In the Garden

As I sit here writing this article on a Sunday afternoon yet another storm is raging outside with high winds...

I first became aware of the balsam flowers (Impatiens balsamina) many years ago after my mother had purchased several plants...

On a beautiful autumn day, I came home to visit my parents and walked into the kitchen to see my...

I've declared full scale war on the birds invading my new vegetable garden! For the first time in my life,...

During WW 1 and a few years later during WW 2, people in the U.S., Canada, and Australia were encouraged...

I have to be very honest. As a kid, I absolutely hated the taste and the nasty smell of the...

Often when we think of bulbs, we think of planting spring flowers like daffodils, tulips and crocus in the fall...

Air Plants are spiky, fuzzy, hairy looking things that look more like a strange animal than a plant. They originate...

Several years ​ago, I produced and hosted a garden show, called, The Serenity Garden on a local educational television station....

A couple of weeks ago I received a gardening catalog from a small company in Maine offering several varieties of...

Abutilon, known by the common name, Flowering Maple is part of the family of plants that include Hollyhocks, Rose of...

Every fall I bring into the house three or four of my favorite geranium plants from the garden and pot...

On the First Thanksgiving in 1621 what plants did the Pilgrims consume? Through the years, there has been a lot...

In late October, little monsters, witches, ghosts and other masked creatures will descend onto the streets of Ohio, going door...