My daughter, Kate, and I were cruising the aisles of a large, well-stocked garden center last week when we noticed rapid movement in a display of bee balm or monarda. The garden center was full of butterflies and small birds swooped in and out of the covered plant areas, but it was clear the movement … Read more
On the garden magic scale, butterflies rank pretty high, but I think hummingbirds stand even higher. On a normal spring or summer day—provided that your chosen habitat is not a glass office tower—you will probably catch a glimpse of a butterfly, even if it is only a common cabbage white. The arrival of a hummingbird, … Read more
I blame my daughter for bringing Charmelia into the house. We have been trading a nasty cold back and forth for weeks, alternating stages so that one of us always has a congested head and the other a hacking cough. Last week, she was temporarily in the recovery stage of her particular cold and went … Read more
