Category: Debra R. Messick

Many easy growing perennials provide pleasing eye and aroma appeal. But Lamb’s Ears, or Stachys byzantine, offer an irresistibly velvet-like touch, with a touch of history. The silky soft grey/green leaves literally bring an...

The cherished summer tradition of outdoor cooking holds even more succulent surprises in store for smoker devotees and those intrigued to experiment. The concept of cooking turkey in a smoker, once considered quirky, became a...

Having a pristine lawn — an enviable lush, green, monolithic, manicured carpet of sod or turf grass — has long defined homeowner pride and curb appeal. How this ideal took hold on the American homefront has been the subject of...

Images of bird eggs nestled in nests are among the sweetest annual offerings of springtime, but sometimes the eggs go astray, landing in lonely spots on the ground. When coming across such a wayward specimen, the instinct to...

To some people they’re lightning bugs, to others, fireflies. For Dr. Sara Lewis, they’re silent sparks illuminating the early summer night sky. On a personal and professional quest to better understand the amazing science behind...