The Great Outdoors

There is a great deal of interest in the support for monarch butterflies in the past few years! The decline

Don’t let fall or potentially frosty temperatures stop you from enjoying garden-fresh produce. Extend the nutritional value and homegrown flavor

As I drove into town one clear morning recently, looking for birds along the road as I always do, I

My cuckoos are calling; the cuckoos in my clocks, three of them, coo-coo coo-coo coo-coo. They’re telling me it’s now

The U.S. Postal Service recently issued new Forever stamps featuring digital illustrations of four North American frogs. The First Day

So all the rain in May and early June kept most of us from completing all of our spring projects.

The cool wet spring delayed planting, deck and patio installations and other outdoor projects. Fortunately, there is still time to

It’s time to get outside and enjoy summer BBQs, gardening, hikes and much more. Don’t let mosquitoes keep you inside.

Hemerocallis is the genus name for daylilies. In the Greek words that this term is derived from it translates to

“The Diary of a Young Girl,” aka “The Diary of Anne Frank,” chronicles Frank’s time of hiding with her family

There’s one house finch on the thistle seed feeder outside the window in front of my desk and a cardinal

June is National Rose Month and an appropriate time to review these well-loved plants/flowers. The rose is the national floral

Robins make nests from grass and sometimes a strip of cloth or a piece of string. They line the inside

Indiana Conservation Officers urge Hoosiers to “Turn Around, Don’t Drown” when it comes to floodwaters. Over the past few weeks,

With all the rain we’ve had the last few weeks, why the heck should I do anything to my lawn?