Lewiston Sun Journal crime reporter Mark LaFlamme may be intrepid when he’s hanging around gritty downtown streets. But take him out into a garden sometime and watch him quiver. LaFlamme... Read more >>

Interview with Maine author, Mark LaFlamme: Q: Is your new novel really about plants?  A: Yes. The stars of Vegetation are from the world of flora. There are small plants, like the tiny spores... Read more >>

Weird is relative. What seems weird to me might not seem weird to you. In the plant kingdom, however, there are definitely some species that most people would acknowledge are highly unusual. In the… Read more >>

The night felt like it was closing in around her. It drew itself over her, like a dark, thick blanket, wrapping around her with a breathless heat. The blackness muffled her speech and slowed her... Read more >>

Some people know about our neighborhood in London from the popular movie Notting Hill, staring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. Other people can rattle off musicians who currently live here or used... Read more >>

I live in a house with a yard and no garden, and a couple of months ago my sister moved into a house with a lovely garden. I am a gardener she is not … so it seemed very strange that she should... Read more >>

I have a pack of seeds; Small in size as they are – I am sure exactly what to do with them. I can hardly imagine the magnitude of their greatness.   What can I do with them? Plant... Read more >>

Is your home ready for its close-up? The best time (and one of the most important times) to make your house shine is when you’ve decided to sell it—particularly if the housing market is in... Read more >>

With world leaders such as Marriott introducing “Green” Hotels, and Former President Clinton announcing a $5 billion program to make buildings more energy efficient worldwide, the emphasis... Read more >>

Are you transitioning from a small living space—where you had very little room for anything—into a home that has a great deal of space? Does the immensity of your newly acquired space... Read more >>