I met her in the broken place. Fragile moments. Tears shared. Hearts spilled. Beneath the surface, though, I sensed strength. And...

Because of its sheer size, there are some garden chores that are daunting. Pruning the grape vine is one such task. I’m never quite sure...

Impervious to snow and frost and often poking their colorful heads up through garden leaves and debris, crocus are one of the earliest...

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...

This time of year is bare. Cold, biting winds cause life to recede. The birds and the bees are nowhere to be seen. Leafless branches fill...

This time of year it's hard to imagine a lush garden, but imagine and plan is exactly what we should be doing if we want to flourish come...

Can you guess what event consumes 18 million flowers annually? The Tournament of Roses Parade - which takes place New Year’s Day in...

In the monochromatic sweep of winter, nothing attracts the eye as much as the color red: cardinals, berries, bright red Christmas...

As we drove over the sandy brown sierras in Baja California, about the only thing surviving was the cacti. Not accustomed to desert...

Bora Bora, Tuscany, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Machu Picchu; we all have that elusive place that calls to us. Maybe you’ve heard about it, seen it...