Beauty and satisfaction aside, have you ever thought about your garden’s “green footprint” – its cost to you and your surroundings?
Recently I ate lunch at a restaurant in Jackson called Babalu. The menu was very interesting and the food was delicious. It was kinda, sorta Mexican with some Mediterranean touches. I ordered lamb sliders. The server offered several sauces, among them Comeback.
I love rain, to a point. Love how it cascades in rivulets from my back deck’s corrugated tin top, how it refreshes the birds’ baths.
And overall it’s a good thing. Makes our trees grow so well, saving us from having to decide between a cactus-filled xeriscape landscape or dragging hoses to keep thirstier plants alive.
Thanksgiving dinner without some form of cranberry side dish is practically un-American. Because cranberries are grown in almost the same location as the site of the very first Thanksgiving feast, it seems logical that the tart red fruit has been around since the Pilgrims and Indians first celebrated.
To mow, rake, bag, or compost Autumn leaves?
Every fall most gardeners feel little pangs of guilt over how they handle garden debris, knowing full well most can be mowed, mulched or composted and added back to the garden to improve soil and recycle nutrients.
For a child who enjoyed reading the encyclopedia, the internet is a dream come true. As I was pondering the question of the oldest restaurant in Europe, rather than searching through pages and pages of a heavy book, I had several answers in just a few seconds.
Last week I had a rush of deja vu when I saw the first flush of a special pink autumn flower that came to me through three generations of family gardeners.
65 years ago, Oct. 15, 1953
Goldenrod is getting cranked up, and people are starting to sneeze…but blaming the wrong culprits.
I totally get the allergy woes; what people mistakenly think is my cheeriness is actually the antihistamines kicking in. But lots of folks lay fault on the first thing we see, and unfairly malign beautiful but benign wildflowers.
For the last two weeks at my house we have been totally absorbed in “The Tale of Peter Rabbit.” If is, you see, the theme of a birthday party to be held on Saturday. The birthday boy, all of 2 years old, is completely enchanted with Peter and his mischievous escapades.
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