Our friends on the East Coast have been reporting their first encounters with the whipping wind of November, and we’ve been responding...
Unless you’ve been living in a cave in the Frostfang Mountains, you know that something bananas went down on the second-to-last episode of Game of Thrones. And if you’re fans of the books and the HBO show (we are) last week’s episode probably made it clear...
Cohabitating with plantlife just does something to you. It clears your head, makes you happier, opens you up to nature’s quiet quirks. We’ve believed this since before we moved into our current house and garden — even back when C was living in a tiny...
Agave americana Common names: Century plant, maguey, American aloe Appearance: A jade crown in a dustbowl, hungry bats flitting past its teeth Occupation: Star of the long-running Wile E. Coyote Sculpture Hour Scent: A sugared buzzsaw with basenotes of musky sheriff. Zones: Throwing shade on your vegan pancakes outside Needles, CA History: Queen of the monocots,...
