Tomato season starts in January when the ground is still frozen and a few tiny red tomatoes cling to lingering vines like ornaments dusted with snow. They are splashy color  …

The light and fluffy snowflakes continued to fall onto the windshield as I pulled into the snow-covered parking lot of the medical center for my shift as the nursing supervisor.  …

If I were a seed, snug in a sponge, suspended above a reservoir of water, I might just panic at the mere thought. But then again, who knows what kind  …

I stumbled upon it amidst a clutter of forgotten treasures as I ventured into the depths of our cellar, a repository of 30 years worth of keepsakes and memories. Each  …

Plants are wreaking havoc on my marriage. All kinds of plants. Geraniums. Begonias. Aloe Vera. Bamboo. Rubber plants. They've invaded my home, turning it into a botanical garden. My wife's  …

If someone says, "If you’re going to go, go big!" should you listen? Well, my wife and I did when we bought our 117-acre abandoned farm in middle Tennessee. It  …

Among the myriad joys of canine companionship lies the simple pleasure of daily walks through our neighborhood's well-trodden paths. While my faithful hound sniffs out the earth's stories, my gaze  …

Summer gardening was a family affair, but Winter brought a different kind of challenge. Layered against the chill, I'd brave the cold to tend our plants with our faithful dog,  …

In the midst of a sticky Manhattan summer in 2005, my search for a new home led me to an unexpected discovery – a small image of a tree trunk  …

Being an organic gardener, I steer clear of pesticides, much to the delight of the Japanese beetles who seem to have my garden programmed into the GPSes of their minuscule  …