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Fall is my favorite time of year. Unlike last year, the air has been just cold enough to turn the trees into blazing candles. Once we get a good frost, the colors will be even brighter. So, what makes trees turn color? Deciduous trees use several biological signals to tell them when it’s time to…
Autumn is traditionally the time for harvesting your vegetable garden, but one gardening influencer has shared which veggies you could be planting now that will be ready for picking next spring. What’s the scoop According to Instagram gardener Martha (@marfskitchengarden), one good vegetable to harvest in the spring is the aptly titled spring onion. In…
“It’s rather vexing, isn’t it, not to know what flowers will come up next year?” I said to my friend Brigid, in a voice that sounded more like a character’s in a novel than my own. It was November, 2017, and my family had just moved into our house in Princeton. The trees were shedding…
Gardeners can appreciate this quote from Henry David Thoreau: “I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” Thoreau had it right – what is better than strolling outdoors, wandering into an autumn garden and spotting a squatty, round, solid pumpkin than to be…
“Have I been too glum?” Dana Milbank asked me. I had just spent 20 minutes with the Washington Post columnist talking about the GOP, the party that is currently struggling to unite around a House Speaker after ousting Kevin McCarthy. The party that appears to be on the cusp of nominating Donald Trump—the twice-impeached former…
All3Media Intl. has revealed that three of its lifestyle FAST/live TV channels have launched on Amazon Freevee in the U.S. Available for streaming for free on Amazon Freevee are the following: a channel titled “Gardening With Monty Don,” a destination for outdoor-focused shows from the eponymous horticulturalist and author; “Great British Menu,” devoted to one…
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Every food has its peak season: tomatoes in August, citrus fruits in December, and strawberries in May. However, our cravings for these foods don’t end when their season does. It can be tough to find fresh produce in the winter…
It finally happened. The temperatures dropped and most of the Houston area got enough rain to counteract some of the damage done by one of the hottest and driest summers on record. Like many Bayou City dwellers, I was in a funk this summer. Dogs went un-walked. exercise clothes were unworn. And the garden went…
