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Gardening Piece
I have been a gardener since I was three years old. Knee-high to my grandfather, I helped him in our front yard flower garden. I bent down to pull weeds. ... Read More
A Green Symphony
In the core of the clamoring city, in the midst of the substantial wilderness, my safe-haven arose as a little loft decorated with a variety of green colleagues. This is ... Read More
Best Onions for Making Your Own Homemade Onion Powder
Hey there, fellow kitchen adventurers! Today, let's dive into the aromatic world of homemade onion powder – that humble yet mighty ingredient that can transform a dish from bland to ... Read More
How to Start a Community Vegetable Garden
There are dozens of good reasons to start a community vegetable garden, but there’s a lot more to it than just planting a bunch of veggies in an empty lot. ... Read More
From Battlefields to Botany
I have great admiration for plant hunters, each one a botanical Indiana Jones. They sailed with Captain Cook on his first great voyage in 1768 and still today they are ... Read More
Blooming Memories: The Tale of Peonies, Patience, and a Mother’s Visit
Even if the peony wasn't the designated flower of my home state of Indiana, I'd still cherish it. I have a particular fondness for the varieties with densely-packed heads—those glorious ... Read More
Discovering the Best Margarita Pizza in Plymouth, Massachusetts
It may come as a surprise to some, but at the ripe age of 68, after indulging in countless pizzas throughout our lives, my wife Gail and I have stumbled ... Read More
Making Your Own Hot Sauce: A Spicy Tale from the Garden
As I stroll down memory lane through the rows of our family garden, one crop stands out among the tomatoes, cucumbers, and strawberries: hot peppers. And at the helm of ... Read More
A Poem About a Garden’s Defiant Beauty in its Final Stand
"Last Gasp" by Bill Hengst is a vivid and captivating poem about a garden that personifies its final burst of life and color before the onset of Winter. The poem ... Read More
In the Garden
The leaves boast every shade of green, the blossoms wag chromatic tongues. Some impish dyer dyed them thus, then hung the petals out to dry. The ivy, clamped by clinging roots, that clambers up a ... Read More
