Turning a City Corner into a Garden
I got really tired of looking at this weedy corner, just a block from my home. A city-owned spot, it was filled with poison ivy, English ivy, Japanese honeysuck...
The Fantabulous Tomato Sandwiches of Ralph Haas and Sarah Owens
I’ll never forget the moment I tasted my first tomato sandwich. Mrs. Dumesnil grew a half-dozen tomato plants in her back yard. I lived a block and a half away....
Washington Post Gives Nice Boost to DC Gardens
DCGardens.com and its local supporters are loving the feature about it in the Washington Post this week. Reporter John Kelly chatted me up for an hour and then ...
Advanced Composting for Dairy Farmers
I stopped by the USDA research farm a couple of miles from my house to get a tour of their compost research, led by my former neighbor Walter Mulbry. But any n...
Gardening and love
Flower rainbow courtesy of Shutterstock As family members waited at Orlando’s Beardall Senior Center to hear about their loved ones, a couple of women who lived...