I went to see my friends, the Ester Shouse family, over the weekend. (I think I previously said they were in St. Clair County, they lived i...

Steve Bender, aka The Grumpy Gardener , suggested more information about greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) and reminded me there are some va...

December 21, Winter Solstice, the first official day of winter. Brrrr. Isn't this the shortest day of the year? Or is it the longest be...

Our not really grumpy friend, the Grumpy Gardener (aka Steve Bender, at Southern Living magazine ) just posted information about one of m...

Thank you to those of you who sent contributions to the Shouse family, and for all of the people who passed on the information to their chur...

Update on my gardening friend, Ester. She's holding up pretty well, missing lots of things from the house, of course. She lost all h...

A group of us friends got together at Sarah & Neil's house. Sarah, the acting director of our annual "Friday Night Applefe...