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Beetle Mania

Beetle Mania

As June fades into its final days, I reluctantly bid farewell to my lush garden in North Carolina before I embark on a journey up North. My pole beans are  
Spring’s Teasing Dance (with audio)

Spring’s Teasing Dance (with audio)

"You don't have to do so much." Ah, the sage advice of Sweet Lori, the ever-opinionated mother. The seeds, the fuss, the digging—apparently, I was doing it all wrong.  
10 Sage Companion Plants

10 Sage Companion Plants

If you think about it, referring to the garden as a neighborhood isn't so strange. A diverse grouping of flowers, vegetables, herbs, and fruits creates a mini ecosystem where bees,  
Slower Than Molasses in January

Slower Than Molasses in January

January 15 is the anniversary of Boston’s Great Molasses Flood of 1919. Just after lunchtime on that fatal day, a five-story-high storage tank in Boston’s North End, filled to bursting