Gratitude, the simple and profound feeling of being thankful,  is the foundation of all generosity.  I am gene...

A woodpecker has made her home in the southeast corner of our house. What a great woodpecker home--totally insulated, passive solar. It ev...

This news just in from the New England Wild Flower Society : Your neighbors might disapprove, but there are myriad reasons not...

I bought half-price tulip bulbs at the garden store, so today i've been potting them up. Due to critters, i now treat tulips as annual...

I live on a private road, which is 2/3 of a mile long, with 8 other households. We hire our own road maintenance, which keeps our dirt road ...

I've started forcing hyacinths. All year, i've been collecting narrow-necked vases at the thrift store and at the swap program a...

My jade plant is blooming its white bright starry flowers. I didn't even know jade plants could bloom until just a few years ago. With...