by Janet Clark New Year’s is a natural time to reflect on the year past and plan for the one ahead. I don’t make- or break- as many ambitious goals and resolutions as I used to, but I do look … 
I shared cuttings this week, which reminded me that someone I knew had been surprised I made friends so quickly in the new neighborhood. This area is transient, people come to work in Washington, D.C., for several years, then go …
The spring seed and garden catalogs have begun to arrive in my mailbox, and some days it looks like a veritable deluge of gardening glories. Last night I had such a pile of gardening goodies to peruse that I piled …
by Janet Clark During these colder months, it’s especially pleasurable to curl up with a cup of tea and a good novel. I just started reading “The Language of Flowers” by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, and a good read it is. The …
What would Christmas be without the poinsettia? This popular Christmas plant is actually known as an Easter plant in Spain. Native to Central American and Mexico, poinsettia grow wild as weeds. Their telltale red “flowers” are actual leaves. The yellow …
I was talking to Sandy about keeping plants alive through the winter when she told me that her grandmother built a tent every fall to protect a very special gardenia bush. And halfway through the conversation I realized my friends …
Any hemp or raw honey farmers out there? I have a recipe you’ll love! When I created this recipe, I just went with my instincts. I was anxious to try something new and had fun with combining the ingredients. …
by Janet Clark If you’re looking for some last-minute gift ideas for the gardeners on your Christmas list, try thinking outside the box. Sure, tools and toys always make good gifts, but if your gardeners really have all the trowels/spades/forks …
Among the many holiday flowers, my favorite is the amaryllis. Its large, showy flowers are perfect to chase away the winter blues on the shortest days of the year, and most amaryllis bulb kits are relatively inexpensive. Amaryllis flowers come …
by Janet Clark So far, so good. My geraniums are adjusting well to the move indoors, and while they’re not flowering, the leaves are green and healthy-looking. They seem content in their new arrangement, hanging out with the dieffenbachia and …
