Pollinator Gardens

Pollinator Gardens

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,...
Rhubarb! – A Spring Thing

Rhubarb! – A Spring Thing

By LAURA GROSS-HIGGINS It’s that time of year when everything is returning to life. In my garden, I look forward to having fresh rhubarb again.  Rhubarb, which is a perennial, has been used for both cooking and medicinally for thousands of years. Originating in Asia...
Orchids On Cape Cod

Orchids On Cape Cod

By LANNAN M. O’BRIEN Small doesn’t always mean insignificant, and the orchid is proof of that: its tiny, dustlike seeds are responsible for producing the second-largest family of flowering plants in the world. This is just one of many reasons why people are...