When I was a little girl, each spring my Dad and I would race to see who would spot a robin first.  Even back in the 1960s, Wisconsin’s state bird was considered the first reliable sign that garden soil would be warming up soon. But it took moving to Ohio to experience this. Baby robins up close in my container garden space. My springti [...]

In a recent interview I did with Tim Wood of Spring Meadow Nursery, he told me he thought, “Kingwod Center was a hidden jewel in Ohio.”  I think he is right; the people around Mansfield have a real gem in their midst.  It was the first public botanical garden I visited after moving to Ohio, it was just wonderful. Gardens planted w [...]

Athens Farmer’s Market We were at the Athens Farmer’s Market this past weekend.  For those who have not been to it, according to its website, it says it is the largest farmer’s market in Ohio.  But be forewarned, it is early in the season. I was actually there to meet a beekeeper whose place I would like to visit later in [...]