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Frightfully fun jack-o’-lantern lore
Spooky or silly? How do you carve your jack-o’-lantern? Whether you go for fun or fright, jack-o’-lantern carving is a family-friendly way to mark the season. Have you ever wondered how the tradition got started? As with much folklore, it…
Read MoreCreate a pollinator-friendly garden
What did you have for breakfast? If your plate included toast with jam, fresh berries, granola with nuts, coffee and juice, you had a nice balanced breakfast, right? Take away everything that needs a pollinator and your left with only dry…
Read MoreInvite butterflies to your garden
Raise your hand if you love butterflies. Wow, that’s a lot of hands. It’s hard to resist the fluttering appeal of butterflies with their delicate wings, zig-zag flight and graceful presence in our gardens. So, why resist? Revel in butterflies’ visits…
Read MoreIn praise of good bugs. Good bugs are a gardener’s best friend.
Boonsboro, MD – Ladybugs.Lacewings.Ground beetles.Wasps. What do all these insects have in common? They are the good guys, the beneficial insects that help keep bad bugs at bay in our gardens. Nine out of 10 insects are beneficial. Yes, most…
Read MoreHow to pick the perfect tree
I think that I shall never seeA poem lovely as a tree. Joyce Kilmer I love trees. The wind whispering through a grove of pines. An oak’s limbs raised to the sky in winter. The pink pom-poms of a cherry…
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