The staff at the retreat center has a small vegetable/flower garden, about 8 feet long and 3 feet wide. Two lawn chairs sit beside it, and t...

I made a commitment to gladiolas about a dozen years: they are the only annual bulb (corm, actually) that i am willing to plant in the sprin...

When i was 24, i lived in Hawai'i for 6 months and learned a smidgen of tropical flora. My first and favorite acquaintance was plumeria,...

There's another great advantage to turning off the computer an hour before bedtime. I not only sleep better, i wake better. The computer...

Deep summer has arrived. Crickets call this to our attention. Even though the temperature has been in the 90s for many more days than usual,...

It is the season of tall plants blooming. Phlox, bee balm, and all manner of yellow sunflower-y looking things. In April and May, the short ...