There have been volumes written on how to grow roses, but for most home gardeners the rules are pretty simple: Choose the right plants for your soil and climate; keep them watered and fed adequately; give them enough air circulation and pruning to stay healthy; watch for pests and enjoy the beauty and fragrance of America’s favorite flower.
I know people come here to spend a few minutes off the main highway, to get away from things for a few minutes. This week, the gravel road leads to somewhere else and sometime else. All Creatures Great and Small is a group of books written by veterinary surgeon James Alfred Wight. If you’ve heard of these books, you probably know the writer as “James Herriot” which is a pen name. The books include the day-to-day adventures of a veterinary surgeon. Characters in the story are based on actual people however their names are fictitious, as is the town of Darrowby, which is a compilation of several villages in the Yorkshire Dales.
There’s a new game sweeping the Internet. It’s called Wordle and the premise is pretty simple. You get six chances to correctly guess, ascertain and or sleuth out a random, five-letter word. With each guess you are told which letters are in the word, which are not and which are in the right space within the word.
Gardening for pollinators involves using native plants, choosing pollinator-friendly herbs and annuals and leaving some plants standing over winter to provide nesting space and cover for pollinators. But, you can also provide shelter more directly by building (or buying) a bee house.
I’ve spent all of my life in the north, where winter is winter and snow is snow. The snow falls down from the sky. If you want to get to work in the morning you often have to rid your driveway of it.
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