Since Tu Bishvat is considered the “Birthday for Trees,” a time when trees are to be judged regarding their fate for the coming year, I hope the following lessons, based on Jewish quotations about ...

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When my children were young, I witnessed the height of the Mommy Wars. Actually, because I was living in Britain, we called them the Mummy Wars, but the battle lines were the same. Were you a soldier ...

Our ancestors used trees to explain things and dispense important lessons in life. Here are ancient sayings compiled by Damiana Eugenio, followed by our comments in parenthesis: A sturdy tree resists ...

The recent stormy weather has reminded all of us that it does not have to be hurricane season for us to be concerned about how our trees will hold up in windstorms. In Florida, strong thunderstorms, ...

And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found ...

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. There is just something about shopping for gifts, decorations, and trees that seems to uplift people’s spirits — and let’s not forget all the great Christmas ...

Gardening is an activity that really helps us to relieve stress, but it is not free of challenges. I am embarrassed to confess that I have had two unfortunate mishaps with tree roses. More accurately, ...