Down To Earth Garden Club

Last summer, in one of those impulse buys, I purchased a tropical hibiscus. This is the showier cousin of the hardy ones that grow in our area. The flowers are […]

When Jack Frost Won’t Quit

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There is nothing more frustrating than spending a spring day admiring your newly emerged bulbs and perennials, only to discover that the night will bring rapidly falling temperatures. All those […]

Blue is the Color…

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I recently found an interesting new book, A Book of Blue Flowers by Robert Geneve. Blue is an anthocanin pigment and, in the plant kingdom, is primarily a flower color. […]

Mother Nature Smiles

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A number of news services, including Associated Press, have been carrying the news of a new marijuana plant that resists herbicides and cutting. The plant must be grubbed out by […]

Giant Mouse Trap

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Have you ever found a drowned mouse in a bucket you have inadvertently left outside? Have you ever thought of a 5 gallon bucket as a giant mouse trap? Give […]