Lover of Life: My Tribute to Kurt Bluemel
Kurt Bluemel defied the odds most of his long, illustrious life, so no one was ready for the inoperable, rare liver cancer that was diagnosed a few weeks ago. After [...]
Kurt Bluemel defied the odds most of his long, illustrious life, so no one was ready for the inoperable, rare liver cancer that was diagnosed a few weeks ago. After [...]
Poi, a traditional edible starch of the tropics, made from the ground corms of taro, can’t keep up with its popular starchy rivals—potato, corn and rice. But its ornamental qualities [...]
I had a fitful first day in Death Valley a few weeks ago. I felt like an apprehensive Spencer Tracy when he got off the train at Black Rock in [...]
Pat Haragan's book signing and lecture at Whitehall House and Gardens on March 26th. I have dozens of floras sitting on cluttered bookshelves: from China to the Caucasus [...]
A Pentecostal snake handler fell victim to natural selection in Middlesboro, Kentucky, on the same weekend I was attending a horticultural conference in Grünberg, Germany. Pity the poor pastor. The folks [...]
A memorial service was held for Joshua Brands on a cold, drizzly Friday morning in late November. Julie Breeding, Ken Eberhart, and I drove from Louisville to Bardstown, past the mottled [...]
The Hamernik family has 143 years of combined service to the Clarkson, Nebraska Rural Fire District. Jenny Hamernik Photo Another season of binge shopping and Bourbon balls has [...]
There is the young boy, barefoot in the garden, gamely holding a long hoe, even if it is much too big for him. Who could have imagined? Did a young [...]
They arrived in cars, vans, and buses from all over the United States. The National FFA Organization (formerly The Future Farmers of America) came to Louisville in late October for [...]
St. Phillips Episcopal Church A few years ago, the father of a friend lay near death, and there were the usual matters to clean up before the end. [...]
City Garden I have two gardens and can barely keep up with one. The first garden is in Louisville, where Rose and I have lived for 18 years. [...]
Mulberry weedPhoto www.missouriplants.com “Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” --Eeyore Mulberry weed is an unwelcome guest that I can’t shake loose. The trouble is: [...]