Passion Fruit, A Tricky, But Tasty Fruit
UNITED STATES—I’ll be the first to admit I’m a lover of fruits, but particularly tropical fruits. Mango, papaya, coconut, kiwi are consistent members in...
Be Careful With Toxic Plants
UNITED STATES—Plants are so much more intelligent than they get credit for. Many use color, fragrance and flavorful nectar to get insects and animals...
How To Tame A Storage Locker (Part 1)
UNITED STATES—Storage lockers can be seen as the ludicrous but logical extension of our love of “stuff.” Silly fools—we think—to be paying good money...
Foliage Can Provide Color Too
Flowers get all the credit for color. They certainly are the most colorful features in the garden, as well as the most fragrant. However,...
Sympathy For The Judge
UNITED STATES—My Guggenheim was about to run out, a Guggenheim from the State of California. To add insult to injury, some benefits already provided...
There Are Rules To Hedging
UNITED STATES—All the wrong plants get shorn. Mow, blow and go gardeners are known for shearing everything that they can reach into creepy and...
In Defense Of “Scottish” (Part 3)
UNITED STATES—I am defiantly and unapologetically “Scottish.” I shop for parking meters that still flash green dots, betokening bonus time. I don’t pinch pennies...
Fragrant Flowers Often Lack Color
UNITED STATES—It's presumptuous to believe that all the fancy breeding that is done to enhance the characteristics of flowers necessarily 'improves' them. Breeding only...
Peanuts, A Healthy Substitute
UNITED STATES—When it comes to eating a snack most people shy away from fruit and vegetables; I mean deep down we all have a...
In Defense Of “Scottish” Part 2
UNITED STATES—There’s a great element of thrift and ingenuity in being Scottish. Witness an archival 1920s Bob Hope joke (I guess “Scottish” humor was...