Palm Trees Within Home Gardens
UNITED STATES—Trees conform to an overly vague definition. Most simply, they are substantial and woody perennial plants with tall trunks and branches. Yet, several...
Pruning At The Proper Time
UNITED STATES—Motorized hedge shears are the most overused home garden power tools. They are very useful for hedges and similarly shorn shrubbery. The problem...
Another Scandal Rocks Bravo With “Summer House”
HOLLYWOOD—The fact that these rumors had been circling for weeks, and we had one of the participants in the rumors flat-out lie on TV...
Ferns Are Splendid Foliar Perennials
UNITED STATES—Ferns are an odd bunch within home gardens. They lack floral color and fragrance. They produce no fruit or vegetables. The few that...
Watering Resumes With Drier Weather
UNITED STATES—Even before the last day of winter on March 20, the weather went summery fast. Not only has there been no rain in...
Flowering Trees For Spring Bloom
UNITED STATES—Fruit trees such as apricot, cherry, peach and plum, bloom about now. Some are already finished, while a few are just beginning. Apple...
I Love Lupe (31)
UNITED STATES—I, Lupe the Supreme, have a love-hate relationship with my "master," so frustrated over my deficiency of obedience. Of course, I could easily...
Native Species Are Naturally Natural
UNITED STATES—Vegetation has always been here. Wildlands outside of urban development demonstrate that no place is or was without it. Native species lived here...
Horror Is Having A Moment At The Box Office
HOLLYWOOD—With the box-office debut of "Scream 7" this weekend, I think it's clear to say that horror has returned in a big way in...
I Love Lupe (30)
UNITED STATES—My master is quite beside himself today, and there was a slight, ever so slight, cleavage between him being able to further the...