For 45 years, Glenn R. Clayton has been playing with bees.

Don Davis is an Extension Agent for the Virginia Cooperative Extension. He can be reached by calling (434) 455-3740.

Don Davis is an Extension Agent for the Virginia Cooperative Extension. He can be reached by calling (434) 455-3740.

Don Davis is an Extension Agent for the Virginia Cooperative Extension. He can be reached by calling 455-3740.

WINSTON-SALEM - I’ve heard about Robert Means’ rhododendrons for years.
So I was overjoyed to get an invitation to visit.

Don Davis is an Extension Agent for the Virginia Cooperative Extension. He can be reached by calling 455-3740.

Establishing a butterfly habitat is as simple as choosing the right plants.

Don Davis is an Extension Agent for the Virginia Cooperative Extension. He can be reached by calling 455-3740.

Thousands of plants will go on sale at 8:30 a.m. this Saturday as the Festival of Gardening gets under way.

Hummingbirds and rose-breasted grosbeaks are moving through Lynchburg now after spending the winter in Central and South America.

Spring salads are beginning to creep into people’s minds. And at the foundation of a salad is lettuce—crisp sweet and fresh, most of all fresh.

Organic gardening is all about working with nature and minimizing harm to the environment. You begin to see your garden as a habitat and a diverse ecosystem, not just a place to grow vegetables.

Everyone realizes that summer is really on the way when the hummingbird feeders get set back up for the year. Today is the expected return date, although the early arrival date for Lynchburg was March 27.

The toll of a drought is enough to make a lawn lover want to throw a funeral. Adieu, grass. Dust to dust. In lieu of live flowers, please bring plastic.

What is happening to America? Martha Stewart is promoting tearing up your lawn and planting a vegetable garden. The cover of the summer edition of the White Flower Farm catalog, that bastion of tasteful perennial planting, features eggplants and tomatoes. Michele Obama is planting vegetables on the south lawn of the White House.

The list of gardening projects to complete in April is long. It includes some of the chores you may not have completed last month, such as pruning.

Don Davis has answers for people’s questions.

With less than $20 and a minimum of labor, you can start your own small organic vegetable garden right now — well, after you finish reading this page.

Don Davis is an Extension Agent for the Virginia Cooperative Extension. He can be reached by calling 455-3740.

Find out what chatelaine means at the Star Stitchers meeting.

Don Davis is an Extension Agent for the Virginia Cooperative Extension. He can be reached by calling 455-3740.

Don Davis is an Extension Agent for the Virginia Cooperative Extension. He can be reached by calling 455-3740.

There are a few words particularly appropriate for the end of February. Such as: Good riddance.

Don Davis is the Virginia Cooperative Extension agent. He can be reached by calling (434) 455-3740.

A few weeks ago, I received a question from a reader in Altavista, who wanted to know what type of birdhouses he should place in his yard to attract desirable species.

Flower, grass and tree experts will teach classes at Central Virginia Community College on March 14. The event, a new extension program called Green Conference, is open to the public.

We don’t think about it much, but the cup of coffee that accompanies our morning newspaper has to come from somewhere.

Business is booming at the 17 bird feeders in the backyard of Amber Kimmich’s Powhatan County home.

Don Davis is an Extension Agent for the Virginia Cooperative Extension. He can be reached by calling 455-3740.

I have always wanted to move one of these frantic weeks before Christmas to sometime in late January when there is little to do except watch the ice crystals form.