Savor Your Children

Having become a mother recently myself, I now can appreciate all the work and time and love that my mom invested in me. And there must have been times that she was exhausted and utterly spent as she cared for me and my sisters, but I don’t really remember that...

Plants with Purpose – Garlic!

  In recent years, it has been revealed that the ancient Chinese and Egyptians cultures got it absolutely right: garlic truly is a rather amazing little herb! In addition to it’s many purposes in repelling unwanted garden nuisances, researchers have been delighted to...

Choosing a Lawncare Service – Be Picky!

In a world of Walmarts and Costco’s and a store on every corner,  we can start to feel overwhelmed with making choices.  I certainly do!  So how are we supposed to filter all the noise and clutter, and end up with the thing we really need at the end of the day?...

Invasive Plant Alert: Tree of Heaven

You may not be familiar with the plant known as “Tree of Heaven”.  If you DO know it, you know that it is definitely something to watch out for! The USDA profiles this species as invasive, citing that it chokes out and overruns native species growing...