Finally, there's a scale that weight-conscious Americans can do something about. The furniture scale.

Organically grown vegetables are increasingly popular because people don't want to eat foods sprayed with pesticides. Nowadays you can even buy organically grown seeds, for planting. Because these seeds are for planting, not eating, some people question whether they are worth buying.

Recycling is a source of renewal, especially in the garden. A landscape created entirely from cuttings, corms, bulbs or transplants from friends or family members can conjure up happy memories. Perhaps you inherited a rose from your grandmother's garden or some treasured day lilies from a friend. At our monthly Master Gardeners meetings, we regularly swap bulbs, penstemon thinnings, root cuttings or softwood cuttings from favorite plants.

NEW MARKET, Va. - When you want to be belle of the ball, what do you wear? Chances are, you wrap yourself in a stunning something done in basic black. Designers generally agree black is the best choice for knockout simple, center-of-attention fashion.

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With this relentless rain, a lot of us are antsy to get outside and get going in the garden. And I'm sure some are feeling a bit down in the dumps for lack of sunshine. In addition to its effects on people, the over-abundant rainfall is setting up some problems for trees as well.