Lifestyles
Through the Garden Gate: Controversy in the garden
My gardening friends in England and Scotland are bemoaning the rise of what they call eco-rectitude. They’re all ...
My gardening friends in England and Scotland are bemoaning the rise of what they call eco-rectitude. They’re all ...
During the height of the pandemic, baby Anca and I would sit on the porch steps and listen ...
December is usually a quiet time in the garden. The days are short, and the temperature is crisp. ...
Many years ago, everyone’s front parlor had one. It sat in a dark corner in that cold, seldom-used ...
When we bought our house over 30 years ago, it was surrounded by massive oak trees. They provided ...
Curiosity killed the cat! Cats are, indeed, known for being curious and for getting into trouble because of ...
Way back in late January, when I was still browsing plant catalogs and making wish lists of plants ...
It’s hot and humid and my garden has a bad case of the blahs. Truth be told, so ...
There is a long history of clubs just for men – social, botanical, historical, culinary, even ones for ...
Several years ago, I visited the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall. The gardens were at their peak ...
Gardening is supposed to be peaceful, calming, and restorative. Most of the time that’s true, but once in ...
Gardens seem so peaceful. We talk about them as refuges, great places to relax, read, meditate, and just ...
It’s February, that short month that seems to go on forever. It threatens us with cold, wet weather ...
If you’re of a certain age and grew up in the South, then you’re probably familiar with this ...
Throughout New England and the mountains in Virginia, there are stone walls built by farmers primarily from the ...
A few weeks ago, I escaped to Maine to explore some gardens and late-blooming native plants there. Obviously, ...
Nestled at the end of a long winding driveway in Pamplin is a picturesque farm belonging to Al ...
Hi fellow gardeners, it’s me, Anca. My Mom is busy filling in some holes in the backyard, so ...
You all know that I’m slightly obsessed with daylilies. They’re the perfect plant for hot summer days when ...
Farmville is blessed with many talented gardeners. Explore the various neighborhoods, and you’ll find English kitchen gardens with ...
Now that warm weather is definitely here to stay, it’s time to prepare new container plantings for the ...
I’m fascinated by plants that bloom at a specific time every day. That old garden favorite, the four ...
Many gardeners say that they can tell the temperature outside simply by looking out the window at the ...
Have you ever tried to define a weed? I often hear that it’s just a plant that appears ...
The days are short; so short that it’s dark long before I usually stop working in the garden. ...
Gardeners are some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet, and I suspect that daylily growers are the ...
Earlier this summer, my husband commented that he really liked the funny looking yellow flowers in a pot ...