View the full issue in the Magazine Archive A few days ago I saw a clearwing hummingbird moth on our butterfly bush. I took a bunch of photos. This is my favorite one. Photo © Joshua Lloyd. As I...
Plants & Fungi
Preparing Your Garden for Rest
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive One of the blessings most North American gardeners enjoy is the cyclical nature of the pastime. While I have written about the joy of season extension and...
Let’s Take a Hike, September 2024: Fall Foliage
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Fall foliage in Prince Edward Island. Photo © Rosalie Wood.
Wondernose: What plant is used to produce tiny round balls that make a delicious pudding?
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive “Is it the tapioca plant?” you ask. Well, Wondernose, you are on the right track. The tiny round balls we are talking about are indeed tapioca, which...
Fall Foliage Photos Straight Ahead
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Fall foliage in Hightown, VA. Photo © Shaphan Shank. Brilliant autumn foliage is straight ahead, at least we hope so. Finding a gorgeous opportunity like...
Favorite Focus, September 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Fall foliage at Logan Canyon, Utah. Photo © Loren Auker. Red maple leaves. Photo © Laura Leid. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Photo © Joshua...
Wondernose: What plant has poisonous leaves, yet we eat some parts of it practically every day?
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive That’s right, Wondernose. For lunch today you ate something that has poisonous leaves. When you think about it, you realize God created this plant with an...
Bog Slog, Part 2
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Ah, yes, we were on a bog slog! You may recall we were headed out of the bog and back to solid, dry ground. Of course, the Gulper was threateningly...
Let’s Take a Hike, June 2024: Spanish Bluebells
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Spanish bluebells. Photo © Sydney Walter.
Invisibles, June 2024: Foxglove
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Bog Slog, Part 1
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive “Let’s go on a bog slog! We’ll get to see carnivorous plants and bee-tricking bog orchids!” Friends and family often hear me say that during early June....
Bog Slog I Spy
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End of the Trail, June 2024: Purple Pitcher Plant
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Purple pitcher plant. Photo © Dana Atkinson.
Grow Your Greens
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive What would life be like without salads? A bit boring, wouldn't it? Have you thanked God for leafy greens lately? Of course, salads include a lot of...
Pictures & Poems, May 2024
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