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Tammy Horn’s Bees Help Build a “New Kentucky”

Author and former university teacher Tammy Horn has found a new focus for her talents – reclaiming mined mountaintops to create havens for bees. ONLINE BONUS: Listen to Tammy talk about her most recent book, "Beeconomy."

Jalapeno Peppers: Pick a Peck – or More

With heat or without, they’re tasty, versatile and pretty easy to grow.

The Great Container Gardening Experiment

A combination of relentless critter attacks and sustained weather extremes leads to . . . a $50 salad! And to other rewards as well, including plans for next growing season.

Anemones: A Look of Spring in the Fall

Who, especially in an area surrounded by woods, could resist a shade-loving fall-flowering plant that looks like spring?

Practical Paths: Make Them in a Morning

One of my goals as a gardener is to find long-term solutions to perennial problems.

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The American flag symbolizes “New Kentucky”’s coalfield labor and awareness.

Tammy Horn’s Bees Help Build a “New Kentucky”

Author and former university teacher Tammy Horn has found a new focus for her talents – reclaiming mined mountaintops to create havens for bees. ONLINE BONUS: Listen to Tammy talk about her most recent book, "Beeconomy."
Heatless hybrid Felicity jalapenos set abundant long, tapering fruits.

Jalapeno Peppers: Pick a Peck – or More

With heat or without, they’re tasty, versatile and pretty easy to grow.
A moveable feast: Containers can be scooted around a deck to take advantage of shade or to maximize sun exposure, while avoiding the depredations of bunnies and voles.

The Great Container Gardening Experiment

A combination of relentless critter attacks and sustained weather extremes leads to . . . a $50 salad! And to other rewards as well, including plans for next growing season.
Once established, Japanese anemones produce bright and abundant blooms on branching flower stalks in September and October.

Anemones: A Look of Spring in the Fall

Who, especially in an area surrounded by woods, could resist a shade-loving fall-flowering plant that looks like spring?
The finished path banishes weeds and is soft underfoot; a joy, if not forever, at least for a season.

Practical Paths: Make Them in a Morning

One of my goals as a gardener is to find long-term solutions to perennial problems.
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