The Dandelion Dilemma
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 scholarly and popular exploration. Many...
Did you happen to find a fallen bird egg?
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 rescue often kicks in, but often carries a...
‘Husker Red’ appreciates full sun
Penstemon digitalis or “Husker Red” is a native perennial that loves to live in full sun with medium moist but well drained soils. In the early spring, the shiny dark red leaves emerge from the soil and they continue to grow in a mounding clump until reaching 1-2 feet...
Maintain the beauty you’ve created
The calendar may not say so, but many other signs show summer is in full swing. If you were successful in getting all the plants planted that you wanted and beds in shape around your home and property, now begins the time to go back through your work and maintain the...
Cheers to summer living
Ahh, sweet summertime. We are finally entering what might just be my favorite season of all — summer time! I love the longer days, the flip-flops, and the many visits to the pool and ice cream stands that my family gets to make each summer season. With signs that the...
Wedding gifts: History and items
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue.) June is the month when a lot of people “tie the knot,” but from where does the custom come to bring a gift to the occasion, and what items, that would now...
All from one wild plant
A Fiesta Fusion of Worldwide Flavors
Use fireflies to highlight a summer garden
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 lightning bug luminescence, Lewis, a...
St. Michaels Community Garden marks 10th anniversary
This year, the St. Michaels Community Garden celebrates its 10th year of providing community members with space to grow vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruits for personal consumption or for donation, as chosen by the gardeners themselves. The garden community shares...
