Ahhh fragrance….all I can say is “thank you” to the universe of sweet scents. With all these plants soon to be in bloom again, they count high among things to look forward to, so while we wait for winter to… Continue Reading
Even a small selection of bulbs ready to be forced, make great gifts at the holidays, for friends, for hostesses, for something to look forward to in early 2014! A few dry bulbs, some decorative rocks or marbles, a sweet… Continue Reading
Darkness. Disgust. Dyspepsia. And we’re only 10 minutes into Pokémon. I’m trapped in Movies 8, feet stuck to the floor, watching. My three kids giggle. I groan. Next door, my wife, Karin, and our oldest daughter are watching Bruce Willis… Continue Reading
Uncle Joe bought me my bazooka. He lived 3,000 miles away, in Detroit. I don’t think he could hear the explosions, but I’m not sure. He quit calling us after Christmas. That Sonic Blaster was one of two presents from… Continue Reading
“You are what you repeatedly drive.” ~ Aristotle “You don’t have to do this,” Karin said. She held her keys out, and I gave her mine. “It’s my turn, I guess.” “OK, but I know you don’t like my van.” That… Continue Reading
My tale of million-dollar chutney begins with a basket of free figs, a gift from Don and Elaine Cohen. Wonderful figs, which we halved and drizzled with honey from my little sister’s beehives. But one can only eat so many… Continue Reading
It’s hard to not love the flowers of late summer! Photo: Rudbeckia hirta ‘Autumn Colors’. For some flowers, hot, dry late-summer North American sun and soil is just what they were built for. These are the sunflowers of late summer… Continue Reading
Begonias are so cheerful – in the dead of winter indoors, in the height of summer outdoors. “I think I might like the yellow tuberous ones the best – they are common but so consistent and cheerful,” Sally Greenwood, Head… Continue Reading
There’s nothing like a good heat wave to make you reconsider (once again) why you have so much lawn and just exactly why you have it. “Once neighbors and passersby see the changes happening as you begin the process of… Continue Reading
More of our favorite summer flowers, some of my life long favorites – Geraniums. Enjoy this interview from In a North State Garden’s “best of” archives. One of the first plants I remember knowing and loving as a child was… Continue Reading
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