“What’s for dinner?” I asked my neighbor, who was opening the cover of his grill in the backyard next to ours. “I’m making ribs,” he replied. I went inside to get some gardening gloves so I could continue my yardwork. Suddenly, I wanted grilled food, too. When I returned, the ...
Every northern state jokes that the mosquito is its state bird. However, mosquitoes are no laughing matter. They vector West Nile disease in the north and much worse diseases further south. People will go to great lengths to kill mosquitoes. The “mosquito buckets of doom” social media ...
I braced myself and tried to pull the weed. The weed was stronger than I was, and I almost fell backward onto the ground. “I could use a little help over here,” I called out to my husband, trimming the bushes. He glanced over and saw me struggling with a plant whose leaves were the size ...
It's early summer, and I am already looking forward to fall. Why? Many reasons, but one is that one of my favorite plants blooms in the fall. As a gardener, I have many favorite plants, but this one rises above the others because of the sounds surrounding it. Keep reading to find out what I ...
“Mom bought the good milk!” my daughter exclaimed years ago. Curious, I opened the refrigerator to see what I had purchased. I usually bought 2% or fat-free milk, but this time I had grabbed whole milk with the red label. “It’s so creamy and delicious!” she declared as she took ...
Blue raspberry is one of the most popular flavors in America. You can find blue raspberry slushies, drinks and candy everywhere. It would be fun to grow blue raspberries in our gardens, but no blue raspberry plants are sold at garden centers. That’s because blue raspberries are produced in ...
