Gardening

By Susan M. Cashin Photography by Carole Topalian In 1973, county extension agents in the state of Washington found themselves drowning in a sea of

There’s something exotic and deeply southern about a banana tree in a Texas yard. Its fan-shaped leaves dress up old-fashioned porches, casting authentic shade over

By Cecilia Nasti How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. —Annie Dillard Remember January when you made those promises,

By Suzanne Hurley The next time you’re running, walking or biking around Lady Bird Lake, slow down and take a look at what’s happening on

By Carol Ann Sayle While a fresh, juicy, sun-ripened red tomato is the “gold standard” of taste for that particular fruit, around tomato-time each year,

By Gary Nabhan Heritage foods are those grown from heirloom seeds, and the historic livestock breeds unique to a particular region. Shaped by the curing

By Katie Cantrell Photography by Meg Griffiths Over the airwaves, the cries for help come in. I have fallen in love with lantana plants. The

The Chandler and Price letterpress in Shannon Lowry’s backyard studio has been working hard for nearly 100 years, while the seeded paper she uses in

The BioGardeners are looking for a few urban landowners who can look at a vegetable garden and see romance. “These are the people who see

By Suzanne Hurley “I had a garden in Mexico when I was 10 or 11,” Maria Ana Guevera remembers. “I didn’t do anything special. I

By Carol Ann Sayle   Photography by Carole Topalian  Most market days in spring—once the slowly turning Earth has revealed the sun above the tree

By Helen Cordes   Imagine this: it’s long about suppertime and you’re hungry, so you step out into the front yard and gather ingredients for a