George Weigel

To extend the life of cut garden flowers, choose long-lasting varieties, cut at the right stage and use proper hydration and care techniques.

They are large, colorful, low-maintenance annuals that thrive in sun or shade.

CRACOW. I usually find the quadrennial FIFA World Cup aggravating for the five reasons enumerated below, plus one other: My students here in the Tertio Millennio Seminar on the...

CRACOW. I usually find the quadrennial FIFA World Cup aggravating for the five reasons enumerated below, plus one other: my students here in the Tertio Millennio Seminar on the Free Society are sometimes so obsessed with the competition that it becomes challenging to keep our community of learners focused on the seminar’s deep dive into […]

Lawns turn brown from dormancy during drought but need minimal weekly water to stay alive.

COMMENTARY: Five points on what’s wrong with soccer in general and the FIFA World Cup in particular.

CRACOW. I usually find the quadrennial FIFA World Cup aggravating for the five reasons enumerated below, plus one other: my students here in the Tertio Millennio Seminar on the Free Society are sometimes so obsessed with the competition that it becomes challenging to keep our community of learners focused on the seminar's deep dive into Catholic social doctrine. But as we have few students this year whose countries even made it to the tourney's knockout stage, interest is somewhat more muted than in the past. And I'll admit that it's been a Good Thing that World Cup tourists at the American-based matches are getting a taste of American friendliness and hospitality that (despite presidential interventions) nicely contradicts the country's image in much of the world press and on social media.

If your citronella or "mosquito plant" doesn't seem to be heading off mosquitoes, there's a good reason why.

Watering plants might seem like a simple job, but a variety of curveballs can complicate getting it right.

Prolonged heat like we've had this summer stresses landscape trees, risking damage or death.