Bill Finch
Stop and Smell the Tea Olive
Though unassuming in appearance, this shrub releases a wintertime fragrance that any Scrooge could appreciate.
The Colors of the Wind
If Alabamians could ever get over their New England envy, they’d realize that their state’s fall leaf color packs a punch few other places in the world can...
Falling for Asters
Those bound and determined to have an English garden on the Gulf Coast this fall need to know two very important facts. First of all, you must...
The City of Palms
Before there were azaleas, before camellias, long before live...
Hurricane Summer
Forgive us if we call this season “hurricane summer.” On the Gulf Coast, that’s not just a weather forecast: It’s a verifiable season, running from roughly...
Shady Garden
What a hard summer it would be if you had to go through it without gingers. I guess you could do it, if you had to, ...
A Fig in the Hand
If someone you know has gone missing or if your loved ones in recent days are distant, let me suggest where to look: the fig tree. On...
Care for Bluegrassers
I’m not sure what you expected to find if you recently pulled up your Kentucky bluegrass roots and moved to the Gulf Coast. But you can forget everything you...
Open the Windows to Spring
I always look forward to this time of the year, when I can sleep with my garden. Don’t fret. I am safe and sound in my own bed. But...
Under the Azalea Bush
Your mother and I have been talking. And we decided it was time you understood something very important about, well, you know, where you came from,...
