Culture Playing well with others Guerilla gardeners planting vegetables in Calgary. (Grant Neufeld) by Geri Larkin / November 17, 2008
Culture A Portland Japanese Garden calls to mind the art of Andy Goldsworthy Worthy of Andy. by Geri Larkin / November 5, 2008
Culture Can we please dispense with the clichés when the campaign is over? Joe the plumber, game-changer, maverick, in the tank — the list is seemingly endless. Whatever happened to a good old Swiftboat? by Clark Fredricksen / October 31, 2008
Culture Oat straw, to ease your election fears Harvesting of oats in Jølster, Norway ca. 1890. by Geri Larkin / October 29, 2008
Culture Sausage Links: the candidates are still human edition Today's roundup includes bitter endorsements, big builder groups, and a reference to Alfred E. Newman. by Clark Fredricksen / October 17, 2008
Culture In the garden: apples and generosity A page from <i>Medizinal Pflanzen</i> (Koehler's <i>Medicinal-Plants</i>), which was published in 1887 in Gera, Germany. by Geri Larkin / October 9, 2008
Culture Garlic tells a story William Woodville, <i>Medical botany</i>. London, James Phillips, 1793, Vol. 3, Plate 168: <i>Allium sativum</i>. by Geri Larkin / October 6, 2008
Culture Sausage Links, HOV lane endorsement edition The Seattle Times is recommending voters reject Initiative 985, the Tim Eyman-sponsored measure that would create a statewide "traffic congestion relief" fund, eliminate localized revenues for... by Clark Fredricksen / October 6, 2008
Culture Banished from the garden: yellowjackets A yellowjacket queen. (Wikipedia contributor <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pollinator'>Pollinator</a>) by Geri Larkin / September 30, 2008