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It was the whale of a tale and the tail of a whale that brought me to South Beach on a crisp winter day last week. The tail was a bit more than...
Susie Bowman has a cedar situation.  The red cedar trees in the field behind her house are infected, which means that the apple trees in the...
Nothing is just a hop, skip or a jump away if you are a springtail.
These gentlemen like the ladies. Male winterberry holly plants can handle lots of female attention — gardeners concur, recommending at least one...
Sometimes life is perfect. As I write, there is a bucket of Island oysters in my sink, a quart of heavy cream in the fridge, and a handsome...
They say that one a day keeps the doctor away. This snazzy marketing message was meant to urge the public to eat apples for health, though the...
Mum’s the word. If you must speak, then sing out to the queen of autumn, the chrysanthemum. This quintessential fall flower is ubiquitous during...
Who knew?  Bamboo shoots, those Asian culinary delicacies, are really the beginnings of the bamboo plants, the culms (new growth) that culminate...
The most notable thing in season right now is the flu. Pandemic pandemonium has set in, and many people are reaching for the antibacterials....
You are seeing stars — and even weirder, I can confirm that the green and red flashes of light in the heavens are not figments of your imagination...
You won’t have this mushroom to kick around anymore. Earthstars, which are in the puffball family of mushrooms, are nature’s kickballs. Very few...
I was planning its demise all week and thinking about whom to blame. Would it be Colonel Mustard in the billiard room with a wrench, Professor Plum...

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