While we haul out the parkas and dig the ice scraper out of the trunk, the insects in our gardens

How many weeds can you see? By mid-October most of us have closed the garden for the season, at least

Red squirrel, Tamarasciurus hudsonicus Grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis Squirrels are the most familiar wild mammals in many Canadian yards, and

Every grocery store, garden centre and front step seems to acquire potted mums for the fall. They are a kind

Food grown in an ordinary home garden is generally safe to eat. Soil naturally contains tiny amounts of metals and

Apples have been rescued from discard piles, discovered among kitchen scraps and engineered not to turn brown. Some are incapable

Some summers you hardly notice wasps. Other years, eating outdoors in August feels like opening a restaurant for them. The

Saffron comes from certain crocuses. Saffron seems like a crop designed for hot dry countries. It is grown mainly in

Late summer is a fine time to be outdoors, unless your immune system has mistaken a few grains of plant