Crabgrass is aptly descriptive of this hated weed, for it does scuttle quickly through a lawn.

Gardening is in large measure a phenomenon of attention.

We can plant to suit the needs of the birds and other wildlife that find a haven and a habitat on our home ground, and we can understand that to do so is a moral dictate, not a personal whim.

Anne of Austria, wife of Louis XIII of France, had such an aversion to roses that she could not stand seeing one even in a painting.

But there is one place where a person can make choices that will lead in a small way toward greater sanity in dealing with the natural order. That place is the private garden.

In a well-made garden every day is new.

Crabgrass is aptly descriptive of this hated weed, for it does scuttle quickly through a lawn.