What To Do This Month •Prune rose bushes (not climbers). Cut back to healthy branches and remove weak stems. Remove all but three to five healthy canes, and cut these back a third to a half. ...more

February 8, 2009

It must go back to the afternoons my sisters, brother and I spent poring over Sears and Penney's catalogues, laboring for hours to decide on the One True Toy we wanted. ...more

November 2, 2008

When I was young, my mom used to take a 2-quart pitcher, fill it with water, add a few tea bags and place it in a sunny spot early in the day. My job was to chase the sun. As the sun moved throughout the day, I had to nudge that stupid pitcher. ...more

May 20, 2008

This isn't one of those pet-friendly rivers they go tubing on in Ohio and Wisconsin. You don't float this river on your $4.95 Kmart raft with Sparky splashing alongside it. ...more

December 27, 2007

When Lynn Barber gets a cutting or a starter plant, she has just the place for it: a spot on her porch where she nurses new plants. ...more

December 22, 2007