Even an aging plum tree produces delicious fruit. A plum custard pie will make the most of the fruit.
That was a friend’s comment recently as I gleefully pointed out a row of dwarf cabbages I was growing for the first time.
I knew right away what I would do with my share of that last plum picking: plum custard pie, a dessert that sounds, and looks, fancy but the pie is quickly made with shells I always have on hand. I make a custard version of all my fruit pies, mainly apple, blueberry and plum. Garden whimsy. Every summer I can count on at least one bit of unplanned but pleasantly quirky distraction arising somewhere in the garden.
GARDEN EVENTS Plant sale. The Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, 505 Quayle Rd., is holding its annual Fall Plant Sale on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20 and 21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All plants are reduced by 25 per cent. Master Gardeners, HCP staff, volunteers and horticulture students will be on hand to answer gardening questions and help with plant choices. Closer to the sale, the plant availability list will be on the website: hcp.ca.
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