The Bradford Era

A gardening friend told me last week she had a dandelion blooming in a sheltered spot next to her garage. Another friend has a lawn full of crocus, an...

With the severe winter weather we have endured so far, I have enjoyed my small collection of houseplants. Lately I have had some questions from reader...

As I look out over my very cold and snowy garden, it seems as though we will never have gardening weather again. Of course, that is not true. Every wi...

Our beautiful holiday season is quickly coming to an end. At our house we aren’t ready to put away the decorations just yet. In fact, I think of this ...

Nothing says Christmas like the annual family trip to the Christmas tree farm. Everyone wants to go, from the littlest family members to Grandma and G...

As we anticipate the Thanksgiving holiday, we remember the English settlers who in 1620 boarded the Mayflower to settle Plymouth Colony in what is now...

As residents of northwestern Pennsylvania, we all know there is often little time between the autumn garden and the winter landscape. Cold temperature...

Our long and lovely early autumn has come to an abrupt halt. After one last lovely morning the weather changed and it has not looked back. We can’t sa...

As we put the vegetable garden to bed for the winter, we need to take time to plan for next season. We all dream of that perfect vegetable garden star...