Yellow leaves are falling like rain now that we've had our first frost. Or maybe i should say "falling like snow" since it a...

Fall foliage is spectacular this week. The tourists went home yesterday, and still the red maples shock the eyes.This year, the reds are red...

When i pulled up the shades in the kitchen this morning, a blue heron flew away from the fishpond. That must mean that fish still live there...

Sweet Potato seedlings--sold bare-root in a bunch In June, i bought sweet potato starts at our local farmstand . I just harvested my fir...

Several years ago, my cousin Jeana in Indiana gave me some perennial ageratum from her garden. They are about a foot tall, taller than the a...

The houseplants have come indoors after a 5-month summer vacation. Wow! That is the longest summer vacation they've ever had. For year...

Everyone agrees. It's a great apple year.  I have yellow apples on a "wild" tree that hasn't produced apples in 35 years. ...