Posts by Evelyn Park

The best sunburn remedy might already be growing in your backyard. You spent all Saturday morning in the garden. Weeding the tomato beds. Transplanting those peppers that were getting leggy in...

There's a reason potatoes have kept families alive through wars, famines, and long, cold winters for centuries. Plant a single pound of seed potatoes, and by season's end you can dig up ten pounds or...

You're standing over the trash can, orchid in hand. The last flower dropped weeks ago. The leaves have gone soft and leathery. A couple of the roots look like wet gray noodles. And that little...

I bought a single Golden Pothos at a Kroger checkout line in 2009. It cost me $4.99. It wasn't even on my list that day — I just liked how the leaves spilled over the side of the pot and figured,...

You know the moment. You're standing in the garden — or maybe holding a bouquet someone special handed you — and the roses are perfect. That deep, velvety crimson. The blush pink edges that...

You know the moment. You walk into the kitchen, set down a bag of fresh tomatoes from the garden, and before you've even washed your hands — there they are. A tiny swarm of fruit flies hovering...