Super SpreaderHave you heard there’s a blight spreading through the community? It may be hard to detect, easy to prevent and worth your while to get...
Ephemerals: Planting in Succession Transient, fleeting, momentary… They are nature’s harbinger of a new cycle. Just when you thought winter would...
The Last LaughHe thought he’d play a trick on me. Just turned fourteen, my son - with a captive audience of a few friends – grabbed one of those crazy,...
Good News in the Dead of WinterI was devastated. The beautiful purple flowers fell off; one by one. A friend had given me her prized orchid a few weeks earlier as she...
The Night Before Christmas - with a TwistTwas the night before Christmas And all through the land, not a family was together - large "gatherings" were banned. The stockings were...
The Rest of the Merry StoryIt’s fibrous and tight. It’s perfectly cylindrical. It’s the cause of death – for a beautiful Japanese Maple that graced our yard. We...
KISS: Keep it Simple, SillyTo blog or not to blog? To plant or not to plant? Questions that used to seem simple to me, have taken on more weight in this time of...
Tougher Than it SoundsLike the “Boy Named Sue” the flower named “Pansy” is anything but. These cheerful, brightly colored early bloomers are some of the...
Something Deliciously DifferentHave you seen those small, greenish pumpkin-like squash in the grocery or farmer’s market? Like many strange, hard vegetables, you may be...
A Good OfferingIt was like packing a Christmas box and stuffing it full of all the goodies you know the person would love, only we were filling waxed...