Barred owls have been calling, not only at night, but during the day as well. I assumed they were teaching their babies how to sing: "...

Pink Chionodoxa and Pushkinia I have always wanted a flower garden with all the early spring little bulbs.  Finally, i have a lightly st...

On the left: Kept in the kitchen. On the right: Kept in a chilly room. In December, i gave a talk on holiday plants. I encouraged people...

Luke a poem by Mary Oliver I had a dog who loved flowers. Briskly she went through the fields, yet paused for the honeysuckle or the rose...

We went over to a friend's home for Easter dinner. Although my sweetie and our host couple drink wine, i do not, and i don't feel qu...

I recently gave a talk about how to have a weed-free garden: Mulch! Now! Now, while there's nice bare ground. But don't let that...

Raking Around the Snow Big piles of snowplowed snow are disappearing fast--evaporating from the top and melting on the bottom. This mea...