Even if the peony wasn't the designated flower of my home state of Indiana, I'd still cherish it. I have a particular fondness for the varieties with densely-packed heads—those glorious  …

  The leaves boast every shade of green, the blossoms wag chromatic tongues. Some impish dyer dyed them thus, then hung the petals out to dry. The ivy, clamped by clinging roots, that clambers up a  …

  Cherries. Whether plump bing cherries or fat wild cherries with a blueberry hue, they held the power to transform ordinary moments into cherished memories. Neighbor children, giggling on the limbs  …

Marvelous May! I know it's only mid-Spring, but my garden couldn't be happier right now. My perennials are all coming back strong, and this might be the busiest bee season  …

  Gardening? Not my cup of tea. I couldn't even keep a cactus alive—much to my friends' amusement. But when Emily, my best friend, suggested we start a vegetable garden together,  …

After my foray into the fun of twice-baked cauliflower a few weeks ago, I started wondering what else I could use cauliflower for. I truly feel that this is a  …

Sherry and I crossed paths during our Master Gardener Course, both of us thinking we knew the botanical universe like the backs of our hands after two decades of gardening  …

In the quaint tapestry of family memories, one thread stands out vividly — Mom's gift of gardening. Although she may not have possessed the greenest thumb, the love she cultivated  …

Ah, the magic of a May morning! The sun is shining, the air is warm, and my garden is bursting with the delightful fragrance of lilacs. This mid-May has graced  …

Growing up in a family where even spinach got star billing thanks to Popeye, gardening was practically in my genes. My siblings and I, forming a motley crew of garden  …