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Seedling envy … do you have what it takes?
I don’t know about you, but by February 15, I should have my own home-grown fresh lettuce seedlings ready for…
GardeningGardening resolutions for the new year—or not
I don’t know about you, but long ago, I gave up that annual tradition of proclaiming one or two resolutions…
Move over kale, there’s another superfood group in town!
I always like telling the joke that the best way to prepare kale is with a little olive oil; that…
Flying pom poms and other winter avian adaptations
Well, Mother Nature has decided to let us out of the mid-winter freezer for now and turned up the thermostat,…
Poinsettias Get a Bad Wrap, But Watch for the Real Dangerous Plants
Every year, I can count on several calls right after Thanksgiving about homeowners’ poinsettias. Surely, I must be confused, aren’t…
Feel the burn: crack and snap … winter and woody plants
Mother Nature must have been feeling nostalgic, because it truly was over the winter and through the snow to grandmother’s…
True Grit: and why we waited until after Thanksgiving to tell you
So, when is gravel not gravel? When it is teeth. Yes, teeth. And I am not talking about my nighttime…
Sage Advice: The Herb of Thanksgiving
That smell. There is no mistaking it– that over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go…
Giving Thanks for Annual Dinosaur Dissection Day!
So, what is your favorite part of Thanksgiving? Many people say it is their favorite holiday. All the food, but…
Welcoming our winter feathered friends
Although fall has taken its time to get here, the animals are way ahead of that fall foliage. Squirrels gathering…
Mid-fall gardening tasks: too late for some, too early for others?
At one of our many school garden projects, the kids and my volunteers spent the final week harvesting the last…
Hubbard, Delicata, Red Kuri and more, not your everyday pumpkins
Maybe it is your thing, but I am not a big fan of these giant skeleton displays that seem to…