DIY projects can save time, money
Last weekend, my husband and sons landscaped our front yard. It took them an hour or so to weed, rake, and apply fresh mulch. While it certainly did not yield the professional results of my favorite landscaping contractor, it saved us a ton of money and gave our yard...
Strawberry treats!
The mother of all days
Spring bulbs are seasonal superstars
There are many signs of spring, but none more exciting to gardeners than the appearance of green shoots from spring bulbs. Crocus often poke out first, then followed by a flush of daffodils, allium, tulips and lilies. For Rachel Rhodes, University of Maryland...
Turn the page and find your book club
In every stage of my life, I’ve always been a reader. In the past few years with little kids who spend their evenings watching silly cartoons on TV on what seems to be a loop, I’m usually reading with a little lamp behind me while they sit in my lap, knocking my book...
When it’s time to part with a tree
Trees are not only treasured parts of our landscape. These silent sentries become deeply embedded in our world, providing shade, shelter, wildlife habitat, and beauty. Even more, trees serve as living calendars and, in a way, keepsakes, connecting us through each...
Oh, deer! Protect plants, property from wily wildlife
There is something instinctual about gardening in the spring. It can be so satisfying to work up the soil in raised beds to prepare for a vegetable garden, watch the bulbs you so carefully planted burst into bloom, or place a beautiful hanging basket on your front...
Tiffany’s Favrile Glass
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue.) I was looking through some antique books the other day, when I came across flowers and spring, which led me to Tiffany glass panels with daffodils, which...
MDA expands Spotted Lanternfly quarantine zone
Bring on Dessert with Better-For-You Sweets
