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My Horseradish Folly
To understand my egg-in-the-face horseradish mishap, first you must know about gefilte fish. Gefilte fish is an ethnic food that originated with Jewish folk of eastern European origin. …
Elsie’s Daffodils
Just down the hill from where I work in Glasgow, Scotland, there is a ruined garden in an abandoned churchyard. Graffiti is scrawled over the locked front door, rubble and …
After the Spring
I have never understood why we keep a garden and why, 35 years ago when I bought my first house in the country, I started digging up a patch for …
Get Off My Lawn
I never thought I’d be that guy. You know the type. The type of guy who is obsessed with his lawn. Not like partially obsessed, I’m talking full on Google-knows-everything-about-you …
The Flower Man of Sing Sing
In the 1920s, many newspapers and magazines featured glowing accounts of a man who transformed a desolate, barren, and depressing site into one of the country’s most fabulous gardens. …
A Hosta for Mrs. Malloy
I came to my senses in the nick of time, deciding not to throw out an old galvanized watering can that leaked. Instead, I pounded a 40-penny nail into the …
Fauna in the Flora
A while back, I decided I needed one area of my life where I could take a break from technology, one area where I could remain a beginner. As Proust …
Fish For Fertilizer
As a parent of five children, I have become accustomed to settling arguments. Teaching Carla (13), Michelle (12), Christopher (10), Shawn (8), and Norma (5) how to work out disputes …
