“Fall is the time of year that many of our flowering and landscape plants develop a white powdery appearance on their leaves. Powdery mildew is the common name for the disease and symptoms caused by a closely related group of fungi…” See the full article. The United States Department of Agriculture/Natural Resources Conservation Service has a [...]

 Dear Flora- We love to entertain but it seems like these days we always need to ask about people’s food allergies before entertaining them. Don’t get me wrong-I’m not complaining-but it does seem that allergies are more rampant. I have a sister on a special diet, another wanting low-fat everything and a friend’s son who [...]

It’s apple season! And thanks to the wonder of grafting, between my two trees I have four different varieties. I will admit, it is nice to not have to buy them right now as they are all over two bucks a pound at my local grocery store and even more at my local farmer’s market. [...]

What do Liam Neeson, Anthony Edwards, Laurie David and Kathleen Turner all have in common? They, and even more celebrities not listed here, want to save the world. Well, they at least want to do their part to be green and have a positive impact on our environment. All have agreed to help actor Matthew [...]