Botanical Christmas Decorating
Lancaster Massachusetts is the birthplace of Luther Burbank, world renowned Horticulturalist who invented the Russet Potato and Shasta...
Thanksgiving in Old Florida
A friend knows where to find the dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico and we rode in his airboat to see them again. They're so playful and...
Seasons imitate life
Cranberries remind me of happy times like helping my mother set the table for Thanksgiving dinner, knowing people I loved were joining us...
Colonial gardens in Virginia
It was a dim memory of being little holding hands with my mother, walking with my father and sister down the brick and cobblestone...
Pistachios, grapes and sunshine
Look at how straight the lines of trees are compared to our typical backyard plantings. Even in the driest season, the caretakers provide...
Returning to the West and running to the desert - feeling it's stillness as I looked at the uniq
Maybe it's my A.D.D. that motivated me half way through a trip out West to rush to the desert - far from the city, other people,...
Garden bucket list
During the long, freezing New England Winter, I keep a running list of day trips I'd like to take during the warm weather months. 'Can I...
Let's get busy in this long awaited Spring
This year with our greenhouse oasis in the cold backyard, I have plenty of space to keep our seedlings warm. There's parsley, thyme,...
Overwintering in Florida
As I watered the plants that are overwintering in the family room and kitchen, it reminded of how that merely means 'keeping them inside...
Last time sugaring
It started out as a challenge to see if we could actually get maple sap from a tree in the backyard. That first of many late Winters we...
