by oncapemagazine | Jul 21, 2023 | March 2021
By CHRISTINE LYNCH By now we know that everything in Nature is interconnected. When one component is changed, it inevitably affects something else. At present, there are many detrimental factors depleting our butterflies and other pollinators such as bees, wasps,...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 21, 2023 | March 2021
By BECCA LOWRY Roses! There is a very rich history behind them, as well as a wide variety of the flower. The history of the rose goes back many, many years, so let’s get started! The rose might just be one of the oldest flowers around. According to the United Kingdom...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 21, 2023 | March 2021
By LAURA GROSS-HIGGINS Somehow at the end of winter, those perennial optimists called gardeners start contemplating what to grow in their gardens. The COVID pandemic, in fact, has reawakened many to the joys of digging in the dirt. My husband and I have long been...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 21, 2023 | March 2021
By CHRISTINE LYNCH As newlyweds, our first apartment was lovely but sparse. So, right after we moved in, my mom sent us two plants, one for each window—an asparagus fern that we named Andre and a big-leafed philodendron selloum, Oscar. Forty-three years and six moves...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 21, 2023 | March 2021
By GAIL BLAKELY You may be surprised to learn that pasta primavera did not originate in Italy. In this country, back in the 1970s, there were two distinct types of Italian pasta and sauce categories: southern and northern, one being red, the other white. That was...
