Students at Carrollwood Day School joined the fight against breast cancer recently when they planted pink flowers across the campus in recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is October. ...more

October 14, 2009

Don't forget herbs when planting that special garden that will become your own unique human habitat. Plant a variety of herbs around the perennial shrubs and you'll enjoy a fragrant haven that both soothes and stimulates the senses. ...more

March 22, 2009

Looking for something a bit out of the ordinary to plant this fall? I have a few suggestions you might want to check out. ...more

September 21, 2008

North of Oslo, north of Longyearbyen, almost as north as North itself, the National Geographic Endeavor breaks pack ice in endless daylight through a gray-teal sea. The expedition has been cruising near Svalbard, a group of high arctic islands larger than Demark - in summer, a land of brown mountains streaked with snow-filled gullies, low clouds that blur distinctions of sky and land, and wide glaciers reaching the ocean in gashes of bright sky blue. ...more

July 18, 2008

Some plants are Terminators, able to take an all-night thrashing and still look handsome in the morning. ...more

January 12, 2008

It's easy to miss the tin-roofed, red and white house along the winding streets of this hilly little town. ...more

December 16, 2007