It’s January, January 21 to be precise, and I’ve stepped out onto the back porch to deposit the trash from the house in the can to wait for the deposit onto the truck to take it away, no muss no fuss ...

Is there anything more magical and inviting than a misty, secluded hot spring on a cold winter day? The Western United States is teeming with natural hot springs just waiting for you to discover them.

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: native spring ...