I’ve struggled for awhile how I should start to make the connections between the flowerbulbs in the beds of Southern gardeners to the rest of the world (for there are many), and I have settled on the thought that I just need to start writing. Last week I was in London for the Chelsea flower [...]

226 years ago, the British captured Charles Town, South Carolina and the streets became lined with red coated British soldiers. 10 days ago as I walked the streets of Charleston (name changed in 1783) I noticed the streets were lined with short and tank-top wearing British citizens. Yes, they are tourists now, and with the [...]

I was going to post this last night, but when I came in from the field, I sat down on the sofa and fell asleep with dirt and all. Killed 4 black widows yesterday and they all popped out a little too close to my hand for me. I wrapped up my trip to the [...]

It has been too long since I have wrote, so I told myself last night when I went to bed here in North Carolina that before I did any other work the next morning, I would write for my blog. The truth is, when I become tired, I don’t blog, as writing does not come [...]