Win garlic for planting with Doug Sunday

I’ll be joined by my radio partner and fellow Trib columnist Jessica Walliser Sunday Oct. 30, 2016 at three Giant Read the full article…

October 29, 2016

My Maple Tree – A Lost Friend

They say that “home is where you hang your heart.” Growing up in West View my outdoor home was where Read the full article…

October 28, 2016

Plant (and tools) That Matter

Ernest Pomatto is standing near the doorway of Penn Hills Lawn and Garden wearing a yellow T-shirt emblazoned with “Life Read the full article…

October 27, 2016

My Maple Tree by Nancy Martin

My Maple Tree by Nancy Martin   They say that “home is where you hang your heart.” Growing up in Read the full article…

October 27, 2016

Time spent with gardening couple is special

When I saw Ernest Pomatto holding his father’s sword like garden tool, I knew it would be a story. He Read the full article…

October 27, 2016

Want to try 40 Clove Garlic soup for a good cause on Saturday Nov. 5 in Greensburg?

I’m very excited to be part of the 3rd Annual Soup For A Claus in downtown Greensburg on Saturday November Read the full article…

October 27, 2016

Can a caterpillar predict winter weather?

It’s always cool to discover a woolly bear caterpillar hiding in the garden. I was planting garlic when I stumbled Read the full article…

October 22, 2016

Tree Pittsburgh visits Fallingwater to collect seeds for heritage tree nursery

Megan Palomo walks down a gravel path along with four eager volunteers on the way to the historic Fallingwater home Read the full article…

October 21, 2016

Peppers growing in sidewalk crack, this is a green thumb!

T.J. Giles can’t wait to show me something behind Osaka Sushi & Chinese Restaurant in Greentree. He’s the assistant manager Read the full article…

October 20, 2016

Prison garden provides more than vegetables

The prison garden at SCI Cambridge Springs has been here for several years, and it’s opened up a new world to inmates there.

October 13, 2016

Harvesting peppers, ‘Biquinho’ is a unique, hot and smokey delight

  For most of us the mornings aren’t cold enough to stop peppers in their tracks yet. But it won’t Read the full article…

October 10, 2016

Resilient Figs

As a child, Mary Menniti spent a lot of time with her Italian grandfather, who visited their rural home to Read the full article…

October 7, 2016