A hush of snow fell suddenly from the cedars.  A branch snapped and dropped to the ground. The birds, that had been so well hidden among...

Some years are just better than others for tomato plants. We’ve probably all watched that awful brown, blight creep over what looked to...

Lightly dusted in rich, red dirt, I joined my daughter and a dozen other young folks underneath the dappled shade of a big, live oak for...

The ‘Flower Children’ are all grown up and running the show. It was fun to walk around the Philadelphia Flower Show on Tuesday and see...

Well-known as a perennial favorite, the coneflower is now becoming a show-stopper as well. New hybridized colors and shapes, have this...

It’s back. That delicate scent of honeysuckle and wild rose, of cut grass and clover; it’s the welcome smell of summer. We didn’t even...

What do ashes, books, trees and toothpicks have in common? They are all various forms of wood of course, but also, they were all once...

For garlic lovers, the sight and smell of this bulb stirs the senses and imagination. Thoughts of crusty garlic bread, savory sauces and...

In this day of fast food and fake news, where can one turn for quality? The more our society tries to satiate us with the shallow, the...

I love attracting wildlife to the yard. In fact, I spend good money buying seed, planting shrubbery and diligently refreshing the bird...