Determining which plants will thrive in your yard should be as easy as finding your zone on the ‘paint-by-numbers’ USDA Plant Hardiness...

When? Where? How? Without formal training, pruning can be one of the most intimidating garden tasks. Many of us avoid it all together,...

When all the garden is brown and greyed, it’s hard to see life. But life there is. Emerging. Waiting for a little breeze to carry seeds...

I’ve just thrown out another string of Christmas lights again this year. Ugh! I hate seeing all that plastic and wire fill up the...

19 days to Christmas – do words like this make you happy or hurried? Our American celebration of Christmas has become more spectacular...

Sweet, light tones of a lullaby played over the loudspeaker. We didn't notice it at first. Distracted by the straightening and arranging...

Saves nine. Common knowledge? Old wives tale? Folklore? While recently attending “The School of Making” workshop – a hands-on experience...

Uproot. There is a time for digging up. For turning the soil. A love lost. Health unhinged. Wealth ripped away. Just like biting into...

Have you prayed today? On days like today, when our country’s presidency hangs in the balance, many of us would answer “yes” to that...

I love to rake leaves – it’s great exercise, it cleans up a messy yard, and if there are young people around, I can still be persuaded to...