Author: Kathleen Simpson, West Virginia

Caring for storm victims

We’re supposed to have several nights of hard freezes, and 1 or 2″ of snow.  I picked a lot of stuff this afternoon, including some in loose bud.  It was 40F, rainy with wind, and I kept wondering if normal…

Rules and flower shows

Just got a good book this weekend and this looks like the perfect time to recommend it, given the recent discussion of rules. Check out “Otherwise Normal People: Inside the Thorny World of Competitive Rose Gardening” by Aurelia Scott (Hardcover…

FW: N. Large Fly

Ian – THANKS! I did look at that photo earlier, which seems clear enough to provide id – but my little guy had been sprayed, rinsed, and then dried out – not quite as clear as the photo. But I…