As the crisp, autumn breeze swirled through my garden, I found myself faced with the bittersweet task of clearing out the remnants of summer. I stood there, gazing at what  …

For the past 5 years, my mother and I have been driving my grandmother to Florida each November. We stay for a week or so to get her all settled  …

Cabbage is pretty easy to grow, especially if you live in a cooler climate. One only needs to think of a traditional Irish garden to understand how much cabbage you  …

Fresh apples are divine but what if you can't eat them fast enough? At room temperature, fresh apples will last about a week. Then they start to get bruised and  …

Ah, the tooth fairy, that mystical creature who turns lost baby teeth into a currency exchange game. Most of my childhood friends would excitedly find a nickel or a shiny  …

If you're at all like me, you're probably thinking about next year's garden the minute the thermometer starts to drop. Heck, I'm still enjoying garden-fresh Swiss chard, and I'm thinking  …

One of the most significant issues with fungus gnats is that by the time they're flying around and annoying you, they're already a major problem for your plants. That's why  …

When I think about preserving sage, the first thing that comes to my mind is how I'll cook with it. Dried sage has a more concentrated (read: delicious) taste when  …

Nothing beats the taste of fresh herbs and you will never change my mind. And this year, my outdoor herb garden is a thing of beauty. ::brushes dust off of  …

Ah, the holidays, a time when families come together, and tables groan under the weight of delectable dishes. I can vividly recall one particular holiday feast as if it happened  …