Garden

May 24, 20211 min read

Lilacs

I wasted twenty-three minutes studying the lilacs, waiting for them to open. I knew it was much too early, a bit too cold and overcast...

Jul 10, 20201 min read

Sad Summer Days

Loretta Strharsky laments summer days that have lost their vitality and whither in the sun's relentless gaze.

Jun 2, 20201 min read

An Unusual Spring

Loretta Strharsky I think this year I missed spring There must have been tulips And daffodils And a plethora of lilacs There must have...

May 7, 20201 min read

A Plain Old Blue Jean Story

Amie Brodie - Toledo, Ohio fizzy, humming energy rising off the boxes as bees dance and reel...

Apr 12, 20202 min read

50 Ideas to Save Environment in Your Yard

Garden and Grass 51 Grow a garden Read more 147 Use an electric lawn mower 148 Remove your weeds by hand 149 Use natural fertilizers ...

Feb 28, 20202 min read

A powerful being is dying, and I’ve got to let it go.

Feb 12, 20201 min read

Prepare Your Spring Garden for the Bees

Guest Blogger and Photo by Loretta Strharsky One of the lead articles in the Guardian this morning concerns the decline in bumblebees....

Sep 6, 20193 min read

Go Ahead, Eat My Parsley

Guest Blogger - Mary Kihslinger. Mary is a former Professor of Music at the University of Toledo and is now retired. She also raises...

Aug 24, 20194 min read

Rain Barrel Anxiety

I installed a rain barrel today. I got it from my son for my birthday. It holds 50 gallons! I cut my leg while doing it. It didn't...

Aug 22, 20192 min read

Planting Gardens to Help Native Bee Populations Recover

Guest Blogger - Sarah Thomson, age 13 (With permission of the Simpson Street Free Press) Native bee populations are declining. They are...