Make Copies Of Favorite Plants
UNITED STATES—Where they grow wild in riparian environments, box elders, willows and cottonwoods are not as clumsy as they seem to be. As the...
In Defense Of “Scottish”
UNITED STATES—A friend of mine told me about his stint as a server at many fêtes at the Playboy Mansion. With an edge of...
Cold Winters Have Certain Advantages
UNITED STATES—Even in May, damage from the frosts of last winter is still evident among some of the more sensitive plants. Lemon trees and...
Snacking on Knowledge
UNITED STATES—Just like meals, snack times deserve full devotion and relaxation. Make them sacred. Practice making them free of distractions, which produce distracted coffee-drinking...
Shade Is Not Always Cool
UNITED STATES—Tall Victorian houses make long shadows. Lower ranch houses make shade with broad eaves. Awkwardly big modern homes shade more of their disproportionately...
De-Linking Foods
UNITED STATES—A bagel and lox just go together like shoes and socks. Right? But some of the freer and more flamboyant spirits to roam...
Iris Blooms Almost Any Color
UNITED STATES—Iris got its name from the Greek word for rainbow, because all the colors are included. There are thousands of varieties of bearded...
Marlon Brando: Ice-Cream Junkie
UNITED STATES—There’s something about ice-cream. When you get people who have divorced milk get to talking about milk, they decry its heaviness, proclaim their...
Late Night Terror For Foliage
UNITED STATES—Snails and slugs really enjoy all the new seedlings and fresh foliage that is growing in the garden while the soil is still...
Day 30: Tame The Shame
UNITED STATES—As we get ready to say sayonara to the plan to lose 30 pounds in 30 days, I am reminded of the two...