"My garden—oh, the delight it has been to me this summer!  I am positively reveling in flowers.  Roses-such roses!  My big bush of blush doubles, which never did anything before, flung all its hoarded sweetness of three years into bloom—dozens of the most lovely blossoms.

Many adults caring for their children in the 1930s were unaware of all the health dangers and issues that may have been affecting them.  Now, with modern science, we are more on top of the health risks that chemicals and even fabrics can pose to adults and children.  Sometimes, the most convenient and modern products are the ones that pose the biggest barriers to living a safe and eco-friendly lifestyle.

Preparing a new garden each Spring may seem like a daunting prospect.  If you want to narrow down your interests and grow plants that will look pretty as well as perform a real function, you may want to consider a herb garden.  Here are some guidelines from New Book of Herbs that explain how to initially approach creating a herb garden.

Most travel articles that talk about the beauty of Prince Edward Island begin stating the Canadian province’s obvious connection to Anne of Green Gables.  But now, the gorgeous island has another claim to add to its list of worthy achievements and attributes: it has just been named 2011’s “Undiscovered Golf Destination of the World” by the International Golf Travel Writers Association.

“…we played house and gardened and swung and pick-nicked and climbed trees.  How we did love trees!