OK, I post about this every year, but really, they're so easy--if you enjoy fresh flowers there's really no reason not to plant a few paperwhites.

I was picking up some lawn debris in the garden this evening, when I noticed a pack of baby snails had taken up residence in my bucket.  I don't see enough snails to worry about them trashing the place, so I didn't feel it was necessary to hurt the wee beasties.  But I did carefully pull them out of my bucket to observe them for a few minutes.

Just when I had earned some measure of trust with my Sweet Husband on the veggie-cooking front (see here for the Brussels-sprouty-back story) I had to go and try to make peas a few weeks ago.  Never mind that they were oniony and buttery, never mind that I even threw in a handful of Parmesan cheese for good measure--peas they

One of my very favorite parts of gardening is that it heightens your awareness of small nuances in the natural world around you.  Once you're paying attention like that, it's inevitable that you will start to wonder about the neat and sometimes weird things that are happening in your very own backyard.  What is this plant/bug/phenomenon?  Where did it come from?  Why is it here?  Is it beneficial or harmful?  Can I eat it or use it for something?