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Asparagus: Healthy diet in a spring sprout

By Dorothy Dobbie Love your first feed of asparagus in springtime? No wonder. Here’s a short list of the health-giving

By Heather Klein Is it a fruit or is it a vegetable? This age-old question regarding the tomato actually has

By Tania Moffat Tea is a wonderful and healthy beverage. It can soothe most of what ails us — lack

What’s the buzz about pollination? Test your knowledge by answering true or false to the following questions. 1. Seedless watermelons

Story & photos by Dorothy Dobbie In my garden, under the shade of a young green ash, a garden is

Story & photos /Dorothy Dobbie When we think plants along with soft and fuzzy or velvety leaves, Lamb’s ear springs

By Dorothy Dobbie Technically and botanically, peas are a fruit, because their seeds are developed from the ovary of the

By Shauna Dobbie They are delicious and nutritious, being full of anthocyanins (which are good for you). They’re also native

By Shauna Dobbie When I was a young child, I was allowed to pick pansies and tulips sometimes, crocuses never,

If you want to have monarchs in your garden, plant nectar-rich flowers. Make sure your choices bloom in fall to