This year, some of the boys on my floor in college were big pot smokers. Every time they would come inside after smoking, they would take off their jackets, pull out a can …

My voice teacher (strangely enough) likes air fresheners and scented candles. A lot. Usually the smell is quite profuse, but this time she had just plugged in a new flower-scented air freshener – right …

Last summer, I worked in Amy Goldman’s heirloom garden. There is something entirely beautiful about heirloom vegetables – vegetables that are, essentially, some of the last of their kind. Here is a picture …

Plastic food storage no more. I just bought two cases of mason jars, one quarts and the other pints. They have wide mouths making it easy to put the food in and take out. Made …

Mealy bugs look like little bits of cotton on a plant. They seem to especially like juicy plants like jade, as they latch on to drink the fluids in the leaves.
Denatured alcohol or vodka
Cotton balls
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My house is built on a hill and so in order to have a garden we needed to build terraces. I was assured by the building supply company in the late 90s when I built …