I don't know if this is true for most people, but oftentimes a sound or a scent will bring back a memory for me even more than a sight. Today I was walking past the

The Blue Orchard Mason Bee, technically known as Osmia lignaria, is truly a gardener's best friend. One of Nature's best pollinators, each one is able to do the pollinating work of 120 honeybees!  And mason

If you are like me you have been a little more sedentary these past few wintry months than we will be now that we can get out into our gardens. I recently came across an

Honeycrisp Apples Growing fruit trees in East Idaho can be fun and rewarding.  Fruit trees provide beautiful blossoms in the spring, welcome shade in the summer, and bountiful harvests of flavorful fruit.  The

Spring in east Idaho is nearly always blown in by horrendous winds as Mother Nature  tries to overcome her bipolar tendencies and decide if it's winter or spring. Well, we've certainly had some days of

Growing vegetables in east Idaho is not nearly as daunting as it used to be. Yes, we still get the occasional frost in early June, and yes, the wind still blows more than occasionally, but

You can't grow much of anything outside in the wintertime in Idaho, but you can grow sprouts inside anytime. Here's an interesting article on sprouts from the folks at Botanical Interests, our primary supplier of

Fungus gnats are a common problem in houseplants, especially in the winter. These are the pesky little brownish-gray gnats that look similar to mosquitoes and are often confused with fruit flies. They normally rest on the