
Adkins Mystery Monday: Who Did We Find Enjoying the Summer Morning Dew
Happy Mystery Monday! Who did we find enjoying the summer morning dew by Emily's Play Garden? Last week, we asked you about lespedeza or silky bush clover (Lespedeza cuneata). Lespedeza is considered invasive because it is non-native and forms dense patches in meadows and forest edges outcompeting native plants. This invasive lespedeza tends to have white blooms with purple centers. There is a ... [Continue Story]
Food and Garden Highlights

Adkins Mystery Monday: Do You Know What Native Flower is Blooming?
Happy Mystery Monday! Do you know what native flower is blooming along the meadow edge? Last week, we asked you about the variegated fritillary ... [Continue Story]
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Food Fridays

Food Friday: Rhubarb Spring
There are many issues that can drive us nuts here in the Spy Test Kitchens. We are only human, after all, except for Luke the wonder dog, who is ... [Continue Story]
Food News

How to be Vegan on the Eastern Shore: A Survivor’s Guide by Jason Elias
It’s very hard to be a vegan on the Eastern Shore. In fact I have no doubt that it’s one of the hardest things to be. The Eastern Shore is built on ... [Continue Story]
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- Adkins Mystery Monday: Its Delicate and Vibrant Yellow Flowers
Garden News

Tenants of the Heart By Laura J. Oliver
What’s worse than spotting a quarter-sized spider on the ceiling above your bed as you turn out the light? Instantly switching the lamp back on to ... [Continue Story]
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- Food Friday: Rhubarb Spring
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