“You want a piece of pit?” Cousin Margaret chuckled, her thick Donegal accent stretching the word “peat” into something entirely new. She was laughing at my request for a brick  …

When I was in third grade, my teacher, Mrs. Groh, handed me a copy of Carver’s George, the inspiring landmark story of George Washington Carver. Little did I know it  …

Every May, Mom's two-foot crystal vases of pink peonies graced our bay window, filling the room with their sweet fragrance and cheerful presence. For years, I thought peonies only came  …

I once believed that plants lived their lives in quiet stillness. They stood rooted in place, waiting for rain and sunlight, subject to both care and neglect. But I was  …

I’ve long celebrated Groundhog Day on February 2, not because I rely on a furry rodent to predict the weather, but because it marks the midway point between Winter’s longest  …

If you’ve ever swerved to avoid a pothole while shouting, “Forsythia is blooming—Spring has arrived!” then welcome, dear friend, to the elite (and slightly distracted) club of plant lovers. Here,  …

Spring is in the air, and you know what that means—it’s time to dust off the gardening gloves and make way for the real MVP of backyard treats: strawberries! Few  …

I have a T-shirt that reads, “This is the Dawning of the Age of Asparagus.” It always gets a few chuckles, but I wish I had one that said, “Dancing  …

In the heart of the picturesque town of Evergreen lay a forgotten gem—an overgrown garden hidden behind a weathered cottage. Known as Serenity’s Nook, the garden was once a sanctuary  …

He opened his chubby fist and showed me what he had found: a tiny, grubby potato no bigger than a cherry. I smiled and told him what it was, promising  …