As we begin to navigate 2025, I have decided to start the year with a new mantra… “Strive in ’25”, which of course has meaning in my landscape AND my daily life. There seems to be so much strife and negativity these days, but we can counter this by striving for positivity. We can strive for…



The silky sweetness of chocolate seems to be nearly universally adored by humans, especially as we near the sugary holiday of Halloween. Plants are of course loved by all as well, right? I am certainly not going to compare the two, although I might just have to…