Until the equinox on September 21, we bask in late, late summer. Walnut leaves are yellowing, black gums turn scarlet...

Unlike the devil, it’s impossible to mistake a hell strip for anything else. Sterile concrete medians, inhospitable...

Spring comes to us variously—covered in mud, blasted through on dry winds, smuggled beneath the skirts of late...

Central Virginia is paradise compared to the parched, burning lands of California, Texas, Nevada, and Oklahoma. Here...

After a prolonged wet winter, there will be mud. In the long run, this is a good thing, as steady moisture nurtures...

’Tis the season for tending boxwood. Remove any dead branches, with a hand saw if necessary. Boxwood is renowned for...

It’s not all a jungle out there, and for that we should be grateful here in the red clay heart of Virginia. Ceaseless...

The autumn equinox brings a change of season. Regardless of drought, derecho or whether we believe fossil fuels...

When to plant in a changing climate?

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