Potting benches help out
One of Karen Angelucci's favorite gardening tools is the wood potting bench her father made for her.
The big poplar bench has shelves for storing...
We all look forward to spring and the return of butterflies and bees to our gardens. It is such a thrill to see the first butterfly on our newly bloomed flowers, but pol...
Food systems vital to maintaining resources
The word is everywhere. Sustainable gardening, sustainable agriculture, sustainable landscaping, sustainable urban living, sus...
Some things bear repeating: Plant vegetables.
The tastes of fresh-picked beans, lettuce and tomatoes, grown from seeds of varieties bred for flavor rather than commercia...
Tips on lawn maintenance from Walter Clemons:
• Mow often. Frequent cutting makes grass grow thick, which suppresses weeds.
• Avoid cutting grass too short, so moisture ...
Lawn mowers are tough machines, but they will give some subtle and not so subtle hints they need attention.
After a winter hiatus, it is not uncommon for mowers to have ...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — When Walter Clemons was a high school student in St. Petersburg, Fla., he did something he considers smart, some 50 years later.
He learned about lan...
Steve Hawk
of Worth Township said his mother instilled a work ethic in him.
“Hard work was the main thing with my mother,” Hawk said. “Work hard and keep ...
A young woman in her early 20s was sitting on the floor at the drugstore studying four Mother’s Day cards spread in front of her. A lot of thought was going in to findin...
George Mihalik
, Slippery Rock University football coach, said his mother gave him advice to be a winner in life.
His mother always said to treat people th...
