Flowers That Smell Like Chocolate Make Me Think of....
Monday January 30, 2012
Being the plant-lover that I am, it's difficult to get my mind off of plants once I start thinking of them. In fact, a far more likely scenario is that, ... Read More
Barbarians Are Not Always Ugly
Tuesday January 24, 2012
Americans who haven't taken the advice of the well-known bumper sticker that proclaims, "Kill Your Television!" have very likely seen the Capital One TV ads that show some scruffy-looking barbarians ... Read More
Hardscape Ideas With Kids in Mind
Friday January 20, 2012
I don't have fond memories of hardscape as a child. My knees seemed always to find a way to become skinned when I was around pavement. Whether it was due ... Read More
Groundhog Day 2012
Tuesday January 17, 2012
In about 2 weeks, February arrives, which means Groundhog Day 2012
is right around the corner. Let's be blunt. When it comes to Groundhog Day, there are two vocal ... Read More
Fond Memories of Bayberry Shrub
Sunday January 15, 2012
Plants can be special to us for a number of totally different reasons. First and foremost there are, of course, the various horticultural considerations. For example, we may value a ... Read More
Snow, What Is it Good For?
Thursday January 12, 2012
Generally speaking, I'm not a big fan of snow, which is why I'm thrilled my region (New England, U.S.) has not received much of it ,so far, this winter. If ... Read More
What Are Your Landscaping Resolutions for the New Year?
Sunday January 8, 2012
Do you make resolutions for the new year about what you're going to do in the yard come spring? Planting a novel shrub such as a purple beautyberry (picture) and ... Read More
Top 10 Trees and Shrubs for Spring
Friday January 6, 2012
Birdwatching and landscaping can complement each other beautifully when you plant your landscaping with flowering trees and shrubs, such as dogwood trees (pictured here). Not only will the wild birds ... Read More
How to Shovel Snow
Thursday January 5, 2012
Nobody wants to shovel snow. Especially if you're in the midst of a severe winter, when you're tired of getting pelted with snowstorm after snowstorm and wonder if spring will ... Read More
Reflections on Making Snowmen
Wednesday January 4, 2012
What did we do before the internet? That is a rhetorical question, of course. I know perfectly well what we did, since I lived the majority of my life (up ... Read More
How to Recycle Christmas Trees
Tuesday January 3, 2012
During Christmas dinner, my mom and I were reminiscing about how, back in my childhood, our family used to make the trip to pick out a Christmas tree from a ... Read More