Stop by Hattie’s Garden on May 9, 12, 14 and 16 for your spring plants, freshly harvested produce and herbs.

Our Upcoming Schedule

• Saturday, May 9, 10–2
• Tuesday, May 12, 10–2
• Thursday, May 14, 12–4
• Saturday, May 16, 10–2

If these times / dates do not work for you, please email Hattie to make arrangements for an appointment. We can accommodate most requests.

Available Produce & Herbs

• Young Lettuce Mix — Triple-washed and bagged.
• Young Arugula — Triple-washed and bagged.
• Young Swiss Chard — Tender young bunches. Cooks quickly and is delicious.
• Austrian Winter Pea Tendrils — Sweet, succulent flavor and perfect for salads or stir-fries
• Fresh Cut Flat Italian Parsley — Fragrant and flavorful.
• Fresh cut Chives — Ideal for topping potatoes, soups, eggs, and salads.

Plants for your Home Gardens

All of our plants are grown in Vermont Compost Company potting soil and are in excellent condition. Our plants include heirloom tomatoes, hybrid tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers, hot peppers, eggplants, and herbs, along with a selection of our flowers.

Heirloom Tomatoes

• Pineapple Bicolor — Great old-fashioned full, complex flavors. A good choice heirloom for slicing into sandwiches or salads.
• Pink Brandywine — One taste of this heirloom and you’ll be enchanted by its superb flavor and luscious shade of red-pink.
• Cherokee Purple — These have a rich, full flavor that is tangy and sweet. At full ripeness, they make an excellent tomato sandwich or addition to your favorite sub.
• Amish Paste — These tomatoes have a rich, sweet, and slightly tangy flavor, ideal for sauces, canning, and fresh eating.

Hybrid Tomatoes

• Celebrity — A dependable, disease-resistant variety with firm, flavorful fruits perfect for all-purpose use.
• Early Girl — A reliable early producer with classic tomato flavor, great for slicing and salads.
• Big Beef — Large, juicy tomatoes with excellent flavor, ideal for sandwiches and fresh eating.
• San Marzano — A classic Italian plum tomato prized for rich flavor, perfect for sauces and canning.
• Juliet — A small, elongated tomato with sweet flavor and excellent crack resistance, great for snacking and salads.

Cherry Tomatoes

• Supersweet 100 — Prolific clusters of bright red cherry tomatoes with exceptional sweetness.
• SunGold — A favorite golden-orange cherry tomato known for its intense, fruity sweetness.
• Black Cherry — Deep, dusky-colored cherries with rich, complex, slightly smoky flavor.
• Red Pearl Grape — Small, bite-sized tomatoes with a balanced sweet flavor, perfect for salads and snacking.

Sweet Peppers

• Flavorburst Yellow Bell — Bright yellow bell pepper with sweet, juicy flavor and beautiful color.
• Revolution Green Bell — Thick-walled green bell pepper with crisp texture and excellent yield.
• Carmen Frying Pepper — An Italian-style pepper with sweet flavor, perfect for frying, roasting, or fresh use.

Hot Peppers

• Pablano — Mild heat pepper with rich flavor, excellent for stuffing, roasting, and traditional dishes.
• Jalafuego Jalapeno — A vigorous jalapeño with consistent heat and thick walls, great for fresh use or pickling.
• Shishito — A thin-skinned Japanese pepper, mostly mild with the occasional surprise heat, perfect for blistering.
• Cayenne — A classic hot pepper with strong heat, ideal for drying, sauces, and spice blends.

Eggplants

• Orient Express Asian — Long, slender eggplant with thin skin and delicate flavor, perfect for stir-frying.
• Violet Delight Asian (like Pingtung Long) — Slender purple fruits with tender texture and mild flavor, great for quick cooking.
• Galine Italian — Smooth, dark purple eggplant with tender flesh and excellent flavor for cooking.
• Rosa Bianca Italian Heirloom — Beautiful round heirloom with mild, creamy flavor and low bitterness.

Herbs

• Genovese Basil (DMR – Downy Mildew Resistant) — Authentic flavor and appearance. This Genovese-type basil is compact, but highly productive.
• Large Leaf Parsley — Robust, flat-leaf parsley with fresh flavor, ideal for cooking and garnish.
• Chives — Mild onion-flavored herb, perfect for finishing dishes and adding fresh garden flavor.

Flowers

• Jewel Nasturtiums — Bright, jewel-toned flowers in shades of red, orange, and yellow with soft, rounded leaves. Easy to grow, they spill beautifully from beds or containers and bloom all season. Both flowers and leaves are edible with a light, peppery flavor.
• Double-click Cosmos — Full, ruffled blooms in soft shades. Light, airy plants that bloom all season.
• Oklahoma Zinnias — A reliable accent flower, the Oklahoma series has an excellent vase life offering medium-sized, sturdy double and semi-double blooms.
• Cut n’ Come Again Zinnias — Bright blooms in warm colors. Shortest of the cutting zinnias we grow, it will grow just to about 2 feet and is a better “fit” for many flower beds.
• Benary Giant Cutting Zinnias (very tall, mixed) — Tall, vibrant blooms ideal for cutting gardens and long-lasting arrangements.

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Directions

Hattie’s Garden is at 31341 Kendale Rd in Lewes, about 3 miles from Plantation Road via Robinsonville Rd or Beaver Dam Rd (Rt. 23 South).

Kendale Rd is 0.6 miles long between Robinsonville and Beaver Dam. The house is the fifth on the left from Beaver Dam, with a large wooden fence and purple trim.

Park in the gravel area facing the fence. If you don’t see me, feel free to toot your horn — I may be in the garage or garden.

Yours in the garden,