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...
by oncapemagazine | Jul 21, 2023 | March 2021
By BECCA LOWRY Marigold. Zinnia. Gaillardia blanket flower. Crepe myrtle and Lilac. These are all flowers and trees that are drought resistant and I can’t wait to tell you more with you about why you should choose these plants for your garden. There are a number of...
