Nature’s timetable is moving on. The ground is filled with moisture, the temperatures are moving up, the sap is flowing, and buds are beginning to swell. Plants are waking up as their juices... Read more >>

Gardening was a challenging topic at my childhood home. I was embarrassed. The neighbors seemed blessed with some magic that let them have tidy lawns, trimmed hedges, shade trees shaped just so, and... Read more >>

My father always dreamed of having a lush, verdant lawn. He spent many a summer day plodding around the yard, obsessively watering and frowning at stubborn brown spots. To some, a well-manicured lawn... Read more >>

Did you know? Acre for acre, the American lawn receives four times as much chemical pesticide as any U.S. farmland An estimated seven million birds are killed yearly in the U.S. by... Read more >>

Who else but man, I’d like to know, Plants a crop he can’t eat but has to mow? Read more >>

Brooklyn lawns bother me. I am astounded at the very sight of them lying there all in a perfectly intolerable measured plot of land, positioned in the front of each house or in the front of each... Read more >>

I’m a tactile person. I like to touch things. Actually, I need to touch. I walk through the store with one hand poised to stroke whatever towel, blouse, or jacket catches my eye. I caress my... Read more >>

Evergreens, Trees, and Shrubs Spray your yard with dormant oils when temperatures are above 50° F to get rid of any over-wintering eggs that will hatch into future insect problems. If you are... Read more >>