MANTS offers remedy for cabin fever
As I write this, it is steadily snowing outside my window — yet, spring will be here soon! Your local garden centers, nurseries, and landscape designers are preparing for the busy growing season ahead by ordering new products, gathering inspiration, and collecting...
With stargazing, the sky is the limit
In the quiet winter months, it seems like the darkness comes earlier all the time. Why not make the most of it?. Taking a few moments to look up at the sky is a wonderful way to both relax and be awestruck at the same time. Just ask Talbot county local D.J. Van...
Linthicum has the sweets for your sweet
Morgan Linthicum welcomes all customers into her chocolate shop, The Market at Church Creek, but on Valentine’s Day, she pays close attention to the husbands and boyfriends who come in with a look of desperation. With a few dozen different options for sweet treats,...
Anthurium a loyal partner
Roses get most of the attention for Valentine’s Day, but anthurium might be more emblematic of long lasting love. We commonly see anthuriums potted in soil as houseplants but many varieties need to partner with another plant to survive. Those that are “epiphytic” grow...
Mother of the American Valentine card
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue.) Valentine’s Day is synonymous with Valentine greeting cards. The holiday would not be the same without the memories of receiving special cards of love from...
February brings roses, fruit tree care
February is upon us and regardless of what the groundhog says, the weather can vary widely. Even though it may still be cold, damp, snowy, and sometimes miserable outdoors, occasionally mother nature will bless us with a day or two of sunshine. Be inspired to go...
Use self-care to help survive the winter
Confession: February is probably my least favorite month of the year. Between post-holiday despressoin, the lack of Vitamin D and the overall dreary weather, I find myself riding the struggle bus without much motivation to help improve my mood. The walks I take after...
All-America Selection flowers in bloom
Winter is a time for creating the perfect garden on paper and in your imagination, whether it is a vegetable garden or a flower garden, or better yet, a vegetable garden with flowers planted in and around the vegetables to welcome the pollinators. Most annuals need to...
Feed birds with responsibility
Bird feeding is intended to help birds, but what’s not as well known is how much the practice helps the people who fill the feeders. Just a few weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, internet searches for bird feeding and bird baths surged as people who were suddenly...
‘Oh’ … is for oysters!
Festivals pay homage to them, roads on the Eastern Shore were once bedded with their shells, and the unique design of the skipjack was inspired by them. Restaurant owners and chefs anxiously await their harvest, and a few hearty souls still dive for them. While...
