I take all my houseplants outdoors for their summer vacation; all, except one--the hoya or wax plant. It continues to hang under a skylight ...

Our friends who have a spectacular day-lily garden come for dinner and bring an Easter basket filled with a collection of today's blooms...

Prying some brick-red daylilies out of the ground with my spading fork, the D-shaped handle breaks clean off the wooden shaft. My best garde...

I'm crawling around the vegetable garden on my hands and knees so i can get a better look at a little brown bird that is sitting on top ...

After yoga class, i dawdle in front of the bulletin board, reading announcements as i put on my raincoat. Next to the bulletin board hangs a...

I always assumed fireflies were called lightning bugs because they flash on and off like sparks of lightning. But last night the name "...

The opium poppy is blooming now. I walk out in the early morning to cut its watermelon-colored flowers. Each of the four petals has a purple...