Many of you have probably seen a variety of Psyllium in your lawn or garden, and pulled it as a weed. The variety pictured is Plantago Psyllium. This is an herbal remedy that I, and others have used to add fiber to the diet, and for colon cleansing. The seeds and husks are ground to [...]
My sister is an artist, and pottery is her favorite way to express herself. She has done some beautiful work that decorates her gardens as well as my mother’s garden. I will have to share her pictures sometime. In conversations about pottery, I have learned that “throwing a pot” doesn’t mean tossing a pot across [...]
I’m sure you recognize this flower, maybe you’ve seen it along a roadside, or in a field. Maybe you’ve had some growing in your lawn and thought of it as a weed that should be removed. The white variety of clover was a common sight in our lawn when I as a child. As with [...]
My gardening this year has been interrupted by a major project on our property. We live in an area where you have to have septic systems, and our town required us to install a new one. This is not only a messy job, digging up much of our back yard, but it is very expensive. [...]
