Today's story about picking crabapples gave me a little chuckle, though you might not laugh at the punch line if you're vegetarian.
"Crabby About Apples," comes from Alma Barkman, who has …
This article was originally published in our sister publication, GreenPrints Magazine, under the title, “Potatoes on Mars.” It was written by Becky Rupp and was published originally in 2015, in GreenPrints …
If you picture the Queen of England living in metro Detroit, you would have an accurate picture of my Nana. She is quite elegant and proper, and she always makes …
As a volunteer master gardener for our local Cooperative Extension Service, I'm often asked, "Is this plant a weed or a flower?" Of course, the horticulturally correct answer is, "A …
Trees are honestly a force of nature. Sometimes, I find it so hard to fathom how these giant beings can sprout from a teeny, tiny seed. But here they are, …
It felt like a haunting. The chickens, for no discernible reason, had stopped laying eggs. Our rain gutters were suddenly plugged; likewise, and seemingly overnight, the chimney flue began to …
On the first day we gardened, my true love said to me, “I’ve planted an evergreen tree.” On the second day we gardened, my true love said tome, “I think …