As I load the dishwasher, prepping for my morning battle with wiregrass, I glance out the kitchen window. The eternal struggle between that sneaky green invader and me never ends.  …

I live in a mountain hideaway, a cozy home nestled in the heart of an apple orchard that feels like it was dreamed up by someone who took a few  …

In mid-March 2020, as the world changed and fear of the coronavirus spread, I found myself separated from my mother, who was recovering from a stroke in a rehabilitation center.  …

"Is it real? Can I touch it?" my kindergarten students eagerly asked, their eyes wide with curiosity. I had just returned from Maui, clutching a fragrant lei that I had  …

Gardening is about patience. You learn to live by the seasons, marking time by sunrises and sunsets until the next hard rain. But sometimes, you strike gold. You find that  …

You might not think of garden-tending as one of the first waking thoughts for a prisoner. But Adam isn't your average prisoner. From 6:30 a.m., when the doors crack open  …

I heard them before I saw her—my mother’s determined size-five footsteps slapping across the kitchen linoleum. I already knew she’d be wearing her red-and-white kerchief, tied with military precision. She  …

“How will you grow a garden and take care of two little children?” my mother asked, just days before I gave birth to my second child. It was a fair  …

My birdbath is like the hot new spa in town. Every day, it's packed with birds splashing, chirping, and fluffing their feathers in what can only be described as "avian  …

They say people and their dogs tend to resemble each other, sharing not just looks but quirky traits and habits, too. A stroll through the dog park often makes you  …