Root Concerns: Gardening Notes From The Underground

Baby, it’s cold outside!  While we huddle up to the fireplace or pay the oil delivery man for our comfort, trees and shrubs just stand out t...

I would have never guessed that Brussels sprouts were favorite pickings for poets.  Linda Lawrence cried, “The mini cabbage will make us gag...

Can we agree that Americans can’t agree on much these days?  Differences of opinion surround even the Christmas tree supply.  Drought, fires...

Like discovering the cookie has chocolate chips instead of raisins, two small adventures this summer proved to be better than expected, and ...

Dahlias represent none of the political correctness found in current gardening circles – quite the opposite.  They take a lot of time and ca...

The fire in my neighbor’s front yard is out:  the burning bushes have dropped their leaves.  An individual burning bush ( Euonymus alatus ) ...

Jumping for joy is not how I would describe anyone who meets jumping worms.  Quite the opposite.  Many are grossed out, not a few are thinki...