New hardiness map shifts shore half a zone
During gardening’s winter off-season, gardeners stay active looking ahead to spring, eagerly perusing seed catalogs, making notes, and placing orders. Of all the vital pre-planting particulars armchair growers doublecheck first, the USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map...
History of the milk bottle
(Editor’s note: DeeDee Wood is the owner of Black Cat Curiosities, an online antiques research and sales venue.) We generally drink milk from a heavy paperboard or polyethylene (plastic) carton from the dairy case from our local grocery. Many of us drink the white...
Solutions, successes and holiday messes
Although a new year tends to evoke stress, I really encourage you to see this as a new beginning — an opportunity for another year of growth and adventure in the wondrous world of gardening. January is notorious for being a time where most people try to slow down,...
Make the new year just a little better
Happy New Year everyone! As much as the new year should be a time of excitement and renewal, for me, it tends to be the time of year when my energy level and happiness levels plummet. I am the kind of person who needs things to look forward to and with the beloved...
Snow crocus a sign of beauty in cold
There are some surprises in the gardens during this chilly time of the year, and one is the emergence of a very hardy and rather small plant, the Crocus tommasinianus or the snow crocus. Every January in my yard a small clump of snow crocus blooms, starting out by...
Ice, ice … maybe
Quick, Easy recipes to Add to Your Dinner Rotation
Have yourself some merry little holly
Each holiday season, a bevy of beloved botanicals take center stage. These include the array of fir, spruce, and pine trees serving as the home’s focal point. Picturesque Poinsettias fill up tabletops, adding festive pops of color. But among the most iconic yuletide...
Big Rooster Mall finds its perch
United by a love of antiques and collectibles, a team of artisan enthusiasts has created a new spot in Talbot County for shoppers to crow about. The Big Rooster Mall, part of the Le Hatchery Galleria, opened last month on Kemp Lane in Easton, housing more than two...
Holiday Side Dishes
