Losing power always makes me think of orange sherbet. It was 1991, and Hurricane Bob had wiped out our electricity and all my mother was worried about was how we …
Everything you need to know about today's story comes in these two sentences: "I had never been much of a gardener, but when one acquires a home for the first …
How could something so helpless like a slug cause so much damage in your garden? You might not always know you have a slug problem right away because slugs only …
Ducks in the garden? That's not a common problem, I'd think. But then again, if you have a pond or lake near your garden, why wouldn't it be? Ducks like …
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 …
Pollinators twinkled
around the white star flowers of wild onion
and the pinking sedum fronting
the withering coneflowers
in my roadside garden.
A new mail lady appeared—
Bees! she exclaimed, afraid
they’ll attack her in her truck
while she’s …
I know what you're thinking, but banana peel tea isn't some new trendy thing that you'll find in a cafe alongside classics like Assam or Earl Grey. Although there are …
When the summer starts to wind down, and the early frost warnings start to kick in before you settle in for a long winter's nap, you probably have a few …