Purple coneflower is a welcome addition to a butterfly garden, attracting species such as painted lady, monarch and fritillary. Freeuse photo
Coneflower, or Echinacea, may just be my favorite native American plant. This rugged pollinator magnet comes in so many colors, shapes and sizes that it is easy to fit into almost any garden design.
Pretty much everyone loves music in one shape or another, whether it’s attending a concert, having a favorite artist or a bevy of favorite songs compiled on a playlist.
The iconic Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain has opened its doors to the public via virtual online tours, along with many other world-famous museums. Freeuse photos
Museums nationally and internationally were some of the first places to shutter their doors when COVID-19 emerged — and for good reason, most of these bastions of the arts are in the world’s larges
Parents are having to find more ways to keep housebound kids entertained, educated and fed. But all this at-home time could be an opportunity to teach children about nutrition and eating right. Photo courtesy of Getty Images
With a lot of parents facing the challenge of keeping housebound kids happy and healthy, this is the perfect time to teach kids the basics of nutrition and eating right.
Emily and Hom Weusi, owners of Weusi Wellness Café and Str8 Training. Daily Record file photos by Lance Winter
Emily and Hom Weusi, owners of Weusi Wellness Café and Str8 Training, like many local small business owners, are having to cobble together a plan to keep serving their clients and keep their busine
A black-chinned hummingbird feeds from a sugar water feeder. Photos by Nohrmal / CC BY-ND 2.0
My little Irish hummingbird was a no-show this year.
The coronavirus is definitely changing our lives in an unexpected and undesired way — quicker and more acutely than any of us could probably have imagined.
Q. I belong to a group that provides a range of outdoor experi ences for teens. We’d like to find some legal forms. Specifically, we want releases of liability for parents to sign.
My journey this week during the midst of the coronavirus pandemic reminds me of other times when scourges brought fear and anxiety to our lives. Examples like the polio epidemic which, before the creation of the 1954 vaccine, brought fear to every mother with small children. In Vietnam, besides fear of being maimed by the enemy, the spread of malaria transmitted by anopheles mosquitos created great anxiety because nobody knew who would be next to become ill. Out of the 200 soldiers I served with, 38 men and five officers contracted malaria — I was the only officer who did not get sick.
Though there are a few important tips and tricks to it, growing tomatoes ina container garden can be just as good as traditional tomato gardening.. Freeuse photo
Last week, I mentioned a bit about gardening in containers and raised beds. After the article appeared, several folks contacted me about the suitability of containers and raised beds for growing their tomatoes, “surely it wouldn’t be as effective as growing them right in the ground,” they asked.
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