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LOOKING OUT AT THE BEAUTIFUL LEAVES and sunny blue skies that characterize this time of year makes me very happy. I love this time of year […]

IMAGINE AN ORNAMENTAL PLANT which grows quickly, with no insect pests or fungal diseases. It produces highly attractive orange fruits in fall, perfect to pair with […]

 ALL I WANTED was some new photos for my lawn talk, but I got a bit more than that. Since my pictures of looking in a […]

THE WHITE PINE TREES AROUND THE HOUSE sure get scruffy this time of year. This is a normal phenomenon and is called seasonal needle loss or […]

AN APPLE FROM THE OLD TREE down the hill from my house was a reminder of preparations that used to be made for winter. Grandfather took […]

COVER CROPS SEEM TO BE FOREIGN TERRITORY to many home gardeners. It certainly isn’t because we aren’t in favor of the benefits they provide to the […]

THERE IS A LARGE MARSH not far from my house and I often go there throughout the seasons to see what is happening. The nights have […]

IT’S EASY TO DISLIKE MOST GARDEN PESTS, including spittlebugs (ick!), slime mold (yuck!) and jumping worms (ew!). The rub comes when the pest is cute, and […]

DESPITE OUR RESTRICTED SUMMER our local cottontail rabbit population has thrived. By the varying sizes of offspring they have raised several batches of bunnies that are […]