Sleep Is A Necessity
UNITED STATES—Research has shown time and time again that Americans are getting less sleep each and everyday. A bigger issue involves recent reports that...
You Asked For It: Lose 30 Pounds In 30 Days
HOLLYWOOD—Receiving a query about losing 30 pounds in 30 days from a holy man who is a fit water-drinking vegetarian laid bare the intense...
Ferns Are For Distinctive Foliage
UNITED STATES—Ferns are an odd group. They lack the color or fragrance of flowers, or the branch structure of shrubbery, trees or vines. Very...
Genetically Confused Plants Can Revert
UNITED STATES—‘Jewel Mix’ nasturtium starts out so colorful with various shades of yellow, orange and red, including rich reddish brown and almost white pale...
Delay Some Gardening Between Seasons
UNITED STATES—For gardening, this is one of those in between times of year, when summer chores are under control, but it is a bit...
Perennials Should Last Through The Years
UNITED STATES—A plant that is an annual lives less than a single year. One that produces vegetative foliar growth one year, and then blooms...
Number 1: Morning Exercise
HOLLYWOOD—David, a reader of the Grady Diet, recently wrote, “One thing I'd like to learn more about: exercise in the morning. Could you give...
Gray Is Not Black And White
It is no coincidence that the deep dark green color of the foliage of Monterey Cypress is so similar to that of Monterey pine....
Cary Grant: The Joys Of Moderation
HOLLYWOOD—No more dashing and didactic figure has haunted Hollywood than Cary Grant. Of the two screen actors Marlon Brando watched carefully, one was Cary...
Squirrels Fear The Unknown Too
UNITED STATES—It is embarrassing when my mother teaches me a practical gardening technique that I should have known about, especially if the particular technique...