Fall Cabbages

: Herbs for sale: Antique Rose Emporium

: Scarecrow

With dill as the herb of the year, it is a good idea to start planting it in the garden soon. Be sure to plant lots of its wonderful familial relatives such as parsley, fennel, lovage, cilantro, and chervil. Now is also a good time to start planting other cool season plants such as kale, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, chard, spinach, lettuce, collards, mustard, turnips, beets, and such. Stick some of these into your flower beds for interest. ‘Redbor’ and ‘Winterbor’ kales with their dark purple or soft green leaves look great with pansies, snapdragons, calendulas, dianthus, chartreuse lettuces, parsley and cilantro – the bonus is (more…)

Tags: Fall, gardens, Herbs, Murski Homestead B&B, plants, ranch, roses, vegetables
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Early Summer Gardens Texas Ranch Bed and Breakfast

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

The summer brought on the grasshoppers and leaf cutters but the gardens transitioned beautifully from Spring to Summer producing zinnias, gladiolus, sweet peas, roses, flowering basils, incredible cardoon blossoms, and so much more. Our vegetable gardens at the B&B were chock full of cucumbers, squash, thyme, fennel, colorful swiss chard, bell peppers, basil, yellow and red tomatoes. We spied this fun cucumber that we had missed that was now firmly entrenched in the landscaping timbers! What were your gardens like this summer?

: Cucumber

: Gladiola

: Daylillies

: Figs

: Cardoon

: Yellow Tomatoes

: Zinnia

: Gomphrena

: Sunflower

: Coneflower

: Daylilly

Tags: Brenham, Flowers, gardens, Herbs, lodging, Murski Homestead B&B, ranch, vegetables, Washington County
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Texas B&B Antique Roses, Herbs & Spring Gardens

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Our gardens at the ranch are worked year round so that we and our guests can enjoy being outside and the wild birds have plenty of food, water, hiding places and nesting material! We had a great flush this past Spring after the hard freezes of the winter helped put nature back in balance with growth patterns, weeds and bugs. We use of a lot of the flowers, herbs and fruits in our cooking classes and food preparation. There is nothing better than “farm fresh”. We encourage all our guests and cooking class participants to use anything they can find locally and fresh from the farmers markets and meat markets…..Some great photos of some of our flowers and herbs: (more…)

Tags: Brenham, Flowers, gardens, Herbs, lodging, Murski Homestead B&B, plants, ranch, Washington County
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Intimate Country Ranch Wedding Brenham, Texas: Cheria and Kevin

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Cheria and Kevin had a beautiful sunset wedding at Murski Homestead B&B last night! Intimate weddings are our pleasure here at the ranch….it couldn’t have been more perfect…..cool breeze, lovely sunset, late spring garden setting, delicious wedding cake & champagne, gourmet wedding dinner and most important, the much in love, romantic couple! Beautiful photos…. (more…)

Tags: B&B wedding, Brenham, country wedding, Elopement, gardens, lodging, packages, ranch, ranch wedding
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Local CSA Near Texas BB Provides Farm Fresh Goodies For Foodie Class

Friday, April 16th, 2010

: CSA Monthly Market Day, Brenham TX

: Fresh off the farm at our local CSA Market

: Fresh Pastured Organic Fowl Can’t Be Beat!

The monthly market day of our local CSA held at Home Sweet Farmsin Brenham TX produced some amazing tidbits to enhance our Foodie Cooking Class at the B&B. Some if the procured items included pastured duck, fresh raw yogurt, wild honey and fresh Brussels sprouts! Eat fresh, raw and local any time you can!

Tags: activities, Brenham, Cooking, culinary travel, farmers market, Food, gardens, plants, shopping, Washington County
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Herbs for Spring at Texas B&B Ranch

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Spring at our Ranch B&Bin Brenham, Texas is just around the corner and after this crazy, wild winter we are planning on a bumper crop of spring herbs. Some of our favorites include Aussie Sweetie Basil, African Blue Basil, Biergarten Sage, Lemongrass, Rose Pelargonium, Dill, Fennel, Cilantro, Italian Flat Leaf Parsley, Mexican Mint Marigold and Lemon Thyme, to name just a few. Our Bay Laurel trees have survived the frigid temps of this winter in fine form, as well as the Thyme, Rosemaries, some of the Sages, Parsley, Fennel, Sweet Marjoram and more. If you try any of these, they will definitely get you started on the road to flavor! (more…)

Tags: antique rose emporium, Brenham, Cooking, culinary, culinary travel, Food, gardens, Herbs, Murski Homestead B&B, plants, Spring
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Roses at the Ranch

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

OLD GARDEN ROSES: Mike Shoup, owner of the Antique Rose Emporiumin Brenham is one of the original “rose rustlers” who brought heirloom roses back into trade. Most of the roses here at the B&B on the ranch are of the antique variety and can be found at Antique Rose Emporium which is only a few miles north of the B&B. It is one of those day trips (more…)

Tags: activities, antique rose emporium, Cooking, culinary travel, Desserts, Food, gardens, Murski Homestead B&B, ranch, Recipes, Washington County
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Winter Gardens Brenham TX B&B Guest Ranch

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Winter gardens at the ranch are a thing of beauty even in their starkness. The Camellias and Quince are blooming which is a sure sign of late winter at the ranch and also a reminder that Spring is just around the corner! After this unusually wet and cold winter, I am anxiously awaiting a wonderful Spring full of incredible fresh green herbs and beautiful new garden growth at the B&B!